Self-government bodies
The governing bodies of Vilnius College of Technologies and Design shall be formed and their competence shall be determined in accordance with the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania, the Law on Public Institutions of the Republic of Lithuania and the Law on Science and Studies. The collegial governing bodies of the College shall be the Council and the Academic Council, and the Director of the College shall be the sole governing body.
The Council of the College is composed of 9 members for a term of 5 years. The Council shall take its decisions by a simple majority of the Council members present at the meeting. Meetings of the Council shall be valid if at least two thirds of the Council members are present. The Council shall publish its decisions on the College’s website.
The Academic Council is the governing body for the academic affairs of the College. The Academic Council is composed of 11 elected members for a term of 5 years. A meeting of the Academic Council shall be valid if at least half of the members of the Academic Council are present. Decisions shall be taken by a simple majority of the members present at the meeting. The resolutions adopted shall be published on the College’s website.
The interests of the College’s students are represented by the Students’ Representative Office. The student representation is composed of students elected by the general student assembly (conference). In its activities, the Students’ Representation shall be guided by the Law on Associations of the Republic of Lithuania, the Statutes of the College, the Statutes of the Students’ Representation and other legal acts.
Documents:
The Academic Council of the College (Minutes No 14-3) of 7 September 2022 renewed the composition of the Ethics Committee (the term of office of the Ethics Committee is from 28 June 2020 to 27 June 2023).
Members of the College’s academic community may refer violations of the Code of Academic Ethics in writing to members of the Ethics Committee:
- Diana Dzetlauskaitė, student of the study programme Construction (SP20D-1 group), E-mail: dzetlauskaite@stud.vtdko.lt
- Rasa Mazūrienė, lecturer, E-mail: r.mazuriene@vtdko.lt
- Ričardas Šarupičius, Head of Engineering Systems Group, UAB Veikmės statyba, E-mail: sarupicius@gmail.com
- Alvydas Šeibokas, head of the Lithuanian-Austrian joint venture UAB “Archihalė”, architect, professor of the Department of Interior Design at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, representative of the social partners, E-mail: archihale@gmail.com
- Aušra Špūraitė, lecturer, E-mail: spuraite@vtdko.lt
- Urtė Žvirblytė, student of the study programme Graphic Design (DD21D-2 group), E-mail: zvirblyte@stud.vtdko.lt
More information:
Website of the Office of the Ombudsman for Academic Ethics and Procedures of the Republic of Lithuania www.etikostarnyba.lt
Documents:
- GUIDELINES FOR PUBLICATION ETHICS (2019)
- EXPLANATORY ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY DICTIONARY (2019)
- DURATION OF REAL EDUCATION EVENTS (2019)
- RECOMMENDATIONS TO TEACHING AND STUDY INSTITUTIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT, ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CODES OF ACADEMIC ETHICS (2020)
- GUIDELINES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ACADEMIC ETHICS THROUGH DISTANCE-BASED STUDIES (2020)
- GUIDELINES FOR OBJECTIVE AND FAIR EVALUATION OF GROUP WORK (2020)
- GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING COMPLIANCE WITH THE ETHICS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (2021)
- ENSURING ACADEMIC ETHICS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN LEARNING EVENTS MEMORY (2021)