F.A.Q

Academic holidays

You can take an academic holidays (study break) without losing your student status:

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate student – may take an academic holidays of absence for sickness, on the recommendation of a doctor or a medical advisory board, or for pregnancy and childbirth, or for parental care, indefinitely, and for personal reasons once during the period of study.
  • The conditions for taking academic holidays for postgraduate students shall be the same as for undergraduate and full-time students.

Academic leave lasts for one year and always ends at the beginning of the autumn or spring semester, regardless of when it is granted. Academic leave may be terminated earlier, but the date of return to studies must be the start of the semester.

To take academic holidays, you need to contact the dean of the faculty in which you are studying or the Registrar of the Academy and fill in an application form, stating the reasons for taking the academic holiday.

Academic leave may be taken no earlier than the end of the first semester and no later than two weeks before the start of the session.

No, you don’t lose your student status when you go on academic holidays.

Yes, you can take academic holidays if you have debt. You can repeat individual courses in which you have debts during your academic holidays by paying for the repetition in credits according to the volume of the courses you are taking.

The number of debts that can be carried: 2 for full-time and full-time students, 3 for part-time students.

No, for students receiving a grant who are on academic holidays, the payment of the grant is suspended from the month in which the dean of the faculty or the Chancellor of the Academy issues the academic holiday decree.

However, you may receive a grant on returning from academic holidays, provided that you meet the criteria for the grants awarded in the current semester and without paying for the period for which the grant has already been paid prior to the date of the academic holiday.

Before the beginning of the semester, he/she must submit a request to the Dean of the Faculty or the Registrar of the Academy to return from academic holidays.

If you do not return or do not return on time from your academic leave, you will be removed from the student list one month after the return date. You can only withdraw voluntarily while on academic holidays until the end of the academic holiday period.

Removal from the student list and termination of the study contract may be:

  • at the request of the student;
  • for failure to complete the course, if you have three or more debts in different subjects, i.e. your final marks in the course are less than 5;
  • Failure to pay tuition fees on time in accordance with the Rector’s description of the procedure for the conclusion of contracts and the payment and repayment of tuition fees and contributions;
  • not registered for the semester’s courses or the minimum required;
  • not having returned from academic leave;
  • not having defended or not having defended the thesis;
  • at the end of the contract period;
  • for failure to comply with the terms of the contract;
  • for violation of the Statutes of the University, internal regulations.

If you have any further questions, please contact akademai@vdusa.lt.

A, B subjects

It is recommended that you take the compulsory Group A courses in the first four semesters, i.e. two years of study.

You must choose at least one study subject from all four study area subgroups (at least 16 credits), without choosing a subject that is in the same field of study as the study program you are studying. You need to choose one subject from the following subgroups of study areas:

  1. Natural, technological and agricultural sciences;
  2. Humanitarian sciences;
  3. Social sciences;
  4. Arts.

For example, if you are studying the study program of Lithuanian Philology and Publishing, you cannot choose the Group A subject „Literature” of the same field of study.

However, depending on the degree program, exceptions may apply. If you encounter any ambiguities, please contact us by e-mail at akademai@vdusa.lt

You must choose at least 12 credits and no more than 24 credits from the foreign language subgroup, which consists of compulsory courses in English and other foreign languages taught at the university.

You must choose your English language level according to the following rules:

  1. If you have started your English language studies at a level higher than A1, you must have reached level C1 in academic English;
  2. if you have started your English language studies from level A1, you must have reached level B2 of academic English;

with competences in Academic English C1, you must study English at a higher level or other foreign languages for a minimum of 12 credits but not more than 24 credits.

The level of English is determined by the results of an English language test taken at the Institute of Foreign Languages (UKI) and the English grades on the school leaving certificate. You can opt out of the English language placement test if you score 90 per cent or more on the English VBE. You will then study English by taking any English subject at C1 or C1/C2 level. C1 level competence is credited to students who provide evidence of C1 level competence (standardised English language tests or certificates of completion of education in English).

Yes, you must have studied English at a higher level or other foreign languages for a minimum of 12 credits and a maximum of 24 credits after you start university and you have academic English C1 level competences.

Examples of options:

  1. If you have passed the English language test and your competences are at level A1, you will need to reach level B2 of Academic English, which means you will need to study levels A1, A2, B1, B2.
  2. If you have passed the English language test and your competences are at level B1, you will need to reach level C1 of Academic English, which means that you will have to take English B1, B2 and C1.
  3. If you pass the national English language exam with 90% or more, you can take the test and take level C1 and study any language at least at level 2, or if you don’t, you can study level C1 English and any other foreign language.

The remaining free credits can be used to study English at a level above C1, other foreign languages or free electives (group B subjects).

Group B – alternative introductory courses in fields of study taught in a different study programme from the one the student is studying. The credits allocated to this group (16 credits) may be used freely to choose subjects from both Group B and Group A. The list of subjects is published each academic year.

For example, if you are studying the Lithuanian Philology and Publishing programme, you cannot choose the same subject in group A, Literature, and group B, Foundations of Modern Linguistics.

However, exceptions may apply depending on the study programme. If you are unsure, please contact us at akademai@vdusa.lt.

Yes, you can choose not to take any of the subjects from the list of subjects in group B, but you can take other free-choice subjects outside the programme of study instead. If you are studying in a co-curricular or Academia cum laude individual study programme, you can use the credits allocated to Group B to study the subjects in your programme of study, i.e. the subjects and credits from the co-curricular or individual study programme will take the place of the Group B subjects in the study plan.

You must study a computer literacy course (4 credits) if:

  1. do not hold an ECDL certificate;
  2. you have not passed the national matriculation examination in information technology with a pass mark;
  3. you have not taken or failed a computer literacy test organised by the University.

