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Rūta Žmuidzinaitė

Rūta žmuidzinaitė

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Advisor for Social Impact

  • Education

    • Vrije universiteit amsterdam

      2013 - 2014
      Master's degree culture, organization and management

      ▪ Master research conducted in Outjo (Namibia, Africa) on the topic “Waiting for Sustainability: An evaluation of the effectiveness of development aid”. Purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of the projects supported by the non-governmental organization (NGO) called SOMO, based in Maarssen (the Netherlands), and implemented during the last 10 years in a small village Outjo in cooperation with the NGO there called ODT.▪ Accomplished courses: Organization Sciences… Show more ▪ Master research conducted in Outjo (Namibia, Africa) on the topic “Waiting for Sustainability: An evaluation of the effectiveness of development aid”. Purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of the projects supported by the non-governmental organization (NGO) called SOMO, based in Maarssen (the Netherlands), and implemented during the last 10 years in a small village Outjo in cooperation with the NGO there called ODT.▪ Accomplished courses: Organization Sciences, Transnational Organizations in Global World, Organizational Ethnography, Culture and Identity in Organizations, Research Lab. Show less

    • Vytauto didžiojo universitetas

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor's degree political science 8

      Activities and Societies: The representative of my course group (120 people) for 4 years. An active member of the Student Council for 3 years - positions of a representative of public relations (PR) and vice-president. During the last year of studies, joined regional NGO "Round Table" and stayed active there for 3 years, mainly working on PR and managing projects. Internship at PR Department of Kaunas Municipality. - Accomplished the following courses: Public Relations, the Basics of Politics and International Affairs, Ideologies and Institutions of Politics, Political System of Lithuania, Institutions of European Union, Public Law, International, and National Security, other.- Approved bachelor thesis on the title “EU Youth Projects of Civic Education and Their Implementation in Lithuania”.

    • Kaunas university of technology

      2016 - 2018
      Master's degree innovation management and entrepreneurship cum laude

      Activities and Societies: Mobility visit to LiU Holding AB (TTO of Linkoping University, Sweden). Erasmus+ Internship at the University of South-Eastern Norway. Active participation in the international project "X-Culture" (2 months, certificate gained). Defended Master thesis (top grade) on the topic “Factors Influencing the Performance of Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs)”. Empirical research conducted by interviewing the leaders of TTOs in different European countries. Results of the research presented in a poster presentation during the University-Industry Interaction Conference (UIIC) in London, June 2018.

  • Experience

    • Naujienos

      Jul 2007 - Sept 2007
      Journalist

    • Vytautas magnus university

      Oct 2008 - Apr 2009
      Vice-president of students council

      ▪ Assisting the president to organize work of the organization and to lead the team;▪ Representing organization in various meetings;▪ Ensuring publicity of the organization;▪ Leading meetings, discussions, seminars, etc.

    • Lithuanian national union of students

      Feb 2010 - May 2011
      Editor-in-chief of the website www.studentas.lt

      ▪ Writing and editing articles;▪ Coordinating and mentoring work of the editorial staff (~10 people);▪ Daily administration of the website.

    • Jonava municipality

      Aug 2010 - Oct 2011
      Specialist of youth affairs

      ▪ Establishing partnerships with private, public and non-governmental sectors;▪ Creating and implementing activities oriented to youth from 14 till 29 years old;▪ Ensuring publicity of events and activities (writing articles, editing blog and website, creating campaigns, etc.);▪ Writing, administrating and implementing national and international projects;▪ Leading meetings, seminars, training courses;▪ Managing the establishment of Youth Centre of Jonava and activities in it.

    • Copy1

      Oct 2011 - Jul 2012
      Manager of development projects

      ▪ Preparation of applications for national and international projects in Lithuanian and English languages (8 applied, 3 approved);▪ Creation of strategy for non-governmental organization “Academy of Copy1”;▪ Preparation of documents for public procurement.

    • National institute for social integration

      Sept 2012 - Mar 2013
      Coordinator of the programs "all different - all equal" & "human library"

      ▪ Organizing and leading events, trainings, meetings;▪ Coordinating ~200 volunteers;▪ Implemented European Voluntary Service in the organization;▪ Preparing and administrating national and international projects (at least 5 at a time);▪ Establishing partnerships with private, public and non-governmental sectors;▪ Responsible for publicity of the managed programs (mainly – administrating websites and social media).

    • Miller concessions

      Jun 2015 - Nov 2015
      Customer service representative

      ▪ Preparing and serving food and non-alcoholic beverages;▪ Setting up and tearing down mobile food stands and dining area.

    • Ktu health telematics science institute

      Jan 2016 - Mar 2018
      Senior administrator

      Managing documentation, budget and website of the Institute, providing office supplies, etc.

    • University of south-eastern norway

      Apr 2018 - Jun 2022
      External research funding advisor

      Pre- and post-award support on external research funding with the focus on innovation, research integrity, impact, collaboration and internationalisation.

    • Uab "militera"

      Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
      Marketing manager

      Developing, implementing and executing strategic marketing plans for SUN ECO product in Scandinavian (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish) markets in order to attract potential customers.

    • Oslomet – oslo metropolitan university

      Jun 2022 - now
      Senior advisor for social innovation

    • Narma norsk nettverk for forskningsadministrasjon

      Nov 2024 - now
      Deputy chair

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Social hygiene

      Sept 2013
      View certificate certificate

    • European certificate in research management

      Athe
      Nov 2023
      View certificate certificate

    • The age of sustainable development

      Coursera
      Apr 2014
      View certificate certificate

    • Certified project management associate ipma level d

      Lpva | ipma lithuania
      May 2016

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Representative of Public Relations

      Issued by Vytautas Magnus University Students Council on Oct 2006
      Vytautas Magnus University Students CouncilAssociated with Rūta Žmuidzinaitė

    • Project Coordinator and Representative of Public Relations

      Issued by Kaunas Union of Youth NGOs "Round Table" on Jan 2009
      Kaunas Union of Youth NGOs "Round Table"Associated with Rūta Žmuidzinaitė

    • Active Member

      Issued by Youth Center of Jonava on Jan 2010
      Youth Center of JonavaAssociated with Rūta Žmuidzinaitė

    • Project Manager

      Issued by Kaunas Valley of Youth on Feb 2016
      Kaunas Valley of YouthAssociated with Rūta Žmuidzinaitė