Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
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Lithuanian SSR
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Lithuanian SSR, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union...
. Following the 1991 passage of the Law on Research and Higher Education of the Republic of Lithuania, it was reorganized.
Its first president was Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
Vincas Kreve-Mickevicius
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, followed by Mykolas Biržiška
Mykolas Biržiška
Mykolas Biržiška , a Lithuanian editor, historian, professor of literature, diplomat, and politician, was one of the twenty signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania....
, Vladas Jurgutis
Vladas Jurgutis
Vladas Jurgutis was a Lithuanian priest, economist, and professor. As the first chairman of the Bank of Lithuania he is unofficially considered to be the "father of the Lithuanian litas."-Biography:In 1902 Jurgutis graduated from a high school in Palanga and enrolled in the Kaunas Priest Seminary...
, Juozas Matulis, Juras Požela, Benediktas Juodka, and Zenonas Rokus Rudzikas.
The Academy represents the Republic of Lithuania in the following international organizations: ALLEA (the Federation of ALL European Academies), ICSU (the International Council for Science
International Council for Science
The International Council for Science , formerly the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science...
), EASAC (the European Academies Science Advisory Council), and IAP (the InterAcademy Panel). In addition to founding several scientific institutions and foundations, it issues publications and textbooks, sponsors symposia and conferences. It has established 15 memorial prizes and awards, encourages young scientists and students to engage in research by annually awarding 10 prizes to young scientists and 15 prizes to students. Since 2008 together with the Bank of Lithuania
Bank of Lithuania
The Bank of Lithuania is the central bank of the Republic of Lithuania. The Bank of Lithuania is a non-Eurozone member of the European System of Central Banks...
grants Vladas Jurgutis Award
Vladas Jurgutis Award
Vladas Jurgutis Award is a prestigious economic award, once a year granted by the Bank of Lithuania and Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. The aim of the Award is to encourage scientific activities in the area of research on Lithuania‘s banking, finance, money and macroeconomics...
.
The Academy's headquarters are located in Vilnius
Vilnius
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.
Structure
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences consist of five departments.- Humanities and social sciences department, led by Prof. Leonardas Sauka
- Chemical, physics and mathematics department, led by Prof. Valdemaras Razumas
- Biology, medicine, and geosciences department, led by Prof. Vytas Antanas Tamošiūnas
- Agriculture and foresters sciences department, led by Prof. Albinas Kusta
- Technical and engineering sciences department, led by Prof. Vytautas Ostaševičius
Publications
- Acta Medica Lituanica
- Baltica : an international yearbook of Baltic Sea geology, geomorphology and paleontology
- Biologija
- Chemija
- Ekologija
- Energetika
- Filosofija. Sociologija
- Geografija
- Geologija
- Lituanistika
- Pheromones
- Menotyra
- Žemės ūkio mokslai