EDUCATION SYSTEM IN LITHUANIA

Primary School (1-4 form) Basic School (5-10 form) Vocational School Secondary School (11-12 form) Gymnasium (9-12 form) University College

Institutions preparing teachers Vilnius Pedagogical University Educology Faculty of Siauliai University Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater Vilnius University Vytautas Magnus University Kaunas University of Technology

STUDIES Bachelor Degree – 4 years Master Degree – 1,5-2 years Doctor – 4 years

STUDIES Bachelor Degree – can work at Secondary Schools Master Degree – can work at Colleges, Universities Doctor Degree - Universities

THE QUALIFICATION OF TEACHERS Senior teacher; Teacher - methodologist; Teacher - expert.

Vilnius Pedagogical University The origin of Vilnius Pedagogical University can be traced back to 1935, when the first higher teacher training establishment of Lithuania - the National Pedagogical Institute.

On 20 May 1992, Vilnius Pedagogical Institute was named Vilnius Pedagogical University by a resolution of the Supreme council of the Republic of Lithuania.

The Organizational Structure of the University The institution comprises 10 faculties - those of Physics and Technology; Natural Sciences, History, Lithuanian Philology; Mathematics; Pedagogy and Psychology; Faculty of Philology; Faculty of Social Sciences. There are 52 departments; 14 scientific divisions (an institute, 2 scientific centres, 11 scientific laboratories); a library; a publishing house; the Centres of In-Service Teacher Training, Language Teaching, Information, Culture and Sports; a University Secondary School and an outreach teaching base in Tamosava for field practice in Biology and Geography.

There are over 13 000 students at the University presently.

Improving the Qualification Forms of improving qualification: courses, seminars, conference, mobilities, etc. Institutions responsible for improving the qualification: The Education of Ministry, Teachers’ Competence Center, Teachers’ Vocational Development Center and other institutions like Education centers in Municipalities, Center for Improving Qualification, etc.