Šiauliai Academy (former Šiauliai University)
38 P. Višinskio, LT-76352 Šiauliai
Tel. (841) 595 800
E-mail:
http://www.sa.vu.lt
Head – Prof. Dr Renata Bilbokaitė
STAFF (since 01 January 2021)
124 teachers (incl. 90 holding research degree), 17 research fellows (incl. 16 holding research degree), 28 doctoral students.
DEPARTMENTS OF THE ACADEMY
Institute of Education
Institute of Regional Development
RESEARCH AREAS
Education and Training Processes
Humanities in the Development of Society Culture
Life Sciences and Advanced Technologies
Socio-Economic Phenomena in the Process of Building a Welfare State
Strengthening an Inclusive Society by Socio-Educational Measures
MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2020
13th international conference Teacher Education in the 21st Century: Changes and Perspectives, 17 November 2020.
National scientific-practical conference Autism: to Know, Understand, Help, 29 October 2020.
9th international interdisciplinary conference Region: History, Culture, and Language, 15–16 October 2020.
International conference Course after 2020 Shock Therapy - Regions Economics Transformations, 26 November 2020.
LXI conference of the Lithuanian Mathematical Society, 4 December, 2020.
25 P. Višinskio, LT-76352 Šiauliai
Tel. 595 735
E-mail:
Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr Irena Kaffemanienė
STAFF
Professors: Dr I. Baranauskienė (part-time), Dr R. Bilbokaitė, Dr R. Bubnys, Dr Habil. V. Gudonis, Dr A. Gumuliauskienė, V. Janulis, Dr A. Kazlauskienė, Dr V. Lamanauskas, Dr D. Malinauskienė, Dr L. Radzevičienė, Dr D. Strakšienė, Dr R. Urniežius, G. Šiukščius.
Associate professors: Dr D. Alifanovienė, Dr D. Augienė, Dr R. Bakutytė, Dr N. Bražienė, G. Dapkevičius, Dr R. Gaučaitė, Dr R. Geležinienė, Dr D. Gerulaitis, Dr L. Grajauskas, B. Janonienė, Dr I. Kaffemanienė, Dr A. Kepalaitė, I. Kudinova, Dr E. Masiliauskienė, Dr R. Melienė, Dr L. Miltenienė, Dr E. Musneckienė, Dr S. Norkus, Dr R. Paulauskas, G. Ramanauskas, Dr A. Vaitkevičienė, Dr V. Šlekienė, Dr V. Žalys, Dr D. Miniauskienė.
Lecturers: R. Alūzas, Dr A. Batūraitė-Bunka, J. Deveikytė, I. Donielienė, E. Elijošius, A. Grabauskas, A. Ivaškevičius, Dr M. Jurevičienė, Dr R. Kantanavičiūtė, A. Kavaliauskienė, Dr J. Lenkauskaitė, Dr D. Masiliauskas, L. Miliūnienė, V. Navickienė, A. Plaušinaitienė, D. Razmaitė, L. Remeikienė, Dr K. Rūdytė, Dr A. Stočkus, Dr L. Tomėnienė, Dr S. Vaivada, O. Šapelytė, Dr A. Širiakovienė, S. Daniutė, I. Dobrovolskytė, S. Kovienė.
Assistants: A. Kardašienė, I. Kurmanskienė, I. Krivienė.
Research professors: Dr R. Bubnys, Dr V. Lamanauskas, Dr D. Strakšienė, Dr D. Malinauskienė.
Senior researchers: Dr Ieva Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė, Dr R. Gaučiatė.
Research assistant: Dr Rūta Šiaučiūlienė.
