Elena Ruikytė

Education:

• International Cultural Policy and Management, Master of Arts (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
• Cultural Management and Cultural Policy, Bachelor’s degree (Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania)
• Culture Management, Erasmus+ exchange (Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland)
• Prepress/Desktop Imaging Design, vocational education and training diploma (Vilniaus Vocational Training Centre of Technologies, Lithuania)

Experience

• 5 years of experience in the field of cultural management and project management (Lithuania)
• 2 years of research experience in the fields of cultural management, cultural policy, and cultural diplomacy, international cultural relations (ICR) (UK, Lithuania)
• Internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, Department of Communication and Cultural Diplomacy
• Internship at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the United Kingdom, Cultural Attaché team

Motivation

While living abroad, I have always had my small missions, how to keep in touch with Lithuania, how to present Lithuania to the world. It is important for me that people know this country, our culture. Therefore my academic activities, research examine the processes developing the field of Lithuanian culture and cultural policy.

The time has come when I realised that an article or analysis is not enough for changes to occur in Lithuania. “Create Lithuania” has fascinated me from the very beginning of their activities. I believe that I now have a great opportunity to apply my knowledge and experience in a meaningful way and to contribute to changes that can trigger multifaceted processes.

Rotation