Study timetables can be found at the following link. https://www.vdu.lt/lt/studijos/tvarkarasciai/

If you have any further questions, please contact akademai@vdusa.lt.

Minor studies

You can choose your side studies freely, you can start from any semester, taking into account the possibilities of completing them on time.

To choose a related study, you must apply to the dean of the faculty in which you are studying or to the Registrar of the Academy. The request must be submitted no later than the start of registration for the next semester.

You are free to choose a related study programme from the list of related study programmes offered during the academic year, not necessarily from your faculty or academy.

Yes, you can, but you can study one chosen minor studies program for free, and you can study the second and more minor studies program modules as a listener by paying for your studies.

You may withdraw from the minor studies after the end of the first semester. To terminate the minor studies, you must submit a reasoned request to the Dean of your faculty or the Registrar of the Academy. You will be withdrawn from your studies by order of the Rector, on the recommendation of the Dean or the Registrar.

You may withdraw if you have debts, but debts from related subjects are not cancelled and must be settled by resuming the same subject or by choosing any other subject from the list of the university’s artes liberales subjects and by paying the fixed fee in accordance with the procedure for the payment and refund of tuition fees approved by the Rector.

If you have interrupted your minor studies and wish to resume them, you must apply to the dean of the faculty in which you are studying or to the Chancellor of the Academy to resume your studies free of charge for the same related study programme.

If you withdraw from a minor study programme and wish to study another minor study programme, you must pay for the credits of the newly selected minor study programme that you have already used in the withdrawn minor study programme.

The subjects of parallel studies are counted towards the overall average of the semester.

According to the procedure from 2017 The credits of the associate studies program count towards the total number of study credits. The volume of parallel studies is 40 or 60 credits. As the main study program, university artes liberales study subjects can be counted as subjects of the parallel study program. A student who has freely chosen to study additional studies uses the credits allocated to university artes liberales group B study subjects for these studies.

If designed in the study program, i.e. i.e. 60 credits are provided for and indicated in the study programs for parallel studies (including pedagogy parallel studies for obtaining a pedagogue’s qualification). If the study program does not provide for side studies and students choose side studies outside of the study program, the scope of such studies is no more than 40 credits.

No, upon completion of minor studies, a certificate of associate studies is issued.

If you have any further questions, please contact akademai@vdusa.lt.

Credits

You must take a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 36 credits per semester.

The recommended duration of one year of study is 60 credits.

If you are studying in a co-curricular or individual programme, you can exceed the 36-credit limit, but you cannot take more than 42 credits per semester and you have to apply to the Dean’s Office.

If you register for fewer than the allowed number of credits (24 credits), or do not register at all, you will be dropped from the list of students and your study contract will be terminated. You may take fewer credits only for objective reasons, with the permission of the Dean of the Faculty or the Registrar of the Academy.

The cost of the credit is calculated according to the cost of the study programme, so this question can be answered by the administration of the faculty where you are studying or the academy.

If you have any further questions, please contact akademai@vdusa.lt.

Tuition fees

If you are admitted to a non-state-funded place, you must pay for the autumn semester by 30 September and for the spring semester by 30 February.

Yes, it is possible to pay for your studies in instalments. For non-state-funded students, 50% of the tuition fee for the autumn semester must be paid by 10 September and the remaining 50% by 10 November. For non-state-funded students, 50% of the tuition fee for the spring semester must be paid by 10 February and the remaining 50% by 10 April.

You can pay for your studies by logging in to the Student Portal, by indicating the amount you want to pay in the „Fees” section, you will be automatically redirected to the UAB Paysera payment environment, where you can immediately pay the amount by selecting the desired bank institution, payment intermediary or bank card and logging in to your bank account. The fee offset will be visible immediately (up to 1 working day for payments via a payment intermediary) after the payment is made when you return to the Student Portal.

Yes, other people (for example, parents) can do this too. In this case, after logging in to your Student Portal and specifying the amount you want to pay in the „Fees” section, you will be automatically redirected to the payment environment of Paysera UAB, where you need to select the „Other payment systems” option and choose your preferred fee payment agent from the options available. The generated fee must be printed or saved and sent to the person who will pay the fee. The fee settlement will be visible in the Student Portal until 1 working day after the payment date.

If it is the case that the tuition fee will be paid by a legal person (e.g. a company), then you will need to contact the person responsible at the University’s Finance Department via email vilma.aleksandraviciene@vdu.lt.

When you stop your studies, you will receive a warning letter from the Foundation and you will have to hand in your study bag within three years from that date.

In the event of termination of studies or expulsion from the University, the student must reimburse 50 per cent of the annual tuition fee for the current year of the study programme, up to a maximum of the standard tuition fee approved by the Minister of Education and Science, but no more than:

  • 30 BSI (1 BSI = EUR 49) – for persons who have studied bachelor programmes.
  • 50 BSI for persons studying master’s programmes or non-degree programmes in education for the qualification of teacher.
  • 70 BSI for persons following doctoral programmes (including post-graduate studies in the arts) or non-degree residency programmes in a relevant field of study.

Tuition fee reimbursement is available to students who are studying or have studied in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The State budget shall reimburse the cost of the tuition fee actually paid, or part thereof. The University shall draw up and submit to the State Study Fund by 20 October of the current year a list of students and graduates who are entitled to reimbursement of the tuition fee paid for studies.

The State Fund for Studies shall inform the persons who have been awarded a refund of the tuition fee by sending a notification to the person’s e-mail address provided by the University:

  • vardas.pavarde@stud.vdu.lt, the email address assigned to the student(s) by the University;
  • for graduates, the email address indicated in the ALUMNI information in the Student Billing System (STAUNIS) of the VMU, or, if no email address has been indicated, the email address assigned by the University vardas.pavarde@alumni.vdu.lt.