Doctoral students: I. Barabanova, S. Daniutė, I. Dobrovolskytė, S. Garbenis, A. Kardašienė, N. Kaunickienė, S. Kovienė, L.Pečiulienė, V. Starkutė, G. Stonkuvienė, A. Vaičiūnienė, I. Vietienė, L. Zavadskienė.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Science and technology education
Teacher’s education and teaching/learning processes
Research and studies of childhood phenomena
Cultural, artistic and sporting education in a sustainable inclusive society
Social education and psychosocial well-being of persons, who are in social exclusion risk situations
Innovations in inclusive education and meeting special educational needs
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020
International Research Projects
Erasmus+ KA201 – Strategic Partnerships for school education. All in – International Inclusive Society in Arts (ALIISA). 2020–2023. Project coordinator: Savonia University of Applied Science (Finland). Project partners: Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (Lithuania), University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria), Kuopio Conservatory (Finland), Association „Ich bin OK“ (Austria). Project coordinator at Šiauliai Academy: Prof. Dr D. Strakšienė.
The aim of the ALIISA project is to meet the development needs of general education with an international continuing education model. ALIISA is an innovation and development project for inclusive art pedagogy in international cooperation: improvement the social significance of art and its role in promoting social inclusion and well-being; developing pedagogical attitudes and skills; improvement the quality of art pedagogical teaching and ensure the availability of qualified professionals on the field of general and art education.
Erasmus+ KA201 – Strategic Partnerships for school education. European Network in Nutritional Education for Aquired Disabilities (ENNEADI). 2020–2023. Project coordinator: Futura SOC CONS RL (Italy). Project partners: Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (Lithuania), University of Bologna (Italy), Nueva Opcion Acquired Brain Injury Association of Valencia (Spain). Project coordinator at Šiauliai Academy: Prof. Dr L. Radzevičienė.
The ENNEADI project is mainly addressed to professionals who, with different roles, work and assist people with acquired disabilities, with particular reference to neurological disabilities resulting from a traumatic event (e.g. after a brain or spinal cord injury). Expected result is a definition of innovative educational methodologies developed in collaboration with experienced partners and validated through a peer review by the project's network, in particular on the field of good quality-of-life and nutrition practices and services for the people with acquired disabilities.
Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project Innovative Teacher Education through Personalised Learning (INTERPEARL). October 2018–March 2021. Project coordinator: Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (former Šiauliai University) (Lithuania). Project partners: Vilnius University (Lithuania), Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), University of Iceland (Iceland) and College Cork (Ireland). Head of the project: Prof. Dr S. Ališauskienė.
The aim of the partnership is to develop, implement, test and transfer innovative practices of personalised learning within teacher education systems. This aim will be achieved through the development and implementation of a personalised learning conceptual framework which will bring innovative changes to teacher education curricula, methods, tools and assessment practices. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000374043.
INTERREG research project (ERDF financing). Joint and Interdisciplinary Long-Life Learning Training for Professionals Working with Neurosensorimotor Disorders (INTERPROF) (LLI-352). June 2018–May 2020. Project coordinator: Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (former Šiauliai University). Project partner: University of Liepaja (Latvia). Project coordinator in Lithuania: Dr V. Aleknavičiūtė-Ablosnkė, Project coordinator in Latvia: I. Vasermane.
The objective of the project is to increase cross border job opportunities for professionals working with neurosensorimotor disorders by improving their skills in joint interdisciplinary and innovative life-long learning training, which would be based on the science and practice. During the project there will be developed an informal, interdisciplinary training program for professionals with a higher education, which covers the latest trends in science and practice of neurosensorimotor disorders field. It is planned that 80 participants – professionals from Šiauliai and Kurzeme regions – will participate in 7 joint training sessions on latest scientific and practical achievements in the field of alternative medicine physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy (animals and art therapy).
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Savonia University of Applied Science (Finland)
Palacky University Olomouc (Czech Republic)
University of Education, Freiburg (Germany)
Ludwigsburg University of Education (Germany)
University of Maribor (Slovenia)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Prof. Dr D. Malinauskienė –
- editorial board member of the journal Švietimas; politika, vadyba, kokybė (Education Policy, Management and Quality), http://www.gu.puslapiai.lt/SVIETIMAS_pvk_redkolegija_en.htm;
- Council member of Lithuania Education Research Association (LERA) (Lietuvos edukacinių tyrimų asociacija / LETA). https://lera.lt/valdyba/.
