Aleksandras Stulginskis University AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES ASU WILL TO CHANGE. POWER TO CREATE.

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1 Aleksandras Stulginskis University AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES ASU WILL TO CHANGE. POWER TO CREATE.

2 STRATEGY MISSION We, University community, are creating and disseminating scientific knowledge, enabling every citizen of Lithuania to have secure and safe food and full-fledged living environment VISION University is open to challenges and changes, adopting the best experience of the world universities, expending internationaly, serving own country, seeking continuous improvement and leadership among the best universities in our field.

3 The main historical facts 1819 Department of Agriculture at Vilnius University Academy of Agriculture founded in Dotnuva (faculties of Agronomy and Forestry) Academy moved to campus outside Kaunas (+ faculty of Economics and Management) ACADEMY renamed to the UNIVERSITY Academy moved to Kaunas city (+ faculties of Agricultural Engineering and Water and Land Management) name has changed to Aleksandras Stulginskis University.

4 The main structural units Faculty of Agricultural Engineering (3 institutes) Faculty of Agronomy (3 institutes) Faculty of Economics and Management (2 institutes) Faculty of Forestry Sciences and Ecology (3 institutes) Faculty of Water and Land Management (3 institutes) Centre of Cultural Communication and Educology (2 departments) Centre of Mathematics, Physics and Information Technologies (3 units) Academic infrastructure units (15 centres and units), among them: Centre of Physical Training and Sports Joint Research Centre Park of Agricultural Science and Technologies Career Centre Library Experimental and Practical Training Centre a.o. ASU Will to Change Power to Create

5 Academic faculties and institutes

6 Numbers of students: 4191 BSc students 951 MSc students 92 PhD students Pedagogical staff: professors 128 associated professors 92 lecturers 44 assistants 52 research staff

7 Forestry International study programmes Bachelor degree programmes Administration of Rural Development Agricultural Economics Applied Ecology Forestry Urban and Recreational Forestry Agricultural Mechanical Engineering Agricultural Power Engineering Renewable Energy Resources Hydraulic Engineering ASU Will to Change Power to Create

8 International study programmes Master degree programmes Administration of Rural Development Applied Ecology Forestry Wildlife Management Agrobiotechnology Horticulture Agricultural Mechanical Engineering Agricultural Power Engineering Biomass Engineering Hydraulic Engineering ASU Will to Change Power to Create

9 International study programmes PhD programmes Agricultural Sciences: Agronomy Forestry Biomedical Sciences: Ecology and environment Technological Sciences: Mechanical engineering Transport engineering Environmental engineering Social Sciences: Economics Management and administration ASU Will to Change Power to Create

10 International exchange activities Bilateral agreements with 53 universities Erasmus agreements with 82 Universities Outgoing students / study year Incoming students / study year Erasmus outgoing training placements / study year Outgoing teachers / study year Visiting teachers / study year Partnership in 4 thematic networks Partnership in 3 IP programme ASU Will to Change Power to Create

11 ASU active connections ASU Will to Change Power to Create

12 WE ARE PROUD OF WORLD TOP 1 - LITHUANIAN FOREST SUSTAINABILITY / ASU RESEARCH BASED NATIONAL SCIENCE PRIZE WINNERS 2012 IN TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BIOFUELS) NATIONAL AWARD FOR THE BEST PhD DISSERTATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 2012 MODERN RESEARCH, STUDY AND BUSINESS VALEY ON OUR CAMPUS (including world class laboratories)

13 RESEARCH PROFILE Bio-resources and biotechnologies for safe food production Forestry resources for wood and environment Environment quality, water resources and climate change Bio-resources and renewable energy Bio - engineering for production and environment Bio-economy and sustainable rural development

14 Basic fundamental research areas Development of agrobiotechnologies, assessment of plants genetic potential Climate change and improving of environment condition Bioenergy, chemical and biotechnological processes Sustainable agriculture and rural development Food safety and security Sustainable technologies for agriculture, forestry and water management, sustainable use of resources

15 The University scientists take part in the activities of European programmes such as FRAMEWORK, EUREKA and INTERREG. Some of the scientific projects are ordered by economical subjects in Germany, Finland, Hungary, etc. University scientists carrying out more than 100 research projects each year.

16 Challenges & possibilities for R&D in ASU In 2008 the establishment of research, studies and business centre valley Nemunas - was initiated with the purpose to concentrate research, studies and business potential in agriculture, forestry, water and food husbandry, as well as human resources and R&D infrastructure for the implementation of perspective R&D projects in the fields of agro-biotechnologies, bioenergetics, forestry, food technologies, safety and healthiness, for training of highly qualified specialists and for passing knowledge to private business.

17 The integrated science, studies and business centre (Valley) of NEMUNAS was established for the development of agriculture, forestry and food sectors. The resolution No 1130 of October 1, 2008 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania LŽŪU skirtų žemės sklypų ribos Slėnio,,Nemunas plėtrai numatoma teritorija Esami LŽŪU pastatai, naudojami mokslui ir studijoms Studentų 18 bendrabučiai The territory of the University The territory near University proposed for Nemunas Infrastructure of University Dormitories

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19 CENTRE OF AGRARIAN AND FORESTRY SCIENCES Sustainable use of biological resources of agriculture and forests Lab of Agrobiotechnologies Lab of Environment Timber use, quality and processing technologies The research on climate change impact upon forest ecosystems Agrobiology Microbiology Plant material quality Biological signs

20 Forest Sector Research, Studies and Development Centre forest resources, forest information systems, game and fauna, quality, use and processing of wood recreational designing of urbanised and natural territories, plantation forestry technology 21

21 entre of Agroecology and Plant Biopotential Science and Studies Laboratories of : Ecophysiology Soil physics and productivity Diagnostics of bioorganic phyto compounds Plant pathology Agricultural systems Soil and crop ecology 22

22 Centre of Biosystem Engineering, Biomass Energy and Water Engineering Laboratories of : 1. Progressive plant-growing engineering, 2. Geomatics 3. Constructions and building materials 4. Water ecosystems research and modeling 5. Thermoenergetic processes and emission 6. Automation control of machinery, technological systems and processes, 7. Technology safety 8. Synthesis gas, second generation liquid biofuel and biohydrogen 9. Biodiesel, bioethanol and biological lubricating oil 10. The biomass preparation, logistics and solid fuel processes 11. Biogas 12. Biological waste and use of by-products 23

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