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VGTU Faculties • Architecture • Business Management, • Civil Engineering • Creative Industries • Electronics • Environmental Engineering • Fundamental Sciences • Mechanics • Transport Engineering • Institute of Aviation 2

Management of Research at VGTU Research activities at the University are organized and coordinated by Vice-Rector for Research , assisted by the Science and Research Office. Science and Research Office organizes doctoral studies, provides consultations on proposals and execution of various international and national research programs, intellectual property protection, patents. 3

Priority Areas of Research in VGTU • Sustainable Building • Environmental & Energy Technologies • Sustainable Transport • Mechatronics • Information and Communication Technologies • Fundamental Research of Materials and Processes • Technology Management and Economics 4

STRUCTURE OF TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY • • Department of Automobile Competence Centre of Transport (J. Basanaviči aus-28), Intermodal Transport and Logistics (CCITL) ( Plytines str.- • Department of Railway 27) , Transport (J. Basanaviči aus-28), • Transport Institute ( Plytines str.- • Traffic Safety Laboratory (J. 27) Basanaviči aus-28). • Department of Logistics and Transport Management ( Plytines str.-27) , • Department of Transport Technological Equipment ( Plytines str.-27) , 5

FACULTY OF TRANSPORT ENGINEERING The main R&D partners abroad : • Transport and Telecommunications Institute (Latvia), • Turku School of Economics (Finland), • Polish Motor Transport Institute (Poland), • Slovak University of Technology (Slovakia), • Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), • Riga Technical University (Latvia), • National Transport University (Ukraine), • Gdansk University of Technology (Poland), • Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), • Silesian University of Technology (Poland), • Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport (Ukraina), • Ilmenau University of Technology (Germany), Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (Nederland), • University of Žilina (Slovakia), Warsaw Automotive Industry Institute PIMOT, • Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finland) and others 6

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Academic and research staff FTE Persons Per cent from FTE for R&D Academic personnel Professors 8,7 2,9 10 Associated Professors 30,8 10,3 43 Lecturers 14,6 0 23 Assistants 6,7 2,2 13 Research personnel Chief Researchers 0,3 0,3 1 Senior Researchers 0,9 0,9 4 Researchers 0,1 0,1 1 Junior Researchers 1,7 1,7 4 Other researcher without degree 3,9 3,9 15 7

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Age distribution of academic and research staff 8

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Number of Students Transport Engineering FACULTY Total number of Students 1647  Bachelor degree 1486  146 Master degree  Doctoral students 15 9

Dynamics of Master degrees and PhD studies 2011 2012 2013 The number of Master degrees awarded 96 98 94 The number of doctoral students enrolled 5 6 6 Doctoral students employed as Lectures, Assistants or 3 10 9 Junior Researchers The number of enrolled in doctoral studies after 5 5 5 completion of Master studies at the same institution The number of doctoral degrees awarded 5 3 9 10

Ph students visits to abroad Name, surname Target organisation Country Purpose of the visit Duration in Year months Aurimas Vilkelis Gefco Osterreich GmbH Austria Doctoral research intership 3 2010 Austria 3 2010 Vilius Portapas The von Karman Institute for Belgium Doctoral research intership 9 2013/2014 fluid Dynamics Aurimas Vilkelis Erfurt University of Applied Germany Doctoral research intership 3 2012/2013 Sciences Viktor Skickij Ilmenau University of Germany Doctoral research intership 3 2013/2014 Technology Laima Greičiūnė Transport and Latvia Doctoral research intership 3 2012/2013 telecommunication institute Vytautas Rimša Institute of Fundamental Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2012/2013 Technological Research Kristina Kemzūraitė Warsaw automotive industry Poland Doctoral research intership 2 2012/2013 institute (PIMOT) Vidas Žuraulis Warsaw automotive industry Poland Scientific research visit for 3 2013 institute (PIMOT) implementation of the international project Kristina Kemzūraitė Warsaw automotive industry Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2013 institute (PIMOT) Jurijus Zaranka Warsaw automotive industry Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2013 institute (PIMOT) Nerijus Kudarauskas Warsaw automotive industry Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2013 institute (PIMOT) Jonas Matijošius Warsaw automotive industry Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2009 institute (PIMOT) Jurijus Zaranka Warsaw automotive industry Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2009 11 institute (PIMOT) Audrius Šimakauskas Ziilina University Slovakia Doctoral research intership 3 2013

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Gender distribution of academic and research staff Academic staff Research staff Male, % Female, % Male, % Female, % 82 18 79 21 Average of gender distribution 21 Male, % Female, % 79 12

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Main scientific fields of the FACULTY The main fields of Transport Engineering FACULTY are: 1) Transport Engineering; 2) Logistics and Transport management. 13

R&D funding sources 14

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Priority Areas of FACULTY Research: • Sustainable Transport • Mechatronics • Fundamental Research of Materials and Processes • Sustainable Building • Technology Management and Economics 15

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY The main fields and topics of research Su Sustaina stainable ble Tran anspo sport • Energy Saving and Environment-friendly Transport Means • Transport Systems and Traffic Modeling, Optimization, Safety and Management • Transport and Logistics Technology, Interaction of Transport Modes • The new Movement Technologies, Intelligent Transport Systems External funding sources: • EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation • National integrated program ” Development of Civil Engineering Sector and Transport” • Baltic Sea Region program 16

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY The main fields and topics of research The field of Energy saving and environment-friendly transport means - Saving of transport energy resources. - Ecological and economical parameters of Internal combustion engines; the use of Brown‘s gas, natural gas (or biogas); hydrogen fuel mix; water injection in internal combustion engines. - Alternative energy, energy storage; Geothermal system. The field of Transport systems and traffic modelling, optimization, safety and management - Dynamic processes of the traffic and pollution impact; research methods and application of vehicle traffic flows; intelligent, dynamic tire monitoring system; vehicle dynamics; sustainable mobility, Optimization of dynamic processes; Hydrodynamics of pipeline systems and equipment. - Railway transport safety and environmental problems; strategies of rolling-stock management; optimization of the rolling-stock traction. - Modelling of intermodal transport. - Vehicle slip simulating systems, drivers and vehicle behaviour characteristics, braking efficiency and tire adhesion evaluation studies. - Automotive diagnostics and reliability research; accident modelling and assessment; vehicle movement dynamics and modelling; road traffic safety modelling; - Research on air traffic control and management technologies, research on low speed 17 erodynamics and flight dynamics .

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY The main fields and topics of research The field of Transport and logistics technology, interaction of transport modes - Green transport corridors; development of intermodal transport networks and innovative intermodal technologies. - Logistics and transport technologies; transport politics; interaction of transport modes; solutions of city logistics. The field of the new movement technologies, intelligent transport systems - Maintenance of railway rolling-stock. - Use of the existing and new developed intelligent transport system. - Vehicle slip simulating systems, drivers and vehicle behavior characteristics, braking efficiency and tire adhesion evaluation studies . 18

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Smart Specialisation Transport, logistics and information and communication technologies (ICT) : 1. Priority: Smart transport systems and ICT; 2. Priority: Technologies/models for the international transport corridors‘ management and integration of modes of transport; 3. Priority: Advanced electronic content, technologies for development and information interaction; 4. Priority: ICT infrastructure, cloud computing solutions and services. 19