More information: https://www.vdu.lt/lt/vdu-studentams/finansine-parama/kita-parama/

If at least two people:

  • have the same best weighted average, the person who has completed the relevant period of study at the place of study not funded by the State and has the higher weighted average in the subjects of his/her specialisation shall be given priority in the list.
  • have identical best weighted averages in the special subject, priority in the list shall be given to the person who has completed the corresponding period of study at the place of study not funded by the State and who has the highest academic (scientific or artistic) achievements during that period.
  • If the academic (scientific or artistic) achievements of the persons concerned are equivalent in the field of the profession in which they are studying, and they have the same average grade in the specialised subjects, priority in the list shall be given to those persons who have been more actively involved in the University’s activities during the period concerned.

Tuition fees change every year. The University’s annual undergraduate and postgraduate tuition fees for 2023/2024:

https://www.vdu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-m.-VDU-I-pakopos-studiju-kainos-_naujas.pdf

Yes, the National Study Fund administers the granting and disbursement of state-supported loans to students. This type of guaranteed loan is provided from credit funds and is available in several situations:

  • to pay the tuition fees (for an academic year or semester);
    living expenses;
  • partial payment of studies under international agreements.

To apply for a state-supported loan, you need to fill in an application form, which can be found on the website of the State Tuition Fund. For more information: https://vsf.lrv.lt/

If you receive a state-supported loan, you must start repaying it no later than one year after you finish your studies. The repayment period is 15 years.

If you have any further questions, please contact soc@vdusa.lt

Rotation

This is the exchange (rotation) of students from/to a state-funded place/non-state-funded place.

The rotation takes place before the start of the autumn semester, at the end of the summer. The assessment period is one academic year.

A student whose undergraduate and postgraduate studies are state-funded shall retain the state funding at the end of the study year if his/her study achievements meet the criteria of a well-performing student as set out in the Law on Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Lithuania, i.e., he/she does not have any academic debts, he/she has met all the requirements of his/her studies in the period of the assessment and he/she has attained the level of an excellent or a typical student.

A student who has academic debts or whose academic performance meets a threshold level will forfeit state funding for studies. The student(s) who has forfeited State funding shall pay the tuition fee set out in the University’s admission rules in the year of admission, and the vacant State-funded place shall be taken by the student(s) who best fulfils the criteria for good academic performance in the same field of study, in the same course of study, and according to the same form of study in a non-State-funded place.

For more information, please see the description of the rotation procedure: https://www.vdu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Rotacijos-tvarka.pdf

If you have any further questions, please contact akademai@vdusa.lt.

Registration for subjects

Registration for undergraduate, postgraduate, full-time, professional and visiting students for the autumn semester 2023/2024 will take place from 25 to 29 August, with the exception of first-year undergraduate and full-time students. For these students, registration will take place on 31 August.

The second and final round of course registration will take place on 2-5 September, when it will be possible to revise course registrations: to withdraw from courses you do not wish to take and to enrol in lectures, seminars and laboratory courses for which there are still spaces available.

The academic calendar for the academic year can be found here – https://www.vdu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-2024-akademinis-rektoratui-projektas-skelbimui.pdf

Yes, you have to register yourself for specialised (Group C) subjects. Registration takes place in the Student Portal.

Yes, if the course includes seminars, laboratory work and exercises in addition to lectures, you must register for all the classes in the course. Registration takes place in the Student Portal.

You need to check that you have entered the correct title and type of course (lecture, seminar, exercise, laboratory, coursework, practice, etc.). If you still can’t find the subject, you can try searching by the name of the lecturer(s) (this can be found next to the subject in the timetable).

Yes, you have to register for the coursework yourself.

No, students are registered for bachelor’s and master’s theses by department supervisors.

Registration for the next semester’s courses is done via the Student Portal. Registration can only be done electronically.

You can find the timetable for your courses in the Student Portal.

No, it can’t. Enrolment in courses and cancellation of enrolment can only be done by logging in to the Student Portal yourself. Failure to register for courses does not entitle the student to take midterm tests and examinations, and failure to register for the minimum number of credits per semester will result in a warning email and the student will be removed from the student list after the first month of the semester.

You can if you have available credits and are not interested in Group B subjects. However, the group C subjects must be from a different study programme to the one the student is studying.

Yes, you have to register for the course yourself, in the semester in which it is taught. You will also need to pay for it. Registration for courses takes place on the Student Portal (www.studentas.vdu.lt).

If you have any further questions, please contact akademai@vdusa.lt.

Exams and colloquiums

Anyone who has failed an examination (with a grade below 5) or who has failed to attend an examination for a valid reason is entitled to retake the examination once. The retake is free of charge.

If you receive a negative mark (less than 5), you may retake the colloquium once free of charge, but at the latest within 3 weeks of the due date. If a subject has more than one colloquium, only the one with the highest weighting may be retaken.

Failure to attend an examination or other assessment without a valid excuse, or dishonesty at the time of the examination or other assessment, shall not result in the examination or other assessment being rescheduled or retaken at another time.

If you fail the exam, you have the right to retake it once free of charge. If, after retaking the exam, the final grade in the course is less than 5, you will incur a debt for the course and will have to repeat your studies in that course, paying the cost of the credits as determined by the Rector’s order.

Re-sits shall be organised by the relevant units at the end of the examination session, at a time specified in the academic calendar. The timetable of resit examinations shall be published by the units on the Student Portal (studentas.vdu.lt) and on the notice boards of the faculties and departments or equivalent units at least two days prior to the date set for the resit examination.

