Vytautas Magnus University

Vytautas Magnus University
Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas
Universitas Vytauti Magni
Latin: Universitas Vytauti Magni[1]
TypePublic
Established1922
Endowment92.98 million € (2024)[2]
Budget31.30 million € (2024)[3]
Rector magnificusJuozas Augutis
Academic staff
481 (1,043 staff total)
Students7,709
Location,
Colours  Maroon   Dark Grey
AffiliationsEuropean Association for International Education
EUA, Campus Europae,
Websitevdu.lt

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas, VDU) is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university.[4][5]

Initially it was known as the University of Lithuania, but in 1930 the university was renamed to Vytautas Magnus University, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of the Lithuanian ruler Vytautas the Great, who is known for the nation's greatest historical expansion in the 15th century.[5]

It is one of the leading universities of Lithuania, and has about 8,800 students, including Master's students and Ph.D. candidates. There are a little over 1000 employees, including approximately 90 professors.[6][7]

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  2. ^ As of June 30, 2024 "Finansinių ataskaitų rinkinys (2024 m. birželio 30 d.)" (PDF). vdu.lt. Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "2022-2024 m. veiklos strateginis planas" (PDF). vdu.lt. Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ * http://www.vdu.lt/en/about-vmu/vmu-now-and-before/ Archived 2017-12-24 at the Wayback Machine – Vytautas Magnus University: now and before. Checked 2015-12-30.
  5. ^ a b "History of the University of Lithuania". Vytautas Magnus University (in Lithuanian). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  6. ^ "2014 Metu Veiklos Ataskaita" (PDF). vdu.lt.
  7. ^ "Studijų kokybės ir vertinimo centras. 2014".