Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas acronym-VGTU) is a state higher academic school which has the rights of legal entity. The University is a non-profit institution, which was established by the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania.
It is one of the largest schools of higher education in Lithuania and strives for leading the Baltic countries in technical and engineering education as well as the field of scientific research. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University strives to foster highly qualified, creative and socially active specialists who can successfully adapt to both Lithuanian and foreign markets of education and labour.
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