STUDENTS` SUPPORT KRISTINA UKVALBERGIENĖ HEAD OF STUDENT INFORMATION CENTRE SUPPORT POSSIBILITIES Academic advice Financial matters Your career Student leisure Personal matters STUDENTS` SUPPORT UNIVERSITY OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES ALSO • • • • • • • individual counseling; group counseling sessions; peer mentoring from senior students; spaces for meetings or studying with other students; tutoring services; consultations on starting your own business; and many more… DEPT. OF STUDENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS Director – dr. Martynas Ubartas • Student Information Centre – one-stop student service, University mentoring program; • Social Support Group – financial matters and support for students with special needs; • Students Leisure Group – leisure issues; • Career Centre – career issues; • Chaplain. STUDENT INFORMATION CENTRE ONE - STOP STUDENT SERVICE • • • • • • • academic and general issues; course information and advice; personal issues and any other student matters; arrangement appointments with the specialists; projects of information dissemination; maintenance of student information sources; coordination of University mentoring program (academic advisers, career mentors, tutors). Studentų str. 50 E-mail: klausk@ktu.lt Tel. (8 37) 300 327 SOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP ALL SOCIAL ISSUES • • • • scholarships (excluding social scholarships from State budget); financial matters (excluding loans from State budget); advising; care of students with special needs. KTU Central Administration Building Donelaičio 73, Room 113 Tel. (8 37) 300 080 SOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FULL TIME INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS • For very good results in studies and science (260 Lt (75 EUR) / month, 1 semester long); • Rector`s for exceptional results in studies and science (650 Lt (188 EUR) / month, 1 semester long); • Onetime incentive (Faculty’s dean’s (up to 390 Lt (113 EUR)) or Rector’s (up to 1040 Lt (300 EUR)); • Onetime social (up to 1560 Lt (452 EUR)) – illness, family members illness or death, natural disaster or loss of property, other exceptional cases; • Scholarships of companies and sponsors – for talented students. STUDENT LEISURE GROUP ALL LEISURE ISSUES • • • • leisure events; students leisure activities; care of students organizations infrastructure; advising and assistance to new organizations and leisure centers and etc. KTU Central Administration Building Donelaičio 73, Room 113 Tel. (8 37) 300 743 CAREER CENTRE CAREER ISSUES • • • • • • individual career goals; career development; help in searching for a job; assistance in writing resumes, cover letters; organization of career fairs and seminars; internship program IAESTE. Studentų g. 67, Rooms 204 and 205 Tel. (8 37) 32 13 30 MENTORING PROGRAM MENTORS Peer mentor – senior student assigned to freshers to get oriented in the University (study system, rules and etc.). Academic Adviser – academic person appointed to student to help in academic matters (major, minor, academic progress and etc.). Career mentor – experienced person assigned to student to share his knowledge, experience and insights on career issues. Research mentor – researcher appointed to undergraduate student to start research in desired field. Special requirements for students. Tutor – student or academic person who helps students in difficult undergraduate courses (mathematics and etc.).