Prof. Dr D. Strakšienė –
- editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Young Scientists, https://journals.su.lt/jmd/about/editorialTeam;
- editorial board member of the journal Music Science Today: the Permanent and the Changeable, https://du.lv/zinatne-un-petnieciba/zinatniskie-izdevumi/muzikas-zinatne-sodien-pastavigais-un-mainigais.
Prof. Dr R. Bubnys –
- Council member of Lithuania Education Research Association (LERA) (Lietuvos edukacinių tyrimų asociacija / LETA), Head of LERA Strategic Partnerships Network Committee. https://lera.lt/valdyba/;
- editorial board member of the journal American Journal of Educational Research, http://www.sciepub.com/journal/EDUCATION/editors;
- editorial board member of the Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases (JRCD), https://jrcd.eu/index.php/crcd/about/editorialTeam;
- editorial board member of the journal American Journal of Educational Research, http://www.sciepub.com/journal/EDUCATION/editors.
Prof. Dr V. Lamanauskas –
- editor-in-Chief of the journals: Problems of Education in the 21st Century, http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/pec/node/2; Journal of Baltic Science Education, http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/jbse/?q=node/11; Gamtamokslinis ugdymas (Natural Science Education), http://www.gu.puslapiai.lt/GUwww/redkolegija.htm;
- editorial board member of the journals: Baltic Journal of Career Education and Management, http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/bjcem/?q=node/2; Psychological Thought, https://psyct.psychopen.eu/about/displayMembership/1.
Prof. Dr A. Kazlauskienė –
- Council member of Lithuania Education Research Association (LERA) (Lietuvos edukacinių tyrimų asociacija / LETA), Head of General Education Network Committee. https://lera.lt/valdyba/;
- editorial board member of the Journal of Education and Training, http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/jet/about/editorialTeam;
- editorial board member of the journal Higher Education Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/hes/editor.
Prof. Dr L. Radzevičienė –
- deputy-editor of the journal Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, http://www.socialwelfare.eu/index.php/sw/about/editorialTeam;
- editorial board member of the journal Problems of Modern Psychology, https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/details?id=32356.
Prof. Dr I. Baranauskienė –
- editor-in-Chief of the journal Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, http://www.socialwelfare.eu/index.php/sw/about/editorialTeam.
Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Paulauskas –
- editorial board member of the Journal of Studies in Education, http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/jse/index.
Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Tomėnienė –
- editorial board member of the Journal of Exceptional People, www.jep.upol.cz.
Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Augienė –
- editor-in-Chief of the journal Baltic Journal of Career Education and Management, http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/bjcem/?q=node/2.
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
- Prof. Dr D. Malinauskienė. Educational experiences of preschool teachers: aspect of the application of innovations. 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference INTED 2020. Valencia, Spain. 2–4 Mach 2020.
- Prof. Dr V. Lamanauskas. Exploring the usefulness of mobile technology in the teaching / learning process: A multidimensional approach. 13th International Conference DIVAI2020. Šturovo, Slovakia. 3–7 May 2020.
- Prof. Dr R. Bilbokaitė. Didactic approach of music integration in pre-school children’s daily learning activities: limitation of themes and use of methods and Teachers’ professional development: main factors fostering progress of education. 12th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies EDULEARN2020. Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 6–7 July 2020.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Masiliauskienė. The development of a culture of children's behaviour in preschool education institutions: analysis of preschool teachers' experience. International Conference Innovations in Science and Education. Prague, Czech Republic, 18–20 May 2020.
