Vilnius University

Summary

Vilnius University is a public university^[1]. It draws 858 Wikipedia views per month (public_university category, ranking #122 of 933).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vilnius University received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].
• Vilnius University received the Order of Friendship of Peoples^[4].
• Vilnius University was a member of Utrecht Network^[5].
• Vilnius University was a member of European Policy Institutes Network^[6].
• Vilnius University was a member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories^[7].
• Vilnius University was a member of European University Association^[8].
• Vilnius University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[9].
• Vilnius University was a member of Lithuanian Research Library Consortium^[10].
• Vilnius University is located in Vilnius^[11].
• Vilnius University is in the country of Lithuania^[12].
• Vilnius University's instance of is recorded as public university^[13].
• Vilnius University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[14].
• Vilnius University's instance of is recorded as business^[15].
• Vilnius University's founder is recorded as Stephen Báthory^[16].
• Vilnius University's headquarters location is recorded as Vilnius^[17].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science^[18].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of Law^[19].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of Chemistry^[20].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of Economics^[21].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of History^[22].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of Natural Sciences^[23].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of Philology^[24].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of Philosophy^[25].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics^[26].
• Vilnius University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vilnius University Faculty of Communication^[27].

Body

Founding

Vilnius University's founder is recorded as Stephen Báthory^[16]. 1579 marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

Vilnius University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Vilniaus universitetas'}^[29]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'VU'}^[30].

Operations

Vilnius University's headquarters location is recorded as Vilnius^[17]. Subsidiaries include Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science^[18], an academic institution^[31], in Lithuania^[32], founded in 1992^[33]; Vilnius University Faculty of Law^[19], a faculty of law^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1641^[36]; Vilnius University Faculty of Chemistry^[20], an academic institution^[37], in Lithuania^[38], founded in 1784^[39]; Vilnius University Faculty of Economics^[21], an academic institution^[40], in Lithuania^[41]; Vilnius University Faculty of History^[22], a faculty^[42]; and Vilnius University Faculty of Natural Sciences^[23], an academic institution^[43], in Lithuania^[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3], a socialist order of merit^[45], in Soviet Union^[46], founded in 1928^[47] and Order of Friendship of Peoples^[4], an order^[48], in Soviet Union^[49], founded in 1972^[50].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vilnius University include Universiteto Street^[51], a street^[52], in Lithuania^[53].

Why It Matters

Vilnius University draws 858 Wikipedia views per month (public_university category, ranking #122 of 933).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for it include Universiteto Street^[51], a street^[52], in Lithuania^[53].

FAQs

What awards did Vilnius University receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3] and Order of Friendship of Peoples^[4].