# Investigation into Gintarė Skaistė's doctoral dissertation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/investigation-into-gintar-skaists-doctoral-dissertation
> Updated: 2026-08-28T04:15:00.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

The Academic Ethics and Procedure Controller Service received a complaint on August 10 regarding potential academic ethics violations by Gintarė Skaistė during her doctoral dissertation preparation at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU). The dissertation, titled ‘Institutional System Impact on Risk Capital Investment Valuation Model’, was defended in January 2016.

The complaint alleges issues concerning text originality, calculation discrepancies, and flaws in the presentation of results. Following the transfer of the complaint from the Controller Service, MRU announced it will launch an investigation on September 1. An investigative group is expected to deliver findings within two months. Skaistė has stated she will provide all necessary information to ensure an objective evaluation.

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### 2026-08-28: Mykolas Romeris University to investigate Gintarė Skaistė’s dissertation

Mykolas Romeris University will investigate allegations of academic ethics violations regarding politician Gintarė Skaistė’s doctoral dissertation, focusing on text originality and calculation accuracy.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mykolas-romeris-university-to-investigate-gintar-skaists-dissertation

### 2026-08-12: Gintarė Skaistė's dissertation under investigation for academic ethics

The Academic Ethics and Procedure Controller Service has referred a complaint regarding Gintarė Skaistė’s doctoral dissertation to Mykolas Romeris University for investigation.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/gintar-skaists-dissertation-under-investigation-for-academic-ethics

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