The Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy Atnaujinta: 2011-09-18 10:53:54

Science and Study Divisions: Department of Public Communication, Department of Social and Political Theory, Public Administration Department, Political Science Department, Regional Studies Department, Centre for Asian Studies, Civic Tolerance Centre, Centre for Slavic Studies, Centre of Letonics, Centre for Multilingualism.

Studies in English: The faculty offers more than 60 semester-long courses for BA and MA levels in English for international students. More information on the courses offered can be found on the website of VMU International Office.

Why Study Here? The Faculty offers modern international programmes of interdisciplinary character which have proved to be popular with both local and foreign professors and students. Its community is collegial, multi-cultural, democratic and open to everyone. Students and teachers here show mutual respect, participate in heated discussions and enjoy far-reaching possibilities for future careers as political scientists, diplomats, journalists, specialists of public administration, integrated communication, regional politics and economics. Flexible study system allows selection of subjects based on individual needs.           

International Relations:   The Faculty is collaborating with the world’s best universities. The exchange programme LLP / Erasmus, initiated by the European Commission, allows the students, teachers and interns to expand their knowledge in the universities around the world.

The Faculty is also involved in the implementation of The Interdisciplinary Master’s in East European Research and Studies (MIREES), combining academic nature with professional training in Eastern, Central and Balkan Europe. This unique programme was launched by the Forlì Campus of the University of Bologna in cooperation with Vytautas Magnus University, Corvinus University, University of Ljubljana and St. Petersburg State University.            

Experience and Research: The Faculty’s academic activities carry on in full swing for most of the year. The researchers and teachers participate in various educational and scientific projects of national and international scale, teach at VMU and universities abroad, organize conferences and summer schools, publish articles in Lithuanian and foreign journals, etc. Experts from foreign universities, diplomats, Members of European Parliament, qualified specialists from various Lithuanian institutions constantly arrive and share their experience with the students.

The Faculty In Brief

Faculty Community

• approx. 1600 students
• about 50 lecturers and researchers

Faculty Structure

• Departments of Public Communication, Social and Political Theory, Public Administration, Political Science and Regional Studies
• Centres of Asian Studies, Czesław Miłosz’s Slavic Studies and Letonics

Master's Degree Studies in English

• Baltic Region Studies
• East Asia Region Studies
• Journalism and Media Analysis
• Social and Political Critique

BA and MA Courses in English

• List available on the website of the VMU International Office.