The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities. It is an open call to both students and universities to contribute to the transparency of study choice, and the quality of education worldwide. Studyportals invites students to review their study programme and share their abroad experiences. In this way, it aims to give recognition to the best educators and award those universities which have achieved the highest student satisfaction ratings.

The Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2019 highlight the global and regional trends in what students value the most in education. Students have the possibility of rating their universities on a scale from from 1 to 5 across six aspects of their study experience. All participating universities which score above 4 receive a medal of satisfaction. The medals signal to all future students that these universities will look after their dreams and future.

We are pleased to announce that Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) got 4 medals of satisfaction in these aspects:

• Overall Satisfaction (How would you rate your overall study experience?) – 4,1 out of 5;
• Student Teacher Interaction (How helpful, engaged and interested were your teachers with you?) 4,3 out of 5; 
• Admission Process (How simple was it to apply to your programme? Was the information you found on the website clear enough?) 4,6 out of 5;
• Quality of Student Life (How was your everyday life? Especially when thinking about the city where you lived, did it satisfy your needs and expectations?) 4,1 out of 5.

Studyportals collected and analysed over 45,000 student experiences to understand what matters most to students, what they are content with, and where they would like to see improvements. Real stories have never been more important for prospective students. That is why Studyportals wanted to create the only student-powered global university overview, no matter the size or history of institution. 

Studyportals is the international study choice platform, hosting over 3,500 universities across 114 countries and reaching 36 million prospective students from all around the world in 2018 alone. Founded in 2009 as a project subsidised by the European Commission and supported by many international student associations, Studyportals has grown stronger and more determined with each year. Their mission is to make the world understand the power of learning, and they do this by making education choice transparent and accessible to students worldwide.