September 19th, 2016, two international joint Master's Degree studies programmes, "Social Work with Children and Youth," and Comparative Social Policy and Welfare" were inaugurated at the MRU LAB facility. The "Social Work with Children and Youth" Master's programme is implemented together with Latvia's Rigas Stradins University. The "Comparative Social Policy and Welfare" joint Master's programme is implemented together with Finland's Tampere University and Austria's Johannes Kepler Linz University. Seimas member Prof. Aušrinė Marija Pavilionienė participated in the event along with students and academics from abroad.