University of Applied Social Sciences

Viešoji istaiga Socialiniu mokslu kolegija

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST1637
    • LT0038
    • ROR: https://ror.org/00g11es29
    • LT-ETER.BAS.NATID: 291823650
    • Erasmus: LT KLAIPED04

      • Erasmus Institution Code

      Identifier assigned by the European Commission to higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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    • SCHAC: smk.lt

      • SCHema for Academia

      Internet domain (DNS)-based identifier of institutions, used in several European initiatives for data exchange in the education and research sector, e.g. Emrex - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • Erasmus-Charter: E10198689

      • Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE)

      Application number related to the ECHE, required for higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-PIC: 947812609

      • Participant Identification Code (PIC)

      A PIC is assigned to legal entities participating in EU-funded programmes - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-VAT: LT100007267913

      • EU VAT number

      Identifier of economic operators for value-added tax (VAT) within the EU system, assigned by their national authority - data acquired using the EU participant register API

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  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Legal seat(s)
    Klaipeda, Lithuania
  • Further location(s)
    Kaunas, Lithuania
    Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Website
    http://www.smk.lt
  • Founding year
    2001
  • QF-EHEA levels
    first cycle
  • Previous names
    • SMK University of Applied Social Sciences (Viešoji istaiga Socialiniu mokslu kolegija) until 30/06/2018
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/institution/1637

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Evaluation of study fields (cluster programme evaluation)
    Accreditation is awarded for 7 years in case of a positive evaluation. A study field may also be accredited (with conditions) for three years, once.
  • Institutional accreditation ( (effective as of 2021)
    Accreditation is awarded for 7 years in case of a positive evaluation. An interim evaluation of three years is carried out in cases when the requirements within one evaluation area are only satisfactorily met.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Lithuania

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
institutional review of higher education institutions
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
institutional review of higher education institutions
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
institutional review of higher education institutions

Programme level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Catering and Hotel Business Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Maitinimo ir viešbučių verslo vadyba
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Creative and Entertainment Industries (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Kūrybos ir pramogų industrijos
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Design (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Dizainas
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Communication (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Skaitmeninė komunikacija
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Fashion and Style Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Mados ir stiliaus vadyba
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: negative
Fashion Business (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Mados verslas
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Finance and Investment Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Finansai ir investicijų valdymas
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Finance and Investment Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Finansai ir investicijų valdymas
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
General Practice Nursing (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Bendrosios praktikos slauga
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
International Business (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Tarptautinis verslas
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
International Business and Communication (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Tarptautinis verslas ir komunikacija
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
International Business and Communication (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Tarptautinis verslas ir komunikacija
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
International Trade and Customs Logistics (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Tarptautinė prekyba ir muitinės logistika
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Law (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Teisė
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Marketing and Advertising Creation (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Marketingas ir reklamos kūrimas
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Programming (degree)
  • Other names
    • Programavimas
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Programming and Multimedia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Programavimas ir multimedija
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Software Testing (degree)
  • Other names
    • Programinės įrangos testavimas
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Tourism and Recreation (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Turizmas ir poilsis
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Tourism and Recreation (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Turizmas ir poilsis
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme

Verifiable Credentials

A Verifiable Credential (VC) is a digitally-signed and thus tamper-evident document containing information on a subject (e.g. personal information, entitlements of an individual, degrees held by an individual or accreditation of a higher education institution). Quality assurance results recorded in DEQAR can be downloaded as W3C-compatible Verifiable Credentials.

Currently, two types of credentials can be issued:

EBSI Verifiable Accreditations (VA) can be used by a higher education institution in the context of the EBSI Early Adopters programme.

  • The VA allows the institution to prove its external quality assurance on the Trusted Issuer Registry (TIR). EBSI VAs are only issued for external quality assurance results with an official status in a national system (“part of obligatory EQA system”).
  • At present, the higher education institution’s EBSI DID needs to be communicated to EQAR and recorded in DEQAR manually at the moment. If you are a higher education institution participating in EBSI, please contact us to register your DID.
  • EBSI VAs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:ebsi:zk4bhCepWSYp9RhZkRPiwUL.

DEQAR Format Verifiable Credentials primarily serve as a proof of concept and public demonstrator currently.

  • DEQAR Format VCs are based on the plain W3C Recommendation and our own data model. While they closely follow the EBSI Schema, no EBSI-specific or EU-specific elements or data types are used.
  • The higher education institution is identified by its DEQAR URI in this case.
  • DEQAR Format VCs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:web:data.deqar.eu.

Please note: this is an experimental feature.