Dongseo University President Jekuk Chang awarded an honorary doctorate degree in Business Administration to Mykolas Romeris University Rector Inga Žalėnienė at a ceremony held at Sohyang Concert Hall in the Dongseo University Cultural Center on September 5, 2022. The degree was awarded in recognition of Rector Inga Žalėnienė’s contributions in providing high-quality education and research opportunities for the development of Lithuania and the European Union.

She was also recognized for maximizing the intellectual potential of youths and nurturing future leaders who can create and implement innovations. Dongseo Universit has focused on international cooperation to realize its aim of becoming a global university and has been operating dual degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels with Mykolas Romeris University for the past 10 years. Specifically, the dual degree program with Mykolas Romeris University is in the field of digital contents, one of Dongseo University’s main areas of specialization, and it has produced many outstanding graduates each year, even despite the covid-19 pandemic, which has made international exchanges difficult. Rector Inga Žalėnienė earned her doctorate from Mykolas Romeris University, where she then became a professor and served as Head of Research and Innovations Support Center and as Vice-Rector for Education and Research.

In 2019, she was appointed Rector of Mykolas Romeris University. She is also a member of the European Association of Female Presidents, the International Association of Universities UNESCO House, and the European Joint Master of Strategic Border Management funded by FRONTEX. Dongseo University President Jekuk Chang said, “I am very pleased to confer an honorary doctorate degree in Business Administration to Rector Inga Žalėnienė, who has made great contributions toward nurturing global talent.” He added, “I look forward to continuing the active exchanges and collaboration between our universities in future so that we can play a leading role in fostering further cooperation in education between Korea and Lithuania.”