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    • A feasibility study for the introduction of Master's degree courses into the university curriculum based on multi-criteria evaluation methods 

      Ginevičienė, Vanda Birutė; Ginevičius, Adomas; Tamošauskas, Povilas (10th UICEE annual conference on engineering education: reinforcing partnerships in engineering education: Bangkok, Thailand, 19-23 March 2007: conference proceedings, 2007)
      In the model of studies outlined in the Bologna Process, the emphasis is placed on the second, Master-level courses of studies. This raises the important problem of determining the preparedness of universities to conduct ...

    • A system of joint admission to Lithuanian higher schools: the guidelines to entrants 

      Kliukas, Romualdas; Prentkovskis, Olegas; Daniūnas, Alfonsas (11th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, Tallinn, Estonia 18-20 June 2007: seminar proceedings, 2007)
      In this paper, the authors aim to describe a system of joint admission to Lithuanian higher schools that has already been used for several years in this country. The authors present the current Lithuanian higher education ...

    • A teaching strategy to enhance the learning of fundamental science subjects at technical universities 

      Astrauskienė, Nijolė; Ginevičienė, Vanda Birutė (10th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education Education: University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland 4-6 September 2006: seminar proceedings, 2006)
      The task set for faculties of fundamental sciences at technical universities is to establish the foundations of the knowledge of the sciences (mathematics, physics and chemistry), which can then serve as the basis for ...

    • Access of disabled people to engineering education 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas (World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 2002)
      The article deals with the integration of disabled people into engineering education through widening access. Each country has a fraction of the population that face some obstacles in entering, participating, gaining or ...

    • Assessing the performance of universities in a country 

      Ginevičius, Romualdas; Podvezko, Valentinas; Ginevičius, Adomas (10th UICEE annual conference on engineering education: reinforcing partnerships in engineering education: Bangkok, Thailand, 19-23 March 2007: conference proceedings / UNESCO, ILGEE, 2007)
      To determine the efficiency of a university's performance, two problems should be solved. It is necessary to assess a teacher's work and, based on this evaluation, to determine the efficiency of a particular department and ...

    • Attractiveness of engineering study programmes offered by Lithuanian universities 

      Daniūnas, Alfonsas; Kliukas, Romualdas; Prentkovskis, Olegas (11th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, Tallin, Estonia 18-20 June 2007: seminar proceedings, 2007)
      In this paper, the authors seek to describe an attractiveness of engineering study programmes offered by Lithuanian universities during the joint applicants' admission to Lithuanian higher schools (which has been already ...

    • Case teaching for engineering students 

      Tvaronavičienė, Manuela; Ginevičienė, Vanda Birutė (9th UICEE Annual Conference on Engineering Education: International Quality in Engineering Education: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman 11-15 February 2006: conference proceedings / UICEE, UNESCO, 2006)
      Industrial enterprise management should be accepted as a coherent part of an engineering education programme. While good theoretical knowledge plays a crucial role, there must also be an emphasis on its application. In ...

    • Collaboration with social and economic partners: an important priority for university development 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas; Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras (5th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education : seminar proceedings, Gdynia, Poland, 17-19 September 2001, 2001)
      In an ever-changing labour market, a university undertakes efforts to estimate the free labour market demands for university graduates. Universities provide the organisational means for advertising their main study programmes, ...

    • Development of study programmes at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 

      Daniūnas, Alfonsas (Global Journal of Engineering Education, 1997)
      The aim of this paper is briefly to introduce the basic principles of, and the strategies for, the composition of engineering study programmes at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU).

    • E-publishing developments at Lithuanian higher education institutions 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas; Targamadzė, Aleksandras; Kučiukas, Vilius; Žalys, Albertas (5th Global Congress on Engineering Education, Polytechnic University Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, 17-21 July 2006 / UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE), ILGEE, Polytechnic University Brooklyn, 2006)
      In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the scholarly communication system. The exponential growth of the primary literature and the cost of distributing information has put serious strain on the financial ...

    • Emigration tendencies after entering the EU: implications of a qualified worforce loss 

      Tvaronavičienė, Manuela; Ginevičienė, Vanda Birutė (4th Asia-Pacific Forum on Engineering And Technology Education : Bangkok, Thailand, 26-29 September 2005 : forum proceedings, 2005)
      The education needs for a particular country and the particular specialties should be considered when taking into account the increased movement of labour force related with expansion of the European Union (EU) economic ...

    • Factors fostering the implementation of innovations in business: engineering education versus government support 

      Tvaronavičienė, Manuela; Korsakienė, Renata; Ginevičius, Romualdas (5th Global Congress on Engineering Education, Polytechnic University Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, 17-21 July 2006 / UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE), ILGEE, Polytechnic University Brooklyn, 2006)
      In this paper, the authors deal with factors that foster the implementation of innovations into the Lithuanian economy. The size of enterprises and economic sectors have been taken into account. On the one hand, the authors ...

    • Higher education reform - the road leading up to better satisfaction of society needs 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas (11th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, Tallinn, Estonia, Jun 18-20, 2007: seminar proceedings, 2007)
      Although the higher education reform under preparation is provoking discussions in the academic community, there is nevertheless unanimous agreement concerning its aims: higher quality of studies and better funding. To ...

    • Higher education reform – the societal response to new realities and challenges 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas (Global journal of engineering education / The UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education, 2007)
      Although the higher education reform currently under preparation in Lithuania is provoking discussions in the academic community, there is nevertheless unanimous agreement concerning its aims: a higher quality of studies ...

    • Information technologies in the service of science and studies development 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas (World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 2003)
      The article deals with a review of the development of current Lithuanian higher education and its research information system, its organisational structure and the stages of its creation. Higher education institutions, ...

    • Innovationen in den Studienprogrammen und die Reform der Ingenieurbildung in den Baltischen Ländern 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas; Radzevičienė, Asta (Global Journal of Engineering Education, 2004)

    • Inquiry-based undergraduate teaching in physics at technical universities 

      Astrauskienė, Nijolė; Ginevičienė, Vanda Birutė (5th Global Congress on Engineering Education, Polytechnic University Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, 17-21 July 2006 / UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE), ILGEE, Polytechnic University Brooklyn, 2006)
      Physics is one of fundamental subjects in the curriculum of engineering studies at a university. The quality and creativity of engineers strongly depend on the level of assimilation of the fundamental principles of physics ...

    • International Studies and Research Programmes at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas; Staškevičius, Juozapas Audvydas (Global Journal of Engineering Education, 1997)
      The first international aid for Lithuanian institutions of higher education came from the EU TEMPUS-PHARE programme, with the first TEMPUS programme commencing at the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) in 1992. ...

    • Internationalisierung des Studiums zur Ausbildung der Fachleute für den Modernen Arbeitsmarkt 

      Radzevičienė, Asta; Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas (Global Journal of Engineering Education, 2003)
      Unter dem Einfluss der Globalisierung kollidieren die Universitäten als Institutionen, die die hoch qualifizierten Fachleute für den Arbeitsmarkt vorbereiten, mit den grundlegenden und vom sich ändernden Arbeitsmarkt ...

    • Joint degree programmes - a new challenge for universities 

      Valiulis, Algirdas Vaclovas (10th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education Education: University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland 4-6 September 2006: seminar proceedings / University of Szczecin, 2006)
      A joint degree is defined as a single diploma issued by at least two institutions offering an integrated study programme. The development of joint degrees was set as an aim for the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in ...