Alvydas Nikžentaitis

In 1988 Alvydas Nikžentaitis defended his doctoral thesis on relations between Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Teutonic Order in the first half of the 14th century.

Nikžentaitis was also the first director of aforesaid centre and from 1993 he was a head of Historical Department at Klaipėda University.

In 1999 Nikžentaitis defended his habilitated doctoral thesis on Lithuanian Pre-Christian society in the 13th and 14th centuries.

From 2009 Nikžentaitis coordinates research projects on various topics in identity and collective memory.

Main scholarly interests: Nikžentaitis is the author of several books and articles published in Lithuania, Germany and abroad.