Klaipeda Business College

Klaipeda Business College is a non-governmental non-university higher education institution of the Republic of Lithuania with the rights of a legal entity.The founder of the College and the coordinator of its activities is a Doctor of Social Sciences associate professor Irena Sabaliauskaitė. The College appears to be one of the first non-governmental higher education institutions in the region of Western Lithuania. It was established in 2001.Currently, the College is implementing eight higher non-university study programmes in the study fields of management and business administration, economics, law and philology. The study programmes, which are implemented in the College, are designed with regard to the specifics and demand of the region, after a thorough analysis of specialists’ demand in the labour market, by maintaining close cooperation with social partners and taking into account the employment opportunities for graduates. The College implements both full-time and part-time (extramural) studies. Currently, the College comprises 1500 students, and 80 teachers. During the last 5 years the College participated in 6 international projects, 3 of which were aimed at the College students and 3 at its teachers and other staff. In 2005 four English language teachers of the College participated in the project “Usage of Innovative Methods in the Process of Professional English Language Teaching”, which was coordinated by the College. In 2005 two College teachers participated in the project “Introduction of Project Management Module in Lithuanian Colleges”, which was coordinated by Panevezys College. In 2006 three College teachers participated in the project “The Opportunities of Integration of Scientific Applied Research into the Study Process at Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions”. The international relations of the College are developed in accordance with the mission and aims of the College, with regard to the Strategical Regulations on the Development of Education in Lithuania during 2003 – 2012 as well as Education Fields of the European Union during 2007 – 2013. During the last years the College has expanded its partnerships, their geography and forms of cooperation. In 2008 the College has 18 partners under Lifelong Learning ERASMUS programme. Through participation in various European Union programmes and on the basis of bilateral agreements the College students are provided an opportunity to study in foreign educational institutions, accomplish practical training in various foreign enterprises and thus improve their professional, language and personal skills. The teachers are offered an opportunity to improve their lifelong learning competences by developing their professional and personal skills in European education space. Their skills are then applied while renewing the content and methods of studies.