Newsletter - Social Science in Eastern Europe 2002-2
LITHUANIA
K.
Donelaicio 20
3000 Kaunas
Tel.: +370 7 300140
Fax: +370 7 300140
E-mail: euroi@euroi.ktu.lt
Internet: http://www.euroi.ktu.lt/aboutindex.html
Management: Pukeliene, Violeta Dr. (director) violpuk@smf.ktu.lt
Year of foundation: 1998
Historical development: Institute of Europe was founded as a Department
of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Kaunas University of Technology
Main fields: Academic research and support of institutional
collaboration and integration into EU networks by disseminating knowledge and
information regarding the economic, legal, scientific-technological and
socio-political changes taking place in the European Union and its implications
for Lithuania's integration into European structures.
Research topics:
. Industry and business changes: in the context of the integration into
Europe;
. legal and political integration of Europe: the relations between the EU and
Lithuania in the preaccession period (activities of Lithuania in the sphere of
international relations and organisations);
. higher education, research and technology development in Europe;
. development of Lithuania's regional economy: under the conditions of
integration into the European Union
. management of European programs and projects.
Publications/ papers: Main publications in English 1990-2000:
. Krisciünas, K.; Rinkevicius, L. (ed.), 1999 The policy of Higher
Education, Technological Development and Innovation. - Kaunas.
. Glinskiene, R.; Pukeliene, V., 2000: Static and Dynamic Effects of Customs
Unions and Forecasting Their Possible Consequences Lithuanian Integration into
EU, in Social Sciences. - Kaunas University of Technology
. Glinskiene, R.; Pukeliene, V., 2000: The Peculiarity of Non-Tariff
Barriers Changes and Their Specifics in the Period of Lithuanian Economics
Integration into the EU, in Economics No. 51. - Vilnius University
. Pukeliene, V.; Zilinskiene, N., 1999: Globalisation Processes and Wages:
Their Specifics in Lithuania Facing Economic Changes, in Social Sciences, 4
(21). - Kaunas University of Technology
. Junevicius, A., 1999: European Union: historical, political, legal aspects.
Textbook. - Kaunas, Technologija
. Junevicius, A., 1999 Modern State. Textbook. Co-author: chapters 1, 10, 11,
17. Formed by Matakas J.- Kaunas, Technologija
. Pukeliene, V., 1999: Competition policy and macroeconomic environment in
Lithuania, in International conference "Economics in transition". - Grenoble
. Junevicius, A.; Matakas, J., 1999: Students view of NATO social and
political aspects, in Sociology - Kaunas: Technologija, pp. 322-328.
Teaching: The Institute aims to educate qualified specialists in
different fields enabling them to understand the principles and tendencies of
European integration, to fulfil important tasks and jobs in the process of
Lithuania's accession to the European Union.
Events: The Institute organised the following conferences: "First Year
of the EU - Lithuania Negotiations" (April 6, 2001); "The EU Assistance for
Lithuania in the Pre-Accession Period" (May 25, 2000).
Co-operations: Institute participates in activities of European Studies'
Association.
Co-operation in International Programmes:
. TEMPUS JEP 12125
Developing Co-operation Units Between Universities and Enterprises in Five
Universities of Lithuania (Klaipeda University, Kaunas University of
Technology, Lithuania's Agricultural University, Vytautas Magnus University,
Vilnius Gediminas' Technical University). Foreign partners: Zaragoza University
(Spain), Helsinki University (Finland), Athens University (Greece), Bethune
University (France) (1998 - 2001)
. PROMETHEUS
Preparing Modules for Training Teachers as EU Project Managers. Foreign
partners: Ogre Computer Training Centre (Latvia), Gdansk University (Poland),
Kranj Grammar School (Slovenia), University of Wolverhampton (England),
National Centre for Professional Development in Education (Finland), Technical
University of Freiberg (Germany) (2000 - 2002)
. SOCRATES ERASMUS exchange programme
Agreements with: Freiberg Technical University (Germany), Lund University
(Sweden), Turku University (Finland), Basque Region University (Spain) (1999 -
2004)
. PHARE programme
European Law (EUROLAW). In partnership with: University of Bath (United
Kingdom), LYNGBI Business College (Denmark), Tallinn Pedagogical University
(Estonia), Tallinn Technical University (Estonia) (1998-1999)
. EC PHARE programme
European Law and Institutions (EUROLI). In partnership with Upsala
University (Sweden), University of Latvia, Estonian Law Centre (1998-1999).
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