Šiauliai Academy
Vytauto 84, LT-76352 Šiauliai
Tel. 841 595 800
E-mail: http://www.sa.vu.lt
Head – Prof. Dr Renata Bilbokaite
STAFF
118 teachers (incl. 79 holding research degree), 15 research fellows (incl. 14 holding research degree), 24 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
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2021
I. Dobrovolskytė. Interaction between the general work-related physical abilities and the executive function of young people with intellectual disabilities.
S. Kovienė. Expression and organisation of parent-centered pedagogical education in the activity of pre-school education institution.
G. Stonkuvienė. Expression of children’s learning to learn ability in preschool education: experiences of teachers and children.
D. Dambrauskienė. Implementation of distributed leadership as organizational change in education institutions.
MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2021
10th international interdisciplinary conference Region: History, Culture, and Language, 20–21 May 2021. Online.
International conference Innovative Teacher Education through Personalized Learning, 17 September 2021. Online.
International methodological-practical conference of education support specialists Hear Me, It's Important to Me, 14 October 2021. Online.
International scientific-practical conference Traps of Uncertainty – Scenarios for a Resilient Region, 24–25 November 2021. Online.
10th international conference Social Welfare Interdisciplinary Approach: Empowerment, Equality, Inclusion, 25–26 November 2021. Online.
P. Višinskio 25, LT-76352 Šiauliai
Tel. 595 735
E-mail:
Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr Irena Kaffemanienė
STAFF
Professors: Dr R. Bilbokaitė, Dr R. Bubnys, Dr Reda Gedutienė (part-time), 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 I. Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė, 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, Dr I. Kunigytė-Arlauskienė (part-time), Dr J. Lenkauskaitė, Dr E. Masiliauskienė, Dr L. Miltenienė, Dr E. Musneckienė, Dr S. Neifas, Dr R. Paulauskas, G. Ramanauskas, Dr A. Vaitkevičienė, Dr V. Šlekienė, Dr V. Žalys.
Assistants: Dr A. Batūraitė-Bunka, Dr I. Gedminienė, Dr M. Jurevičienė, Dr R. Kanatavičiūtė-Petružė, Dr R. Karvelienė, Dr S. Kovienė, Dr K. Rūdytė, Dr A. Širiakovienė, Dr L. Tomėnienė.
Lecturers: R. Alūzas, J. Deveikytė, I. Donielienė, E. Elijošius, A. Grabauskas, A. Ivaškevičius, A. Kavaliauskienė, J. Kedytė, Dr. I. Krivienė, Ž. Kulėšė, I. Kurmanskienė, Dr. D. Masiliauskas, L. Miliūnienė, V. Navickienė, A. Plaušinaitienė, D. Razmaitė, L. Remeikienė, Dr. A. Stočkus, O. Šapelytė, D. Šukienė, D. Taurienė, A. Vilbikas, A. Žymantienė, Dr. S. Norkus.
Research professors: Dr R. Bubnys, Dr V. Lamanauskas, Dr D. Malinauskienė.
Senior researchers: Dr Ieva Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė, Dr R. Gaučiatė.
Research assistant: Dr Rūta Šiaučiūlienė
Doctoral students: I. Barabanova, S. Daniutė, S. Garbenis, A. Kardašienė, N. Kaunickienė, A. Laužonytė, L. Pečiulienė, V. Starkutė, 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 2021
International Research Projects
Erasmus+ KA201 – Strategic Partnerships for school education. All in – International Inclusive Society in Arts (ALIISA). 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. 2020–2023.
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). 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. 2020–2023.
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 results are 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). Project coordinator: Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (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. 2018–2021.
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.
Contractual Research
Contract with Šiauliai municipality for implementation of programme Natural Sciences, Technologies, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics (STEAM): EDUCATION FOR LEADERSHIP. March 2021–December 2021.
Preparation of didactic material for STEAM educators.
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 journal 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 journal 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.
Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Paulauskas –
- editorial board member of the Journal of Studies in Education, http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/jse/index.
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
- Prof. Dr. D. Malinauskienė. The expression of children's early leadership of games. The challenges faced by teachers in educating modern preschool children. 15th International Technology, Education and Development Conference “INTED2021”. Valencia, Spain. 8–9 March 2021.
- Prof. Dr R. Urniežius. An Approach to Music Teacher as Multi-instrumentalist. 15th International Scientific Conference Music Science Today: The Permanent and the Changeable. Daugavpils, Latvia. 6–7 May 2021.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Kaffemanienė - Ways of Individualization Education‘ for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Experience of Special Teachers. Teachers’ Cooperation with Parents of Students with Special Educational Needs. 15th International Scientific Conference „Society. Integration. Education” (SIE2021). Rezekne, Latvia. 28–29 May 2021.
- Prof. Dr R. Bilbokaitė and Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė. Application of networking in Lithuanian comprehensive schools in order to overcome distance learning challenges. 13th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies “EDULEARN2020”. Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 5–7 July 2021.
- Prof. Dr R. Bubnys. Phenomenological insights on experiences of professional identity in the process of profession selection and decision to become a teacher. Manifestation of reflective practice in the general education school as a learning organisation. 14th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation “ICERI 2021”. Valencia, Spain. 8–9 November 2021.
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, 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.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Kaffemanienė – member of Šiauliai region 2021–2027 plan development working group, subgroup on public services (quality of education). Šiauliai Region Development Council.
- 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). - Prof. Dr D. Malinauskienė – member of working group for Update of the Description of Education and Training Study Fields Group at Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education,
(https://www.skvc.lt/uploads/documents/files/Teise/SKVC_isakymai/SKVC_direktoriaus_isakymas_2020-01-29_Nr_V-11.pdf).
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
- Prof. Dr R. Bilbokaitė – expert-consultation for the general education schools on updated self-assessment tools and expert-consultations for the Kaunas Nemunas School, Kaišiadorys district Education and Sports Services Center and Alytus Dzūkija School on testing updated school self-assessment tools and advising schools on the application of updated school self-assessment tools and the self-assessment and improvement of performance.
- Prof. Dr A. Kazlauskienė – Expert-consultations on the updating of general curricula for developers of general curricula in all subjects: renewal of general curricula. Expert-consultations for textbook authors and content evaluators.
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
- Prof. Dr R. Bilbokaitė. Science popularization articles: Education System is Tired of the Reforms. www.vu.lt (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); What teacher will teach the children in the regions? www.lrt.lt. (https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/pozicija/679/1434996/renata-bilbokaite-koks-mokytojas-mokys-regionu-vaikus); Without teachers, there would be no doctors or judges - there would be no society. www.bernardinai.lt. (https://www.bernardinai.lt/svietimo-eksperte-renata-bilbokaite-be-mokytoju-nebutu-nei-mediku-nei-teiseju-nebutu-visuomenes/ ; https://www.delfi.lt/partnerio-turinys/naujienos/koks-mokytojas-mokys-regionu-vaikus.d?id=87742037).
- Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Kaffemanienė et al. Science popularization article Monograph of Šiauliai researchers "Special education and its transformations in the context of inclusive education" is published. www.etaplius.lt. (https://www.etaplius.lt/isleista-siaulieciu-mokslininkiu-monografija-specialusis-ugdymas-ir-jo-transformacijos-itraukiojo-svietimo-kontekste).
- Dr I. Dobrovolskytė (Gedminienė). Science popularization article Relevant approach to learner empowerment, recruitment and independence. www.epale.ec.europa.eu. (https://epale.ec.europa.eu/lt/blog/aktualus-poziuris-i-besimokanciojo-igalinima-idarbinima-ir-savarankiskuma?fbclid=IwAR3VVJnOQbjoYRHmugs_vrNGLE8CB4lS3ncCyY054DQExWqysOAwzKLNC84).
