Membership
AEC – European Association of Conservatories
Established in 1953 it represents the interests of institutions that are concerned with training for the music profession. Today, the European Association of Conservatoires (AEC) includes over 300 member institutions in 55 countries. The AEC works for the advancement of European Higher Music Education and, more generally, of music, the arts and culture in contemporary society and for future generations. It does this through providing support, information and expert advice to the specialist institutions offering Higher Music Education, through engaging in advocacy and partnership-building at European and international levels and through measures to raise understanding and enhance standards of Higher Music Education across the European Higher Education Area and beyond.VIKO representative: Dr. Andrius Juškys, a.juskys@mdf.viko.lt
BUSINET
International network of higher education institutions, which unites private and public higher education institutions that seek to increase internationalism and share good practices. VIKO representative – Nida Mačerauskienė, n.macerauskiene@vvf.viko.lt
COMENIUS ASSOCIATION – European Network of Teacher Training Institutes
The Comenius Association is an international network of European institutions of higher education specialized in Teacher Training and Social Education.
It aims to contribute to the development of the intercultural competence in training European teachers and educators with the idea that they will in their turn develop it in the future.
It aims to encourage future teachers and educators to look beyond their borders and to open themselves to otherness.
It aims to learn to appreciate our differences, to create tools that will help to understand other cultures better.
VIKO representative: Aušra Simoniukštytė, a.simoniukstyte@pdf.viko.lt
EAIE – European Association for International Education
EAIE is a non-profit, member-led organisation serving individuals actively involved in the internationalisation of their institutions through a combination of training, conferences and knowledge acquisition and sharing. EAIE equip academic and non-academic professionals with best practices and workable solutions for internationalisation challenges and provide a platform for strategic exchange. EAIE partner with key stakeholder organisations and institutions to promote our membership interests and advance international higher education in Europe and the rest of the world.
VIKO participation in EAIE is conducted via individual partnership.
VIKO representative: Jolanta Preidienė, j.preidiene@viko.lt
ECTN – European Chemistry Thematic Network Association
Association that unites European Higher Education Institutions, which carry out the studies in Chemistry field, Chemistry unions and professional organizations in this field. ECTN organizes general assemblies and annual meetings of the members, which function as an international academic platform creating conditions for discussions about Chemistry teaching and learning paradigms in higher education, STEM professional growth strategies and systemic transformations of lecturers that influences the future of higher education. The expert groups of ECTN analyze the good practices, prepare recommendations for the quality improvement of the Chemistry studies and publish them. VIKO representative – Ingrida Radveikienė, i.radveikiene@atf.viko.lt
EFAD – European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians
EFAD has more than 35 National Dietetic Association members, representing over 35,000 dietitians in 27 European countries and 35 Education Associate Members. The aims of EFAD activities are to: promote the development of the dietitian’s profession; develop dietetics on a scientific and professional level in the common interest of the member associations; facilitate communication between national dietetic associations and other organisations – professional, educational, and governmental; encourage a better nutrition situation for the population of the member countries of Europe.VIKO representative: Dr. Erika Kubilienė, e.kubiliene@viko.lt
EFRS – European Federation of Radiographer Societies
The European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) was founded in 2008 by 27 professional societies of radiographers. Through its member organisations the EFRS represents more than 100.000 radiographers and 8000 radiography students across Europe. The role of the European Federation of Radiographer Societies is to represent, promote and develop the profession of radiography in Europe, within the whole range of medical imaging, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy and education.VIKO representative: Dr. Jūratė Graželytė, j.grazelyte@spf.viko.lt
ENPHE – European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education
The European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education consists of 183 member institutions and represents more than 30 countries. ENPHE welcomes all physiotherapy educational institutions in the European region, which provide at least a three-year educational programme. The aim of the network is to bring together and enhance collaboration between European institutes and physiotherapy educational institutions in the European region in order to: provide a forum for interaction and exchange of educational developments; promote the convergence of physiotherapy educational programmes; stimulate the development of the European dimension in physiotherapy educational curricula; facilitate mobility of staff and students between physiotherapy educational institutions; encourage and support standards of high quality education in physiotherapy in accordance with the recommendations of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT and ER-WCPT); facilitate collaborative research projects between physiotherapy educational institutions; establish and maintain contacts and exchange information with other national and international bodies, organisations, and with the European authorities.VIKO representative: Dr. Milda Žukauskienė, m.zukauskiene@spf.viko.lt
EURASHE – European Association of Institutions in Higher Education
EURASHE is the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education that offer professionally orientated programmes and are engaged in applied and profession-related research within the Bologna cycles. EURASHE represents universities of applied sciences and university colleges; other members of EURASHE are national and sectorial associations of higher education institutions, and other individual institutions, such as universities. EURASHE members operate within and across different national systems whether these are unitary or binary, professional and/or academic.VIKO representative: Dr. Nijolė Zinkevičienė, n.zinkeviciene@viko.lt
EuroCHRIE
International organization that unites the educators of European tourism, hospitality and event organizing. Under the EuroCHRIE umbrella, both education and industry combine their efforts to shape the future of hospitality, tourism & events. EuroCHRIE offers a platform to share information through conferences, publications, and individual networking. The organisation’s strength is based on its sheer force of sharing and exchanging ideas, visions, experiences, educational material, research, and technological know-how. VIKO representative – Dr. Alina Katunian, a.katunian@viko.lt
The Florence Network
One of Europe’s oldest nursing and midwifery networks established in 1995. The Florence Network unites 51 universities (Higher Educational Institutions) from 22 European countries.
