Vilnius University is the oldest and largest institution of higher education in Lithuania. It marks the beginnings of science and culture, not only for Lithuania but also, for neighboring countries. It's a place where an educated Lithuanian society formed for over 400 years.

Many well-known people studied and taught here, such as the poet Mathias Casimirus Sarbievius, medical men Jozef Frank and Johann Peter Frank, poet Adam Mickiewicz, historian Simonas Daukantas and Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz.

Vilnius University is proud of its architecture, old library and museums which keep the artistic, cultural and scientific heritage. The value of many items kept here is incalculable for Lithuanian, European and world culture. The only copy of the first Lithuanian book, Martinus Mosvidius' Catechisms, is here on display.

It's not by accident that, in the Brussels “Mini Europe” Park where the EU countries present their most famous architectural monuments, Lithuania has as its representation the Vilnius University ensemble.