Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asta Gaigalienė Appointed to the National Council for Economics and Entrepreneurship
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asta Gaigalienė, lecturer at the VMU Faculty of Economics and Management and researcher at the Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute, has been appointed as a member of the Council for the subject of Economics and Entrepreneurship.
The composition of the subject councils has been officially approved by the Director of the National Education Agency (Order No. VK-90), marking an important step in strengthening the quality assurance of subject content at the national level.
The subject councils bring together teachers, researchers, and education experts with the aim of ensuring the quality, relevance, and alignment of curricula with contemporary societal and labor market needs. The field of economics and entrepreneurship is gaining increasing importance as financial literacy, entrepreneurial competence, and economic thinking become essential components of general education.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gaigalienė’s participation in the Council ensures that national decisions will be informed by an academic perspective grounded in both research and practical understanding of economics education. It creates an important bridge between the university and the general education system — connecting research, higher education, and school-level learning.
This appointment further strengthens the role of the VMU Faculty of Economics and Management in shaping national education policy and contributing to the development of high-quality economics and entrepreneurship education in Lithuania. The University thus acts not only as a place of knowledge transmission, but also as an active contributor to educational policy and curriculum development.
