Dr Daiva Dumciuviene is a Professor at SEB, KTU, a Principal investigator of the Sustainable Economics research group at SEB, and the Chair of the Committee of KTU Joint Economics Doctoral Studies with Klaipeda University and the Lithuanian Energy Institute. She was awarded a doctorate in social sciences, economics, in 1999 at KTU. Giving lectures and participating in numerous international projects, Dumciuviene has paid special attention to the issues of European Integration Economics, European Competitiveness Economics, Energy Saving Policy. She is the author of more than fifty scientific articles, a scientific monograph and a textbook.