▁Thomas ▁Mann ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁N ida ▁as ▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁cultural ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁different ▁nations , ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁prior ities ▁of ▁scientific ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁Region , ▁were ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Board ▁composed ▁of ▁scient ists ▁from ▁Lith u ania , ▁Germany , ▁Poland , ▁Lat via ▁and ▁Sweden , ▁which ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Dr ▁E ck hard ▁Mat thes ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁later ▁by ▁Professor ▁U do ▁Arnold . ▁ ▁Research ▁activities ▁Research ers ▁of ▁the ▁B RI AI ▁conduct ▁fundamental ▁and ▁applied ▁scientific ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁fields : ▁ ▁Research ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁History ▁ ▁Pre history ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Region ▁in ▁the ▁Contempor ary ▁Society ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁Digital ▁Research ▁Archive ▁for ▁K la ip ė da ▁Region ▁and ▁Sam og it ia ▁( ST A ) ▁and ▁Public ation ▁of ▁S ources ▁ ▁Cultural ▁Anth rop ology ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Region ▁ ▁Sch ol ars ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁studies ▁process ▁of ▁K la ip ė da ▁University . ▁Scient ists ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁read ▁lect ures ▁to ▁b ach elor ' s , ▁master ' s ▁and ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁students ▁major ing ▁in ▁history , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁major ing ▁in ▁arch ae ology