VU SR Parliament ​

VU SA Parlamentui pirmininkavo Aistė Rinkevičiūtė (until 2022 m. vasario mėn.) ir Ugnius Sejonas (from 2022 February).

Members of the VU SA Parliament ​

The Parliament of VU SR (lt. VU SA) was chaired by Aistė Rinkevičiūtė (until February 2022) and Ugnius Sejonas (since February 2022).

VU SA CHGF ​

• Ignas Mugenis
• Gabija Navašinskaitė
• Viktorija Vrubliauskaitė

VU SA EVAF ​

• Justinas Sacevičius
• Vanesa Ražinskytė
• Nadia Ronlev

VU SA FilF ​

• Elena Pranevičiūtė
• Anastasija Liubinskytė
• Lauryna Martin Marin

VU SA FsF ​

• Martyna Vilutytė
• Vakarė Punelytė (until 2022 February)
• Aistė Rinkevičiūtė (until 2022 February)
• Vismantas Daujotas (from 2022 February)
• Andrė Treinytė (from 2022 February)

VU SA FF ​

• Raimondas Šiškevičius
• Kasparas Daranda
• Kornelija Kairytė

VU SA GMC ​

• Kornelija Buivydaitė
• Evelina Prosevičiūtė (until 2022 February)
• Lukas Šarauskas (until 2022 February)
• Eglė Jašinskaitė (from 2022 February)
• Daniel Šematovič (from 2022 February)

VU SA IF ​

• Ieva Šiaudvytytė
• Aušrinė Dichavičiūtė
• Tomas Mikalauskas

VU SA KnF ​

• Lijana Savickienė
• Indrė Bagdžiūtė
• Ieva Šilingaitė

VU SA KF ​

• Dominyka Goldbergaitė
• Gabija Laibakojytė
• Kristijonas Ražickas

VU SA MIF ​

• Paulina Bilinskaitė
• Nuntilta Gladčenko
• Rita Žilinskaitė

VU SA MF ​

• Emilija Narušytė
• Julija Elena Koehnke
• Gabija Venclovaitė

VU SA ŠA ​

• Paulius Ladukas
• Akvilė Bušininkaitė
• Ieva Šukytė

VU SA TSPMI ​

• Ugnė Bičkauskaitė
• Ilijas Kulinič
• Ugnius Sejonas

VU SA TF ​

• Airina Mikulėnaitė
• Klaudija Maliauskaitė
• Dominykas Mečanec

VU SA VM ​

• Justinas Brazaitis (until 2021 m. December)
• Edgaras Kodis (from 2021 m. December)
• Matas Krikščiūnas
• Ričardas Ratkevičius

During the reference period, 14 meetings of the VU SR Parliament took place (of which 5 electronic, 8 remote and 1 face-to-face).

Documents ​

Resolution on the integration of foreign students at Vilnius University ​

The Parliament of VU SR, confirming the main preconditions for the integration process and submitting proposals for the improvement of this process, adopted a resolution on the integration of foreign students at the University.

Realizing the importance of integration, which is evident when foreign students try to integrate into the social and academic life of the University, the Parliament of VU SR tries in this letter to draw attention to the dissemination of information in the University's communication channels and physical spaces – it encourages to spread the message not only in Lithuanian, but also in English, and thus to provide all the necessary information to foreign students(s).

The letter also emphasizes the topic of foreign language competences of the University's staff, accountability and inclusiveness of university formations, creation of additional activities in a foreign language for all members of the community (proposals on how to implement all this were also submitted).

Position on the prevention of violations of academic ethics ​

Based on the position on the prevention of violations of academic ethics, the VU SR Parliament declared its intention to contribute to the elimination of violations of the principal provisions of the Code of Academic Ethics.

The main problems raised are: the difficulty of access to information and the lack of a position as an academic ethics consultant(s) for students – the letter contains proposals on how to solve these problems, including proposals to conduct research in the field of academic ethics or to establish a post of a person consulting students.

Position on the legal situation of foreign students ​

In order to draw the attention of the State of Lithuania to the legal situation of foreign students in Lithuania and their growing number, the Parliament of VU SR emphasizes that the legal status of foreign and Lithuanian students must be equivalent, thus creating suitable conditions for foreign students(s) to become full residents of the Republic of Lithuania.

The main proposals to solve this problem are focused on equally accessible social services, equal opportunities for academic development and relief of financial burdens.

