The Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS) Vilnius University

OUR MISSION

Educating Creative Leaders for the World

OUR VISION

Lively Community of Lecturers, Researchers, Students and Alumni

OUR VALUES

Academic Freedom, Critical and Creative Thinking based on Mutual Respect.

IIRPS is one of the most prominent social sciences institutions in Central Eastern Europe and the Baltic region and a part of  Vilnius University – one of the oldest higher education institutions in Lithuania and Central Europe, established in the 16th century. Choose to study in a European center. Learn about Eastern and Western policy perspectives.

The Institute is an academic institution specializing in social and political sciences. After the establishment in 1992, the Institute has quickly become one of the leading social sciences institutions and was one of the first in the Baltic region to develop a political science program. Soon after that, it grew into an active actor in the academia as well as the society.

The Institute is proud to have gathered together a number of prominent experts on national, European and international politics who are renowned for their competent and original public commentaries, expert knowledge and professional experience. Our experts have contributed extensively to the analysis of Lithuania’s accession into the EU and NATO and its role in these organizations and other international structures, country’s relationships with its neighbours in the region, including Nordic-Baltic countries, Poland as well as Eastern partners.

The Institute is the highest-rated research institution in Lithuania according to the STRATA Lithuanian Research and Higher Education Analysis Centre (formerly known as MOSTA). For more than ten years IIRPS remains amongst the top choices among Lithuanian high school graduates attracting students with outstanding exam achievements.

FOR YOU WE OFFER PROGRAMMS IN ENGLISH:

• Bachelor’s degree in Politics of Global Challenges
• ARQUS Joint Master’s Degree in European Studies
• Master’s Degree in East European and Russian Studies