Over 220,000 of working population has secondary education and 95,000 higher education (it makes 22% of working population).  

There are 7 universities, 6 colleges and 17 vocational schools located in Kaunas region, which are the basis for highly qualified and skilled labor force in the Region. The general number of students in Kaunas region in the academic year 2006 was 69,500.

Kaunas Technological University (KTU, www.ktu.lt) is one of the major centers in Lithuania for graduates in technical fields such as Engineering, IT, etc. as well as Management. KTU has also a strong R&D basis.  

Vytautas Magnus University (VDU, www.vdu.lt) prepares highly qualified graduates in the field of Humanities and Social sciences. The University is famous for well prepared, fluently speaking foreign languages graduates in Economics, Management, Languages, and Social sciences 

Kaunas University of Medicine (KMU, www.kmu.lt) is the largest institution of medical education and training in Lithuania. Most of the graduates work at Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine. Kaunas University of Medicine is also the largest medical research institution in Lithuania.

 Lithuanian University of Agriculture

Lithuanian University of Agriculture (LZUU), established in 1924, is one of 15 university type higher education institutions and the only one of this background in Lithuania. LZUU is delivering bachelor, master and doctor degrees in agronomy, forestry, agricultural engineering, economics, management and water management. Spacey University campus is situated close to the Nemunas River at the outskirts of Kaunas, and it positively differs from those fractionated and imprisoned by city stone walls. More than 7000 students and 400 teachers may enjoy big green areas surrounding teaching and dwelling facilities. University Experimental Station (45 ha) and Training Farm (420 ha) are adjusted to University campus to make the scenery even more picturesque. Agricultural exhibitions held at the premises of University twice a year attract Lithuanian and even foreign expositors and a lot of visitors and support practical students training annually. The World Ploughing Contest was hosted on the fields of our training farm in September 2007.

Our University is facing and tackling new challenges in higher education of European dimension. An active participation in the EU launched TEMPUS, LEONARDO and ERASMUS programmes has benefited an obvious break-through in that field. Besides that our University has joined several academic networks such as European University Association (EUA), Baltic Universities of Veterinary and Agriculture (BOVA), Baltic Sea Region Universities Network (BSRUN), Association for European Life Sciences Universities (ICA) etc. Magna Charta Universitatum was signed in Bologna in 2004.

University's teachers are active experts on Lithuanian agricultural and forest policy. New knowledge created in the fundamental research trends as methodological background of quality assessment of environment and agricultural production, cell selection and breading, energetic processes in biotechnologies, methodological background of rural development, technological research in agriculture, water and forestry serves as a basis for innovative education of our graduates. Access to and use of the EU structural funds is gradually improving studies' and research possibilities. Mission of our University, ethical and cultural values to be propagated at it and the future activities and tasks to be taken and solved are periodically discussed and adopted by our Senate as The Strategy of LZUU.

Seeking to pool resources related to both the scientific potential gained in the field of agriculture, forestry, water and food economy, and representatives of business related to these activities the Nemunas valley has been conceived. It is expected to elaborate and introduce technologies with the aim of contributing most beneficially to the development of national agriculture, economy and social environment, enhancing scientific research and experimental development (R&D).

Kaunas city has also the Faculty of Humanities of Vilnius University, the Faculty of Police of Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuanian Veterinary Academy, ISM University of Management and Economics (ISM, www.ism.lt), Lithuanian Energetic‘s Institute (LEI, www.lei.lt). The main vocational schools in Kaunas region are Kaunas School of Mechanics, Kaunas Petrašiunai Labor Market Training Center, Jonava Polytechnic School, Kaunas Food Industry School, Raseiniai Technology and Business School, Kaunas Trade and Business School, Kaunas Builders-constructors Training School.

 Information source:  www.kaunas.aps.lt and www.krda.lt