A word from the founders

The Lithuania Business College is celebrating its 30’th anniversary. For the university, this is an achievement, because it was necessary to survive in the conditions of high competition, mistrust, and establishment. I am glad that our College successfully and honorably passed all the tests: the institution has international accreditation, all 12 study programs are accredited, student enrollment has stabilized, high positions are held in the rankings, international mobility of students and lecturers has been developed, and successful cooperation with business has been developed.
The College successfully conducts scientific activities, develops internationality and is recognized on a national and international scale. The study programs carried out at the college are given exceptional evaluations such as the Investors spotlight mark, high positions in the rankings, “Gazelė” and “Top company” awards, Klaipeda Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts awards in the “We are growing” category and many other significant achievements that only once again emphasize the contribution of the Lithuania Business College to higher education in Lithuania.
Since the beginning of the activity, all the events that have taken place in the College can be divided into 5 most important stages.
in 1994 in the height of summer, permission was obtained from the Education Department of the Klaipėda City Municipality to provide educational services and prepare secretaries-referents. The beginning was not easy, we had no premises. I am grateful and consider a.a.doc the godfather of the school. Dr. Vytautas Blūšiu, then the dean of the Faculty of Arts of Klaipėda University, who welcomed him under his roof and even allocated a room in the Professorium to organize the reception. The first lecturers who started working with the accepted 32 students were Assoc. Dr. V. Grublienė (Valiule), a.a.prof. D. Švitra, a.a.prof. Dr. A. Seilius, prof. Dr. L. Šimanskienė, lecturer R. Piktožienė, lecturer R. Pikturnienė and others.
The school changed because the legal acts regulating the training of specialists changed.
After two years of the school’s operation, we became the Higher Referee School, preparing specialists according to two study programs – Administration of institutions and companies and Programming for computers. Graduates of these study programs were in high demand in the labor market at that time.
in 2001 were particularly significant for the educational institution, because we passed another stage – expert evaluation. Having met the qualitative requirements, we acquired the status of a higher school – college. Since 2001 A binary system of higher education is established in Lithuania. And we successfully passed this stage, starting already with 3 collegiate study programs, as well as continuing studies. After receiving the status of a college, we also changed the name of the educational institution – from the Higher School of Referents to the Western Lithuania Business College, thus consolidating the regional nature of the activity. This stage is very important for the College to establish itself in the higher education system, therefore, new study programs that are in demand on the labor market, departments that supervise these study programs, laboratories, centers, a simulation company are being created, social partnerships are being developed with business companies, associations, all municipalities of the Klaipėda region, Lithuanian and foreign higher schools.
The year 2012 became an important stage of the College’s activities, when the College moved to new teaching premises in the center of the city, following the reconstruction of the building, by decision of the Klaipėda City Municipal Council. This is a successful project for the College and the city of Klaipėda. The College activates the life of Klaipėda city with its activities, actively participates in Street Music, Light Festival, Order of Malta, Christmas Run and other events. In the same year, the College was one of the first to successfully receive international institutional accreditation, giving the right to carry out international accreditation of study programs. in 2012 4 study programs are accredited. The accreditation process, which started in 2012, was successfully carried out the following year as well. Most study programs have full (6-year) international accreditation.
The successful development of the College was determined by the people who work there – personalities. Many of them are college graduates. Today, how can we not mention the long-term employees of the College administration: Head. accountant A. Sedleckienė, long-time head of the Department of Scientific-Applied Research, currently working as the director of the College, Assoc. prof. dr. J. Martinkienė, long-time head of the Department of Economics, currently Deputy Director for Studies and Quality Assoc. prof. dr. K. Puleikienė, manager of the Practice Enterprise (PE) “Biurometa”, Assoc. prof. R. Romerytė-Šereikienė, Head of Strategic Development and Communication Department M. Vaikšnoras, Assoc. prof. R. Tamoševičienė, library manager V. Pipirienė, lecturers: prof. hab. dr. Dr. V. Denisov, Assoc. prof. S. Paulauskas, Assoc. prof. dr. Dr. L. Šalkauskienė, lect. J. Duoplys, Assoc. prof. dr. A. Giedraitis, lect. V. Eidininkienė, lect. B. Povilianskienė, lecturer of the Department of Economics B. Kazlauskaitė, who has been working at the College for many years, head of the Department of Law Assoc. prof. Renata Šliažienė, head of the Department of Technology, Assoc. prof. dr. Simona Grigaliūnienė, head of Vilnius education department I. Juodeikienė, lawyer V. Šlajienė, IT administrator K. Venclovas, study Department administrators E. Samulionytė and I. Sirvydaitė and many others. It is impossible not to remember the employees who recently started working, but who leave a significant mark in the history of the College, S. Aleksandravičiūtė, the Specialist of Strategic Development and Communication Department, the head of the Department of Tourism and Communication, Assoc. prof. dr. Šarūnas Banevičius, Head of the Department of Management Assoc. prof. Regina Narkienė, secretary E. Vilkaitienė, administrator of the Department of Studies L. Gasiūnaitė, head of BIC Kostas Ališauskas, head of the Department of Economics Assoc. prof. dr. Jelena Dementjeva. Thanks to you, despite all hardships, the College today has solid foundations. An important part of the College is the graduates, of whom we have graduated over 6,000 during this period. They create good, values for Lithuania. Many of them have made excellent careers in the labor market and are excellent ambassadors of the College. Thank you all for the fellowship these long and relatively short – for all those 30 years!
There have been and will be challenges. Therefore, I wish the entire College community focus, faith, creativity and wisdom in overcoming them together.