The construction of the Faculty of Medicine (MF) Science Centre at Vilnius University (VU) is gaining momentum. Most of the construction work has now been completed.
According to Antanas Čirikas, the Head of Building Construction Works, by 29 June 2023, all works for building monolithic structures have been completed in all blocks of the VU MF Science Centre (100% completion). In blocks A, C, D, E, and L, the installation of the aluminium façade is almost completed (90%) and other works for building concrete structures are nearly finished (90%). In blocks A, B, C, D, E, and L, the installation of the internal waste water removal, HVAC, water supply, fire safety, communications and electrical systems are in progress together with the construction of plasterboard partitions.
During this period, a concrete base was installed in the basement and on the ground floor of blocks A, B, C, E, and L, waterproofing was completed, and preparations for pouring the top layer of the floor are underway. The works for the external area around the buildings are also in progress.
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As a reminder, on 3 December 2021, the official launch of the construction of a modern VU Faculty of Medicine Science Centre will be commemorated with a symbolic capsule laying ceremony in Vilnius Santaros Valley, next to the existing Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics (2 Žaliųjų Ežerų Street). The total cost of this project, which includes the construction of the building and the provision of state-of-the-art scientific equipment, amounts to 47.1 million euros, of which, 33.1 million euros will be covered by the European Regional Development Fund.
The new centre will have specialized scientific laboratories and operating theatres for the Genetic Research Centre, the physiology, biochemistry, microbiology and laboratory medicine, infectious diseases and dermato-venerology, chest diseases, immunology and allergology, dentistry, neurology and neurosurgery, cardiovascular departments and clinics plus a few more, with a total area of about 19 thousand square meters. It will also accommodate a number of medical study programmes, a simulation centre for the development of practical skills in an environment as close as possible to the real working environment, conference rooms, auditoriums, rooms for conferences, meetings and seminars, offices for researchers and postgraduate students, and rooms for practical classes.
The completion of the Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine Science Centre project is expected by the end of 2023. For the construction works UAB “Eika” (Ltd.) is responsible.