To postpone (delay) an examination session, the student must contact the Dean of his/her Faculty or the Registrar of the Academy, who will decide whether the session can be postponed. The postponement of the examination session is possible: for the autumn semester no later than 1 March, for the spring semester no later than 31 August. If you wish to postpone the examination session for a longer period, the Vice-Rector of Studies will decide. The examination session may not be postponed.

In this case, you should contact the Dean of your Faculty or the Registrar of the Academy and ask for one exam to be postponed.

If you are unable to attend the examination(s) during the session for valid reasons, the Dean of the Faculty or the Chancellor of the Academy may, by decree, postpone the examination(s) in question: for the autumn semester, until 1 March at the latest; for the spring semester, until 31 August at the latest. The student or his/her authorised persons must inform the student of the reasons for the absence before the end of the examination session. You must submit a reasoned request, with supporting documents, to the Dean or the Registrar of the Academy for permission to take the examination at a different time within two working days of the end of the period for which you were unable to attend.

Yes, the doctor’s note is an official document justifying the missed exam.

If you disagree with the assessment of the lecturer(s), you may appeal to the dean of the faculty in which you are studying or to the Chancellor of the Academy, in accordance with the Appeal Procedures approved by the Rector.

You have the right to appeal against the assessment of the results of your studies and against irregularities in settlement procedures.

The student has the right to appeal within 5 working days after the grade is published on the Student Portal (studentas.vdu.lt).

Academic debt is incurred when the final grade in the subject is unsatisfactory (4 or less) after retaking the exam (except for VMU Faculty of Law students, they incur academic debt when they do not obtain a satisfactory grade in the Law subject exam, i.e. 5.) Also for dishonesty in any settlement when a final grade of 0 (zero) is entered in the transcript of results. In this case, the student or student participant shall not participate in any further settlements in the course, the course shall be suspended, and academic debt shall be credited.

The cost of repeating a course that has not been taken is determined by the dean’s office or department. It depends on the number of credits, the year of enrolment of the student and the programme of study to which the failed subject belongs. The fee must be paid before the subject can be retaken.

You will be removed from the student list and your study contract will be terminated:

  • at the request of the student;
  • for failure to complete the course if he/she has three or more debts in three or more different subjects, i.e. final grades in the subject are less than 5 (five);
  • failure to pay tuition fees on time, in accordance with the description of the procedure for the conclusion of contracts and the payment and reimbursement of tuition fees and charges approved by the Rector;
  • not having registered for the semester’s courses or the minimum required;
  • not having returned from academic leave;
  • not having defended or not having successfully defended the final thesis;
  • at the end of the contract period;
  • for failure to comply with the terms of the contract;
  • for violation of the Statutes of the University, internal regulations.

Yes. Credit may be given for prior learning outcomes when repeating a subject. When repeating a course, you can choose between repeating the whole course and paying the full tuition fee for the course you are repeating, or you can take credit for the positive results of previous midterm assessments and repeat only the parts of the course that were negatively assessed. In this case, you have only paid for the parts of the course you are repeating, except in cases where the student’s behaviour has been recorded as dishonest. In order to make up the pass mark in the mid-term, a request must be made to the Dean of the Faculty or the Registrar of the Academy indicating which parts you wish to make up.

Yes, you can repeat individual courses in which you had debts during the academic holidays by paying for the repetition in credits according to the number of courses you are taking.

If you have any further questions, please contact akademai@vdusa.lt.

Dormitories

  1. Conclude a Study Agreement;
  2. Reserve a place in a dormitory by selecting it from the list of available places on the Student Portal (studentas.vdu.lt) under „Dormitories”;
  3. Receive a confirmation of the reservation (assignment) of the selected accommodation to the specified email account;
  4. Within 5 working days at the latest, enter into an accommodation contract in the student portal (studentas.vdu.lt);
  5. If the accommodation is for the entire period of study, you must move into the allocated accommodation within the deadline set by the Student Affairs Department;
  6. Where the residence is for the current academic year, the student must move into the dormitory within 5 working days of the date of the assignment.
  • Students who have been placed under guardianship (custody) before reaching the age of majority, or whose parents (or only parent) are deceased;
  • Students with individual needs (if these students require the assistance of an accompanying person, with the permission of the Director of Student Affairs, the accompanying persons may live in the Residence Hall);
  • Students from families with 3 or more children, provided they are at least 25 years old;
  • Students with a deceased parent;
  • Students from families who have declared their place of residence farther away from Kaunas City Municipality.

For dormitory accommodation prices, please visit – https://apgyvendinimas.vdu.lt/en/taxes-payment/price/

If the accommodation contract is for a period of more than 2 months, payment for the current month must be made by the 15th calendar day of the current month.

If the contract is for a period of less than 2 months (inclusive), the allocated fee for the entire period of accommodation provided for in the accommodation contract must be paid within 1 day of the date of arrival at the accommodation

If you pay your own taxes:

  1. Log in to your studentas.vdu.lt portal;
  2. Go to the „Fees” tab and specify the amount you want to pay;
  3. The system will automatically redirect you to the UAB Paysera payment environment, where you can immediately pay the amount of your VDU by selecting your existing card or bank and logging in to your bank.

The charge will be visible immediately after the payment when you go back to the studentas.vdu.lt environment or when you log in to the studentas.vdu.lt system again.

If you have another person (e.g. dad, mum, etc.) paying your fees for you:

  1. Login to your studentas.vdu.lt portal;
  2. Go to the „Taxes” tab and specify the amount you want to pay;
  3. The system will automatically redirect you to the payment environment of UAB „Paysera”, where you need to select the „Other payment systems” option and choose the desired fee payment intermediary from the available ones;
  4. Print or save the generated fee and send it to the person who will pay the fee for you.

