Henrikas Juškevičius

Henrikas Juškevičius (born 1935 in Šiauliai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian electrical engineer and journalist who has held the title of Adviser of the Director-General of UNESCO on Communication, Information and Administration issues since 2001.

Juškevičius graduated from the Leningrad Electrotechnical Communication Institute with a degree in radiocommunications and broadcast engineering.

In 1966, he was designated the director of the Technical Centre at the International Radio and Television Organization (OIRT - Intervision), headquartered in Prague, a position he held until 1971.

In September 1990 he became involved with UNESCO, playing a leading role in the implementation of UNESCO's new communication strategy in the interest of freedom of the press, pluralism, and strengthening the communication capacities of developing countries, and overseeing the restructuring of the Secretariat.

He has been awarded with a Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Canadian International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics.