education reform

  • Economy

100 days of the president – solely tax tariff increases won’t solve problems

They say that only after the first one hundred days can you really begin to be more critical of a…

5 years ago
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The president’s honeymoon has ended

September 1 has arrived and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports’ negotiations with teachers’ unions have once more entered…

5 years ago
  • Society

IMF calls upon Lithuania for full education restructuring

Experts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have recommended that Lithuania should continue with its structural reforms to achieve process,…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Influential companion of Karbauskis – openly on relations with PM and education reform

The "Farmer" decision to remove specific universities' names from higher education reform which received enthusiastic support from rectors, has another…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas okays plan to cut university numbers by half

The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday endorsed a state university network optimization plan that calls for leaving less than half of…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Higher education reform at the finishing stretch – what will follow?

When asked whether the higher education reform will provide universities with the opportunity to negotiate mergers among themselves or whether…

7 years ago
  • Economy

President’s support for Government turns to criticism – economist

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who supported the ruling coalition's plans half a year ago, has changed her opinion and now…

8 years ago
  • Politics

President concerned about continuing state governance turmoil

Last October's general elections in Lithuania raised hopes for positive change, but the continuing state governance turmoil and the uncertainty…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Increasing passions over higher education in Seimas: Karbauskis has a new proposal for Kaunas

Jurgita Petrauskienė, the Minister for Education and Higher learning in Parliament, on Tuesday presented the new proposal for the optimization…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Reforms in Lithuania slow due to govt’s inexperience – president

The implementation of Lithuania's key reforms in education, state-owned enterprises and labor relations is hampered by the government's lack of…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Education reform is key to Lithuania’s economic growth

Lithuania must overhaul its education system and use more high-tech solutions to maintain economic growth in the future, Danske Bank's…

8 years ago
  • Society

Universities consolidation won’t necessarily ensure quality – Seimas’ speaker

The Lithuanian government's proposals to consolidate some of the country's universities will not necessarily solve all problems and ensure high-quality…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania should have 4 universities after reform – working group

Lithuania should have two international-level universities and two technological universities after a planned reform of the current higher education system,…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Political analyst: S. Skvernelis wants to jump from one post to another

When looking at the political field for the last few days and the behaviour of the Prime Minister (PM) Saulius…

8 years ago
  • Politics

PM expects Government to decide on university network overhaul next week

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expects that the Cabinet will next week decide on a plan for streamlining the network…

8 years ago
  • Society

63% of Lithuanians against longer academic year

Some 63 percent of Lithuanians oppose plans of extending the academic year, while the number of those against is even…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Test of PM’s patience is still to come: universities getting ready for defences in Seimas

It seems that the initiative to merge Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) and Lithuania Educational Sciences (LEU) universities was all just…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

PM – by communicating with the other party leaders, new political tradition is created

Communication with other parties is creating a new political tradition and a new political culture. The Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis…

8 years ago
  • Society

Hundreds of students, dozens of teachers protest against longer academic year

A protest action was held outside the Education and Science Ministry in Vilnius on Monday against the government's plans to…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Higher wages won’t be key factor in stemming emigration

Lithuanian politicians say that higher wages may stop Lithuanians from leaving their country, but businesses argue that such steps as…

8 years ago