The fee offset will be visible in studentas.vdu.lt until 1 working day after the payment date.

If another legal entity (e.g. company, organisation, etc.) pays your tax for you:

You should contact the responsible VMU Finance Department staff member at vilma.aleksandraviciene@vdu.lt for payment of the assigned taxes before paying them.

Every semester, the Student Affairs Department organises a competition for tax incentives for students living in university halls of residence.

The following are eligible for the hostel fee reduction:

  • social/material situation;
  • the average of the last session of courses taken for credit (for first-year students, the entrance competition score), which must be at least 8 points;
  • the type of dormitory and the type of room in which you live (IMPORTANT: students living in a single dormitory are not eligible).

To apply for the tax benefits through the competition, you must fill in the application form electronically on the VMU Student Portal, which is published at the time of the competition, together with documents about the student’s social situation and other documents relevant to the tax benefits.

All information about dormitories is also available on the website – https://apgyvendinimas.vdu.lt/en/home/

If you have any further questions, please contact soc@vdusa.lt

Emotional support

VMU Psychology Clinic, provides the following free professional consultations:

  • Individual counselling for university students who are experiencing various psychological difficulties, either in person or electronically. In order to receive these counselling sessions, it is necessary to register in advance by email: psichologijos.klinika@vdu.lt.
  • Couples psychological counselling for couples where at least one member is a university student. These counselling sessions are only available if both members of the couple agree to the counselling. Advance registration is required. To register for counselling, please email: psichologijos.klinika@vdu.lt
  • Psychological counselling on work and career issues for all members of the university community who are experiencing difficulties at work or in their career path. Pre-registration is required at: psichologijos.klinika@vdu.lt
  • Psychological support groups for students experiencing difficult emotions. Pre-registration is required at: justina.slavinskienė@vdu.lt (https://psichologijosklinika.vdu.lt/subject/psichologines-paramos-grupes/)
  • Self-help programme for students who are experiencing difficulties or want to make a change in their lives, offering a computer-based „Personal Change Programme”.

Psichologijos klinika yra įsikūrusi VDU Socialinių mokslų fakultete, Jonavos g. 66, Kaune, 326 ir 327 auditorijose. Prieš atvykstant kviečiame susipažinti su informuota sutikimo forma, kurioje pateikta informaciją apie konsultavimo procesą.

Sielovada:

  • Akademinė sielovada padeda rūpintis dvasiniais poreikiais. Sielovada teikia platų siūlomų užsiėmimų pasirinkimą: galima kalbėtis apie Dievą mokslinėje, akademinėje perspektyvoje, taip atveriant galimybę naujai ir giliau pažinti Kristų, auginti krikščionišką ryžtingumą ir atsakomybę, drąsinti studentus brandžiai draugystei, priimant kiekvieną tokį, koks jis yra.

Akademinė sielovada yra įsikūrusi Politikos mokslų ir diplomatijos fakultete, V. Putvinskio g 23-104, Kaune. VDU sielovados veiklą galite sekti ir virtualioje erdvėje. apie jų veiklas informaciją galima rasti VDU akademinės sielovados Facebook paskyroje: VDU akademinė sielovada, arba teirautis kontaktais sielovada.vdu@gmail.com, sielovada@vdu.lt

Kreiptis gali visi universiteto bendruomenės nariai (dėstytojai, administracijos darbuotojai, studentai), patiriantys emocinius išgyvenimus, nerandantys atsakymų į kylančius klausimus. Konsultacijos ir užsiėmimai universiteto bendruomenės nariams nieko nekainuoja.

Jei kyla daugiau klausimų, kreipkis el. paštu soc@vdusa.lt

Stipendijos ir lengvatos

Gali gauti šias stipendijas:

  1. Skatinamąją stipendiją;
  2. Socialinę stipendiją;
  3. Mobilumo stipendiją;
  4. Vienkartines stipendijas;
  5. Doktorantų stipendijas;
  6. Universiteto rektoriaus stipendiją;
  7. Tikslinę stipendiją;
  8. Užsienio lietuvių stipendiją;
  9. Universiteto mecenatų įsteigtas stipendijas.

Daugiau apie stipendijas gali rasti čia:

  • Pirmosios studijų pakopos nuolatinės, ištęstinės studijų formų ir vientisųjų studijų studentams (-ėms), kurių konkursinis stojamasis balas yra didesnis arba lygus 8,500.
  • Antrosios studijų pakopos, nuolatinės studijų formos ir profesinių studijų studentams (-ėms), kurių konkursinis stojamasis balas yra lygus 10,000 balų.
  • Pirmosios studijų pakopos nuolatinės studijų formos ir vientisųjų studijų studentams (-ėms), kurių paskutinės sesijos vidurkis yra 10,000 balų.
  • Antrosios studijų pakopos nuolatinės studijų formos ir profesinių studijų studentams (-ėms), kurių paskutinės sesijos vidurkis yra 10,000 balų ir kurie (-os) aktyviai dalyvauja mokslinėje ar meninėje veikloje, susijusioje su studijuojama studijų programa. 
  • Švietimo ir Žemės ūkio akademijų ištęstinės studijų formos pirmosios, antrosios pakopų ir profesinių studijų studentams (-ėms) skatinamosios stipendijos.

Skatinamosios stipendijos skiriamos du kartus per metus ir mokamos vieną kartą per mėnesį:

  • rudens semestre – nuo rugsėjo 1 d. iki sausio 31 d.
  • pavasario semestre – nuo vasario 1 d. iki birželio 30 d.

