Vytautas Magnus University (VDU)

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Vytautas Magnus University, established in 1922 (reestablished in 1989) is one of the most liberal and modern universities in Lithuania, having liberal studies policy, seeking and establishing successful international relations with other universities all over the world. It is an open university where traditions and innovations meet and compliment each other. In 2007, there were six faculties at the university (Humanities, Economics and Management, Informatics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Catholic Theology) and four institutes (School of Arts, School of Law, School of Social Work, School of Political Science and Diplomacy). Seventy study programmes were implemented. Number of students exceeded 9000, and the number of teachers and researchers was over 500. In the future, Vytautas Magnus University is seen as Artes Liberales University with its unique system of liberal studies, openness to the world, dissemination of liberal thought and high quality of studies.