The "Sustainability and Future Societies" program offers a fresh, modern approach to learning by combining knowledge from different fields like sociology, social work, psychology, criminology, management, technology, and AI. This unique program aims to train students to become specialists in social sustainability and social change in the community.
Through this program, you'll gain valuable skills in social responsibility, urban development, and social innovation, strategy and project management, etc. You'll learn how to analyze demographic trends, identify problems in society, come up with data-driven solutions and social innovation and use cutting-edge social theories to tackle real-world issues.
One of the most exciting aspects of this program is the international mobility options or internship and participating in workshops with social partners from practical fields, gaining practical experience from leading experts in sustainable urban development or social impact assessment. These opportunities will help you build the skills needed to create meaningful social innovations and contribute to more sustainable, empowered communities.
The study program includes an internship and/ or mobility option, based on international SHOUT project platform SHOUT HUB, Erasmus mobility program or undertake internships in several of Vilnius University's strategically important partners of the Arqus European University Alliance and other local or international organizations, such as the UAB The Critical and the National Platform for Development Cooperation, Lithuanian Social Innovation Claster and others.
This program stands out by providing a truly interdisciplinary and future-oriented education. It will equip students with the tools to understand and address complex social challenges. By combining theory with cutting-edge social research methodologies and practical experiences, students will learn to create innovative, data-driven solutions for sustainable development. The hands-on learning opportunities with national and international social partners make this program ideal for those aspiring to become leaders in shaping resilient and thriving societies.
What comes after?
In the public sector, graduates could implement sustainable development projects, serve as urban planners or sustainability officers, work as analysts or advisors on social and circular economy initiatives, manage climate change policies, conduct research on sustainability and social impact, and act as consultants on community planning and urban resilience.
In the NGO sector, graduates could lead social business initiatives, advocate for human rights, assess social and environmental impact, manage sustainability projects, coordinate climate justice and community development programs, and serve as fundraising and outreach coordinators.
In the private sector, graduates could work as sustainability consultants, environmental impact evaluators, project managers for social innovation, advisors on ethical supply chain management, and leaders of employee wellbeing and engagement programs focused on workplace sustainability and community volunteering.
