KOHESIO · Q3804768 · LT
Optimisation of the network of higher education institutions and improvement of the quality of studies by connecting Šiauliai University to Vilnius University
Lithuania faces challenges that hamper the potential of higher education: the current number of HEIs is too large to achieve the required network efficiency, the number of enrolments continues to decline rapidly, the number of study programmes with low student collections is increasing, the share of expenditure on the economy and administration is increasing, as well as the use of international mobility of students and academic staff is relatively low. The teacher training system in Lithuania is characterised by a high level of fragmentation, overlaps and inefficiencies: In 2017, 16 higher ed…
About the Education, skills, lifelong learning objective
Thematic Objective 10 backs education, skills and lifelong learning — early-school-leaving reduction, vocational training, adult-skills retraining, higher-education quality and access.
Co-funding: the EU contributes €5.5M toward a total project cost of €8.3M — a co-funding rate of 66%, with the remainder covered by national, regional or private sources.
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Full project record on Kohesio — partners, deliverables, location map, related funding decisions.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the EU budget for this project?
- The EU contributes €5.5M toward a total project cost of €8.3M, a co-funding rate of 66%.
- Which fund or thematic objective does it belong to?
- This project falls under EU Cohesion Policy thematic objective TO10 — Education, skills, lifelong learning — financed through the European Structural and Investment Funds.
- Which country is the project located in?
- The project is located in LT.
- What is the project period?
- The project runs from 2018-09-03 to 2023-09-01.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete project record — beneficiary, location and related funding decisions — is published on Kohesio, the European Commission's open-data platform, under reference Q3804768.