 In 1940, due to the Soviet invasion and occupation, teacher training was reformed according to Soviet standards which affected VPI as the number of students increased due to the changes.After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the Institute was given the title of a university by the Supreme Council of the Republic Lithuania on May 20, 1992 and reformed into "Vilnius Pedagogical University".In October 2011 the university was renamed to Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences.