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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9930-9777 Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rita-Toleikiene LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-toleikiene-629931199/ |
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Research Area: |
Social Sciences, Business and Public Management |
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Scientific Interests: |
Ethics in public administration organizations and anti-corruption policy, human resource management, e. leadership in public sector organizations, transparency, openness and the development of anti-corruption potential. |
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Present Position: |
Associate Professor, Member of the Public Administration Study Programs Committee |
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Education: |
Doctor of Management |
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Experience (Past Positions): |
Since 2018 researcher (research fellow) in the field of business and public management Since 2010 lecturer in the field of Public Administration |
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Publications: |
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Study subjects: |
Ethics and anti-corruption policy (B), Management of Public Sector Organizations (Organizational Behavior, Business Communication) (B), Strategic Management of the Public Sector (M), Public Administration Research (Research Ethics) (M), Public administration research (M), Transparency, openness and anti - corruption (M). |
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Projects: |
2023.03.01–2024.08.31 Scientific research project “EUMODNEXT Project: Innovative tools and approaches for improving the prevention of fraud in the context of the Next Generation EU funds”, EUAF-2022-TRAI, 101101627. Coordinator – prof. Dr Óscar López de Foronda (University of Burgos, Spain). Project budget – 107.714,76 Euros. Position – researcher. 2023.02.01–2023.10.30 Scientific research project “E-leadership in municipal administrations: the post-pandemic analysis (E-LEADER)”, No. (1.78) SU-501, 2023-03-13. Project partners: Vilnius University (Lithuania) (project coordinator), Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany), University of Latvia (Latvia). This project of the Baltic-German University Liaison Office is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic Germany. Project budget – 5 000 Euros. Position – project leader, researcher. 2021-07-23–2022-05-31, 2022-05-06–2023-08-31 Project “Optimization of the network of higher education institutions and improvement of the quality of studies by merging Šiauliai University to Vilnius University” (Vilnius University (Lithuania)), No. 09.3.1-ESFA-V-738-03-0001. Project is funded by the Operational programme for the European Union Funds' investments in 2014-2020, Priority axis 9 “Public education and increasing the potential of human resources”, measure No. 09.3.1-ESFA-V-738 “Development of the network of higher education institutions”. Two activities: "3.2.7. Creating a Unified Corruption Prevention System"; "1.2. Preparation, testing and adjustment of the program for the improvement of lecturers' educational competencies". Coordinator – Vilnius University, Lithuania. The role – project expert; lecturer. 2020-2022 Project "NGO Synergy: Transparent Public Governance", no. 10.1.2-ESFA-K-917-03-0015. Project coordinator - North Lithuania College. Partners - Association "Public Initiatives", Šiauliai Association of Youth Organizations "Round Table" and the organization "Lieporių Communities Center". According to the 2014-2020. Measure 10.1.2- ESFA-K-917 “Initiatives for Increasing Public Intolerance of Corruption and Promoting Participation in Public Governance Processes” 10.1.2- ESFA-K-917. Position - head of the research group, researcher. 2020-01-01–2021-06-30. EUMODFRAUD Project “Toolkit for the Prevention of frauds in European Funds with Special Attention to ERDF and CF”, HERCULE III programme, EUMODFRAUD HERCULE-LT-AG-2019 878513. Coordinator - University of Burgos, Spain. The role - key researcher in the project activity "Tool for the Prevention of frauds in European Funds with special attention to ERDF and CF". 2019-06-01–2019-11-30 Project “E-leadership in local government organizations”. Coordinator - Siauliai University (Lithuania). Funded by Baltisch-Deutsches Hochschulkontor (The Baltic-German University Liaison Office). The role - project researcher. 2018-09-01–2019-11-01 Project “Formation of Youth Provisions of Intolerance for Corruption in Šiauliai County”, No. 10.1.2-ESFA-K-917-02-0017. Funded by the Operational programme for the European Union Funds' investments in 2014-2020, Priority axis 10 “Society-Oriented Smart Public Administration”. Coordinator -Northern Lithuanian College, Lithuania. The role - head of the research group, compiler of methodical (teaching) book. |
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Internships, Grants: |
2022 -04 25/29 ERASMUS study visit to Reykjavik University (Iceland); 2018 10 01/05. University of Latvia, Faculty of Social Sciences (Latvia). Meeting of scientists. Topic "Ethics Management in Local Government". Scientific supervisor: prof.dr. Iveta Reinchold |
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Practical experience: |
From 2021 up to now. Expert of the Transparency Academy. The organizer of the Transparency Academy is the Special Research Service of the Republic of Lithuania. The expert advises organizations on improving the anti-corruption environment and provides methodological assistance and shares good practices. https://skaidrumoakademija.lt/ekspertai/ 2018 – 2020 Member of the LURK Temporary Working Group on Academic Integrity and Ethics 2018 - 2020 Preparer of national documents for universities: “Ethics of publishing. Guidelines”; “Sexual harassment and gender-based harassment. Guidelines”. Since 2022 lecturer in Small Community “ Mokymų klubas”. |