Resolution on the scientific activities of students(s) in Lithuanian universities ​

In order to draw attention to the importance of students' scientific activities and understanding their needs and untapped opportunities in the course of scientific activities, the Parliament of VU SR included proposals in the letter aimed at improving the possibilities and quality of scientific activities of students(s).

The main proposals mentioned in the resolution are focused on the definition of the concept of "student(s) scientific activity", increasing the funding of scientific activities of students(s), creating appropriate conditions for the conduct of scientific activities and increasing the accountability of universities by creating suitable conditions for students(s) to carry out scientific activities.

Position on improving the organization of student(s) practices ​

In order to draw attention to the problems arising in the process of organizing practices, by this letter the Parliament of VU SR draws attention to the shortcomings of both Vilnius University and the mechanisms regulating and regulating the quality of practice at the national level.

The main proposals are focused on compensating for the costs incurred during unpaid internships or in the creation of paid placements, as well as the creation of a culture of feedback and a system during practice. In addition, the focus is on ensuring equal practice opportunities for Lithuanian and foreign students at the place of practice.

Position on the low level of financial literacy of Vilnius University students ​

In order to draw attention to the low level of financial literacy of students at Vilnius University, in this letter the VU SR Parliament submits proposals for solutions to the problem, emphasizing the importance of financial literacy through the prism of study accommodation and the financial well-being of the student(s).

The main proposals are focused on the preparation of training, public education and general university studies subjects available to the entire Vilnius University student(s) community, which would expand the knowledge of financial literacy of students(s).

Resolution on the position of the organization was approved in the light of the processes taking place in Ukraine ​

By this resolution, the Parliament of VU SR, expressing the organization's support for the Republic of Ukraine in the face of the war and condemning the military actions of the Russian Federation and the outbreak of violence on the territory of the Republic of Ukraine, formed the position of the organization in relation to the war in Ukraine.

Other works done ​

• Elected representatives of students in the VU Senate (Ugnė Bičkauskaitė, Kornelija Buivydaitė, Julija Jarutytė, Andželika Jankauskytė, Justas Kvedaravičius, Vanesa Ražinskytė, Arnoldas Solovjovas, Daniel Šematovič) and VU Council external student representative Justinas Kandrotas;
• The regulations of VU SR MF have been approved by establishing the Council of International Students of the Vilnius University Students' Representation at the Faculty of Medicine and approving the rules of procedure of the latter;
• VU SR Strategic Year's Operational Guidelines (September 2021) have been approved and the annual activity plan has been updated after the restructurings (February 2022);
• The approved procedure regarding the election of an external representative of students in the Council of Vilnius University (VU SR did not have such a representative(s) before);
• The process of updating the Rules of Procedure has been initiated;
• The process of establishing permanent working groups (committees) of the VU SA Parliament was initiated and work on legal regulation was started;
• In March, during the meeting, the study of the 2021 process of integration of freshmen at the University was presented;
• During each meeting, the practice of information relevant to the Parliament of VU SR, which was presented by the President of VU SR, was applied;
• A working group on communication of the Parliament of VU SR was set up, which during the meetings discussed and generated proposals for the resumption of Parliament's communication on social networks;
• A guide for the MP of VU SR has been compiled, which contains all the most important information about the Parliament and its functioning, for new people who are preparing to participate in the Parliament;
• All remote meetings were broadcasted on VU SR's Facebook page;
• After each remote and contact session of the VU SR Parliament, articles were published on the VU SR page informing about what was discussed and approved during the meetings;
• In the summer, training of VU SR Parliament was organized to strengthen the skills of parliamentarians in the fields of advocacy, writing, perception of Parliament and the organization, as well as the development of general competences;
• Individual interviews were conducted twice between the chairperson of the Parliament of VU SR and the parliamentarians of VU SR units, aimed at collecting problems and opinions of the academic core units;
• The estimate of financial expenditure and revenue for 2022 has been approved;
• During the meetings, studies took place on:
  • integration of students;
  • scientific activities of students(s);
  • integration of foreign students;
  • execution and quality assurance of student(s) practices at the University and beyond.
• The sittings of the VU SR Parliament were attended and talked about by invited guests – Andrius Uždanavičius, head of the Department of Quality and Development of Studies at Vilnius University, and Vigita Vėbraitė, Chairwoman of the Central Commission for Academic Ethics at Vilnius University.