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April 8, 2024

Industrial Biotechnology

A junction between two different worlds of nature and technology, where unexpected solutions are found and innovative bioproducts are created – this is what hides behind the BSc in Industrial Biotechnology at KTU.

Biotechnology is one of the most rapidly growing field in both industry and research. That is why graduates of this program will continue to be busy for a very long time.

For those who have chosen this study program, creative and analytical years await: you will be solving biotechnological problems, designing technological equipment, creating and developing new products. While designing high quality biotechnological products, you will be combining skills and knowledge of bioprocesses, engineering, and living cells.

Funding opportunities

All international students automatically become candidates to receive the Scholarship for International Students, which is assigned for first-year Bachelor or Master students with strong academic records and motivation.

The residents of European Union countries and the global citizens of Lithuanian origin can apply for state-funded study places. This means that all the applicants, who fall into one of the aforementioned categories, will participate in the general admission’s competition for state-funded study places and get the chance to study free of charge, depending on their admission score.

Campus life

The main KTU Campus is within walking distance from the city centre. In the campus, university sports halls and courts, dormitories, shops and recreational areas are all nearby. KTU boasts the active student community, with 6 art societies and over 20 students’ organisations. Our students can choose from 100 weekly sports classes, and join one of 20 sports teams. All of this is free of charge.

Over 40 thousand students study in Kaunas, and of these, around 10% are international students. Lush parks, lively squares, cosy cafes and buzzing cultural life make Kaunas attractive not only as a travel destination but also as a place to live.

April 8, 2024

Biomedical Materials Industries

Biomedical materials are various organic and inorganic substances designed for manufacturing various medical devices (instruments) or their components. These materials can be synthesized or derived from natural resources and are processed to ensure their suitability for use in complex biological systems.

Two-field first cycle degree program Biomedical Materials Industries is intended to acquire the integrated competencies in natural resource technologies and chemical sciences necessary for the research, design and development of biomedical materials and their sustainable production technologies, with a critical approach to their applicability and impact towards the society and the environment.

This unique study program is designed for those interested in the science of biomaterials, chemistry, biology, biomedicine, and advanced technologies.

Funding opportunities

All international students automatically become candidates to receive the Scholarship for International Students, which is assigned for first-year Bachelor or Master students with strong academic records and motivation.

The residents of European Union countries and the global citizens of Lithuanian origin can apply for state-funded study places. This means that all the applicants, who fall into one of the aforementioned categories, will participate in the general admission’s competition for state-funded study places and get the chance to study free of charge, depending on their admission score.

Campus life

The main KTU Campus is within walking distance from the city centre. In the campus, university sports halls and courts, dormitories, shops and recreational areas are all nearby. KTU boasts the active student community, with 6 art societies and over 20 students’ organisations. Our students can choose from 100 weekly sports classes, and join one of 20 sports teams. All of this is free of charge.

Over 40 thousand students study in Kaunas, and of these, around 10% are international students. Lush parks, lively squares, cosy cafes and buzzing cultural life make Kaunas attractive not only as a travel destination but also as a place to live.

April 25, 2023

Automotive Electronics Systems

About the Program

The aims of the study program Automotive Electronics System are: to train qualified electronics engineering specialists in the transport sector, providing them with the knowledge, abilities and skills needed to professionally maintain, diagnose, repair, design and install automotive electronics systems that are constantly being improved and are widely used in the global market, to create and manage companies providing services mentioned above in the Republic of Lithuania and other countries.

Future Prospects

After the studies the graduates will be able to work as an automobile electronics systems specialist in various vehicle repair companies, as a designer in automobile electronics systems design and manufacturing companies, as a specialist in automobile electronics systems for vehicle and component trade organizations, as an automobile electronics system specialist in vehicle equipment sales and maintenance companies, manage his/her own business.

Qualification Degree to be awarded: Professional Bachelor of Engineering Sciences

Learning outcomes

Upon graduation the students will be able: to professionally design automobile electronics systems; to install, maintain and repair automobile electronics systems; to manage the companies providing these services; to plan the activities of a company (division) and analyze the results of the activities of a company (division); to solve engineering tasks, create models for solving these tasks and analyze their characteristics; to evaluate engineering solutions from ethical, social, economic and safety aspects; to organize and perform diagnostics, maintenance and elimination of faults in automobile electrical and electronics systems based on the knowledge of electromechanics, electrical, electronics and automation devices structure, their operating principles and parameter setting; to select devices for automobile electronics systems and their characteristics; to diagnose failures of automobile electrical and electronics systems, determine their causes, select and use modern diagnostic and measuring devices for troubleshooting; to combine and regulate the indicators of electronics control equipment, the main technical parameters of automobiles, performance characteristics, calculate the main technical parameters of automobile units; to apply the principles of internal and external diagnostics of comfort and safety systems; to analyze and evaluate the types of alternative energy storage sources, technologies and characteristics of their use and perform the necessary technical and economic calculations; to perform harmonization and regulation of electronics systems; to find power supply failures, their causes, select measuring devices, analyze structural and principal schemes; to know electrical and electronics circuits, their operating principles and selection of work models; to know the specifics of adjacent engineering fields, which will help to assess the problems of electronics engineering from a broader perspective; to participate in teamwork, communicate effectively and responsibly.

