Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Lithuania
Region
Lietuva; Vilniaus apskritis;
Location of affected unit(s)
Vilnius
Sector
Education
Education
Vet, Higher And Tertiary Education
85.4 - Higher education

110 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 August 2018
Employment effect (start)
31 August 2018
Foreseen end date
30 November 2018

Description

Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences is to dismiss at least 110 employees in Vilnius by 30 November 2018. The main cause of the dismissals is the optimisation of the higher education network in Lithuania. The Lithuanian Parliament adopted the plan for consolidation of Lithuanian universities in June 2017. According to the plan, only four universities out of 14 are expected to remain in the country after the planned reform. On 13 January 2018, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania took a decision to merge the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences with the Vytautas Magnus University. At least 110 employees will be dismissed after the consolidation of the two universities to avoid the overlapping of the functions. Currently the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences employs 635 employees.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, Internal restructuring in Lithuania, factsheet number 94753, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94753.