Dr. Renata Matkeviciene, a researcher at Vilnius University since 2002. The main area of research: corporate communication (organizational communication, reputation, trust, and CSR), media sociology. As a researcher (after the defense of the doctoral dissertation in 2007) she has written several articles in scientific monographs analyzing the quality of information and communication activities of organizations, trust, and sustainability, she has published articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals mostly related to the political communication issues such as political media discourse, political image, political corruption and political election campaigns, political populism as communication style. She has participated in a number of scientific conferences in the field of communication (PR and CSR) research. For almost ten years she is a member of the Lithuanian communication association. In 2018 together with colleagues from the Lithuanian communication association, she worked on the first official communication / PR dictionary. Since 2016 she is actively involved in social entrepreneurship as a consultant and mentor for young entrepreneurs: together with partners from NGOs, the public and private sectors she participates in educational and research projects, and incubators or accelerators for young entrepreneurs as well.

I am an engaged academic (PhD) supporting NGOs and teachers. I have been a teacher for 16 years. I am active in the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe and Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU) of the Council of Europe. I am a founder of informal group Edukacja w Dzialaniu (Education in Action) supporting teachers and schools in education for democracy and human rights.