Taip, pirmojo kurso, pirmo semestro studentams skiriamos šios skatinamosios stipendijos:

  • 2 BSI (1 BSI = 49 EURAI) dydžio skatinamosios stipendijos, kurių konkursinis stojamasis balas yra didesnis arba lygus 8,500 (aštuoni su puse) balo, išskyrus tuos studentus (-es), kuriems (-oms) buvo skirta universiteto studijų stipendija studijų kainai padengti. 
  • 1,3 BSI (1 BSI = 49 EURAI) dydžio skatinamosios stipendijos skiriamos Švietimo ir Žemės ūkio akademijų ištęstinės studijų formos pirmo studijų semestro studentams (-ėms), kurių konkursinis stojamasis balas pirmojoje studijų pakopoje yra didesnis arba lygus 8,500 (aštuoni su puse), antrojoje studijų pakopoje ir profesinėse studijose – 10,000 (dešimt) balų, išskyrus tuos studentus (-es), kuriems buvo skirta universiteto studijų stipendija studijų kainai padengti.

Ar gavai skatinamąją stipendiją gali sužinoti apsilankęs (-iusi) Studentų portale (www.studentas.vdu.lt), pasirinkęs (-usi) skiltį Studijos –> Įsakymai.

Jei tau yra skiriama skatinamoji stipendija niekur kreiptis nereikia, svarbiausia, kad banko sąskaitos duomenys būtų suvesti į studentas.vdu.lt portalą. 

Studentams (-ėms), išvykstantiems (-čioms) studijuoti į užsienio universitetus pagal studijų mainų programas, skatinamoji stipendija skiriama pirmajam studijų semestrui konkurso tvarka pagal paskutinės sesijos universitete studijų rezultatų vidurkį. 

Studentams (-ėms), grįžusiems (-oms) iš studijų pagal studijų mainų programą, skatinamoji stipendija skiriama konkurso tvarka pagal užsienio universitete pasiektus paskutinio semestro studijų rezultatus ir mokama nuo šių rezultatų įskaitymo datos universitete šia tvarka:

  • nuo einamojo mėnesio pirmos dienos, jei studento (-ės) užsienio universitete pasiekti paskutinio semestro studijų rezultatai universitete įskaitomi iki einamojo mėnesio 15 dienos;
  • nuo kito kalendorinio mėnesio pirmos dienos, jei studento (-ės) užsienio universitete pasiekti paskutinio semestro studijų rezultatai universitete įskaitomi po einamojo mėnesio 15 dienos.

Tikslinė stipendija gali būti skiriama pagal ES struktūrinių ir kitų fondų finansuojamų programų dokumentų reglamentuotą tvarką. Daugiau informacijos apie tikslinių stipendijų skyrimą teiraukitės akademiniuose padaliniuose. Akademinių padalinių  sąrašas: https://www.vdu.lt/lt/akademiniai-padaliniai/.

Socialinę stipendiją, kurios dydis yra 6,5 BSI (bazinė socialinė išmoka) per mėnesį, gali gauti visi aukštųjų mokyklų pirmosios, antrosios, trečiosios pakopų, vientisųjų ir profesinių studijų studentai (-ės), prašymų skirti socialinę stipendiją priėmimo metu atitinkantys (-čios) bent vieną iš šių kriterijų:

  1. yra vieni iš bendrai gyvenančių asmenų arba vieni gyvenantys asmenys, turintys teisę gauti arba gaunantys socialinę pašalpą pagal Lietuvos Respublikos piniginės socialinės paramos nepasiturintiems gyventojams įstatymą;
  2. turi teisės aktų nustatyta tvarka 45 procentų ar mažesnį darbingumo lygį arba sunkų ar vidutinį neįgalumo lygį;
  3. yra ne vyresni kaip 25 metų ir jiems iki pilnametystės įstatymų nustatyta tvarka buvo nustatyta globa (rūpyba) arba jų tėvai (turėtas vienintelis iš tėvų) yra mirę.

Socialines stipendijas skiria Valstybinis studijų fondas. Prašymą reikia užpildyti kiekvieną semestrą ČIA. Prisijungimui reikalinga elektroninė bankininkystė.

Universitetas teikia šias mokestines lengvatas studentams (-ėms):

  • Mokesčio už studijas lengvatą, kuri gali būti skiriama universiteto studentams (-ėms), kurių sudėtinga socialinė padėtis ir paskutinės sesijos išklausytų dalykų, įvertinus kreditus, vidurkis (pirmo kurso studentams – stojamasis konkursinis balas) yra ne mažesnis kaip 8 balai.
  • Apgyvendinimo mokesčio lengvatą, kuri gali būti suteikiama atsižvelgiant į studento (-ės) socialinę padėtį, gyvenamąją vietą bendrabutyje ir paskutinės sesijos išklausytų dalykų, įvertinus kreditus, vidurkis (pirmo kurso studentams (-ėms) – stojamasis konkursinis balas) yra ne mažesnis kaip 8 balai.

Išsamesnė informacija apie mokestines lengvatas: https://www.vdu.lt/lt/studijos/studiju-salygos-ir-aplinka/stipendijos-ir-parama/mokestines-lengvatos/

Lengvata gali būti skiriama konkurso arba ne konkurso būdu.

Lengvatas, kurios yra skiriamos ne konkurso būdu skiriamos suderinus su universiteto Studentų atstovybės prezidente ir Studentų reikalų departamento direktoriumi, šiais atvejais:

  • už pasiekimus mokslinėje, meninėje, kūrybinėje, sportinėje veikloje ir (ar) aktyvų dalyvavimą visuomeninėje universiteto veikloje.
  • studento (-ės) prašymu, tarpininkaujant atitinkamo padalinio vadovui (-ei), iš universiteto padalinio disponuojamų lėšų.
  • studentams (-ėms), neturintiems (-oms) akademinių skolų, kurių pagrindinė darbovietė yra universitetas, atsižvelgiant į motyvuotą darbuotojo (-s) prašymą, tarpininkaujant atitinkamo padalinio vadovui (-ei).
  • studentams (-ėms), atvykstantiems (-oms) pagal tarptautines programas ir projektus bei dvišalius tarpinstitucinius susitarimus.

