Project activities

Creative Interdisciplinary New European Bauhaus – NEB Research Centre

22 December 2023 Vilnius academy of Arts and the Research Council of Lithuania signed an agreement to implement a new project under the "University Excellence Initiative" Programme of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania, progress Measure No. 12-001-01-01-01 "Improving the Research and Study Environment". The title of the project is "Creative Interdisciplinary New European Bauhaus – NEB Research Centre" (project funding agreement No. S-A-UEI-23-3).

The aim of the "University Excellence Initiative" Programme is to strengthen the quality of Research and Development in Lithuanian universities by attracting and developing researchers in selected fields, increasing the number of high-level scientific (artistic) results of national and international importance, and attracting external Research and Development funding. The amount of funding planned for the implementation of the project for the entire duration of the project is 3 310 000 Euros.

The project will create an interdisciplinary Creative Interdisciplinary New European Bauhaus – NEB Research Centre for fundamental and applied Research and Development scientific and artistic research at Vilnius Academy of Arts. For this purpose, high international level scientists and artists from Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Iceland, the USA and other countries have been attracted: Dr. Inga Valentinienė, Dr. Aldis Gedutis, Dr. Kęstutis Lekeckas, Dr. Jerzy Lucjan Smardzewski, Dr. Jūratė Tutlytė, Prof. Gediminas Urbonas, Dr. Kęstutis Zaleckis, Dr. Triin Jerlei, Dr. Ieva Blinstrubienė, Dr. Kęstas Kirtiklis, Jan Georg Glöckner, Nomeda Urbonienė, Viltė Adomavičiūtė, Sandra Kasperavičienė, Ieva Laskevičiūtė, Dr. Dalia Klajumienė, Giedrius Pilkis, Airidas Skublickas, Dr. Vytautas Michelkevičius, Dr. Karolina Jakaitė, Dr. Mika Pekka Elo, Gediminas Viliūnas, Indrė Spitrytė-Mikuckė. These professionals are with many years of experience, have creatively and systematically carried out high-level scientific and artistic research of national and international importance in thematic areas related to the NEB initiatives: sustainable design, urban planning, architectural and heritage revitalization, development of smart materials and innovative (bio)composites. For their achievements in these fields, the researchers have already been awarded the Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize, the New European Bauhaus Prize, the James Hare Prize, the A' Design Award & Competition Gold Prize, their creative projects have been recognized as the best by the Lithuanian Young Scientists' Union and other scientific and artistic institutions.

At the NEB Research Centre, Research and Development will be carried out in the fields of "Smart Textile Materials and Fashion Design", "Innovative (Bio)Composite Materials and Interior Design" and "Urban Planning and Modern Architecture". The successful implementation of the project activities has created favorable conditions for international cooperation, the introduction of models of organization and management of a research institution based on modern international best practice, and the international dissemination of the knowledge generated.

The scientific and artistic research, prototypes developed and presented in different countries, methodologies or technologies discovered, (eco)systems and adaptive bionic factors developed and adapted to real-life environments will educate society, stimulate new interdisciplinary corporations between academia communities, science and business, and stimulate a new professional approach to the product to be development by applying the principles of the circular economy and zero waste manufacturing.

With Vilnius Academy of Arts and the City of Vilnius participating in the New European Bauhaus Green Course movement and taking into account the European Union's climate and environmental directives, the activities of this project will be continuously correlated with the implementation of the capital's strategic plan, moving towards more sustainable urbanization and the well-being of the public in the creation of their everyday environment.

This project has received funding from the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), agreement No. S-A-UEI-23-3.