The Florence Network is a European Higher Education co-operation of Nursing and Midwifery Departments of European universities with the aim of identifying and developing educational, scientific, practice and pedagogical commonalities. The Florence Network, while respecting existing variations of ideologies, strategies and visions of Nursing and Midwifery education across Europe, nonetheless, the Florence Network strives to identify commonalities, to enable convergences and to promote mobility between countries and institutions as required by European educational treaties.
The objective of the Florence Network is to develop and improve the quality of European higher education in nursing and midwifery by means of international co-operation in the field of education, scientific research and development. In this way the Network aspires to improve the image of the Nursing and Midwifery professions and to improve the quality of European health care.
The main goals of the Florence Network are:
- Raise the profile of European Nursing and Midwifery
- Stimulate and organise the exchange of students between Florence Network members
- Stimulate and organise the exchange of lecturers between Florence Network members
- Contribute to the quality development of curricula in European Nursing & Midwifery Education
- Identify common nursing and midwifery research interests and develop research collaboration
- Develop and organise common projects and intensive Nursing and Midwifery programmes and/ or activities within ERASMUS+ and other programmes
The Florence Network welcomes Nursing and Midwifery schools from all European countries, is democratically structured and is inclusive of both faculty and students. VIKO representative – Viktorija Kielė, v.kiele@spf.viko.lt
NETFAS – Network of European Textile and Fashion universities of Applied Science
Association that seeks to develop the strategic network of R&D of European textile and clothing, which encompasses the initiation of cooperation projects and exchanges of students and researchers. VIKO representative – Eugenija Strazdiene, e.strazdiene@mdf.viko.lt
PEN Worldwide – Worldwide Association of Practice Enterprises (PE) Network Members
A global network operating for over 30 years unites organizations that develop students’ entrepreneurship according to the PE model – “learning by doing”. PEN Worldwide Association coordinates a network of more than 7,000 PE in schools, vocational education institutions, higher education institutions, companies and training centers in 40 countries around the world. Every year, more than 200,000 interns work and study in the wide PE network. VIKO representative – Rima Bačiulytė, rima.baciulyte@viko.lt
ULIXES
International association that was founded in 1994. It unites various European organizations with an aim to share knowledge and competences in the field of education. One of the areas of the organization – preparation and implementation of the common international projects and cooperation to share information of relevant international events. VIKO representative – n.macerauskiene@vvf.viko.lt
UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT
The United Nations Global Compact is a voluntary United Nations pact that aims to encourage businesses and organizations worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The UN Global Compact is based on a principle-based framework, stating principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Since Vilniaus kolegija is a signatory of the UN Global Compact, it presents annual social responsibility and sustainability reports.VIKO atstovas: Dr. Giedrė Brazdauskaitė, g.brazdauskaite@vvf.viko.lt
VETNNET – Veterinary European Transnational Network for Nursing Education and Training
VETNNET is the European Network for everyone involved in veterinary nurse training. We bring together colleges, veterinary associations, veterinary nurse associations, accreditation bodies and other organisations with an active interest in veterinary nurse training.
The aims of VETNNET are to:
- Promote veterinary nurse/technician training throughout Europe.
- Work toward harmonisation and transparency of the training curricula.
- Exchange materials & methods of training.
- Exchange teachers and students.
- Raise the profile of the veterinary nursing profession.
VIKO representative: Ernest Kostenko, e.kostenko@atf.viko.lt
Dalyvavimas Šiaurės ir Baltijos šalių bendradarbiavimo švietimo srityje programos Nordplus tinkluose:
Act in Art – Nordic/Baltic Nordplus network
The mission of ActinArt network is to support and facilitate Nordic/Baltic artistic Higher Education Institutions’ process in developing entrepreneurial mindset within curricula.VIKO representative: Dr. Andrius Juškys, a.juskys@mdf.viko.lt
NordPlus – Nordic/Baltic Nordplus network
NordPlus is a network consisting of higher education institutions providing professional music training in the area of pop, jazz and related music genres.
The purpose of the NordPlus network is to strengthen higher music education in the area of pop, jazz etc.
VIKO representative: Vita Sasnauskienė, v.sasnauskiene@mdf.viko.lt