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Karjera

  • Konsultuotis gali tiesiogiai Karjeros centre (K. Donelaičio g. 52-108, Kaunas) arba nuotoliniu būdu (klausimus konsultacijai siunčiant el. paštu: karjera@vdu.lt). Konsultacijai būtina išankstinė registracija.

    Daugiau informacijos: http://karjera.vdu.lt/

Visi universiteto studentai gali konsultuotis įvairiais karjeros klausimais nemokamai. 

  • karjeros klausimais;
  • pagalba rengiant gyvenimo aprašymą (CV), motyvacinį laišką;
  • pagalba rengiantis pokalbiui dėl darbo, praktikos atlikimo ar savanoriškos veiklos;
  • įvairūs karjeros projektavimo renginiai: praktiniai seminarai, paskaitos, susitikimai su darbdaviais, Karjeros dienos ir kt.;
  • susipažinti su savanoriavimo ir mentoriavimo universitete galimybėmis;
  • praktikos, savanorystės ir darbo vietų pasiūlymai.

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Individualūs poreikiai

Daugelis universiteto patalpų yra visiškai arba dalinai pritaikytos studentams (-ėms) turintiems (-oms) judėjimo negalią:

    • Lauko durys į pagrindinius VDU rūmus automatizuotos;
    • VDU rūmuose įrengti specialūs keltuvai arba platūs liftai su garsiniais pranešimais;
    • Auditorijose įrengtos specialios vietos žmonėms, judantiems neįgaliojo vežimėliu; 
    • Prie universiteto rūmų įrengtos automobilių stovėjimo vietos.

Registracijos į studijas metu turi galimybę, atsižvelgiant į tavo individualius poreikius, susidaryti asmeniškai tau tinkantį studijų tvarkaraštį.

Universiteto bibliotekos padaliniuose, išsidėsčiusiuose įvairiuose universiteto rūmuose, gali rasti erdves, kuriose įrengtos specialios darbo vietos studentams (-ėms) su individualiais poreikiais. Daugiau informacijos apie bibliotekose esančią įrangą galima rasti čia.

Taip, norint jas gauti, turi kiekvieną semestrą iš naujo pildyti prašymus. Skiriamos šios stipendijos ir išmokos:

  • Socialinės stipendijos – stipendija, kurios dydis yra 6,5 BSI (1 BSI = 49 EURAI), gali gauti visi aukštųjų mokyklų pirmosios, antrosios, trečiosios pakopų, vientisųjų ir profesinių studijų studentai. Daugiau informacijos: https://vsf.lrv.lt/lt/studentams/soc-stipendijos 
  • Tikslinės išmokos – išmoka, kurią gali gauti Lietuvoje veikiančių aukštųjų mokyklų ir užsienio aukštųjų mokyklų filialų studentai, turintys negalią.

Daugiau informacijos:

https://vsf.lrv.lt/lt/projektas-studiju-prieinamumo-didinimas-studentams-turintiems-negalia/tikslines 

Be socialinės stipendijos ir tikslinės išmokos studentas, turintis individualių poreikių, kas mėnesį gali gauti išmoką specialiesiems poreikiams tenkinti iš neįgaliųjų reikalų departamento. Šią išmoką gali gauti visi neįgalieji net jei ir jų darbingumas yra didesnis nei 45 procentai.

Taip, valstybės remiama paskola gali gauti turint 45 procentų ir mažesnį darbingumą. 

Išskiriamos 3 Valstybės remiamų paskolų rūšys: 

  • Paskola studijų kainai sumokėti;
  • Paskola gyvenimo išlaidoms;
  • Paskola dalinėms studijoms pagal tarptautines (tarpžinybines) sutartis.

Dažniausiai studentai (-ės), turintys (-os) individualius poreikius, gauna paskolą studijų kainai sumokėti ir (ar) paskolą gyvenimo išlaidoms dengti. Jei prašymas pildomas rugsėjo semestre, paskola studijų kainai sumokėti gali būti skiriama visų mokslo metų kainai sumokėti. Norint sumokėti už pavasario semestrą reikia pateikti bankui pažymą apie studento (-ės) statusą ir aukštajai mokyklai yra pervedama likusi studijų kainos suma. Jei pildomas prašymas pavasarį, tokiu atveju galima gauti paskolą tik pavasario semestro studijų kainai sumokėti ir tik pusę maksimalios paskolos gyvenimo išlaidoms dengti. Prašymai – anketos pildomi kiekvienais mokslo metais iš naujo. 

Daugiau informacijos: https://vsf.lrv.lt/lt/studentams/vrpaskolos

Turint 45 procentų ir mažesnį darbingumą, gali gauti valstybės remiamą paskolą studijų kainai sumokėti ir/arba gyvenimo išlaidos dengti. Nuo jos grąžinimo Valstybinis studijų fondas gali atleisti vieną kartą. 

Turint individualius poreikius, gali būti atleistas (-a) nuo paskolos grąžinimo, jei sėkmingai baigei studijas. Pavyzdžiui, jei pasiėmei paskolą studijuodamas (-a) bakalauro pakopos studijas, nuo paskolos gali būti atleistas (-a) tik tada, kada gausi tų studijų bakalauro diplomą. Jei paskolos gavėjas (-a), kuriam (-ai) nustatytas 45 procentų ar mažesnis darbingumo lygis, nutraukia studijas ar yra pašalinamas (-a) iš aukštosios mokyklos, jis (ji) ar jo (jos) atstovas (-ė) turi teisę kreiptis į Fondo direktoriaus (-ės) įsakymu sudarytą komisiją ir prašyti atleisti nuo visos ar jos dalies valstybės remiamos paskolos grąžinimo. 

