EDU project

Project 'Breakthrough in Educational Research' No. 10-044-P-0001 (EDU project)

Title	Breakthrough in Educational Research
Project No.	10-044-P-0001
Project Duration	April 1, 2025 – April 1, 2029
Project Value	€15,231,661 (EU funds: €11,087,468 and co-financing: €4,144,193)
Project Description	The aim of the project is to develop scientific research in the field of education and, by participating in international education and training research programs and projects, to enhance the quality of educational research and international collaboration. The Lithuanian Research Council (RCL) implements the program with seven partners who will conduct 28 educational research studies. The majority will be carried out by Vilnius University (11), Vytautas Magnus University (9), Kaunas University of Technology (3), along with Mykolas Romeris University (2). Additionally, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, and Klaipėda University have joined the project, each conducting one study. The research will primarily focus on digital education and teacher training (7 studies) and professional development (7 studies), as well as assessment and inclusive education. The main themes of the research will also include didactics, lifelong learning methods, motivation and development, and early childhood education. Each research group will involve at least one high-level lecturer, doctoral student, and practitioner – a teacher.

Educational research projects implemented during the project:

1.	P-EDU-23-27	Internationalisation of Teacher Education: Intra-State Cooperation	Vilnius University
2.	P-EDU-23-7	Improving Teachers' Professional Knowledge and Situational Skills	Vytautas Magnus University
3.	P-EDU-23-14	Children with Delinquent Behavior: Seeking the Most Appropriate School System Response	Vilnius University
4.	P-EDU-23-24	Lithuanian Language for Immigrant Students: Assessment, Teaching, and Success	Vytautas Magnus University
5.	P-EDU-23-28	Insights for Modeling Achievement Goals IN Asynchronous Virtual Learning Environments (IMAGINE)	Kaunas University of Technology
6.	P-EDU-23-9	Sensitive Cognitive Classroom Emphasizing Improving Learners’ Academic Performance and Positive Emotions and Reducing Stress and Depression (SEISMOMETER)	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
7.	P-EDU-23-1	Questioning Digital Didactics in School Education with the Elements of Artificial Intelligence (DI-daktika)	Vytautas Magnus University
8.	P-EDU-23-10	Unveiling Chemistry Didactics: Exploring Research for Efficient Teaching	Vilnius University
9.	P-EDU-23-3	Inclusive Education in All-Day Schools	Mykolas Romeris University
10.	P-EDU-23-22	Well-being and Empowerment in Education: Strengthening Teacher Empowerment and Students' Emotional Skills in Early Education	Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
11.	P-EDU-23-15	COMPASS. Improving Curriculum Coherence: A Study in Assessment Policies and Practices	Vytautas Magnus University
12.	P-EDU-23-23	To Aid the Teacher: The Use of Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Mitigate Stress and Burnout and Enhance Work Performance in School Teachers	Vilnius University
13.	P-EDU-23-13	DigiMaths4All: Strengthening Mathematical Problem Solving Using Technology-Enhanced Learning and Computational Thinking	Vilnius University
14.	P-EDU-23-5	A Model of Technology-based Self-directed Learning in High School for Educational Policymaking	Mykolas Romeris University
15.	P-EDU-23-6	AI for Supporting Inclusive Education in Secondary School (AI4IE)	Kaunas University of Technology
16.	P-EDU-23-21	IMPACT: Investigating Informatics Teachers` Online Professional Development Training Transfer and its Impact on Student Learning Outcomes	Vilnius University
17.	P-EDU-23-25	Formative Assessment in Schools Using Artificial Intelligence	Klaipėda University
18.	P-EDU-23-19	Assessment of Philosophy Teaching in High School Education	Vilnius University
19.	P-EDU-23-8	Proof-based teaching in school mathematics	Vilnius University
20.	P-EDU-23-17	Redesigning School Education System for the Diversity of Learners Based on Inclusive Education in the Universal Design for Learning Framework	Vytautas Magnus University
21.	P-EDU-23-18	Shifting Environmental Paradigms in Education: Continuous Learning of Educators in the Anthropocene	Vilnius University
22.	P-EDU-23-11	Soft Skills Training Model for Pedagogues, Promoting Job Satisfaction, Responding to the Needs of Educational Processes in the Context of LLL	Vytautas Magnus University
23.	P-EDU-23-26	Continuity of Learning to Learn in Early Childhood (4-8 years)	Vilnius University
24.	P-EDU-23-12	Evaluating School Effectiveness and Improvement: Prototyping a 3D Triangulation Methodology	Vytautas Magnus University
25.	P-EDU-23-29	Fostering Research on Innovation through STEAM-Oriented Interdisciplinary Project Based Learning	Vytautas Magnus University
26.	P-EDU-23-4	The Emerging Community of Learners in a Toddler Classroom: Well-being, Involvement, and the Sense of Belonging	Vytautas Magnus University
27.	P-EDU-23-16	Teacher Professional Development Ecosystem Transformation Strengthening Future-Oriented Competences and Teacher Agency	Vilnius University
28.	P-EDU-23-2	Digitalization of The Exit From Distance Learning Based on Artificial Intelligence Technology, Model	Kaunas University of Technology

During the project, pilot projects are planned to assess the impact of educational innovations in schools, organize educational breakthrough forums, and participate in international events, fairs, and exhibitions. Furthermore, it is planned to present the joint results of the research conducted during the Lithuanian Education Breakthrough Program at international conferences.

Target Group of the Project: students, researchers, and education system specialists.

It is planned that the project will include the organization of 49 international doctoral internships in educational science, involve 59 foreign lecturers in project activities, and engage 65 program participants in international research in the field of education and training. The project results will be presented in 106 publications prepared based on educational research, as well as in international research programs in the field of education and training, with the participation of 65 researchers and scientists.

This project is implemented as part of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Sports’ Education Development Program under the progress measure No. 12-003-03-06-01 "Firstly – the teacher." It is funded by the European Union funds for the 2021–2027 period and the budget of the Republic of Lithuania.

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Last updated: 27-08-2025