Vilnius University, the largest Lithuanian scientific institution, has deservedly earned the status of a leader in science and research. Established in 1579, the University comprises 13 faculties, 1 institute, 2 university hospitals, the oldest library in Lithuania, the Astronomical Observatory, the Botanical Garden, and the Church of St. Johns. The student body of the University includes approximately 23,000 students.
Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty comprises two institutes: the Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics and Institute of Languages, Literature and Translation Studies. The Faculty is interdisciplinary, it encompasses study programmes from three different fields of science: Humanities, Social and Physical Sciences (Informatics). The Faculty organises consistent studies in all three levels (Bachelor, Master and PhD), after-college studies and supplementary studies. All the study programmes employ up-to-date communication and information technologies, while students have the opportunity to collect as much practical skill as possible. The Faculty offeres BA level (first level) study programmes: English and Another Foreign Language (Swedish), Audiovisual Translation, Audiovisual Translation: Accessibility of Digital Content, Economics and Management, Lithuanian Philology and Promotion, Lithuanian Philology and Promotion: Studies of Creativity and Digital Rhetoric, Lithuanian Philology and Promotion: Content Creation and Marketing, Finance Analytics, Information Systems and Cyber Security, Marketing Technologies.
The scientists carry out interdisciplinary scientific research. There are 7 groups of researchers at Kaunas faculty. One them is "Cyber Security Research Group".
Kaunas faculty participates in different national, European and international research projects such as the Erasmus+, Horizon, COST, Nordplus, ARQUS, also projects funded by Research Council of Lithuania, Education Exchange Support Foundation and The Science Promotion Fund of Vilnius university.
Kaunas Faculty is carrying out the Erasmus+ project "SMEs Cyber Security Change Agents" (01-07-2023 – 30-06-2026). Webpage: https://cyberagents.eu/
The Aim of the CyberAgent project is to create a platform for the target group to acquire sustainable cybersecurity and entrepreneurial knowledge and competences to inspire, empower, up-skill, re-skill and engage SME employees taking the role as Cyber Security Change Agents and involve more women in the IT sector. It will facilitate collaborations between HEIs, VETs, and SMEs, operating as a platform for sharing best practices in cybersecurity and the labor market. Additionally, it intends to improve the employability of the target groups, support SMEs in building their cyber resilience, preserve their reputation and competitiveness, and raise organizational cybersecurity maturity and culture.
The CyberAgent project, co-funded by Erasmus+, fosters cooperation between higher education institutions, vocational training providers and SMEs to share best practices in cybersecurity and enhance employability, cyber resilience and an organisation's cybersecurity culture.