April 25, 2023

Information Systems Engineering

About the Program

Aims of the study programme: – to train a personality, that would be able to compete in the market of rapidly changing technologies, products or services, to apply the informatics and electronic methods, engineering principles and technologies in order to design, implement, support, develop, inspect and assess secure computer systems and networks that may be used to solve relevant problems of different professional activities

Future Prospects

Graduates of computing must be ready to work as administrators, architects, analysts, quality assurance specialists, consultants of information and communication technologies (ICT), managers of ICT product, service or project, and other professionals in the ICT area working individually, in private, public and non-governmental sectors, or they can continue studies in the third cycle.

Qualification Degree to be awarded: Professional Bachelor of Computing

Learning outcomes

  • To explain the essential facts, concepts, theories, and mathematical methods relevant to operation of computers, their hardware and software, its characteristics and practical application possibilities, computer communication and applied solutions related to important historical, current and possible future trends in computer sciences.
  • To explain the principles of algorithm construction and analysis, programming paradigms, languages and technologies, principles of human-computer interaction, typical stages of software life-cycle, and methods of software development and maintenance.
  • To explain how commercial, industrial, economic and social contexts affect professional practice defined by ethical norms and regulated by legal requirements, including data protection, intellectual property rights, contracts, safety of products, responsibility and other related issues.
  • To apply knowledge in the group of study fields of computing for development of applied informatics solutions of particular professional problems that meet security and other relevant quality criteria.
  • To explain the methods, how to create computer and other specialised digital equipment, its construction and operation principles, and application to solve particular tasks.
January 18, 2023

Fashion Innovation Technologies

The content of study programme Fashion Innovation Technology integrates knowledge of fashion product design, development and production innovations. You will deepen your knowledge of the fashion product circular design and sustainable development, virtual technology and design, innovative materials and advanced production technologies. You will be able to choose a block of alternative subjects in material or marketing innovations. After completing studies, you will have the latest technological knowledge and be able to develop fashion product innovations (know-how). You will be an expert in the field and the leader of a team that creates in-demand products, you will be ready for constantly changing and uncertain environment of fashion industry.

Funding opportunities

All international students automatically become candidates to receive the Scholarship for International Students, which is assigned for first-year Bachelor or Master students with strong academic records and motivation.

The residents of European Union countries and the global citizens of Lithuanian origin can apply for state-funded study places. This means that all the applicants, who fall into one of the aforementioned categories, will participate in the general admission’s competition for state-funded study places and get the chance to study free of charge, depending on their admission score.

Campus life

The main KTU Campus is within walking distance from the city centre. In the campus, university sports halls and courts, dormitories, shops and recreational areas are all nearby. KTU boasts the active student community, with 6 art societies and over 20 students’ organisations. Our students can choose from 100 weekly sports classes, and join one of 20 sports teams. All of this is free of charge.

Over 40 thousand students study in Kaunas, and of these, around 10% are international students. Lush parks, lively squares, cosy cafes and buzzing cultural life make Kaunas attractive not only as a travel destination but also as a place to live.

January 18, 2023

Fashion Engineering

Fashion engineering is the best choice for those who are interested in fashion and seeking technical perfection. The fashion industry needs creative and promising young specialists who are able to create, design, and implement new ideas of textile and clothing design. The graduates of this programme can easily adapt to the challenges of the global fashion market and requirements of the modern companies, as well as establish their own business.

Funding opportunities

All international students automatically become candidates to receive the Scholarship for International Students, which is assigned for first-year Bachelor or Master students with strong academic records and motivation.

The residents of European Union countries and the global citizens of Lithuanian origin can apply for state-funded study places. This means that all the applicants, who fall into one of the aforementioned categories, will participate in the general admission’s competition for state-funded study places and get the chance to study free of charge, depending on their admission score.

Campus life

The main KTU Campus is within walking distance from the city centre. In the campus, university sports halls and courts, dormitories, shops and recreational areas are all nearby. KTU boasts the active student community, with 6 art societies and over 20 students’ organisations. Our students can choose from 100 weekly sports classes, and join one of 20 sports teams. All of this is free of charge.

Over 40 thousand students study in Kaunas, and of these, around 10% are international students. Lush parks, lively squares, cosy cafes and buzzing cultural life make Kaunas attractive not only as a travel destination but also as a place to live.

