Council of the University
Vilnius University Council is a collegiate management body of Vilnius University.
The Council shall ensure the autonomy of the University and self-governance of the University community corresponding to the long-term aims of the University and experimental, social, cultural and technological development, responsibility to the Nation and the State of Lithuania, openness and accountability to society; and, together with the Senate and the Rector, it shall be responsible for the quality of the University activity. In accordance with its competence established in the Statute, the Council shall monitor compliance of the University activity and governance with the University mission, objectives, tasks and principles of activity, general academic interests and with the requirements for openness and accountability to society established in the Statute.
The Council consists of 11 members and serves a five-year term: 5 members are from University academic staff, 4 – external (non-University community) members, and 2 – University students' representatives. The current composition of the Council was announced on 14 November 2019.
Chairperson of the Council:
Dr. Eglė Radzevičienė, (External Member)
Deputy Chair of the Council:
Dr. Eugenijus Lesinskas, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Vilnius University
Members of the Council:
Justinas Kondratas, Lead Corporate and Commercial Counsel at "Nord Security" UAB (External Member Delegated by the University Students)
Dr. Sigitas Narbutas, Director at Wroblewsky Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (External Member)
Czeslaw Okinczyc, Lawyer (External Member)
Dr. Arūnas Ramanavičius, Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences of Vilnius University
Dr. Paulius Vaidotas Subačius, Professor at the Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University
Dr. Augustinas Vizbaras, Director for Technologies at "Brolis Semiconductors" UAB (External Member)
Dr. Rūta Žiliukaitė, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy
Dr. Aurelija Žvirblienė, Professor at the Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University
Neda Žutautaitė, President of the Vilnius University Students' Representation (Students' Representative)