What is Vilnius University?
{{Infobox university | name = Vilnius University | native_name = Vilniaus universitetas | image_name = VU-logotype.png | image_alt = Universitas Vilnensis | latin_name = Universitas Vilnensis | motto = Hinc itur ad astra {{in lang|la}} | mottoeng = From here the way leads to the stars | established = {{start date and age|1579}} | closed = | type = [[Public university|Public]] | religious_affiliation = [[Church of St. Johns, Vilnius|St. John's Church]] | budget = €45.632 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vu.lt/apiemus/dokumentai|title=Veiklos dokumentai|website=Vilniaus universitetas}}</ref> (2019) | rector = [[Rimvydas Petrauskas]] ([[:lt:Rimvydas Petrauskas|lt]]) | chancellor = Raimundas Balčiūnaitis | academic_staff = 3,095 | administrative_staff = | students = 22,747 | undergrad = 12,513 | postgrad = 6,665 | doctoral = 795<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vu.lt/en/about-vu/facts-and-figures|title=Facts and Figures|website=Vilnius University}}</ref> | other = 836 (MDs in [[Residency (medicine)|residency]])<br />1435 (international students) | city = [[Vilnius]] | province = [[Vilnius County]] | country = [[Lithuania]] | coor = {{Coord|54|40|57|N|25|17|14|E|type:edu|display=title}} | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] | former_names = ''Academia et Universitas Vilnensis Societatis Jesu'' (1579) <br /> Principal School of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] (1783) <br /> Principal School of Vilnius (1795) <br /> Imperial University of Vilnius (1803) <br /> [[Stephen Bathory]] University (1919) <br /> State University of Vilnius (1944)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vilnius University 1579-2004 |url=http://www.vu.lt/site_files/InfS/Leidiniai/Vilnius_University_1579_2004.pdf |accessdate=21 April 2022}}</ref> | colours = | colors = {{color strip|maroon}} [[Maroon]] | sports = | website = [https://www.vu.lt/en/ www.vu.lt] | affiliations = [[European University Association|EUA]], [[Santander Network]], [[Institutional Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe|UNICA]], [[Utrecht Network]] | founder = King of Poland