Assist. PhD Regina Karvelienė

Phone: +370 69874379

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1425-5341

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Regina-Karveliene

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-karveliene-30a13b102/

Research Area:

Social Sciences, Education

Scientific Interests:

Inclusive Education; Internationalisation of High Education

Present Position:

Deputy Director for Studies at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

Assistant professor at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (Institute of Education)

Member of Study Committee of Special Education Study programmes (BA)

Member of Research Group of Inclusive Education and Innovations in Support of Special Education Needs

Education:

BA in Business Administration

MA in Management

PhD in Social Sciences (Education). Doctoral Dissertation „Empowerment of Students in Disability Situation to Participate in International Activities of Higher Education“ (2019)

Experience (Past Positions):

Pedagogical experience – from 2006 till present.

Administration experience – from 1998 till present:

Deputy Director for Studies at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (2021 till present)

Director of the Department Studies and International Programmes at Siauliai University (2018-2021)

Director of the Department of International Programmes and Relations at Siauliai University (2008-2018)

Director of the Department of International Relations at Siauliai University (1998-2008)

Publications:

eLABA

Study subjects:

Projects:

• Erasmus mobility projects with EU and non-EU countries; coordinator;
• International project “University – Community- Municipality”, leading by Rutgers State University (USA) – University coordinator;
• Leonardo da Vinci project “Management of the competences of leading International Project” – University coordinator;
• Grundtvig programme  “Platform for Common Framework for EU Funded Projects / KEYLINKS” – University coordinator;
• TEMPUS PV High Objectives of National Organizational Reform (HONOR) project, Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz Republic – University coordinator;
• COBEREN: CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR ERASMUS NETWORK (156089-LLP-1-2009-1-ES-ERASMUS-ENWA) – University coordinator;
• Erasmus IP Project Doctoral studies in research methodologies. Nr. 2011/IP/06/CANTERB03 – University coordinator;
• Promotion of Lithuanian HE institutions in Kazakhstan due to positioning and increasing of the prestige of studies in Lithuania (09.3.1-ESFA-V-709-01-0001) – University coordinator.

Internships, Grants:

• LLP/ Erasmus IP intensive studies for doctoral students “Doctoral Education in Research Methodologies”, University of Eastern Finland, Finland.
• “Erasmus+” staff training and teaching at Nottingham Trent University, Great Britain; University of Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, France; Wroclaw University, Poland; Freiburg Pedagogical Higher Education Institution, Germany; Liepaja and Daugavplis Universities, Latvia; HAN University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands; University of Pardubice, Praha Charlez University, Czech Republic; University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems, Austria.
• Academic internship at University of Nebraska Omaha, USA.
• Academic internship at Kent State University, USA.
• Academic internship at Almaty University, Kazakhstan.

Expert, consulting activities:

Member of International Relations Committee at the Lithuanian University Rectors' Conference (2000-2021)

Member of the BSRUN Steering Committee (2009-2014)

Other Related Activities:

Member of EAIE (European Association for International Education) (2002-2021)

Member of LETA (Lithuanian Educational Research Association) (2017 till present)

Institutional coordinator of NETT (Net(t)work for Education and Teacher Training) (2018 till present)