- Prof. Dr R Bubnys. Manifestation of Novice Teachers' Experiential Learning in the Initial Stage of Professional Career. 8th International Conference on Educational Research and Innovation ICERI 2020. Valencia, Spain. 9–10 November 2020.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
- Prof. Dr R. Bilbokaitė – Head of Šiauliai City Municipality Education Council, since 2019 (https://www.siauliai.lt/index.php?490467104); member of Lithuania Education Council, (https://www.lrvalstybe.lt/kontaktai/lietuvos-svietimo-taryba).
- Prof. Dr.R. Bubnys – member of the Higher Education Evaluation Commission at Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, (https://www.skvc.lt/default/en/advisory); member of National Health Council under the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, (https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/c55daaa2500811e78869ae36ddd5784f?jfwid=-11v10vtut).
- Prof. Dr A. Kazlauskienė – member of General Education Council, Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania,
- (https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/615f09b0903b11ea9515f752ff221ec9).
- Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Paulauskas – member of Academic Council of Department of National Minorities under the Government of the Republic, (https://tmde.lrv.lt/lt/komisijos-tarybos-darbo-grupes/akademine-taryba).
- E. Elijošius – Deputy Mayor of Šiauliai City Municipality, (https://www.siauliai.lt/index.php?274908010).
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
- Prof. Dr A. Kazlauskienė. Expert-consultations on the updating of general curricula for developers of general curricula in all subjects: renewal of general curricula (creativity competence).
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
- Prof. Dr R. Bilbokaitė - Science popularization article: Education System is Tired of the Reforms. https://www.vu.lt/en/news-events/news/8931-vu-siauliai-academy-director-renata-bilbokaite-education-system-is-tired-of-the-reforms; http://l24.lt/en/education/item/354822-vu-siauliai-academy-director-renata-bilbokaite-education-system-is-tired-of-the-reforms
- Prof. Dr A. Kazlauskienė - Science popularization article: The time spent creatively in the educational process during quarantine has increased the meaning and value of self-directed learning. www.delfi.lt (https://www.delfi.lt/partnerio-turinys/studijos2020/prof-ausra-kazlauskiene-karantino-metu-kurybiskai-isnaudotas-ugdymo-proceso-laikas-isaugino-savivaldaus-mokymosi-prasme-ir-verte.d?id=84589249).
INSTITUTE OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
25 P. Višinskio, LT-76352 Šiauliai
Tel. 595 885
E-mail:
Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr Lina Garšvienė
STAFF
Professors: Dr D. Cibulskienė, Dr G. Daunys, Dr S. Grigaravičiūtė, Dr A. Krupavičius, Dr A. Lazauskienė (part-time), Dr L. Liukinevičienė, Dr R. Macaitienė, Dr B. Maskuliūnas (part-time), Dr Dž. Maskuliūnienė (part-time), Dr Z. Tamašauskienė, Dr T. Tamošiūnas, Dr S. Turskienė, Dr D. Šaparnienė (part-time), Dr I. Šaulienė, Dr D. Šiaučiūnas, Dr S. Žičkienė, Dr R. R. Trimonienė.
Associate professors: Dr D. Beržinskienė-Juozainienė, Dr M. Butkus, Dr A. Būdvytytė, Dr M. Damkuvienė, Dr V. Garbaliauskienė, Dr L. Garšvienė, Dr V. Giedrimas, Dr D. Jakaitė, Dr V. Juknevičienė, Dr L. Kaklauskas, Dr R. Kazlauskaitė, Dr L. Kelpšienė, Dr R. Kvašytė, Dr K. Matuzevičiūtė - Balčiūnienė, Dr E. Petukienė, Dr K. Kanišauskienė, Dr S. Rimovskis, Dr D. Roikienė, Dr S. Skunčikienė, Dr S. Sušinskienė, Dr G. Valiulis, Dr J. Valuckienė, Dr J. Vaskelienė, Dr D. Čikotienė, Dr J. Šeputienė, Dr L. Šukienė, Dr K. Žilinskas.
