Natalija Lepkova is an Associate Professor at the Department of Construction Economics and Property Management, Civil Engineering Faculty, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), Lithuania. In 1996, she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, a Master’s degree in Construction Management in 1998, and a doctorate in technological sciences at VGTU in 2003. In 2008, she received the diploma of associate professor; with a coauthor, she published a handbook, “Facilities Management: Theory and Practice” in the Lithuanian language. In 2012, she published a book, “Basics of Facilities Management” in the Lithuanian language. She is a member of a joint distance learning program between Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Finland) and Berlin University of Applied Sciences (Germany). She is giving “Facilities management” lectures on the mentioned project. According to the Erasmus exchange program, she was giving lectures in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Turkey, UK. She is a member of the Association of Lithuanian Construction Engineers and a member of the editorial board of “The International Women Online Journal of Distance Education”. Her research interests include facilities management, quality management systems, and distance learning. She has participated in Nordic Nordplus Neighbour Projects 2004–2005, 2005–2007, and scientific research on Neighbourhood housing management, reciprocal competence development combining social and physical initiatives.