Vilnius Co-operative College Vilnius, Lithuania

1. Vilnius Co-operative College Vilnius, Lithuania

2. THE MAIN FACTS ABOUT VILNIUS CO-OPERATIVE COLLEGE • Vilnius Co-operative College was established in September 2000 on the basis of former Vilnius Higher Co-operative School. • Its predecessor – Kaunas School of Economics – founded in 1930, was transferred to the Union of Lithuanian Consumer Co-operatives in 1945. • Thus, our institution is one of the oldest economic schools in Lithuania. • Experience – 66 years; • Experience in Higher education – 11 years

3. College Profile • Private higher education institution; • ~ 1000 students; • Attractive infrastructure: • Location; • Dormitories; • Libraries; • Canteen. • Two campuses: Vilnius (capital city of Lithuania) and Kaunas.

4. VCC campuses

6. Study programmes • Business Economics • Business Management • Accounting • Communication Management • Information Systems Implementation and Support • Business English and Communication • Sales Management • Retail Banking Economics • Catering Business Organization

7. Studies • Full-time – 3 years; • Part-time - 4 years. • Graduates obtain PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR degree

8. Strategic Development and Innovation Department • International Relations Office • Applied Research Department • Career Center • Project Management Center 

9. Projects, funded by European Structural Funds • “Development of the Internal Quality Management System at Vilnius Cooperative College” • “The Education and Development of College Teachers’ Intercultural Competences that Covers Teachers’ Basic and Specific Skills Seeking More Efficient Internationalization of Lithuanian Colleges’ Study“ • „Applying of informal teaching methodic into teaching process of business management and administration and economics study fields in colleges“

10. International Relations • Vilnius Co-operative College actively cooperates with more than 34 partners under Erasmus programme from EU countries,Turkey, Switzerland, Norway. • Vilnius Co-operative Collegeactively participates in international projects undervarious international programmes (EU LLL/Leonardo da Vinci,Erasmus, Grundtvig).

11. Finland; Sweden; Great Britain; Turkey; Belgium; Netherlands; Portugal; Italy; Spain; Turkey; Switzerland; Czech Republic; Austria; Norway; Hungary; Romania; Bulgaria; Latvia; Estonia; Poland Partners

12. International projects2010-20112011-2012 2 Grundtvig programme projects: • „International Academy of Experiential Education“; • “Intercultural Competence of Parents in Cross-Culture Families” 1Leonardo da Vinci programme project: • “Improvement of Practical Skills of Business Information Systems Management graduates in EU countries” 1 Erasmus IP: • “Focus on Creativity and Innovations“

13. Incoming ERASMUS students Outgoing ERASMUS students 2010-2011 academic year - 10 students 2011, autumn semester - 8 students 2010-2011 academic year - 13 students 2011, autumn semester - 7 students

14. ERASMUS PROGRAMME IN VCC 2005-2011 Studies and Internship abroad 100 students Lectures and staff training 60 lecturers/staff

15. Business practice firms(simulated business that mirrors the real world) • REDA • REDA-FIX

17. Quality of studies meets International standards On August 18, 2008 Vilnius Co-operative non-university higher education college study services were certified by the Finnish representative in Lithuania UAB DET NORSKEVERITAS, and recognized as corresponding to management system standard ISO 9001:2008 Certificate Number 31257-2008-AQ-FIN-FINAS

19. Experiential Learning Practise with experiential learning showed that learning is long lasting when student receive information through his own active experience/behaviour.

20. Vision

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