Events

Representatives of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences at the BASNET Forum International Meeting

11 12 2024

Representatives of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences – President Prof. Jūras Banys, Prof. Artūras Žukauskas, Dr Juozas Grigas (the author of these lines), and Prof. Baiba Rivža, a foreign member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, took part in the international meeting ‘From Challenges to Solutions: A Systemic Solution to the Issues in Early-Career Researchers in the Baltic Countries’, which was held at Vilnius University on November 27. The meeting aimed to draw the attention of representatives of academic, scientific, and governmental institutions in the Baltic countries to the challenges facing early-career researchers. Possible steps in managing these challenges were discussed. BASNET Forum is a regional association of women scientists of the Baltic countries.

Dr Juozas Grigas.

At this international meeting, presentations were given by the representatives of the Committee on Education and Science of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Research Council of Lithuania, as well as of academic and research institutions from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The participants shared their experiences on issues related to early-career researchers, discussed problems and their possible solutions. Prof. Jūras Banys and Dr Grigas took part in the roundtable discussion ‘Priorities under the Law, Funding, Resource Allocation, and Cooperation with Business’; Dr Grigas was also invited to the discussion ‘Work Culture, the Balance of Work and Personal Life, and Mental Health’. Recommendations for stakeholders were drawn up on the basis of the issues raised during the presentations and discussions.

Prepared by Dr Juozas Grigas, Member of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Photography Ugnius Bagdonavičius