INSTITUTE OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
P. Višinskio 25, LT-76352 Šiauliai
Tel. 595 885
E-mail:
Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr Lina Garšvienė
STAFF
Professors: Dr M. Butkus, Dr D. Cibulskienė, Dr G. Daunys, Dr S. Grigaravičiūtė, 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.
Associate professors: Dr D. Beržinskienė-Juozainienė, Dr A. Būdvytytė, Dr M. Damkuvienė, Dr V. Garbaliauskienė, Dr L. Garšvienė, Dr L. Jančiūtė, Dr D. Jakaitė, Dr V. Juknevičienė, Dr L. Kaklauskas (part-time), Dr R. Kazlauskaitė, Dr K. Matuzevičiūtė - Balčiūnienė, Dr E. Petukienė, Dr S. Skunčikienė (part-time), Dr S. Sušinskienė, Dr G. Valiulis, Dr J. Valuckienė, Dr J. Vaskelienė, Dr D. Čikotienė, Dr J. Šeputienė, Dr L. Šukienė.
Teaching assistants: Dr J. Joniškienė, Dr E. Valiulienė, Dr V. Kiurienė, Dr K. Butkuvienė, Dr R. Toleikienė, Dr D. Dervinis, Dr L. Petrulionė, Dr D. Ruplienė, Dr V. Giedrimas, Dr S. Rimovskis.
Lecturers: Dr D. Balbonas, S. Balčiūnas, I. Beniušienė, Dr E. Bielskis, A. Gumuliauskienė, A. Jankauskienė, V. Janišauskienė, Dr V. Kanišauskas, Dr K. Kanišauskienė, Dr J. Karalevičienė, Dr M. Kazlauskas, R. Navickienė, Dr S. Potelienė, B. Poškuvienė, Dr M. Stoncelis, V. Tubutienė, Dr G. Saulis, Dr D. Roikienė.
Research professors: Dr D. Cibulskienė, Dr K. Matuzevičiūtė-Balčiūnienė, Dr R. Macaitienė, Dr I. Šaulienė, Dr V. S. Šidlauskienė, Dr Rita Regina Trimonienė.
Senior researchers: Dr M. Butkus, 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, Dr J. Valuckienė.
Researchers: Dr V. Juknevičienė, Dr I. Kerienė, Dr R. Šatūnienė, Dr R. Vainorienė.
Research assistants: S. Balčiūnas, Dr. E. Bielskis, G. Jazdauskas.
Laboratory assistants: D. Dovydaitytė, Dr D. Balbonas.
Doctoral students: A. Čižauskaitė-Butkaliuk, D. Dambrauskienė, L. Dargenytė-Kacilevičienė, L. Diliuvienė, D. Gaudinskaitė, A. Gumuliauskienė, K. Kulikauskienė, K. Kuprytė, R. Milkintas, A. Padgureckienė, G. Petružis, J. Povilaitienė, K. Puleikienė, E. Puskunigytė, J. Statkus, A. Šetiekienė, 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
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2021
National Research Projects
Research Council of Lithuania. Research on the Heterogeneous Growth Effects of Public Debt (PUBDEB) (No. S-MIP-19-65). Head of the project: Prof. D. Cibulskienė. Project researchers: Prof. Dr M. Butkus, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Garšvienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Šeputienė. 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).
Main publications:
Butkus, M., Cibulskienė, D., Garšvienė, L., Šeputienė, J. The heterogeneous public debtgrowth relationship: the role of the expenditure multiplier. Sustainability. 2021, 13(9): 4602. DOI: 10.3390/su13094602.
Butkus, M., Cibulskienė, D., Garšvienė, L., Šeputienė, J. Empirical evidence on factors conditioning the turning point of the public debt–growth relationship. Economics. 2021, 9(4): 191. DOI: 10.3390/economies9040191.