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Applied research projects: |
2020-12-22 – 2022-12-22 Contracted service “Sociological research “Anticorruption environment of Radviliškis district””. Customer: Municipal Administration of Radviliškis District. Executors – the team of researchers from Šiauliai Academy of Vilnius University. 2020-11-01 – 2020-12-31 Contracted service “Implementation of sociological research “Anticorruption environment of Šiauliai district””. Customer: Municipal Administration of Šiauliai District. Executors – the team of researchers from Šiauliai University. 2019-11-15 – 2019-12-15 Contracted service – Validation of research questionnaire. The research is focused on academic ethics of Lithuanian researchers. Customer: Office of Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures of the Republic of Lithuania. Executors – the team of researchers from Šiauliai University. |
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Scientific Dissemination: |
Member of the Researchers' Competence Network (RENET): https://atviri.emokymai.vu.lt/course/view.php?id=126 Dissemination publications: https://www.etaplius.lt/vu-siauliu-akademijos-mokslininke-dr-r-toleikiene-jaunimo-antikorupcines - attitudes-is-formed-and-in-the-seimas-and-environment. 2022 02 01 Expert speech on the LRT radio program "60 seconds". Evaluation of the results of the Lithuanian corruption map. https://www.etaplius.lt/siauliu-universiteto-mokslininkai-prisidejo-prie-to-kad-greitai-bus-galima-stebeti-lyciu-lygybes-padeti-savivaldybese https://www.etaplius.lt/mokslininkai-teigia-jog-elektroninis-vadovavimas-savivaldybems-vis-dar-kelia-issukiu |
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Expert, consulting activities: |
Methodological book: Jakavonytė, L., Sprindžiūnas, A., Zeliankienė, V., Toleikienė, R., Juknevičienė, V. (2020). Antikorupcinis ugdymas bendrojo ugdymo mokykloje (Anti-corruption education in the school of general education). Vilnius: Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra. ISBN 9786099572499, 99 p. URL: https://sodas.ugdome.lt/metodiniai-dokumentai/perziura/11701 Methodology: 2019-12-09 – 2020-07-01 Contracted service “Creation of the monitoring methodology (mechanism) and the measurement of the influence of targeted measures of the project” has been provided. The created methodology is focused on the evaluation of gender equality in municipalities. Customer: Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsmen of the Republic of Lithuania. Executors – the team of researchers from Vilnius University and Šiauliai University. Guidelines: Janutėnienė, J., Braziulienė, A., Cibulskienė, J., Berkmanas, T., Kližentis, V., Kazlauskaitė, V., Žilinskaitė, V., Vaičaitis, V., Toleikienė, R. (2020). Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of sexual harassment. Vilnius: Lithuanian University Rectors' Conference. https://lurk.lt/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sexual-provision Prevention-and-Case% C5% B3-nagrin% C4% 97jection-Guidelines% C4% 97s-2020m-without-reference% C5 % B3_T.pdf Guidelines: Tauginienė, L., Cibulskienė, J., Berkmanas, T., Janutėnienė, J., Braziulienė, A., Kazlauskaitė, R., Kližentis, V., Toleikienė, R., Zamokas, G., Sipavičienė, S., Vaičaitis, V. Marozas, V. (2019). Publication Ethics: Guidelines. Vilnius: Lithuanian University Rectors' Conference. https://lurk.lt/dokumentai/publikavimo-etika/publikavimo-etikos-gaires/ |
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Awards: |
2021 Thanks to the education center of Šiauliai city municipality dr. Rita Toleikienė for the expertise of qualification programs "For a penetrating expert look". 2018 Šiauliai University thanks Rita Toleikienė for her active work in developing the University's social partnership on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the higher school in Šiauliai. 2017 Thanks to Rita Toleikienė, Head of the Šiauliai Board Division of the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania, for organizing the anti-corruption event “Public Anti-Corruption Education: Measures and Practices” and disseminating anti-corruption ideas. |
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Other Related Activities: |
From 2021 Chairwoman of the Academic Ethics Commission of Vilnius University Siauliai Academy. Since 2021 - the certified trainer, having the knowledge and skills to conduct a blended learning course on research integrity, which is embedded in a virtue ethics approach. HORIZON2020 project “Virtue based ethics and Integrity of Research: Train-the-Trainer program for Upholding the principles and practices of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity” (VIRTU2E). Since 2015 - the Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Researchers’ Excellence Network (RENET), coordinated by Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy. Since 2015 - the member of Researchers’ Excellence Network (RENET). Since 2020 - the member of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LERA). Since 2020 - the member of the European Educational Research Association (EERA). From 2019 The International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering Management & amp; Applied Engineering , published by the Association of Safety Engineers (TUTELA) in Northern Macedonia, ISSN 2545-4935, Member of the Editorial Board. Since 2015 Member of the RSA Baltic Section (BRTA). |
