Post on 06-Dec-2020
Prof. dr. ANTANAS ČENYS
VICE-RECTOR FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONVilnius Gediminas Technical University
Brussels, October 9th, 2019
10 faculties
13 research institutes
22 research laboratories;
3 research centres
1000 students
1000 No. of programmes offered
500 partner universities
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Top 51–100Civil & Structural Engineering Top 101–150Business & Management Studies
Top 101–150Architecture / Built Environment
Top 201–250Economics and Econometrics
Top 301–350 Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
Top 351–400 Engineering – Electrical & Electronics
Top 451–500 Computer Science & Information Systems
V GT U i s a m o n g t o p universities by 7 subjects in QS WUR 2019:
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500 partner business organisations
AREA R&D&I ACTIVITIESSmart city & Digital Built
EnvironmentBuilding information modellingGreen building designRenovation solutions towards nearly zero-energy buildings LiDAR-based point cloud estimation
Civil & Structural Engineering Building energy assessment Transport links and roads Geodesy and land surveying
Urban Mobility CarsharingICT integration into urban systems
Autonomous Vehicles Self-driving vehiclesTraffic scenarios for autonomous car movement and driver behaviourEnergy efficient hybrid utility systems Monitoring systems
Cyber Security Identification of human identity Drone technologies for security, monitoring and management Big data
Robotic Systems for Smart Manufacturing
Robotics applications in manufacturingIoT in digital manufacturing
FinTech Investment portfolio management: interaction of return, risk and reliabilityMathematical models and methods in economic processesBlockchain technologies
Createch Virtual & Augmented reality technologies Computer-generated imagery
Circular Economy Eco-friendly materials and technologiesWaste management and recycling
VGTU R&D solutions
30%
41%
16%
8% 5%
State budget for research activitiesCustomised research and services
EU structural funds for R&D
International research projects
National research projects
R&D funding sources | 2019
SMART CITY BY VGTU
SMART BUILDING
SDIGITAL
CITY & ICTSMART
MOBILITY
URBAN CULTURE & INTERACTION
OPEN R&D&I INITIATIVES
• Energy• Sustainable
buildings• Sustainable
development• Sharing economy• Digital economy• Urban development• Mobility
NATURE-BASED URBAN PLANNING (for Birstonas city to develop of ICT district) SMART URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
(for Birstonas city to grow city community)
SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY NETWORKS(for Klaipeda city to develop eco friendly electric buses and mobility networks)
VIRTUAL URBAN SIMULATION (tool developed by Urban development researchers for interaction with city community)
UNIVERSITY’s ROLE IN THE CITY ECOSYSTEM
Government State agencies
Cities/ Municipalities
RegionsNGOs
Universities Competitors
Partners
SocietyCompanies
City community
UNIVERSITY
Kinder gardenSchools
VET & Colleges