Research Council of Lithuania. A Novel Real-Time Airborne Pollen Recognition and Modelling System for Allergenic Pollen Fforecast (REALTIME). (No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-1-0066). Head of the project: Prof. Dr Mikhail Sofiev. Project researchers: Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė, Prof. Dr G. Daunys, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Šukienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr G. Valiulis, L. Vaitkevičius. 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:
Daunys, G., Šukienė, L., Vaitkevičius, L., Valiulis, G., Sofiev, M., & Šaulienė, I. Clustering approach for the analysis of the fluorescent bioaerosol collected by an automatic detector. Plos one. 2021, 16(3): e0247284.
Damialis, A., Gilles, S., Sofiev, M., Sofieva, V., Kolek, F., Bayr, D., ... & Covid-19/Pollen Study Group. Higher airborne pollen concentrations correlated with increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates, as evidenced from 31 countries across the globe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2021, 118(12). https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/suppl/2021/03/07/2019034118.DCSupplemental/pnas.2019034118.sapp.pdf.
Šaulienė, I., Šukienė, L., Daunys, G., Valiulis, G., Vaitkevičius. Automatic particle detectors lead to a new generation in plant diversity investigation. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca. 2021, 49(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha49312444.
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. Project researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Šukienė. 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 experience 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:
Šukienė, L., Šaulienė, I., Dubakienė, R., Rudzevičienė, O., & Daunys, G. Analysis of allergenic pollen data, focusing on a pollen load threshold statement. Aerobiologia. 2021, 37(4): 843–860.
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: Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Šukienė. 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.
Contractual Research
Contract with Municipal enterprise Vilniaus planas for real-time evaluation of bioaerosol concentrations services. 2021–2025.
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)
University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
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://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/social-research;
- 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://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/social-research.
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 (ocial Research), https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/social-research;
- 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.
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. Empirical Evidence on Uncertainty as a Factor Conditioning Turning Point of Public Debt-Growth Relationship. 60th ERSA Congress "Territorial Futures: Visions and Scenarios for a Resilient Region", Bolzano, Italy (online). 24–27 August 2021.
- Dr V. Kiurienė. Towards sustainable and smart regional development: the case of Lithuanian regional policy. 13th World Congress of the RSAI SMART REGIONS “Opportunities for sustainable development in the digital era”, Marrakech, Morocco (online). 25–28 May 2021.
- Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Šukienė, Prof. Dr G. Daunys, L. Vaitkevičius. The impact of allergenic pollen, air quality, and thermal regime on personal health in Lithuania. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Hybrid Annual Congress 2021. Madrid- Krakow (Spain-Poland). 10–12 July 2021.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Juknevičienė, Dr R. Toleikienė. Development of youth anti-corruption potential: the European perspectives. EUMODFRAUD Final Conference on the prevention of fraud in European Funds at University of Porto, Portugal. 17–18 June 2021.
- Dr R. Šatūnienė. Ideas and understandings of 'evolution' in the context of contemporary non-conventional healing in Lithuania. International Society of Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) congress „Breaking the rules? Power, participation and transgression“. Helsinki, Finland. 19–24 June 2021.
MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
- Prof. Dr D. Cibulskienė, Prof. Dr M. Butkus, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Matuzevičiūtė-Balčiūnienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Šeputienė, Dr D. Ruplienė were awarded the medal of the Šiauliai Association of Industrialists for “Preparation of the Siauliai Region Long-Term Specialized Social and Economic Development Breakthrough Study and Implementation Measures Program”.
- Dr R. Kvašytė was awarded the Baltic award of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia for excellent achievements in researching, nurturing and strengthening the Baltic heritage.
- Dr R. Kvašytė was awarded the medal of remembrance of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania for significant scientific works and active and creative social activity in strengthening intercultural dialogue between Lithuania and Latvia, development of cognition and cooperation between the two countries.
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 Šiauliai 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.
- 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 I. Šaulienė – expert of Lithuanian Standardization Department, Expert of CEN/TC 264/WG 28 “Ambient air and emissions – Bioaerosols” and CEN/TC 264/WG 39 “Ambient air – Airborne pollen grains and fungal spores”, Expert of Research Council of Lithuania.
