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The present state of the human resource development system in Lithuania and other Baltic countries, as well as the major problems facing the labor market and the educational system, were analyzed. Results of SWOT analyses of the labor market and of educational system development in Lithuania and other Baltic countries (especially the system of university studies) are described. The potential for upgrading university studies is evaluated, taking into account processes associated with integration into the European Union. Moreover, the prospects of educational development are analyzed in the context of transition characteristics of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.