About Vytautas Magnus University
About Vytautas Magnus University (www.vdu.lt.en)
Established in 1922 (re-established in 1989) and ranked as the TOP 700 university in the world (QS World University Rankings), Vytautas Magnus Universityis one of the most liberal and modern academic institutions in Lithuania, boasting an exciting history, nurturing and continuing deep-rooted traditions, playing a leading role in not just Lithuanian, but also the entire Baltic and European intellectual and cultural sphere. The academic community of VMU is united by the idea of artes liberales, i.e. the classical university of liberal arts. Warm, honest interaction and liberal humanist spirit always follow and provide strength to the community.
Vytautas Magnus University devotes special attention to international activities. Their beginnings are traced back to the time when the members of the Lithuanian Diaspora, nurturing thoughts of intellectual and cultural rebirth, started coming to give lectures in the university. Today VMU is collaborating with many universities and scientists around the world, carrying out projects, student and worker exchange, constantly improving the system of studying and research.
The development of internationality at VMU is inseparable from language teaching, improvement of multilingual competence and the university community’s linguistic preparation to participate in international study, science, business, culture or personal projects. In the VMU strategic plan for 2012–2020, linguistic preparation of the students is declared to be one of the one of the most important values of the university, along with academic freedom, autonomy, liberal study system, university culture, wide-ranging humanitarian and social education of the students and balance between studies, science and administration. In light of this fact, the university is undertaking the task to create an optimal system of foreign language learning by matching the students’ expectations and potential, requirements of professional practice and international communication.
Institute of Foreign Languages is an integral part of open, modern university that is the front-runner in the area of language teaching. Its purposeful, determined, intense activities contribute to the development of international dimension with the realization of multilingual politics and interculturalism.