Monday, 28 May was the deadline for the submission of documents in the open international competition for the position of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Rector. 11 applicants have passed the initial evaluation of the Election Board composed of the members of the KTU Council, and will further participate in the competition.
In total 12 persons from Lithuania and abroad have applied for the position of the KTU Rector. 11 of them have submitted all the necessary documents.
“As expected, the potential candidates took great interest into competition. The election process is going smoothly, with emphasise on transparency of all procedures. We have a selection of strong candidates, which always means the highest level of the competition. It is expected that the University will have a new Rector by the beginning of the new academic year”, says Kęstutis Šliužas, General Manager of Telia Lietuva, the Chairman of the Election Board, member of the KTU Council.
No later than in a month KTU Senate will have to assess the applicants’ scientific activity in order to determine if it meets the requirements. It is being expected that the Council will approve the final list of the candidates on 14 June 2018.
Later, the candidates will be invited to an open meeting with the University’s community.
The Rector is being elected in public international competition and appointed by the KTU Council, which is operating according to the Law on Higher Education and Research of Lithuania, KTU Statute and other legislations. The election process is being organised by the working party assembled from the Council members. The term of office for the Rector is 5 years.
