Vytautas Magnus University, Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania)
Auksė Petruškevičiūtė, PhD, is a lecturer at the Education Academy of Vytautas Magnus University and Mykolas Romeris University, and Director of the Lithuanian Social Pedagogues Association. Her academic and professional work focuses on social pedagogy, educational support, inclusive education, child welfare, prevention, early school leaving, and productive learning. She is a member of the Social Pedagogy and Social Education Global Alliance and a Board Member of the International Network of Productive Learning Projects and Schools. She is also a Board Member of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association and a member of the editorial boards of the scientific journal Socialinis ugdymas and the International Journal of Social Pedagogy. She participates in national and international expert activities related to education, child welfare, social inclusion, and educational support. She is involved in an international education project in Rwanda, contributing to early childhood education, parental engagement, foundational learning, and evidence-based support practices.