Lithuania

 Identifying leaders

The Academy also had a proactive and forward-looking Rector, Dr. Vidmantas Bizokas, who was determined to make sure they adopted the best in Western ideas whilst still retaining the historical traditions of the LVA. In July 1995, having prepared tailor-made programmes in different fields of veterinary medicine, we sponsored seven professors to attend a weeklong course in the UK. The LVA has over 600 veterinary students and the knowledge acquired would be passed down to these students - the future veterinary surgeons of Lithuania.

In 1995 we appointed Ben Noreikis as a part time representative in Lithuania. He arrived in Lithuania after many years of working with humane societies in America and was determined to study for his veterinary qualification in the land of his parents. He would become a major figure for our work in Lithuania.

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