Studentas (-ė), kuris (-i) jau kartą buvo atleistas (-a) nuo paskolos grąžinimo, gali kreiptis į universitetą ir prašyti studijų kainos lengvatos. Konkursas mokestinėms lengvatoms gauti yra skelbiamas viešai oficialiame universiteto tinklalapyje kiekvieno studijų semestro pradžioje einamajam studijų semestrui. Studentas (-ė) turi pateikti Studentų reikalų departamento nustatytos formos el. prašymą (anketą), kuri yra skelbiama konkurso metu ir kartu su ja pateikti reikiamus dokumentus.

Daugiau informacijos apie Valstybės remiamas paskolas:

http://vsf.lrv.lt/lt/studentams/vrpaskolos 

Daugiau informacijos apie studijų lengvatas:

https://www.vdu.lt/lt/vdu-jums/vdu-studentams/finansine-parama/mokestines-lengvatos/ https://www.vdu.lt/lt/konkursas-studiju-ir-apgyvendinimo-mokesciu-lengvatoms-gauti/

Taip, universitetas sudaro sąlygas naudotis skirtomis mokymo/ugdymo priemonėmis, įrenginiais, kad vėliau studentai (-ės), turintys individualius poreikius, patys galėtų pasirūpinti studijoms reikalinga medžiaga.

Tik keli universiteto bendrabučiai yra pritaikyti studentams (-ėms) turintiems (-oms) judėjimo negalią:

  • VDU bendrabutis nr. 1 „Taika” (Adresas: Taikos pr. 119, Kaunas) ir VDU bendrabutis Nr. 6 (Adresas: A. Vivulskio g. 36, Vilnius) yra pritaikyti judėjimo negalią turintiems asmenims. Pirmame bendrabučio aukšte yra 4 kambariai, pritaikyti studentų specialiesiems poreikiams tenkinti. Judėjimo negalią turintiems (-čioms) studentams (-ėms) yra pritaikyta įeiga į bendrabutį, t. y. yra pandusas. Rekonstruoti liftai suteikia galimybę neįgaliems (-ioms) studentams (-ėms) patekti į visas (išskyrus skalbyklą) bendro naudojimo erdves, esančias dvylikos aukštų bendrabutyje.
  • VDU bendrabutis Nr. 2 „Baltija” (Adresas: Vytauto pr. 71, Kaunas) ir VDU bendrabutis Nr. 5 (Adresas: Universiteto g. 8, Akademija, Kauno raj.) Bendrabučiai pritaikyti studentams (-ėms), turintiems (-čioms) judėjimo negalią. Įeinant į bendrabutį yra pandusas, antrame aukšte yra neįgaliesiems (-ioms) pritaikyti kambariai, tualetai ir dušai. Platūs liftai suteikia galimybę neįgaliems (-ioms) studentams (-ėms) patekti į visas bendro naudojimo erdves.
  • Visi kiti VDU bendrabučiai yra tinkami gyventi lengvą fizinės arba vidutinių sutrikimų (pavyzdžiui, sergantiems diabetu, raudonąja vilklige, epilepsija ir pan.) negalios formą turintiems gyventojams (-oms). Judėjimo negalią turintiems studentams (-ėms) neįvardyti bendrabučiai nėra pritaikyti.

Plačiau apie universiteto bendrabučius gali pasiskaityti: https://apgyvendinimas.vdu.lt/bendrabuciai/vdu-bendrabutis-nr-1/

Universiteto bendrabutyje gyvenantys studentai  (-ės), turintys (-čios) individualių poreikių, ir su jais (jomis) gyvenantys lydintys asmenys gali gauti 25, 50, 75 arba 100 procentų apgyvendinimo mokesčio lengvatą už semestrą. Studentams (-ės), gyvenantiems (-čioms) vienviečiame bendrabučio kambaryje, mokesčio už apgyvendinimą lengvata neskiriama. Studentai (-ės), pretenduojantys gauti mokestines lengvatas konkurso būdu, turi pateikti Studentų reikalų departamento nustatytos formos el. prašymą (anketą), kuri yra skelbiama konkurso metu oficialiame universiteto tinklalapyje. 

Plačiau apie tai: https://www.vdu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Mokestini%C5%B3-lengvat%C5%B3-teikimo-ir-kompensacij%C5%B3-skyrimo-tvarkos-apra%C5%A1as.pdf

Taip, studentai (-ės) turintys (-os) individualių poreikių, ne tik gali dalyvauti konkurse ir būti atrinkti vykti į Erasmus+ studijas ar praktiką užsienyje, tačiau turi galimybę gauti ir papildomą finansavimą, kuris padengs patiriamas išlaidas, susijusias su individualiais ar specialiaisiais poreikiais, Erasmus+ praktikos ar studijų užsienyje metu. 

Apie papildomą paramą neįgaliesiems: https://erasmus-plius.lt/programa/papildoma-parama-aukstojo-mokslo-studentams/ 

Daugiau informacijos: https://www.smpf.lt/lt/ arba pasiteiravęs VDU Tarptautinių ryšių departamento.

Taip, centralizuotai padėti spręsti įvairias problemas universitete, su kuriomis susiduria universitete studijuojantys studentai (-ės) su individualiais poreikiais, padeda atsakingas universiteto asmuo dirbantis Studentų reikalų departamento studentų su negalia srityje.

Negalios reikalų vyr. koordinatorė Miglė Janušauskaitė

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