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Vilnius Tech Faculty of Transport Engineering
Published on 12 March 2021
Lithuania
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About this good practice
As transport and logistics accounts for around 13% of Lithuania’s GDP, scientific work and the implementation of transport-related study programs is vital. Taking this into account, Vilnius Tech Faculty of Transport Engineering specializes in this field. The faculty has five main departments: Department of Automotive Engineering; Department of Mobile Machinery and Railway transport; Laboratory of Transport Engineering and Logistics; Department of Logistics and Transport Management; Transport and Logistics Competence Centre.
Highly and basically qualified transport specialists, ensuring the efficient operations of all transport systems, is a must. Therefore, the faculty provides study programs in the fields of transport safety, economics, logistics, automotive transport, engineering, mobile machinery, railway transport.
The faculty is also highly engaged in research, innovation and practical activities. Research fields include autonomous ground vehicles, environmental-friendly transport, traffic safety, urban mobility, green logistics, transportation and networks. Academic staff not only participates in the local or international research projects, but also implements some science-business cooperation activities in order to help private enterprises to grow. Faculty provides various services for businesses, including research, testing, diagnostics, designing, using their own know-how and infrastructure.
Highly and basically qualified transport specialists, ensuring the efficient operations of all transport systems, is a must. Therefore, the faculty provides study programs in the fields of transport safety, economics, logistics, automotive transport, engineering, mobile machinery, railway transport.
The faculty is also highly engaged in research, innovation and practical activities. Research fields include autonomous ground vehicles, environmental-friendly transport, traffic safety, urban mobility, green logistics, transportation and networks. Academic staff not only participates in the local or international research projects, but also implements some science-business cooperation activities in order to help private enterprises to grow. Faculty provides various services for businesses, including research, testing, diagnostics, designing, using their own know-how and infrastructure.
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The faculty has around 80 employees including administration, lecturers, scientists and researchers.
Evidence of success
The faculty is highly engaged in science-business cooperation. It also cooperates with transport-related public organizations. As a result, they have been implementing around 30 different transport-related projects. The subject fields include transport-related areas such as alternative fuels, railways, green transport corridors, automotive sector and so on.
Potential for learning or transfer
Scientific research and the development of innovation at the university level is very important in the state or regional context. Not only university provides transport-related talent for the economy, but it is also highly engaged in fundamental and applied research, science and business cooperation and transport policy formation. The active involvement of the Faculty in promoting the development of the transport sector and in cooperating with business are crucial, especially when the creation and commercialisation of knowledge are important to promote competitiveness.
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Vilnius Tech
Lithuania
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