Kazimieras Simonavičius University

Kazimieras Simonavicius University
Former name	Vilnius Academy of Business Law
Type	Private Research University
Established	2003; 21 years ago
Rector	Jolanta Bieliauskaitė
Location	Vilnius, Lithuania
Website	ksu.lt

Kazimieras Simonavičius University (previously: Vilnius Academy of Business Law (VABL), Lithuanian: Vilniaus verslo teisės akademija) is a private, state-accredited research university in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania licensed the former Vilnius Academy of Business Law on August 26, 2003. Teaching started in 2004. In 2012, the university changed its name to honour Kazimierz Siemienowicz (ca. 1600–1651), a military engineer, artillery specialist, and pioneer of rocketry.

History

The university was established as the Vilnius Academy of Business Law in 2003 and expanded to Klaipėda in 2004. In 2012, the university merged with the Business Management Academy, became member of the Erasmus exchange programme, and changed its name to Kazimieras Simonavičius University.

On 26 April 2012, the Senate of Kazimieras Simonavičius University held its inaugural meeting. Prof. Dr. Romualdas Ginevičius, was elected the first President of the Senate and Prof. Dr. Ryšardas Burda, the first Vice-President of the Senate. As of May 2022, the incumbent President of the Senate is Prof. Dr. Steffen Roth.^[1]

27 March 2013. KSU bought the Academy of Business and Management. The University took over the VVA Business Management degree programme.

As of 2018. The International Children's University "Alfa" is operating at Kazimieras Simonavčius University.

International partnerships in higher education

The University has student exchange agreements with over 100 universities all over the world. KSU offers multiple opportunities for students and academics to participate in foreign professional training's and educational projects. Each semester there are compulsory and optional courses, which are taught by foreign academics from all over the world.

Location

The main campus of Kazimieras Simonavičius University is located in Vilnius, and the university maintains a second campus in Klaipėda.

Academics

The university offers state-accredited programmes in the fields of law, communication, economics, and social sciences,^[2] and has the right to award PhD degrees.^[3]

Current programmes include: Fashion Industry; Aviation Management; Entrepreneurship and Management; Business Management; Digital Marketing; European Union Law; Law; Integrated Communication; Organizational Innovation and Management.

References

[KSU_Senate_meeting-1] "KSU Senate meeting, accessed on 04 December 2022".

[About_KSU-2] "KSU Website, accessed on 04 December 2018".

[Statutes_of_the_Kazimieras_Simonavičius_University_in_Vilnius-3] "Statutes of the Kazimieras Simonavičius University in Vilnius, accessed on 04 December 2018" (PDF).

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v t e Compostela Group of Universities
Members	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior Columbus University ESAN University Grigol Robakidze University Ilia State University Jaume I University Karlstad University Kazimieras Simonavičius University King Juan Carlos University Kore University of Enna Masaryk University Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Federico Villarreal National University National University of San Marcos Pan-European University Peruvian University of Applied Sciences Philipps University of Marburg Pontifical Catholic University of Peru São Paulo State University Santo Domingo Institute of Technology Technical University of Madrid Universidad Anáhuac Xalapa (Anahuac University Network) Universidad La Salle México Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno University Business Academy in Novi Sad University of A Coruña University of Almería University of Burgos University of Cádiz University of Extremadura University of Fribourg University of Guadalajara University of La Laguna University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University of León University of Lima University of Lleida University of Łódź University of Málaga University of Malta University of Minho University of Monterrey University of Nantes University of Oviedo University of Pécs University of Piura University of Regensburg University of Salamanca University of Santiago de Compostela University of Seville University of Surabaya University of the Basque Country University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro University of Valencia University of Vigo University of Worcester University of Zaragoza Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Zhejiang Wanli University
Associates	Metropolitan College (AMC)
Collaborators	Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration EEUA Erasmus Compostela Euro-Mediterranean University of Slovenia FAUBAI HACU Quacquarelli Symonds Scholars at Risk