Programme overview
In an increasingly regulated and globalised business environment, advanced accounting and auditing expertise is essential for ensuring transparency, compliance, and strategic decision-making. The MSc in Accounting and Auditing provides in-depth knowledge of financial reporting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting, preparing graduates for complex professional roles in national and international organisations. The programme is ACCA-accredited, ensuring alignment with global professional standards. It is delivered by the AACSB-accredited School of Economics and Business, placing it among the top six percent of business schools worldwide and ensuring high academic quality and international recognition. Students benefit from flexible study formats and Erasmus+ mobility opportunities. Graduates pursue careers in accounting, auditing, financial management, or continue at the doctoral level.
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Programme Structure
The programme integrates advanced accounting, auditing, taxation, and management control studies to develop high-level professional and analytical competencies.
- critical thinking, strategic thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, influential leadership, effective communication and collaboration.
- application of international accounting standards, auditing and risk management, international taxation, and management control systems.
- financial reporting and analysis techniques, audit methodologies, valuation models, and management accounting frameworks.
- applied case studies, research-based assignments, and professional practice-oriented coursework.
Admission requirements
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.
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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.
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Autumn Intake Deadline
2026-06-01
