VINIUS TECH international

Internationalisation represents one of the 7 key priorities of the VILNIUS TECH Strategic Development Plan 2014-2020 that directly contributes to the implementation of key objective of developing qualified specialists, nurturing creative and socially engaged professionals, prepare for successful integration into the national and global research and labour markets. This Plan envisaged the following internationalisation priorities:

• Development of open, tolerant and multicultural community, valuing the international experience that is gained via mobility and internationalisation at home activities.
• Creating the solid basis for internationalisation, openness and further study quality development by broadening the access to the programmes taught in English.
• Encouraging studies in English for the local students and outgoing mobility of students as a prerequisite of skills required in global labour market development.
• Attracting the greater number of international, especially degree seeking, students for studies at VILNIUS TECH.
• Broadening the scope of international mobility of student and staff for training in order to share and apply business knowledge.
• Increasing the opportunities for students’ mobility outside the EU.
• Improving the marketing of international activities aligned with the university public relations strategy.

Erasmus+ programme creates the enormous opportunities for the implementation of university internationalisation strategy by providing support for mobility of students and staff, developing of partnerships with universities and businesses in and outside EU, creating, testing and implementing the new innovative study and research practices as well as sharing EU values, best practices and experience. VILNIUS TECH undertakes to implement all the projects within Erasmus+ programme is accordance with the principles of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.

VILNIUS TECH Erasmus Key Action 1 (KA1) - mobility of higher education students and staff - projects opportunities are presented here:

• Erasmus+ studies and traineeship
• Erasmus+ staff mobility

VILNIUS TECH Erasmus Key Action 2 (KA2) - Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices - projects are presented here.