Nemuno street 2
91208 Klaipėda
Lithuania
- Youth and education
SMK has a wide range of professionals and experts. SMK has two branches - one is in the capital of Lithuania, the other - in the port of Lithuania - Klaipėda. Our community gathers more then 2000 students 150 staff. We have more then 80 active partners all over the world and we are involving them in various activities and also joining their activities as well. The main funds for our organization comes from tuition fees paid by students for their studies. Also other funds come from services provided for society, business sector. SMK implements a number of various projects financed by EU or local funds. More information about our organization can be found in internet - www.smk.lt
SMK University of Applied Social Sciences in Lithuania is offering high-quality education in the Lithuanian and English languages, which is enjoyed by 2,000 students. Established in 1994, the SMK educates leaders who will accept responsibility and make positive contributions to an increasingly interdependent and multicultural world. Through variety of study programmes at our university we are fulfilling our key mission - to prepare future leaders that would be responsible global citizens. Mission: To create conditions for the individuals to gain contemporary skills in science and technology spheres that would correspond to a high level of education; To cumulate and spread scientific knowledge and nurture a multisided individual.; To escalate applied and scientific activities in the region, consult local authorities and business companies; To create the conditions for lifelong learning by providing qualification raise trainings; To nurture education and culture-receptive society, form humanistic approach, raise civil awareness and elevate values of open and democratic society.
The main activities of SMK first of all are higher education level studies where we seek to prepare future leaders that would be responsible global citizens. SMK is the best rated private higher education institution in Lithuania (Ratings of higher education institution in Lithuania, 2011) and offers 14 market-oriented study programmes acknowledged by European higher education institutions. Also SMK is implementing various activities, such as education and training, consulting services, scientific research, project management, counseling and professional orientation, activity related to information technologies.
SMK would be able to be responsible for organizing various meetings, activities, informing society about various issues related with Network activities, implementing projects. We are ready for work and we seek to give as much as we will have in order to live in a better world.
SMK is constantly implementing activities related with the main purpose of ALF Network. Through various projects implementation, international events, exchanges, camps and seminars with other cultures, tolerance building activities SMK has gathered rich experience and it would be great to be able to share this experience with others. Also new cooperation possibilities, new partners would allow to broaden the activities while implementing non-formal education, help society to become more tolerant and civil. We believe that cooperating together we can achieve better results then working alone.