Studies and Individual Needs
Vilnius University seeks to create equal opportunities to study and work for all members of the community.
Vilnius University is open and puts effort to provide appropriate study opportunities for students with a disability by:
- providing flexible examination conditions and individualisation of the study process to meet the needs arising from a disability. At the request of the student, the Disability Affairs Coordinator prepares recommendations for the adjustment of studies to the needs arising from a disability;
- improving the physical accessibility of the University campus;
- providing various assistive technologies and equipment, allowing to adjust the study process to individual needs;
- counselling students and lecturers on study accessibility matters;
- if needed, organising seminars and other events on disability for the University community.
If you are a prospective or a current student and have a disability – including mental, autism spectrum, attention or learning impairments – that may lead to individual needs during your studies, please complete this form before the start of the semester. The Disability Affairs Coordinator will contact you to discuss how to meet your individual needs.
We encourage students with a disability to actively express their needs and let us know about them as early as possible as only through reciprocal communication we can ensure access to studies and make reasonable accommodations for full, effective and equal participation in the study process along with others.
More information about Diversity and Equal Opportunities Strategy 2020–2025 and related activities can be found here.
In order to ensure equal opportunities and create appropriate study conditions for students with disabilities, Vilnius University takes into account the individual needs related to a disability. The University considers students with disabilities as those who long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. Therefore, long-term mental, autism spectrum, attention or learning impairments (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, etc.), which can also cause individual needs to arise in the context of studies, are also considered to be disabilities. The Study Regulations of Vilnius University provide that in the case of students with a disability or a temporary health impairment, upon submission of documents proving this, some aspects of the study process (the study environment, study material, etc.) are to be adjusted according to individual needs resulting from the disability or temporary health disorder. Approved by the order of the Pro-Rector for Studies of Vilnius University of 31 October 2019, The Procedure for Vilnius University Study Process Adjustment to Individual Needs Arising from Disability provides the appropriate steps to adjust the study process. The students should contact the Disability Affairs Coordinator as soon as possible, before the beginning of the semester, by completing the form. The data put in the form are confidential and will not be transferred to third parties without the consent of the student. During the individual meeting, the disability-related individual needs are assessed, and the supporting documents are requested. Not only documents noting the student’s "working capacity level" or disability but also statements and recommendations by specialists/doctors confirming the needs are acceptable. The Disability Affairs Coordinator, at the request of the student, recommends specific adjustmets to study process to the faculty (academic unit) and confirms that s/he is familiar with the documents proving the student’s disability. On the recommendation of the Disability Affairs Coordinator, the faculty approves the study individualisation plan for the entire study period (unless otherwise specified).
Each person’s disability-related needs are individual, so in order to find the most appropriate ways to provide reasonable accommodations to the study process, each case is assessed individually. The methods of adjusting the study process to individual needs are divided into three main categories: study environment, lectures or other contact activities and assessment of learning achievements. The most commonly implemented methods of study process individualisation are: If needed, a student volunteer can provide individual help (e.g. to accompany, overcome existing physical obstacles, learn to navigate in a new environment, etc.). The administration must be informed as early as possible of disability-related needs so that it can be properly prepared. For this reason, students are asked to complete the aforementioned form as early as possible – before the beginning of the semester.
Contact persons for disability questions in the faculty Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences - Rūta Aukštakojytė Institute of Geosciences - Neringa Mačiulevičiūtė-Turlienė Faculty of Philology - Orinta Gerikaitė Faculty of Economics and Business Administration - Gintarė Paulauskaitė Faculty of Philosophy - Justė Ganusauskaitė Life Sciences Center - Jolanta Bagvilė Faculty of History- Dalia Vitkauskaitė Kaunas Faculty - Jolita Malinauskienė Faculty of Communication - Iveta Jakimavičiūtė Faculty of Medicine - Miglė Žuromskaitė Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics - Rūta Šlaustienė Faculty of Law - Lina Mekytė Institute of International Relations and Political Science - Vilius Mickūnas Business school - Aušra Sakalauskytė Šiauliai Academy - Audronė Grišiuvienė Faculty of Physics - Andželika Jankauskytė
Financial support measures, excluding social grants, are provided to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and persons who have declared their permanent place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania if they meet all of the following requirements: Financial support for meeting the special needs of persons and targeted payments for improving the accessibility of studies are provided for one semester. To receive financial support, students with disabilities must submit their financial support applications and copies of their disability certificates to Vilnius University Department of Studies Administration within 10 working days after the beginning of each semester. This can be done either in person, via e-mail or through the eStudent system: Students who have the right to receive payments for the partial compensation of their study costs can reduce their tuition fee by 128.00 EUR. Students who paid a full tuition fee for the semester can submit a tuition fee refund application every semester. Social grants can be received by students studying in first-cycle, second-cycle and integrated study programmes, by students studying in non-degree study programmes (excluding residency), as well as by students studying in places both funded and not funded by the state. Applications must be filled out online twice a year: between 15 September and 10 October for the autumn semester, and between 20 January and 20 February for the spring semester. You can find more information on the State Studies Foundation website at vsf.lt/lt/socialines-stipendijos.
