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Initial education for academic staff in higher education

Lithuania

9.Teachers and Education Staff

9.4Initial education for academic staff in higher education

Last update: 17 June 2022

Under the Law on Higher Education and Research (2009), more than half of university teachers must be researchers and (or) established artists. The status of a researcher or established artist is acquired after successful completion of doctoral studies in the field of science or arts.

Organisation of doctoral studies is described in more detail in Section Higher Education.