Šiauliai University

Šiauliai University
Šiaulių universitetas
Latin: Universitas Saulensishttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%A0iauliai_University&action=history
Type Public
Established 1997
Rector Prof Donatas Jurgaitis
Students 4,500
Location Šiauliai, Lithuania
Campus Urban
Website http://www.su.lt/en

Šiauliai University, established in 1997, is located in Šiauliai, Lithuania. As of 2008, the University was attended by approximately 11,800 students.[1]

History

Šiauliai University was founded by a merger of the Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute and the Šiauliai Polytechnical Faculty of the Kaunas University of Technology. The latter had been a branch of the former Kaunas Polytechnical Institute branch since 1959.

Structure

The University has 9 departments and 2 institutes. The following institutes and departments were established after the reorganisation of University's divisions on the 1st of January, 2018:

Continuing and Distance Studies Insitute;

Research Institute;

Department of Business and Public Management;

Department of Computer Science;

Department of Economics;

Department of Education;

Department of Engineering;

Department of Humanities;

Department of Music Education and Visual Arts;

Department of Social Welfare Studies and Physical Education;

Department of Special Education.

References

  1. Universitetai ir studentų juose skaičius (2009-04-22)
  2. "Šiaulių universiteto biblioteka". biblioteka.su.lt. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

Coordinates: 55°55′35″N 23°19′28″E / 55.92639°N 23.32444°E / 55.92639; 23.32444

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