For many years, Vilnius University has been continuously seeking to improve the physical accessibility of the campus for individuals with mobility and visual impairments. Every year, the infrastructure of the campus is adapted in accordance to the expressed needs of the people with disabilities or the planned work by the University itself. Among our most accessible academic units for individuals with mobility difficulties are the Faculty of Philosophy, the Faculty of History, the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, the Life Sciences Centre, the Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology and the Scholarly Communication and Information Centre. The Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Physics, the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Communication are partially adapted for people with limited mobility. The Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics is not adapted for people with limited mobility; however, its division (47 Didlaukio Str., Vilnius) has three classrooms where theoretical lectures are held with the possibility to view them remotely. The Scholarly Communication and Information Centre is accessible for people with limited mobility. Vilnius University Central Library has sloping stair lifts (you can access the Central Building of the University by using a mobile stairclimber or with the help of our security staff). You can access the ground floor of the Central Building from the Grand Courtyard. The University encourages persons with disability to show interest, ask questions openly and express their needs because only then can we guarantee the appropriate implementation of suitable study conditions for such persons. For detailed information about the accessibility of the physical environment, please contact the Disability Affairs Coordinator or write at . You can also find more information about the accessibility of various Vilnius University units on the Without Thresholds (Be Slenksčių) project website.
The ground floor of the Central Building of the University can be accessed by persons with reduced mobility using a sloping stair lift (from M. K. Sarbievijus Street to the Grand Courtyard). Although the complex layout of the Central Campus makes it difficult to adapt all the premises, the University is making efforts to adjust an increasing number of spaces in the Central Building. If you need to enter the first floor of the Central Building or the Library (there are five stairs to take down from the locker room on the ground floor), you can now use the mobile stairclimber or ask security guards for help. The Central Library is equipped with sloping stair lifts to access the Philosophy Reading Room, the Lithuanian Studies Reading Room and other reading rooms. To get more information about the accessibility of Vilnius University Central Building or to call for help (for example, to use the lift to the Grand Courtyard), please call +370 673 16577.
The compensatory technical equipment at the Faculty of Physics is available at the Dean’s Office (9 Saulėtekio av., Building III, Room 203).
Students who encounter problems during their study process or in their personal lives may require consultations provided by a specialist. The aim of psychological counselling is to help people identify, understand and solve their personal or interpersonal difficulties related to psychological well-being or behaviour. The department of community well-being suggests psychological support.
Health and Sport Centre organises individualised physical activity classes for students with various types of disabilities. The classes are held both individually and in groups. Students who are interested in health and sports activities are welcomed to contact us via e-mail (assoc. prof. Laimutė Samsonienė). The facilities of the Health and Sport Centre are adapted to the needs of persons with limited mobility. The services are provided to students with disabilities free of charge.
12 accessible rooms are available for students with physical disability. The rooms are located on the ground floor of the dormitory on 12 Saulėtekio Avenue. The rooms have a separate entrance with a ramp. If you need an accessible room or have other needs related to your disability, check the box “I have individual accommodation needs arising from disability” when registering for a place in a dormitory of Vilnius University.Study Process Accessibility
Adjustments to Study Process
The Procedure for the Individualization of Studies at Vilnius University According to Individual Needs Arising from Disability and Contact persons for disability questions in the faculty
Financial Support Measures
Students with a 45 percent or lower working capacity are eligible to receive the following financial support measures.
At the end of the validity period of a disability certificate, a copy of the extended certificate must be submitted to the Studies Administration Department as soon as possible. You can find more information about targeted payments at vsf.lrv.lt/en.Physical Accessibility and Compensatory Technical Measures
Physical Accessibility
Accessibility of Central Building
Compensatory Technical Measures
Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Faculty of Philology
Faculty of Philosophy
Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Physics
Life Sciences Centre
Faculty of History
Kaunas Faculty
Faculty of Communication
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
Faculty of Medicine
Institute of International Relations and Political Science
Faculty of Law
Department of Community Development
Department of Studies Administration
Central Building
Central Library
Scholarly Communication and Information Centre
Centre of Information Technology Development
Services for Students
Psychological Counselling and Assessment of Individual Educational Needs
Health and Sport Centre
Dormitories