JOIN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (JKC) is an NGO with over two decades of experience in education, youth development. Founded by Vytautas Magnus University and the Open Society Fund Lithuania, it promotes open society values and expands opportunities for young people. A core focus of the Center is Digital Innovative Education, designing and supporting programs that help educators, institutions, and communities adopt modern digital learning tools and methods.
JKC is a competence and training center with strong expertise in informal education, skills development and capacity building. Building on our experience in professional training and applied learning, JKC has implemented national, Erasmus, and Horizon Europe projects that combine digital innovation with education and wellbeing. Its team works on concept development, research, preparation of educational programmes and impact measurement.
JKC mission is to build services that support meaningful careers, essential life skills, and healthy development. It also provides guidance for personal and professional choices and delivers specialized training and lifelong learning. Through international cooperation, the Center promotes inclusion and shared learning. With strong academic roots and long-standing expertise, it brings partners together to create impactful projects that help young people learn, stay well, and thrive.
BRIDGING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND REAL-WORLD PRACTICE, WITH A FOCUS ON:
- EDUCATION & TRAINING
Development and delivery of innovative learning modules, training programmes, and educational resources that strengthen digital competencies, AI literacy, and future-oriented professional skills.
- DIGITAL SKILLS, UPSKILLING & RESKILLING
Supporting the development of digital skills for learners, educators, professionals, and organisations, while promoting lifelong learning, upskilling, and reskilling to meet the demands of the digital economy.
- PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING
Promoting experiential, project-based, and challenge-based learning approaches that connect education with real-world problems, fostering innovation, collaboration, and practical digital competences.
- CAPACITY BUILDING & INCLUSION
Engaging learners, educators, trainers, public institutions, businesses, and community organisations to strengthen digital inclusion, educational innovation, and regional capacity for digital transformation through accessible and inclusive learning opportunities.
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