Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Švietimo akademija or VDU ŠA) – an academical unit of Vytautas Magnus University, which specialized in preparing school teachers and other educators. Located in Vilnius and Kaunas, Lithuania.
Name changes
1935–1939 National Pedagogical Institute
1939–1992 Vilnius Pedagogical Institute
1992–2011 Vilnius Pedagogical University
2011–2018 Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
2019–present Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy
History
The first pedagogical institution in Lithuania was established in Klaipėda in 1935 by the Lithuanian government and was called the National Pedagogical Institute. After the Nazi Germany ultimatum to Lithuania in March 1939, the Nazis took control of the Klaipėda Region. The institute was moved to Panevėžys. After Lithuania regained portions of the Vilnius Region, the institution was moved to Vilnius in the autumn of 1939. It was renamed to Vilnius Pedagogical Institute (Vilniaus pedagoginis institutas).
In 1940, due to the Soviet invasion and occupation, teacher training was reformed according to Soviet standards which affected VPI as the number of students increased due to the changes. After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the Institute was given the title of a university by the Supreme Council of the Republic Lithuania on 20 May 1992 and reformed into Vilnius Pedagogical University. In October 2011 the university was renamed to Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences.
From January 2019, the university became an integral part of the Vytautas Magnus University as the Education Academy.[2]
Structure
Faculties and institutes
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Philology
Faculty of Science and Technologies
Faculty of History
Faculty of Lithuanian Philology
Faculty of Social Education
Faculty of Sports and Health Education
Professional Competence Development Institute
Library
The library is located on the main university campus and has these departments: