{"id":31,"date":"2025-07-26T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:45:04","slug":"community-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/community-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Community roles &amp; Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Community roles and service (selected contributions)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2022 &#8211; ongoing: <strong>a member of the Master\u2019s in Strategic Business Development program\u2019s steering group<\/strong>, University of Vaasa, Finland.<\/li>\n<li>2021 \u2013 ongoing: <strong>Founding<\/strong> <strong>Governing Board member of the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acda.aib.world\/\"><strong>AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy<\/strong><\/a><strong> and co-developer of mentoring program within this Doctoral Academy, USA-Global<\/strong>. This Doctoral Academy is a body for providing prestigious PhD education in the field of International Business globally.<\/li>\n<li>2022 &#8211; 2026: <strong>Program Manager, Bachelor&#8217;s Degree Programme in International Business<\/strong>, University of Vaasa, Finland.<\/li>\n<li>2025: Local host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwasa.fi\/en\/newshub\/news\/global-collaboration-sustainable-business-x-culture-global-symposium-2025-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X-Culture Global Symposium 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2025: elected as an\u00a0<strong>Honorary Board member<\/strong>, Academy of International Business, Teaching and Education Shared Interest Group<\/li>\n<li>2022 \u2013 2024: <strong>Chair, AIB Teaching &amp; Education Shared Interest Group<\/strong>, Academy of International Business (AIB), USA. Leading a global team to promote teaching excellence across AIB members, chapters, and other component units.<\/li>\n<li>2020 \u2013 2022: <strong><strong><strong>Vice-Chair Communications at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Teaching &amp; Education Shared Interest Group.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2025 \u2013 onwards: Representing University of Vaasa in <strong>PRME network<\/strong>, Nordic Chapter.<\/li>\n<li>2024: <strong>track co-chair<\/strong> (Track \u2018Teaching and Education in IB\u2019) <strong>at the European Academy of International Business (EIBA) 2024<\/strong>, Helsinki, Finland<\/li>\n<li>2022:<strong> Track co-chair <\/strong>(Track 7: Teaching and education)<strong> at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting \u2013 AIB 2022<\/strong>, Miami, USA<\/li>\n<li>2019 &#8211; 2020: <strong>Digi-mentor at the School of Management<\/strong>, University of Vaasa, Finland: Supporting teacher-colleagues in adopting and using various technologies and digital tools to innovate teaching; working with digi-team to implement University&#8217;s strategy for digitalization.<\/li>\n<li>2012 \u2013 2013: <strong>a team leader for developing Mentoring program at Master&#8217;s degree in International Business. <\/strong>University of Vaasa, Finland. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uva.fi\/en\/sites\/mib_mentoring_programme\/\">The mentoring program we have developed with the team provides the opportunity for students and international business professionals to learn from each other. <\/a>I was responsible for creating materials, recruiting mentors, running the pilot of the program, and handing over to further coordinator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/253\/2025\/07\/20230706-101313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/253\/2025\/07\/20230706-101313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/253\/2025\/07\/20230706-101313.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/253\/2025\/07\/20230706-101313-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/253\/2025\/07\/20230706-101313-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/253\/2025\/07\/20230706-101313-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/silenskyte\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/253\/2025\/07\/20230706-101313-1536x940.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Editorial work<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2025 &#8211; ongoing: <strong>Editorial Board Member<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/journals\/wtib20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journal of Teaching in International Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2025-2026: <strong>leading co-editor of the book<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dei4sme.eu\/teaching-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Small and Medium Enterprises<\/a>: Concepts, Cases, and Managerial Perspectives\u201d (ed. <strong>\u0160ilenskyt\u0117, A.,<\/strong> Fletcher, M., Butkevi\u010dien\u0117, J., Jayton, C.).\u00a0The peer review completed (highly positive reviews received) and approved by the publisher Edward Elgar. The book to be delivered 2026.<\/li>\n<li>2022 \u2013 2024: <strong>leading co-editor<\/strong> <strong>of the book<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-50168-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Palgrave Handbook of Teaching Social Sustainability in Business Education<\/a>\u201d (Ed.) <strong>\u0160ilenskyt\u0117, A.,<\/strong> Cordova, M., Schmitz, M.A., Toh, S. M. (2025), <em><em><em>Palgrave Macmillan<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<li>2022 \u2013 2025: <strong>leading guest editor of the special issue<\/strong> on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1504\/EJIM.2025.149017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blockchain in International Business \u2013 Embracing the Socio-Technical Transformation<\/a>\u201d in the journal <em><em><em>European Journal of International Management<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<li>2021 \u2013 2025: <strong>leading guest editor of the special issue<\/strong> on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/cpoib-08-2025-0170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Critical Perspective in International Business education: why, what, and how?<\/a>\u201d in the journal<em><em><em> Critical Perspectives on International Business<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<li>2021 \u2013 2022: <strong>co-guest editor of the special issue<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/toc\/wtib20\/33\/4\">Teaching Innovations in the Field of IB: Insights from AIB Teaching Innovation Award finalists<\/a>\u201d in the journal <em>Journal of Teaching in International Business<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/toc\/wtib20\/33\/4\">https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/toc\/wtib20\/33\/4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Awards and honors<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2025: elected as an <strong>Honorary Board member<\/strong>, Academy of International Business, Teaching and Education Shared Interest Group<\/li>\n<li>2025: recognized as the<strong> 5th social media content creator in the area of higher education in Lithuania<\/strong> by Favikon who measures impact through the presence in social media.<\/li>\n<li>2023: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwasa.fi\/en\/newshub\/news\/university-vaasa-awarded-its-best-research-and-teaching-acts\"><strong>Teaching Act of the Year Award<\/strong><\/a>, University of Vaasa, Finland. (the first foreigner to receive it)<\/li>\n<li>2022: International Management Division <strong>Best Reviewer Award<\/strong>, Academy of Management<\/li>\n<li>2022: <strong>Strategic Business Development program (EFMD accredited) Teacher of the Year (2021-2022)<\/strong>. University of Vaasa, Finland.<\/li>\n<li>2022: Honorable Mention in <strong>Science Communication<\/strong>. University of Vaasa, Finland.<\/li>\n<li>2021: <strong>X-Culture Best Instructor Award<\/strong> by X-Culture.org<\/li>\n<li>2020: <strong>X-Culture Global Educator Award<\/strong> by X-Culture.org<\/li>\n<li>2018, December: Method paper \u201cSystematic technique for applying critical realism to multilevel case studies in International Business\u201d <strong>nominated for the award \u2018The best paper written by authors under the age of 40\u2019.<\/strong> \u00a0EIBA conference held in Poznan, Poland.<\/li>\n<li>2013: <strong>Best dissertation proposal award<\/strong> at 12th Vaasa conference on International Business and the Doctoral Tutorial, organized at the University of Vaasa, Finland.<\/li>\n<li>2012: <strong>Best student paper award<\/strong> received for the paper \u201dImproving Employee Collaboration in MNC Subsidiaries: The Antecedents of Climate for Internal Service&#8221; in 10th Workshop on International Strategy and Cross Cultural Management, organized by EIASM, Reykjavik, Iceland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community roles and service (selected contributions) 2022 &#8211; ongoing: a member of the Master\u2019s in Strategic Business Development program\u2019s steering group, University of Vaasa, Finland. 2021 \u2013 ongoing: Founding Governing Board member of the AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy and co-developer of mentoring program within this Doctoral Academy, USA-Global. 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