Lecturers: Dr D. Balbonas, S. Balčiūnas, I. Beniušienė, Dr E. Bielskis, Dr M. Brazauskas, Dr K. Butkuvienė, D. Dervinis, Dr G. Felinskas, A. Gumuliauskienė, A. Jankauskienė, Dr V. Kanišauskas, Dr J. Karalevičienė, Dr M. Kazlauskas, Dr I. Kerienė, Dr V. Kiurienė, Dr N. Klovienė, R. Navickienė, Dr L. Petrulionė, Dr S. Potelienė, B. Poškuvienė, Dr L. Prascevičiūtė, J. Roličius, Dr D. Ruplienė, Dr A. Sabaliauskas, V. Skačkovas, Dr M. Stoncelis, Dr R. Toleikienė, V. Tubutienė, Dr E. Valiulienė.
Assistants: V. Janišauskienė, A. Deveikytė.
Research professors: Dr D. Cibulskienė, Dr R. Macaitienė, Dr Dž. Maskuliūnienė (part-time), Dr K. Matuzevičiūtė-Balčiūnienė, Dr I. Šaulienė, Dr V. S. Šidlauskienė.
Senior researchers: Dr M. Butkus, Dr M. Damkuvienė, Dr R. Kvašytė, Dr J. Pabrėža, Dr R. Urniežius, Dr J. Valuckienė, Dr J. Vaskelienė, Dr D. Šiaučiūnas, Dr L. Šukienė, Dr V. Garbaliauskienė, Dr D. Jakaitė.
Researchers: Dr V. Juknevičienė, Dr R. Šatūnienė.
Research assistants: S. Balčiūnas, Dr E. Bielskis, G. Jazdauskas, Dr R. Toleikienė, Dr M. Brazauskas.
Doctoral students: A. Čižauskaitė-Butkaliuk, D. Dambrauskienė, L. Dargenytė-Kacilevičienė, L. Diliuvienė, D. Gaudinskaitė, A. Gumuliauskienė, K. Kulikauskienė, K. Kuprytė, E. Meškienė, A. Padgureckienė, G. Petružis, J. Povilaitienė, K. Puleikienė, E. Puskunigytė, J. Statkus, A. Šetiekienė, M. Tamašauskas, V. Tubutienė.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Educational management and leadership
Environmental research
Expression of good governance in local government
Modelling and data science
Problems of analytical number theory
Quantitative modelling of macroeconomic processes
Research of language, literature, culture, and history
Research on social challenges
Smart manufacturing
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020
National Research Projects
Research Council of Lithuania. Research on the Growth Effects of Public Debt (PUBDEB) (No. S-MIP-19-65). Head of the project: Prof. D. Cibulskienė. 2019–2022.
The aim of the project is to provide the theoretical background on the potential factors that determine the heterogeneity of the impact of public debt on growth, and after carrying out the empirical research on their interactions with public debt, to identify conditions when public debt fosters (hinders) economic growth. The practical value of this project is related to the aim to identify the indicators provided on the annual basis, which might be used to foresee the value of fiscal multiplier, and, in turn, the nature of the impact of debt on economic growth (fostering, hindering).
Research Council of Lithuania. The Assessment Model of Return on the EU Regional Support (AMREUS) (No. S S-MIP-17-114). Head of the project: Assoc. Prof. M. Butkus. 2017–2020.
The research is relevant because determining the maximum level of funding intensity, which has no additional effect, as well as the minimum required funding intensity necessary to promote regional economic development, would allow increasing the EU's support efficiency by reallocating funding to regions whose financing intensity is not in optimal range. Such assessment of return on regional support would qualitatively exceed formally used in the EU and would provide important insights for regional policy adjustment. The planned study is also original in a way that it will involve assessment of return not only on the European Regional Development, but also on the European Social and the Cohesion Funds at usually researched NUTS2 and very rarely analysed NUTS3 level.
