European Competence Centre for Social Innovation

The European Competence Centre for Social Innovation, part of the European Social Fund Plus Social Innovation+ initiative, aims to speed up the adoption and expansion of proven innovative solutions in employment, education, and social inclusion.
With the budget of €198 million allocated for the 2021-2027 programming period, the Centre fosters a more socially inclusive Europe by aligning with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and facilitating fair, green, and digital transitions.

Meet the team

Our activities

Developing EU-wide ecosystem for social innovation

Transnational Calls

Promoting calls for social innovation grants

The Centre oversees the organization and management of EU-level calls for project proposals within the ESF SI+ initiative, focusing on facilitating the transfer and adoption of social innovation on a broader scale. Ensuring transparency and extensive publicity across all EU and EaSI countries, the Centre guarantees the availability of information to all stakeholders.

Knowledge Sharing

Promoting EU-wide knowledge sharing

Drawing upon expertise from across the EU, the Centre acts as a hub for communication and collaboration within the European social innovation community, organizing events, sharing news, good practices, providing guidance and support materials, and promoting collaboration among ESF+ managing authorities and stakeholders.

Our team

Management
Advisory Board
Calls and Projects
CoPs and Networks
Communication
Events
Social Innovation Match
IT and Data Analytics
Legal
Assistants

Jana Bour

Member of the Advisory Board, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Impact Europe

Miglė Aleksonytė

Head of Project Management Group

Wieteke Dupain

Member of the Advisory Board, CEO Euclid Network – the European Social Enterprise Network

Dr. Laura Girlevičienė

Director of Entrusted Entity (ESFA)

Ina Sinkevičiūtė

Project Team Lead

Ignas Venskus

Assistant

Emilija Dirsytė

Event Coordinator

Austėja Kutkaitė

Event Coordinator

Renata Ribinskaitė

Project Team Lead

Ramunė Bistrickaitė

Expert-Lawyer

Loreta Vaskova

Event Coordinator

Aurelija Morkeliūnaitė

Project Coordinator

Beata Mažul

Project Coordinator

Gustė Godliauskaitė

Event Coordinator

Dovilė Bedouet

Project Coordinator

Piotr Krasuski

Member of the Advisory Board, Director of Department of the European Social Fund, Poland’s Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy

Valtteri Karhu

Member of the Advisory Board, Chief Specialist at Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

Filipe Almeida

Member of the Advisory Board, President of Portugal Social Innovation

Cecile Leclair

Member of the Advisory Board, Director of AVISE

Loris Di Pietrantonio

Member of the Advisory Board, Head of Unit, DG EMPL.A3 – Budget and Planning Cycle, European Commission

Reda Beržinskaitė

Expert

Neringa Poškutė

Member of the Advisory Board, Head of the European Competence Centre for Social Innovation

Agnė Buividavičiūtė

Head of Social Innovation Competence Group

Dalia Justinavičiūtė-Bulkevičė

ALMA Network Coordinator, Project Coordinator

Dovilė Požeckienė

Project Coordinator

Gintarė Zizienė

Coordinator of CoP on Material Support

Edita Skonsmonienė

Project Coordinator

Eglė Kryžanauskaitė

Project Coordinator

Janina Bendinskienė

Expert (IT)

Jurgita Lukoševičienė

Expert (Data Analytics)

Gediminas Rutkauskas

Project Coordinator

Jovita Girlevičiūtė

Project Coordinator

Rima Sermontytė-Baniulė

Project Coordinator

Erikas Juchnevičius

Coordinator of CoP on Social Inclusion

Sigita Dilbienė

Project Coordinator

Inga Ulevičiūtė

Project Coordinator

Laura Puciataitė

Project Coordinator

Kristina Šatkuvienė

Project Coordinator

Sabina Bankauskaitė

Deputy Head of the European Competence Centre for Social Innovation

Karolina Narkiewicz

Project Coordinator

Karolina Andriuškevičiūtė

Expert

Rasa Micevičienė

Coordinator of CoP on Employment, Education, and Skills, and CoP on Migrant Integration

Viktorija Dulevičienė

Expert

Rasa Penkauskienė

Coordinator of CoP on Social Innovation, National Competence Centres Working Group

Governance

The Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from the European Commission, European Social Fund Agency (Entrusted Entity), ESF+ Managing Authorities, national social innovation authorities, and various networks or organizations supporting social innovation, operates in accordance with its rules of procedure to offer strategic guidance and recommendations.

The Board convenes for on-site and on-line meetings.

Regular updates are presented to the ESF+ Committee and Technical Working Groups.

Identity

Activating innovations for social change

Our visual identity highlights the significance of the Social Innovation+ initiative and symbolizes ongoing multidirectional interaction among individuals, institutions, businesses, and social organisations. This interaction enables, empowers, and promotes social innovation.

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