5th CERN-Lithuania Committee Meeting

Thursday Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 AM → 1:30 PM Europe/Vilnius

Participants:

Prof. Saulė Mačiukaitė-Žvinienė, President of National Council of Education, Vilnius University (co-chair)

Prof. Ramūnas Aleksiejūnas, Director of the Lithuanian Consortium for Particle Physics

Prof. Regina Valutytė, Vice-Minister of Education, Science and Sport

Paulius Petrauskas, Vice-Minister of the Economy and Innovation

Aušrinė Krikštopaitytė, Innovation Agency

Raimondas Pučka, Innovation Agency

Prof. Brigita Abakevičienė, Kaunas Technology University

Assoc. Prof. Erika Korobeinikova, Lithuania University of Health Science

CERN Participants:

Dr. Ursula Bassler, Director for Stakeholder Relations (co-chair)

Prof. Christoph Schäfer, Head of Relations with Associate Member States

 

9:00 AM → 9:15 AM Welcome and adoption of the agenda and approval of minutes

Speakers: Prof. Saulė Mačiukaitė-Žvinienė (Co-Chair Lithuania), Ursula Bassler (Co-Chair CERN)

9:15 AM → 9:25 AM Lithuania–CERN Cooperation: National Priorities in Research and Talent Development

Speaker: Prof. Regina Valutytė (Vice-Minister of Education, Science and Sport)

9:25 AM → 9:35 AM Lithuania–CERN Cooperation: Innovation, Industry and DeepTech Development

Speaker: Mr Paulius Petrauskas (Vice-Minister of the Economy and Innovation)

9:35 AM → 9:55 AM Research and Education Performance 2025–2026

Speaker: Prof. Ramunas Aleksiejunas (Vilnius University (LT))

9:55 AM → 10:10 AM Industry and Knowledge Transfer Performance 2025–2026

Speakers: Ms Aušrinė Krikštopaitytė (Innovation Agency), Mr Raimondas Pučka, (Innovation Agency)

10:10 AM → 10:25 AM Potential for New Health Technologies: Scenarios for a Joint Centre

Speakers: Prof. Brigita Abakevičienė (Kaunas Technology University), Prof. Erika Korobeinikova (Lithuania University of Health Science)

10:25 AM → 10:40 AM Coffee Break

10:40 AM → 11:10 AM CERN Assessment and Perspective on Lithuania’s Return on Investment: Procurement and Human Resources

Speaker: Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN)

Country Overview Lithuania.pdf

Country Overview Lithuania.pptx

Lithuania 2025 recruitment results with 2026 partials.pdf

Lithuania 2025 recruitment results with 2026 partials.pptx

11:10 AM → 11:25 AM Discussion: Performance, Priorities and CERN Recommendations

Speaker: all

11:25 AM → 11:35 AM Lithuania–CERN Strategic Partnership: Towards Full Membership

Speakers: Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN), Ursula Bassler (CERN)

11:35 AM → 11:45 AM Priorities and Agreed Actions for 2027–2028

Speakers: Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN), Ursula Bassler (CERN)

11:45 AM → 12:00 PM Closing Remarks

Speakers: Prof. Saulė Mačiukaitė-Žvinienė (Vilnius University), Ursula Bassler (CERN)

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch