Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

Vilniaus universiteto Šiaulių akademija
Type	Public
Established	1997 (as Šiauliai University) 2021 (as part of Vilnius University)
Rector	prof. dr. Renata Bilbokaitė
Students	1,450
Location	Šiauliai , Lithuania
Campus	Urban
Website	https://www.sa.vu.lt/en

Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (Lithuanian: Vilniaus universiteto Šiaulių akademija), established in 1997, is located in Šiauliai, Lithuania. As of 2008, the University was attended by approximately 11,800 students.^[1]

Šiauliai University was founded by a merger of the Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute and the Šiauliai Polytechnical Faculty of the Kaunas University of Technology. The latter had been a branch of the former Kaunas Polytechnical Institute branch since 1959. On 1st of January 2021, Šiauliai University become a part of Vilnius University and was renamed to Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy.^[2]

The Academy has 3 institutes:^[3]

• Institute of Education;
• Institute of Regional Development;
• Lifelong Learning Center.

• 
  VU Šiauliai Academy II Palace
• 
  VU Šiauliai Academy Information Centre^[4]
• 
  VU Šiauliai Academy Botanical Garden

• Official website

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