Main publications:
Butkus, M., Maciulyte-Sniukiene, A., Matuzevičiūtė, K. Heterogeneous growth outcomes of the EU’s regional financial support mediated by institutions with some empirical evidences at NUTS 3 level. Review of Regional Research. 2020, 40(1): 33–66. DOI: 10.1007/s10037-019-00137-z.
Butkus, M., Mačiulytė-Šniukienė, A., Matuzevičiūtė, K., Cibulskienė, D. Does financial support from ERDF and CF contribute to convergence in the EU? Empirical evidence at NUTS 3 level. Prague Economic Papers. 2020, 29(3): 315–329. DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.737.
Butkus, M., Mačiulytė-Šniukienė, A., Matuzevičiūtė, K. Mediating effects of cohesion policy and institutional quality on convergence between EU regions: an examination based on a conditional beta-convergence model with a 3-way multiplicative term. Sustainability. 2020, 12(7): 3025. DOI: 10.3390/su12073025.
Research Council of Lithuania. A Novel Real-Time Airborne Pollen Recognition and Modelling System for Allergenic Pollen Forecast (REALTIME) (No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0066). Head of the project - Prof. Dr Mikhail Sofiev. 2017–2021.
REALTIME will be implemented by two activities supplementing each other: (i) creation of algorithms for real-time allergenic pollen recognition; (ii) innovative use of algorithms for real-time allergenic pollen recognition for territorial pollen forecasting and hindcasting modelling. Real-time pollen monitoring would benefit allergic people, facilitate physicians’ work and open up new possibilities for monitoring of air quality. Application of such data in air quality modelling systems would be an innovative step in personalised medicine.
Main publications:
Šaulienė, I., Daunys, G., Šukiene, L. Health behaviour of Lithuania’s residents during the airborne pollen season. Bioaerosols and Environmental Impacts: 7th European symposium on Aerobiology, 16–20 November 2020, Córdoba, Spain. Virtual edition. Córdoba: University of Córdoba. 2020, 046: 186.
Šaulienė, I., Šukiene, L., Daunys, G., Valiulis, G., Vaitkevicius, L., Sofiev, M. Real-time Automatic Pollen Recognition: Know-How in Lithuania. Bioaerosols and Environmental Impacts: 7th European symposium on Aerobiology, 16–20 November 2020, Córdoba, Spain. Virtual edition. Córdoba: University of Córdoba. 2020, O.082: 128.
Research Council of Lithuania. Evaluation of Synergistic Effect of Allergenic Pollen and Air Quality on Human Health (LORI) (No. S-MIP-19-53). Head of the project - Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė. 2019–2022.
The project is based on the idea of clean air and focuses on the goals to find answers whether persons sensitised to pollen are experiencing exacerbation of symptoms not only due to the persistent effects of allergens, but also because of synergy with air pollution, high air temperature, thunderstorm or complex of air temperature and relative humidity during the vegetation season in Lithuania. We will use multi-annual allergenic airborne pollen, Lithuanian allergic newborns/Alergemol/EuroPrevall cohort, Copernicus open-source air quality and meteorological data, Pollen Diary accessible via PASYFO mobile app.
Main publication:
Šaulienė, I., Šukienė, L. Is the mobile tool changing monitoring of influence of pollen load on personal health? Allergy: Abstracts from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Digital Congress, 06–08 June 2020. 2020, 75(S109), 0544: 321–322.
