Chemical Engineering

Persons with a Master’s Degree or equivalent degree of higher education may participate in an open competition for admission to doctoral studies.  

Applicants to the doctoral field of science are accepted by competition according to the competition score. Minimum Competition Score 8.0

Additional conditions:
1. An applicant must provide bachelor qualification diploma and it’s supplement

2. The sum of ECTS credits for the subjects in the fields of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering completed during the first and second cycle University studies must be ≥ 30

3. One of the submitted recommendations has to be written by the supervisor of the topic

Mandatory documents for admission:

• Application indicating the science field, the topic and the form of funding (online)*
• Official legalised Bachelor’s and Master’s diplomas with the diplomas supplements or a higher education degree equivalents and academic transcripts (translated into English or Lithuanian and notary verified) and the certificate of recognition if higher education qualification acquired abroad (the sum of ECTS credits for the subjects in the fields of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering completed during the first and second cycle University studies is ≥ 30)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Recommendations by two researchers of the relevant science field (one of the submitted recommendations by scientists has to be written by the supervisor of the topic)
• A list of the research works with a full bibliographic description and copies thereof; if no research works by the applicant are presented, the applicant is required to present a research paper whose topic is consistent with the dissertation topic indicated in the applicant’s application (if the applicant applies to dissertation two topics, two individual research papers have to be submitted)
• A copy of a valid personal document: a passport (for citizens of all countries) or an ID card (only for citizens of the European Union)
• A copy of the receipt of the application fee payment (50 EUR for EU citizens, and 120 EUR for non-EU citizens)
• A certificate issued by IELTS, TOEFL, CERF or any other competent institution within the last 2 years certifying the level of the English language if the candidate is not a graduate of the first or second cycle studies conducted in the English language

* The applicant can select no more than 2 (two) research fields and no more than 2 (two) topics per science field.

Participation in motivational interview  (Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų g. 50, Kaunas, Lithuania or online)

Signing a study agreement (if invited to study)

Weighted grade point average of the Master’s diploma supplement

0,4

Research experience

Research experience to be evaluated: scientific publications or a research paper, other research experience, scientific qualifications, compliance of scientific publications and research experience with the topic of doctoral studies

0,3

Recommendations by scientists

One of the submitted recommendations has to be written by the supervisor of the topic

0,05

Motivational interview, including evaluation of the knowledge of a foreign language

0,25