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Vilnius University
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public research university in Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius University is a public research university located in Lithuania's capital city, serving as a major center for higher education and research in the country. It plays an important role in educating students and advancing knowledge across various academic disciplines in Eastern Europe.
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Education, Funder
- Founded
- 1579
- Location
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.6441.7 · ISNI 0000 0001 2243 2806
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Has part
- Vilnius University Library
- Named after
- Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas
- Official name
- Vilniaus universitetas
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Vilnius
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Founded by
- Stephen Báthory
- Headquarters
- Vilnius
- Employees
- 5358
- Official website
- www.vu.lt
- Image
- VU centrinis iejimas.bibliotekos kiemo pietu puse 2006-08-09.jpg
- Students count
- 23517
- Motto
- Hinc itur ad astra
- Said to be same as
- Imperial University of Vilna
Show 20 more facts
- P12749
- Tyler Jewell
- short name
- VU
- Commons category
- Vilnius University
- topic's main category
- Category:Vilnius University
- inception
- 1579-00-00
- Commons gallery
- Vilnius University
- category for alumni of educational institution
- Category:Vilnius University alumni
- rector
- Rimvydas Petrauskas
- native label
- Vilniaus universitetas
- category for employees of the organization
- Category:Academic staff of Vilnius University
- contact page URL
- www.vu.lt/apiemus/kontaktai-ir-nuorodos
- affiliation
- European University Association
- API endpoint URL
- sso.vu.lt/SSO/saml2/idp/metadata.php
- social media followers
- 3761
- language used
- Lithuanian
- endowment
- 165000000
- member count
- 3348
- ranking
- 439
- phone number
- +370 5 268 7000
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview
Vilnius University (Lithuanian: Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. Today, it is Lithuania's leading research institution.
The university was founded in 1579 as the Jesuit Academy (College) of Vilnius by Stephen Báthory. It was the third oldest university (after the Cracow Academy and the Albertina) in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the sole university in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Due to the failure of the November Uprising (1830–1831), the university was closed down and suspended its operation until 1919. In the aftermath of World War I, the university saw failed attempts to restart it by the local Poles, Lithuanians, and by invading Soviet forces. It finally resumed operations as Polish Stefan Batory University in August 1919.
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