- 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).
- 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.
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
- Prof. Dr D. Cibulskienė. Expert-consultations of Šiauliai Region 2021–2027 development plan strategic issues for Šiauliai Region Council.
- Dr V. Kiurienė. Expert-consultations for municipalities on the promotion of co-operation between municipalities on the basis of material prepared by EC experts.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Petukienė. Expert-consultation of the concept of online marketing communication for a company for CJSC Glamuras.
- 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.
- Prof. Dr R. R. Trimonienė. Expert-consultations on the assessment of heritage objects for Joniškis district municipality administration.
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
- Prof. Dr I. Šaulienė. Science popularization articles: LRT portal - “Tired of pollen allergies every spring? The scientist advises what to do.” https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/mokslas-ir-it/11/1396390/vargina-kiekviena-pavasari-uzklumpanti-alergija-ziedadulkems-mokslininke-pataria-ka-daryti; Skrastas.lt portal - “Flowering plants is a good time to spread pollen” https://www.skrastas.lt/sveikata/augalu-zydejimas-palankus-metas-ziedadulkems-sklisti, “Spring allergies on the doorstep: what new know the scientists?” https://www.skrastas.lt/sveikata/pavasarines-alergijos-ant-slenkscio-ka-naujo-zino-mokslininkai; expert comments: LRT portal - “Information, if you are allergic: high concentrations of birch pollen are already detected in the air“, https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sveikata/682/1389478/zinia-jei-esate-alergiski-ore-jau-fiksuojama-didele-berzu-ziedadulkiu-koncentracija; TV3 portal – “Allergies can be confused with coronavirus: a simple remedy will help prevent them”; Lrytas.lt portal – “Seriously warns: in a few years a debilitating disease will affect half of Europe” https://www.lrytas.lt/sveikata/ligos-ir-gydymas/2021/07/14/news/koleges-pasiulytas-pyrago-gabalas-su-riesutais-gali-baigtis-ir-mirtimi-tokiu-atveju-bus-vis-dazniau-20085005.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Juknevičienė and Dr R. Toleikienė. Public lecture: E-leadership in Public sector. Baltic-German University Liaison Office (Latvia), Riga (together with Prof. Dr Irma Rybnikova from Hamm-Lippstadt University, Germany); Integration of anti-corruption education into school subjects. A series of lectures and seminars for teachers at Vilnius University.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Šeputienė. Interview for LRT TV show „Laba diena, Lietuva“ about inflation - https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000192646/laba-diena-lietuva-metai-palydimi-dvizenkliu-infliacijos-suoliu-artimiausia-pusmeti-jis-neturetu-mazeti; expert comment: for LRT radio show „10-12“. The topic of the show: What are the moods for the approaching holidays with rising prices for food, services, and fuel?
https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000190519/10-12-kokios-zmoniu-nuotaikos-artejant-sventems-ir-daug-kam-brangstant?time_start=3374; for LRT TV about inflation and rising unemployment during quarantine, https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000189063/infliacijos-grimasos-fiksuojamas-didziausias-kainu-augimas-per-daugiau-nei-desimtmeti; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuRumIPDj3o. - Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Kvašytė. Interview: for Manokrastas.lt portal – “The correctness of the word depends on various circumstances” https://www.manokrastas.lt/straipsnis/regina-kvasyte-zodzio-korektiskumas-priklauso-nuo-ivairiu-aplinkybiu; “Most of the coincidences in my life connecting Lithuania and Latvia in one way or another” https://www.manokrastas.lt/straipsnis/regina-kvasyte-dazniausiai-atsitiktinumai-mano-gyvenime-vienaip-ar-kitaip-susieja-lietuva-ir-latvija; for Etaplius.lt portal – “Correctness of Language: can a word be dirty?” https://www.etaplius.lt/kalbos-korektiskumas-ar-zodi-galima-supurvinti.