International Research Projects
EUMETNET. Automatic Pollen Detection Network (AutoPollen). Head of the Project - Dr Bernard Clot (MeteoSwiss). 2018–2022. Project coordinator at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (former Šiauliai University) - Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė. Project partners: ARSO, Slovenia – CHMI, Czech Republic – DHMZ, Croatia – DWD, Germany – FMI, Finland – HNMS, Greece – IMGW-PIB, Poland – Met Eireann, Ireland – MeteoLux, Luxemburg – MeteoSwiss, Switzerland – ZAMG, Austria – AERONET, Turkey – ATMO, France – Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety, Germany – Biosense Institute Research, Serbia – European Aerobiology Society – European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Association (EFA) –National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Ukraine – Red Española de Aerobiología (REA), Spain – RNSA, France – Sciensano, Belgium – Siauliai University, Lithuania – Swedish Natural History Museum, Sweden– University of Évora, Portugal – University of Latvia, Latvia – University of Worcester, UK.
The AutoPollen programme seeks to take full advantage of the large potential for progress that automatic pollen observations provide. It brings together a consortium from across Europe with the multidisciplinary expertise needed to address the challenges along the entire information chain – from the actual observation through to the final end-user defined product. The programme is particularly innovative in its cooperation and standardisation from-the-start approach. It also favours convergence with the aerosol and air quality monitoring communities, which should lead to improved service provision and additional savings.
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Kent State University (USA)
University of Nebraska, Omaha (USA)
University of Latvia (Latvia)
Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (Latvia)
Hamm-Lippstadt University (Germany)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Prof. Dr D. Cibulskienė –
- editorial board member of the journal Central and Eastern European Journal of Management and Economics, http://ceejme.eu/;
- deputy editor of the journal Socialiniai tyrimai=Social Research, https://journals.su.lt/socialiniai-tyrimai/index;
- Council member of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), vice-president of ERSA Baltic Section, https://ersa.org/about-us/ersa-sections/baltic/;
- Council member of the Lithuanian Researchers Association (Lietuvos mokslininkų sąjunga), http://lms.lt/lms-taryba/.
Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Juknevičienė –
- editorial board member of the journal Science Journal of Business and Management (SJBM), www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/index?journalid=175;
- editorial board member of the journal Challenges of the Future, https://www.fos-unm.si/si/dejavnosti/zaloznistvo/ip%20cf/;
- deputy-editor of the journal Socialiniai tyrimai (Social Research), https://journals.su.lt/socialiniai-tyrimai/index.
Prof. Dr R. R. Trimonienė –
- editorial board member of the journal Forschungen zur Baltischen Geschichte, http://fzbg.ut.ee/redaktion;
- editorial board member of the journal History (Istorija), http://www.istorijoszurnalas.lt/index.php/IS/about/editorialTeam.
Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė –
- editor-in-Chief for Environmental Determinants of the journal Frontiers in Allergy, https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1052710/overview;
- editorial board member of the journal Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis, https://sciences.lv/en/scientific-journals/acta-biologica-universitatis-daugavpiliensis/;
- editorial board member of the journal Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, http://www.zemdirbyste-agriculture.lt/;
- President of European Society of Aerobiologists, http://www.eas-aerobiology.eu/.
Prof. Dr T. Tamošiūnas –
- editor-in-Chief of the journal Socialiniai tyrimai (Social Research), https://journals.su.lt/socialiniai-tyrimai/index;
- editorial board member of the journal Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice – Series D, https://fes.upce.cz/en/fea/research-development/scientific-journals/scipap/scientific-board.html;
- editorial board member of the journal Management and Education, http://www.conference-burgas.com/journalen_mae.html.
Prof. Dr S. Žičkienė –
- editorial board member of the journal FIRMS’s International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, https://www.firmsindia.org/journals/index.php/fijems/about/editorialTeam;
- editorial board member of the journal International Journal of Applied Research in Management and Economics, https://dpublication.com/journal/IJARME/about/editorialTeam.
Dr R. Kvašytė –
- editorial board member of the journal Scriptus manet, https://www.liepu.lv/lv/1187;
- deputy editor of the journal Acta humanitarica universitatis Saulensis, http://www.su.lt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=597&Itemid=538&lang=lt.
