Kurk Lietuvai

Kurk Lietuvai (in English: Create Lithuania), also known as KurkLT,[1][2] is a strategic government initiative focused on fostering innovation and implementing best practices within the Lithuanian public sector.

[13][14] The program initially targeted young Lithuanian professionals with considerable foreign experience and attempted to attract them to Lithuania.

[21][22] Create Lithuania has contributed to the creation of Lithuanian deposit-refund system,[23] which became one of the most successful in Europe with higher than 90% return rate.

[29] Create Lithuania reports have been frequently featured as sources in a variety of government documents,[30][31][32][33][34][35] scholarly papers[36][37][38][39] and PhD dissertations.

[52] The program consists of two 6 month long projects in the Lithuanian public sector and its ministries and organizations.

Therefore, there is a lot of variation in project areas – education, immigration, gender equality, finance, defense, business environment, city planning etc.

Notable former participants include MP Lukas Savickas,[78] author Unė Kaunaitė [lt][79] and European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius.

Aušrinė Armonaitė during result presentation event 2024
Kurk Lietuvai participant Eglė with Lithuania's president Gitanas Nausėda