Academic Advising
Academic advising is the provision of support for those who are searching for information about studies or want advice on how to solve issues arising during their studies. We aim to provide high-quality consultations that would fully meet your needs.
- Advising at the Student Affairs and Career Office
- Advising in core academic units of the university
- Contacts
Advising at the Student Affairs and Career Office
Admission and application steps
Advisors will help to figure out the admission procedure, requirements, deadlines for submitting applications, calculation of the competitive score, and additional points for admission to Vilnius University.
Finances
Advisors will provide general information on financial opportunities:
- state-sponsored loans;
- scholarships;
- payment of tuition fees in installments or deferral of payments;
- reduction, refund, and recovery of tuition fees.
Traineeship and Internship opportunities
Advisors will help to find out and provide knowledge about traineeship or internship opportunities in Lithuania and abroad.
Study process
Advisors will provide information on the general organization of studies at Vilnius University:
- opportunities for individualization of studies (minor studies, individual study plan, free listener status);
- General university studies (GUS), Optional subjects (OS), Free electives (FE), and non-study programme (foreign language) subjects that can be chosen depending on your study programme;
- change of the study programme, transfer of the student;
- assessment of studies, study debts, and appeals related to the study process;
- rotation;
- graduation (settlement with appropriate departments);
- termination of studies (financial obligations and other possibilities without termination of studies);
- academic leave and suspension of studies;
- renewal of studies.
Career counseling
Career Centre counselors can help students to plan their careers, give them a hand with the preparation for the process of job or internship search, or aid to prepare for a specific job interview. They also provide help for students who intend to change their studies, who want to gain some self-knowledge, or search for opportunities for personal growth.
Register for a career consultation
More information about Career Guidance
Psychological counseling
Counseling and Training Centre psychologists can help students understand and address personal or interpersonal difficulties related to psychological well-being or behavior.
Register for a consultation
More information about the activities of the Counseling and Training Centre
Mentoring
VU Mentoring program can help find an experienced, successful, and inspiring mentor for students, who seek personal development either in academic or career fields or wish to find more opportunities at the University. They can also help if a student is not sure about their choice of studies or is losing their study motivation.
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND CAREER OFFICE
(+370) 5 219 3277
Saulėtekio ave 9, III building, room 104
Advising in core academic units of the university
Study programs in a core academic unit
Advisors will help you learn more about a specific study programme – its goals, the subjects listed in your study plan, and the differences among them, as well as your future prospects after graduation.
Finances
Advisors will provide the information on the financial capabilities of a student in a particular study programme:
- scholarships;
- payment of tuition fees in installments or deferral of payments;
- reduction, refund, and recovery of tuition fees;
Study process
Advisors will provide information about your study programme:
- the schedule of your classes;
- the procedure for organizing studies (lectures, seminars, practical activities);
- the assessment strategies and grading, retakes of the examinations, when and how to apply for an academic leave or suspension of studies;
- General university studies (GUS), Optional subjects (OS), Free electives (FE), and non-study programme subjects (foreign language) that can be chosen depending on your study programme;
- opportunities for individualization of studies (minor studies, individual study plan, free listener status);
- rotation;
- graduation (settlement with appropriate departments);
- termination of studies (financial obligations and other options without termination of studies);
- academic leave and suspension of studies;
- renewal of studies.
Contacts
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Academic advisor | Contacts | ||
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Gintarė Paulauskaitė Emilija Stakutytė Ieva Gailiūnaitė |
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Faculty of Philosophy
Kaunas Faculty
Academic advisor | Contacts | ||
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Livija Grikietis | I–V: 8–17. |
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Faculty of Communication
Faculty of Law
Academic advisor | Contacts | ||
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Ingrida Rabačiauskaitė | I: 9.00–12.00, 13.00–17.00; II: 13.00–16.00. |
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Business School
Academic advisor | Contacts | ||
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Aušra Sakalauskytė |
I–IV: 8.00-17.00; V: 8.00–16.00. |
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