The National Education Agency will be temporarily headed by A. Aldakauskas

“Aidas has already held the position of acting head of the National Education Agency last summer, during the selection process for the position of director, so the job will be familiar. Aida’s organizational and professional abilities will ensure the smooth operation of the institution until the moment when a permanent manager is selected and begins work,” said Minister of Education, Science and Sports Gintautas Jakštas.

A. Aldakauskas, who previously worked in the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, currently holds the position of Director of the Quality Assessment Department at the National Education Agency.

The competition to lead the institution for a five-year term will be announced in the near future, the agency announced on Monday.

A. Aldakauskas, who holds a qualification as a mathematics teacher methodologist and a master’s degree in management, has worked as a teacher and director of the “Žiburio” gymnasium in Prien, and headed the Department of Education Quality and Regional Policy of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports.

From July 1, 2023, following the reorganization of the National Education Agency and entrusting it with the functions of education supervision, he moved to work at the agency.

R. Krasauskienė resigned from the position of head of this institution following receiving criticism for the quality of work.

Commenting on the decision, Minister G. Jakštas said that there was a delay with the works, the manager did not submit payment requests on time, as a result Lithuania may lose more than 600 thousand. euros from European Union funds.

R. Krasauskienė has been the head of the National Education Agency since 2020, in August last year she won the competition announced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports to lead this institution for a second term.

Previously, she worked as a teacher, headed the Vilnius Žemyna Gymnasium, was the vice-president of the Lithuanian School Heads’ Association, the Lithuanian Gymnasium Heads’ Association, and the deputy chairman of the Lithuanian Education Council.