Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The KTU PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering is designed for curious and talented people who want to solve interesting, engaging and challenging problems that require new knowledge for a wide range of users. A PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering offers the highest level of research-based study, covering modern electronics and engineering technologies used in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, energy and biomedicine. The aim is to provide postgraduate students with an in-depth knowledge of signal processing, imaging, monitoring and control systems and the latest technologies applied in industry.
KTU doctoral students join research teams working in an international high-tech environment to develop unique applications of knowledge or fundamental approaches. They are involved in the creation of new knowledge, allowing them not only to carry out the necessary research but also to experience the creative satisfaction of addressing the key needs of individuals, society, industry and business.

about field of science

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 7.5

Additional condition:

1. An applicant must submit a research proposal on the selected topic

Application procedure

Mandatory documents for admission:

Application indicating the science field, the topic and the form of funding (online)*
Official legalised Master’s diploma with the diploma 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
Curriculum Vitae
Recommendations by two researchers of the relevant science field
A research proposal on the selected topic (if the applicant applies to two topics, two individual research proposals have to be submitted)
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 two dissertation 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)

Selection criteria and their weighted coefficients

Weighted grade point average of the Master’s diploma supplement	0,3
Research experience Research experience in ten-point grading system (the evaluation of the research experience includes the candidate’s scientific publications or the research paper, other research experience, scientific qualifications, the compliance of the scientific publications and research experience with the topic of doctoral studies)	0,3
Research proposal on the selected topic for admission	0,15
Motivational interview, including evaluation of the knowledge of a foreign language	0,25