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About the V. Kavolis Institute

Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute (Kavolis Institute) is an academic research department that conducts transdisciplinary research, provides a scientific base and research infrastructure for VMU studies, trains researchers and implements cross-cutting methodological approaches. 

 

It is the first consolidated university research Institute in Lithuania, bringing together researchers from more than 10 social sciences and humanities fields from five faculties of VMU into thematic groups. The establishment of the Institute is also in line with the priorities of the VMU Strategic Plan 2021-2027 on the strengthening of research and scientific resources. 

Mission and objectives

The mission of the Kavolis Institute is to initiate and conduct national and international basic and applied transdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences that responds to the needs of science, Lithuanian society, and the state.

 

The Institute’s research activities are based on transdisciplinary research, aiming to expand the boundaries of traditional scientific fields and develop horizontal and vertical research areas and themes that can bridge several research fields.

 

The Institute’s research has several objectives:

  • Involve researchers from different disciplines in collaborative research projects, bringing together different scientific perspectives to develop a holistic view of the explored phenomena or problem and propose ways to tackle it.
  • Conduct research in partnership with society, engaging and involving the social partners in the process of scientific knowledge production.
  • Strengthen the role of the humanities and social sciences in society, creating an open academic culture through active participation in disseminating science and research-based knowledge.