Date of birth

31 March 1958

Place of birth

Šilutė, Lithuania

Education

2000

Habilitated Doctor of Social Sciences (Educology - 07S))

1994

Doctor of Social Sciences (Educology - 07S))

1981

Teacher of Biology and Fundamentals of Agriculture, Vilnius State Pedagogical Institute (currently Vytautas Magnus University Academy of Education)

1976

Juozo Balčikonio Secondary School in Panevėžys (currently Juozo Balčikonio gimnazija (upper secondary school))

Work experience

2002–2020

Professor, Vilnius University (main position since 2006)

2004–2018

Professor (not the main position), Vilnius Pedagogical University (Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, currently Vytautas Magnus University Academy of Education)

2013–2016

Head, Applied Research and Consultation Activities Unit, Vilnius College of Technologies and Design

2002–2006

Professor, Vice-Rector for  Development and International Relations, Klaipėda University

2000–2002

Associate Professor, Professor, Vytautas Magnus University

1992–2000

Assistant, Associate Professor, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Administration,  Kaunas University of Technology

1991–2001

Junior Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Educational Reform Research Centre (later – Institute of Educational Research)

1981-1990

Lecturer, Vilnius Technical College of Light Industry

Political career

No party affiliation

Miscellaneous

Member of editorial boards of Lithuanian and foreign scientific journals; Chairperson of the Lithuanian Education Council (2013–2018); Member of the LRT (Lithuanian Radio and Television, public broadcaster) Council (2014–2020); President of the Forum for the Future of Education (2017–2020); Member of  General Education Council under the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (2018); Member of Joint Committee of Doctoral Studies in Education (2010–2020); Member of the Board of the European Network of Education Councils (EUNEC) (2016–2018); Member, Board Member (2017–2020) of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association.

Engagement in Lithuanian and foreign research; involvement in project, expert, consulting and pedagogical activities. Author of more than 100 scientific articles and 6 monographs (co-author of two of them)

Awarded with the Cross of the Knight of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2019)

Hobbies: poetry, outdoor recreation

Languages: English, Russian, German

Family

Single