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
- Prof. Dr D. Cibulskienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Butkus, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Garšvienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Šeputienė. Factors and their Interactions Affecting Heterogeneity of Public Debt: Growth Relationship. ERSA Web-Conference 2020 Spatial Challenges for the New World, 25–27August 2020.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Damkuvienė. School collaborative professional efficiency. 13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. Seville, Spain. 9–11 November 2020.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Giedrimas. The role of blockchain for increasing trust of software components and services. The 14th IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies AICT2020. Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 07–09 October 2020.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Sušinskienė. The Contribution of Nominalizations to the Informational-Pragmatic Cohesion of Political Discourse. International Conference XXX Scientific Readings. Daugavpils, Latvia. 30 January 2020.
- Dr Reda Šatūnienė. Ideas and understandings of evolution in the context of contemporary nonconventional healing in Lithuania. 16th EASA Biennial Conference New Anthropological Horizons in and beyond Europe. Virtual Lisbon conference. 20–24 July 2020.
MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
- Prof. Dr R. R. Trimonienė was awarded the gold badge of the Lithuanian Genealogical and Heraldic Society “For sincere work in the activities of the Lithuanian Genealogical and Heraldic Society”.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
- Prof. Dr D. Cibulskienė – Council member of Siauliai Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (SCCIC); member of SCCIC Executive Club; member of the Implementation Monitoring Group on Šiauliai City Economic Development and Investment Attraction Strategy, Šiauliai Municipality; expert of Research Council of Lithuania.
- Prof. Dr R. R. Trimonienė – member of Joniškis District Municipality Real Estate Heritage Assessment Council; member of the State Independence Scholarship Commission (Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania); expert of Research Council of Lithuania.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Kazlauskaitė and Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Vaskelienė – member and Expert of State Lithuanian Language Commission under the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
- Prof. Dr S. Turskienė – Council member of Lithuanian Computer Society.
- Prof. Dr V. S. Šidlauskienė – member of the Innovation and Research Investment Subcommittee of the DNA Plan Investment Committee (Ministry of Finance); member of the working group of the UNESCO Recommendations on the Implementation of Science and Research in Lithuania (Research Council of Lithuania).
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
- Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Damkuvienė and Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Petukienė. Expert consultation of Šiauliai city image (marketing and communication representatives) for Šiauliai Tourism Information Centre.
- Prof. Dr R. R. Trimonienė. Consultations on the history and cultural heritage of Šiauliai city and region for Šiauliai Tourism Information Centre; consultations on history issues for Šiauliai “Aušra” Museum.
- Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė. Consultations on informing the public about climate change and its threats to human health for Center for Health Education and Disease Prevention.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Valuckienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Damkuvienė and Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Petukienė. Researchers’ consultation for the project “Leaders' Time 3” creative team of Raseiniai district municipality.
- Prof. Dr S. Turskienė, Prof. Dr L. Sakalauskas, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Giedrimas. Consultation in preparing an application for R&D activities under the call of the LVPA program “Experiment” for Company OWEXX.
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė –
- Science popularization articles: ‘This is the first time such a situation has arisen in Lithuania: people with allergies should be especially careful’. www.delfi.lt: https://www.delfi.lt/sveikata/sveikatos-naujienos/lietuvoje-tokia-situacija-susikloste-pirma-karta-ypac-atidus-turetu-buti-alergiski-zmones.d?id=83328991; ‘Another anomaly of nature - in Lithuania plants are already spreading pollen and the risk of allergies is increasing’. LRT portal - https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/gyvenimas/13/1137428/dar-viena-gamtos-anomalija-lietuvoje-augalai-jau-barsto-ziedadulkes-dideja-alergiju-rizika.
- Interview for LRT TV about allergenic pollen - https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000100895/labas-rytas-lietuva-i-d-pagrindiniu-pavasario-augalu-trio-siulomas-zoliautojos-garsvos-dilgeles-ir-kiaulpienes; interviews for LRT radio daily programme Lietuvos diena, about allergenic pollen, its spread in Lithuania.