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Attending universities abroad is no longer an unreachable dream; it is one option that more and more students consider to pursue as a means to achieve their higher education and career goals. In some schools, like The American International School of Vilnius (AISV), 90 percent of graduates will go a...

First-year students are starting the new academic year at Lithuania's universities and colleges on Monday.

Just over 28,000 candidates this year filed applications to study at Lithuanian universities of applied sciences, down from more than 29,700 applicants last year.

The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday endorsed a state university network optimization plan that calls for leaving less than half of the country's current 14 universities. The Seimas passed the resolution in a vote of 77 to 6 with 31 abstentions.

The Lithuanian government was briefed on Wednesday about a reform of universities proposed by a prime minister-appointed working group, but decided to hold a public discussion of the project with the academic community before sending it to the parliament for approval.

The Lithuanian government's proposals to consolidate some of the country's universities will not necessarily solve all problems and ensure high-quality education, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis.

The Lithuanian government will not force consolidation on universities, but new funding rules will make them change, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), said on Tuesday.

Lithuania should have two international-level universities and two technological universities after a planned reform of the current higher education system, a prime minister-appointed working group has decided.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expects that the Cabinet will next week decide on a plan for streamlining the network of scientific and educational institutions.

A working group set up by the Lithuanian prime minister to work out a plan for streamlining the network of scientific and educational institutions will represent the interests of the state, rather than those of individual universities, Education and Science Minister Jurgita Petrauskienė said on Mond...

The Lithuanian Education and Science Ministry has received proposals from interested institutions on how to optimize of the network of universities.

Lithuania's higher education network needs restructuring is needed not only to ensure better quality but also in response to demographic numbers, as the number of university student will be on the downward scale up until 2025, says Lithuania's Education and Science Minister Jurgita Petrauskienė.

The number of state universities in Lithuania has to be cut to no more than five, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday.

Lithuania cannot support 14 strong and competitive universities, therefore, the network will be subjected to change, and the plan will be worked out along with the plan for the implementation of the government's program, says the country's new Education and Science Minister Jurgita Petrauskienė.

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday urged the government to draw up proposals for optimizing the network of state universities.