Structural and Building Products Engineering

Programme overview

As buildings become smarter, more sustainable, and more complex, the construction industry needs engineers who can design reliable structures and innovative building products. The Structural and Building Products Engineering study programme at KTU prepares you to analyse, design, and improve reinforced concrete, steel, composite, and timber structures using advanced research methods and digital tools. You will explore structural reliability, durability, strengthening technologies, modular construction, and next-generation building materials. Students learn in renewed laboratories, computer classrooms, and virtual reality spaces, with opportunities to join exchange programmes, ECIU activities, and internships abroad. Graduates are ready to pursue careers in structural engineering, construction supervision, building assessment, or continue their academic journey in civil engineering research.

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Programme Structure

The Structural and Building Products Engineering programme combines advanced structural design, building product research, and digital engineering. This programme equips students with:

Analytical thinking, research skills, problem-solving, and project decision-making
Knowledge of reinforced concrete, steel, composite, timber structures, durability, and life-cycle assessment
Skills in BIM, finite element analysis, digital modelling, machine learning, and structural analysis tools
Practical experience through research projects and a master’s final project linked to real engineering challenges

Students can shape their studies through electives in steel structures, building product innovation, data science, modular construction, regenerative design, waste management, and recycling technologies.

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Admission requirements

University bachelor degree certificate	Civil engineering.
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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