Design for Sustainable Future

Programme overview

As societies move toward circular economies and climate-conscious innovation, design plays a key role in creating products, services, and systems that work for people and the planet. The Design for Sustainable Future study programme at KTU prepares you to apply design research, eco-design, future thinking, and innovation management to real sustainability challenges. Developed with partners such as Politecnico di Milano and The Critical, the programme connects international design expertise with hands-on learning in modern creative spaces. You will work on practical projects, collaborate with organisations, and explore circular design pathways. Graduates are ready to build careers in sustainable design, design research, strategic innovation, or continue their academic journey in doctoral studies.

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Programme Structure

The Design for Sustainable Future programme combines design, sustainability, management, and environmental engineering with project-based learning. This programme equips students with:

Creative thinking, research skills, teamwork, and strategic problem-solving
Knowledge of eco-design, circular design, future thinking, innovation management, and entrepreneurship
Skills in parametric modelling, prototyping, design research methods, and sustainable project development
Practical experience through design studios, workshops, research projects, and a master’s final project

Students can shape their path through electives in engineering, technology, management, ECIU micro-modules, and Erasmus+ exchange opportunities.

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Admission requirements

University bachelor degree certificate	Bachelor’s degree in the field of design with a good average grade (min. CGPA>60%). Bachelor‘s degree in the group of study fields of arts, engineering sciences, technologies, business and public management, social sciences, humanities (in the study field of art history) and and up to 30 credits of additional studies or the assessment and recognition of professional competence in the field (in case of ≥1 year of work experience.
Proficiency in English	IELTS ≥ 6.0, TOEFL ≥ 85, CEFR ≥ C1, or previously completed studies in english language.
Transcript requirements	Obtain a suitable transcript of your bachelor’s degree from your school. If unavailable, provide official translations and verified copies of the original documents.
Accepted languages	English
Document legislation	The documents must be legalised (Apostille) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply to the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine.

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.

Autumn Intake Deadline

2026-06-01

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