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The Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS) of Vilnius University was established on 7 February 1992 by the agreement between Vilnius University and the Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania. Having started its activities with a two-year programme in International Relations, the IIRPS at present is a faculty-status holding academic unit of Vilnius University, in which studies in political science are carried out on all three levels and scientific research is conducted.
The Institute is a prestigious Lithuanian institution of higher education which graduates specialists in political science and international relations. The alumni of the Institute work as diplomats, civil servants, political commentators and journalists, they also teach at universities.
During the twelve years in the existence of the Institute, 483 students got the Bachelor’s degrees, 183 students were awarded the Master’s degree diplomas, and 13 PhD dissertations in political science were written and defended.
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