Address 

Studentų St. 39, room 307
LT-08106 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 275 10 87
fax: +370 5 275 10 87
E-mail: psichologija@leu.lt

Head of the Department

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Violeta Rimkevičienė, E-mail: violeta.rimkeviciene@vpu.lt

The staff

Assistant of the Head: Lina Muralytė, E-mail: lina.muralyte@leu.lt

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aldona Vaičiulienė, E-mail: aldona.vaiciuliene@vpu.lt

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janina Daukšytė, E-mail: janina.dauksyte@vpu.lt

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Julita Navaitienė, E-mail: julita.navaitiene@vpu.lt

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jūratė Laurinavičiūtė, E-mail: jurate.laurinaviciute@vpu.lt

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lidija Kutkienė, E-mail: lidija.kutkiene@vpu.lt

Lect. Daiva Račelytė, E-mail: daiva.racelyte@vpu.lt

Lect. Rima Kratavičienė, E-mail: rima.krataviciene@vpu.lt

Lect. Vaiva Rimienė, E-mail: vaiva.rimiene@vpu.lt

Assist. Lect. Audrius Ivanauskas, E-mail: audrius.ivanauskas@vpu.lt

Assist. Lect. Inga Truskauskaitė, E-mail: inga.truskauskaite@vpu.lt

Assist. Lect. Goda Kaniušonytė, E-mail: goda@gebu.lt

Assist. Lect. Konstancija Dauguvietytė, E-mail: konstancija.dauguvietyte@vpu.lt

Assist. Lect. Nijolė Ramelienė, E-mail: nijole.rameliene@vpu.lt

Assist. Lect. Vita Mikuličiūtė, E-mail: vita.mikuliciute@vpu.lt

Overview

The department was established in 1945. At first the department trained teachers in Logic and Psychology, later in 1985-1995 the department taught undergraduate as well as master students in Psychology. Currently it does not offer independent study programmes, but teaches students from all the faculties of the university. The department cooperates with the University of Oulu (Finland).

Offered subjects

Undergraduate: Conflict Resolution Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Universal and Differential Psychology,.
Master: Modern Psychology.
Developmental and Educational Psychology, Risk Group Child Psychology, Social Psychology, Universal and Social Psychology and Teenager Psychology are also delivered in English and Russian and Conflict Resolution Psychology in English.

Research topics

Personal development factors and creation of favourable environment for psychological development
Led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Rimkevičienė.
Research team: Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Dževečka, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Daukšytė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Kutkienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Navaitienė, N. Ramelienė, D. Račelytė, V. Rimienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Vaičiulienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Laurinavičiūtė, A. Ivanauskas, V. Mikuličiūtė,  R. Kratavičienė.

Psychological aspects of the pedagogues’ professional development process: change of the students’ professional maturity and young teachers’ professional development issues
Led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Navaitienė.
Research team: Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Dževečka, Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Kutkienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Laurinavičiūtė, N. Ramelienė, D. Račelytė, V. Rimienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Rimkevičienė, R. Kratavičienė.

Ongoing projects

Project of EU Structural Funds "Quality Improvement of Teacher Training by Updating First Study Cycle Programmes in Vilnius Pedagogical University". Project no. VP1-2.2-ŠMM-07-K-01-062.
Project led by Prof. Dr. Aivas Ragauskas.
Duration of the project: 01-04-2010–30-09-2012.