Lithuanian Association of Nonlinear Analysts

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LANA: Training Program of Nonlinear Analysts (TPNA)

The Program has a goal to establish a system of education of specialists in Nonlinear Analysis - the emerging area of research activities, leading to numerous applications. Various nonlinear processes and phenomena are becoming an important issues in the business and industry of Lithuania.

The most active professors and specialists of educational and research institutions of Lithuania established this Program to meet the advanced needs of science and industry.

Many of these activists are members of the Lithuanian Association of Nonlinear Analysts (LANA). Their research and applications are reflected in the publications of the Journal of LANA "Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control" as well as in the presentations at the National Academic Seminar "Modelling and Control of Nonlinear Phenomena".

Main educational institution:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics,
Naugarduko str. 24, Vilnius LT-2600, Lithuania
Tel.: +370-52-336024, fax: +370-52-251585

Executive Adviser of the Project:

Dr. Edmundas Gaigalas, associate professor
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University
Naugarduko 24, Vilnius LT-2600, Lithuania
E-mail: Edmundas.Gaigalas@maf.vu.lt

Participating Institutions:

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University
Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University
Research Institute of Biochemistry
Research Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
Research Institute of Physics
Research Institute of Semiconductor Physics
Research Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy

When will this Program take place?

Beginning from the 1st October 1998,
Ending at the 30st September 2001.

Objectives of the Program

This complex research work is designed to solve the following problems:

to train young scientists and specialists of mathematical and natural sciences in nonlinear analytical methods;
to rise the level of knowledge of students of master and doctorial degree in order to allow them to participate in the international division of labour.

Goals to be achieved by the Program:

to prepare a high level courses of nonlinear analysis for students of bachelour, master and doctorial degree;
to write and publish books, textbooks and lecture notes to the courses prepared;
to organize interdisciplinary schools of nonlinear analysis for students of master and doctorial programs, for young teachers and researchers;
to arrange conferencies and seminars for the researchers and specialists preparing courses to enable them to achieve information they require;
to get aquainted with the experience of training of specialists of nonlinear analysis in other countries, to find partners for this Program;
to design and publish homepages on the Internet that would include information about training centers of nonlinear analysis, lists of publications in nonlinear analysis, and all other alike information;
to implement courses prepared;
to create technical training labs for modeling of nonlinear processes;
to generalize the experience gained in this Program, and to prepare and submit suggestions and offers for universities and high education institutions as well as for the government, how to train and how to improve the training of specialists in nonlinear analysis as well as of specialists in other areas of education in Lithuania.

How this work should be done?

While implementing the Program, it is considered to:

in the first three months of this Program it is considered to define which courses, textbooks and lecture notes should be prepared, who would be the authors, what should be the content of the courses, what should be general objectives for such courses, what would be the precise schedule for the courses. It is to be decided which teaching institutions courses would be applied, how the courses will fit into the existing teaching programs, what would be changed in existing programs of education. The institutions with technical teaching labs for modeling nonlinear processes will also be considered, the content of hardware and software will be defined;
such a schedule will be main guidelines for most of the further jobs to be done in this project;
in the years 1999-2000 courses will be prepared and applied, accompanied by lecture notes, textbooks and books to be written;
there will be specialized thematic schools arranged, addressed to students, young scientists, participants of the Program, where the courses are being presented, the contents and methodical means are being discussed.
three seminars will take place, where schedule of activities as well as jobs already finished will be talked over.
in the years 1998 and 1999 training laboratories are going to be established, and needed software, documentation and literature will be bought.
Internet pages with links to teaching and science centers of nonlinear processes, scientists, bibliographies and information bases will be created and published in the Internet. Later information on active jobs, course programs, lecture notes and everything else of interest also will be included into the pages.
all other considered means will be prepared and applied, and the experience accumulated in the training Program will be summarized.

What is a difference of the offer of this Program in comparing to activities of institutions participating in the Program?

Activites offered are quite new, they have not been done before (especially because of complexity, information coverage and experience systemization). Such jobs are not considered in plans and activities of institutions involved.