Materials Engineering

KTU Materials Engineering PhD students develop advanced modern materials, study their properties and apply them in various industrial and business fields. Materials Engineering PhDs study nanotechnologies, new biological, functional and composite materials, and energy-efficient solutions to increase material efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Doctoral students address the challenges of sustainability, materials recycling and innovative manufacturing technologies. The programme is characterised by its interdisciplinary approach and its focus on research of global significance.
Materials engineering is the key to innovation in industries that require durable, lightweight and efficient materials. Research in this field helps to develop solutions for extreme working conditions in areas such as aerospace, energy and healthcare. KTU’s PhD in Materials Engineering focuses on the development of new, multifunctional materials that contribute to technological progress and solve global challenges.

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 provide bachelor qualification diploma and it’s supplement

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

Application procedure

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
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 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 Bachelor’s diploma supplement	0,1
Weighted grade point average of the Master’s diploma supplement	0,25
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)	0,55
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	0,05