Ignitis Group, a renewables-focused utility company and partners from various sectors and scientific institutions said they have signed an agreement at the Research Council of Lithuania (RCL) to launch the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) programme in Lithuania.
This agreement allows Lithuania to become a part of the global technology and innovation ecosystem and transform its STEAM education, the company said.
“MIT is a world-class engineering university, so we are very excited about signing this momentous agreement and see plenty of opportunities for collaboration,” said Dr Živilė Skibarkienė, Management Board Member at Ignitis Group.”
“In an effort to attract new talents to the energy sector and create a hub of future energy professionals in Lithuania, Ignitis Group is providing financial support, implementing various programme initiatives, inviting students to tours, meetings with specialists, visiting schools and organising events and remote lectures. Collaboration with MIT is an extraordinary chance to strengthen the engineering studies in Lithuania.”
For a long time, engineering studies in Lithuania have been outnumbered in popularity by social sciences and humanities, the company said.
The energy sector is experiencing a shortage of energy professionals, and it is estimated that Lithuania will require at least 2,500 additional specialists by 2030. 1,500 of them will be offshore specialists. Currently, the energy sector employs around 100 unique professions.
“One of the paragraphs in the document signed today includes an agreement to form a consortium among Lithuanian organisations, universities, business sector and other research and applied science institutions that will participate in the MISTI programme,” said Gintaras Valinčius, Chairman of RCL.
Alongside Ignitis Group, the Letter of Intent was signed by the RCL, the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vytautas Magnus University, Tech-park Kaunas, Association INFOBALT, LTG Group, Lithuanian Energy Institute and Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology.
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