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The European Commission has awarded funding to the doctoral network project “Future leaders in ageing and digitalising societies – Digi4Age”, submitted by the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences (LCSS) in partnership with other institutions. The project will support the doctoral school in sociology by funding three PhD positions for a period of three years.

“Digi4Age” is funded under the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks programme. MSCA Doctoral Networks are one of the most prestigious programs of the European Commission, financing international, interdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral doctoral studies and research.

Application deadline: March 30, 2026. Studies will begin on October 1, 2026.

The Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences is a member of the project “Participatory Approaches with Older Adults (PAAR-Net)”. PAAR-Net is an international research network supported by the COST Action (CA22167) and coordinated by Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.

PAAR-Net is dedicated to rethinking how older adults are involved in research, policymaking, and practice. The project promotes a vision of science that is inclusive, collaborative, and people-centered—science for the people, by the people.

The Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences is a member of the prestigious international DIGI-net network, coordinated by Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic). DIGI-net focuses on the impact of digitalisation on labour market inequalities in later life. Across Europe, labour markets are undergoing a digital transformation influenced by information technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation. However, the level of digitalization varies significantly between European countries. At the same time, the proportion of workers aged 50 and over who remain in the workforce longer than in the past is increasing. Despite this, there is still a notable lack of research on how digitalization affects older employees. DIGI-net seeks to address this complex issue through comprehensive research.

Suat Aksu participated in the “Erasmus+” Traineeship program offered by Vytautas Magnus University and completed his internship in Braga, Portugal. He worked at “Federação das Associações Juvenis do Distrito de Braga” (angl. “Federation of Youth Associations of the District of Braga”). This federation is dedicated to supporting and empowering youth work in the region.

During this period, Suat Aksu researched the school-to-work transitions of international graduates in Portugal, highlighting challenges and opportunities for labour market integration, and contributed to EU-funded project developments of the organization.

The Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences has successfully completed the Horizon 2020 project “Gender-based violence and institutional response: Building a knowledge base and operational tools to make universities and research organizations safe (UniSAFE)”.