December 29, 2022

Photonics and Nanotechnology

This study programme is devoted to students who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of semiconductor photonics and nanotechnologies in order to master physics, fabrication and characterisation techniques of organic and inorganic solid-state light sources, solar cells, sensors and hybrid devices. This programme has a proven strong track record of successful employment of graduates in the high-tech industry and in further PhD studies in Lithuania and abroad.

Why choose this programme?

  • Students are offered multiple scientific research options at the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology of Vilnius University, the Department of Optoelectronics of the Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, or other modern labs within the National Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology.
  • Cooperation with industrial partners provides students with opportunities for research work and Master’s thesis subjects on a case-by-case basis.

What comes after?

  • Graduates can work as researchers at universities, institutes and companies working in the fields of applied sciences, innovations and electronic technologies.
  • The Faculty of Physics at Vilnius University offers both Materials Engineering (08T) and Physics (02P) third-level (PhD) studies.
March 23, 2022

Nanobiotechnology

OVERVIEW

Degree Master of Technological Sciences in Nanobiotechnology
Length, structure 2 years (4 semesters) graduation is finalized with the defense of Final project

Detailed curricula

Entry Qualification To this programme applicants are accepted from fields of: Biology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or Chemistry Engineering, Biotechnology.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY PROGRAMME?

The aim of the program is to prepare the professionals that possess the advanced knowledge and skills in both biotechnology and materials science by combining the desing and problem-solving skills of engineering with the ones of biomedical sciences and are capable of using the acquired knowledge while solving practical problems in the biomedically oriented scientific research.

WHAT WILL STUDENTS LEARN?

•    Students will acquire fundamental knowledge and skills in gene, cell, and tissue engineering, nanomaterials, nanomedicine, diagnostic nanobiotechnology, nanobioelectronics and microcapsulation of the biocomponents.
•    Students will be acquainted with the organization and planning of research and dissemination of results both in academic and industrial environments.
•    Students will be able to carry out the individual research projects, analyze and present the obtained results.
June 14, 2021

Avionics Systems Engineering

Avionics Systems Engineering programme is aimed at preparing future aircraft electrical and electronics engineers.

This study programme will allow you to gain not only theoretical, but also practical knowledge. Future avionics engineers study mathematics, physics, IT, engineering graphics, microprocessors, electronics, aircarft computers, wireless communications, navigation systems, etc. The knowledge gained is consolidated and improved during practical training and internships, which last 20 weeks altogether and are conducted in three stages:

  1. Introductory training;
  2. Aircraft technology internship;
  3. Final internship.

After graduation you will be able to work in Lithuanian and foreign civil aviation companies, military air force and home affairs system, air transport companies as aircraft continuing airworthiness maintenance specialists, as well as in government institutions responsible for flight safety assurance, airports and their units and other companies that require aeronautical / avionics engineers and technicians.

March 30, 2021

Industrial Biotechnology

With the increasing need for “green” industrial processes that would be both cost-efficient and sustainable, the contemporary world relies on industrial biotechnology experts more than ever. KTU’s master study programme in Industrial Biotechnology focuses on new research areas, which are bridging the competencies’ gap between different science and industry fields: production of bioproducts, synthesis of biologically active compounds, enzyme technology, bioprocess engineering, environmental biotechnology, renewable technology.

KTU MSc Industrial Biotechnology study programme equips its graduates with the skills to develop, produce, and analyse chemical compounds, materials, and fuel by applying innovative biotechnology methods. During your studies, you will gain competencies to model, optimise, and manage bio-processes and will be able to use your skills and knowledge in industrial biotechnology to produce biofuel, chemical substances or consumer goods of high-added value.

KTU industrial biotechnology graduates are praised by the employers for their acquired technological knowledge, understanding of contemporary research equipment, and excellent planning and management skills.

  • You will acquire education for working in the most rapidly growing global industry sector
  • The study programme contains fully completed and continuously enhanced technical infrastructure for laboratory research
  • These studies have been designed to combine fundamental and practical knowledge

 

Funding opportunities

All international students automatically become candidates to receive the Scholarship for International Students, which is assigned for first-year Bachelor or Master students with strong academic records and motivation.

The residents of European Union countries and the global citizens of Lithuanian origin can apply for state-funded study places. This means that all the applicants, who fall into one of the aforementioned categories, will participate in the general admission’s competition for state-funded study places and get the chance to study free of charge, depending on their admission score.

Campus life

The main KTU Campus is within walking distance from the city centre. In the campus, university sports halls and courts, dormitories, shops and recreational areas are all nearby. KTU boasts the active student community, with 6 art societies and over 20 students’ organisations. Our students can choose from 100 weekly sports classes, and join one of 20 sports teams. All of this is free of charge.

Over 40 thousand students study in Kaunas, and of these, around 10% are international students. Lush parks, lively squares, cosy cafes and buzzing cultural life make Kaunas attractive not only as a travel destination but also as a place to live.