Status Today
In modern times, the university still offers studies with an internationally recognized content.
As of January 1, 2007, there were 23,255 students studying at Vilnius University.
The current rector is Professor Benediktas Juodka of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
The university, specifically the courtyard, was featured in the American TV series the Amazing Race.
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