MRU cooperates closely with over 350 universities, public and private institutions, takes part in academic, professional and inter-sectorial networks.

About 200 doctoral students study in the fields of law, management, psychology, philology, economics, and educational science.

The university is named after Mykolas Romeris (Polish: Michał Pius Römer), a Polish-Lithuanian lawyer, scientist, and politician.

The major fields of study are Business, Communication, Economics, Educology, Finance, History, Management, Informatics, Law, Management, Philology, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Security, Social Work, and Sociology.

Asian Centre MRU was established in April 2013 and it focuses on cooperation with Japan, South Korea, China and India.

Mykolas Romeris University offers the possibility to choose international joint study programmes leading to double diplomas.

Joint programmes are offered in cooperation with Universities from France, Austria, Finland, even South Korea.

(leader - prof. dr. D. Štreimiekienė), Educational events targeted at different groups of society also take place at the university.

From 2006, the University offers joint master's degree study programmes and encourages its students to attain double or triple diplomas.