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Admission information
Dates and terms of the main admission to doctoral studies at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 2026
Applicants to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ doctoral programs should submit all the required application documents to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School by the specified admission dates.
| No | Admission procedure | Dates (Lithuania time) and place |
| 1. | Â Registration of applications on participation in the admission competition to doctoral studies | From 15 June 2026, 9:00 till 22 June 2026, 15:00,
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School |
| 2. | Administrative verification of the submitted application documents | 23 June 2026 |
| 3. | Meetings of doctoral studies committees with the applicants to doctoral studies | From 25 June 2026 till 26 June 2026 |
| 4. | Announcement of the list of dissertation topics, indicated in the applications of invited candidates to doctoral studies | By June 29, 2026 (by 10:00 AM) |
| 5. | Submission of appeals | Â By June 29, 2026 (by 14:00 PM) |
| 6. | Announcement of the results of appeals and a list of dissertation topics, indicated in the applications of admitted candidates to doctoral studies | By June 30, 2026 (by 12:00 PM) |
| 7. | Signing of study contracts with admitted candidates to doctoral studies | from 1 July 2026, 11:00 AM till 3 July 2026 , 16:00 PM
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School |
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Regulations for admission to doctoral studies at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ (except for Informatics and Informatics Engineering)
Information will be available soon.Â
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Application documents (except for Informatics and Informatics Engineering)
Information will be available soon.
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Certificate for Recognition of Academic Qualification
Those applicants who have obtained their higher education abroad must enclose a certificate of academic qualification recognition in the Republic of Lithuania.
If this document is not submitted, the applicant’s application will not be considered.
For recognition of academic qualifications, obtained abroad, an applicant should submit the following documents to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School by e-mail doktor@vilniustech.lt:
- A high-quality copies of Bachelor’s degree diploma and its supplement;
- A high-quality copies of Master’s degree diploma and its supplements;
- A copy of a valid passport;
- Consent for processing personal data
All the documents should be translated into English.
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Information for Application Fee Payment
Application fee for the nationals of European Union countries – 50 EUR.Application fee for the nationals of non-European Union countries – 100 EUR.After the application for admission to doctoral studies has been registered, the application fee is not refundable.Information for international transfer:
Payment title – Application fee of doctoral studies 2026 (Applicant’s Name and Surname)
Payer’s code – Personal code or date of birth
Payment code – 102918
Recipient  – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ_¶À¼ÒºÚÁÏ_³Ô¹ÏÍø51±¬ÁÏ
Bank of recipient – „Swedbank“, AB
Bank account – LT32 7300 0100 0245 9012
SWIFT codeÌý– H´¡µþ´¡³¢°Õ22
Doctoral studies tuition and application fees, scholarship for 2026–2027 academic year
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Annual tuition fees
Science area Annual tuition fee, Eur study mode full-time studies part-time studies Technological sciences 12 680,00 8 453,00 Natural sciences Social sciences Humanities -
Application fees
After the application for admission to doctoral studies has been registered, the application fee is not refundable.Science area Application fee for the nationals of the European Union countries, Eur Application fee for the nationals of the non-European Union countries, Eur One-time documents administration fee for the nationals of the non-European Union countries, Eur Technological sciences 50,00 100,00 200,00 Natural sciences Social sciences Humanities -
Scholarship (academic support)
If an applicant is admitted to a full-time state-funded doctoral studies program, a monthly scholarship (academic support) from the state budget of the Republic of Lithuania is provided every month:
- for the first year – 1406 EUR;
- for the second–fourth year – 1628 EUR.
Admission to Doctoral Studies in Informatics and Informatics Engineering Science Fields 2026
Admission to the Doctoral Studies in Informatics and Informatics Engineering will be conducted in 2026, in accordance with the procedure established in the
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Dates and Terms of Admission to Doctoral Studies in Informatics and Informatics Engineering Science Fields 2026
No Admission procedure Dates (all deadline hours use the time zone of Lithuania) and place 1. Submission of documents for the recognition of qualification(s) obtained abroad in Lithuania (applicable for those applicants who have obtained their education in a foreign higher education institution and do not have a document confirming the recognition of their diploma in Lithuania) 1–15 April 2026 (until 17:00 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School
2. Submission, registration and administrative verification of admission documents 8–19 June 2026 (until 15:00) ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School
3. Revision of admission documents after administrative verification Until 22 June 2026, 14:00 4. Submission of appeals regarding the incorrect evaluation of the admission documents and announcement of verdicts 23 June 2026: 8:00–10:00 – submission of appeals;
16:00: announcement of decisions
5. Interviews with the doctoral committees of science fields 26–30 June 2026 Kaunas University of Technology
6. Information to the applicants regarding the final results of the competition in the admission information system of the University (the institutions of joint doctoral studies notify their applicants in person) 30 June 2026, from 17:00 7. Submission of appeals regarding the admission results and announcement of decisions 1 July 2026: 8:00–10:00 – submission of appeals
16:00 – announcement of decisions
8. Information to the applicants regarding the final results of the competition in the admission information system of the University (the institutions of joint doctoral studies notify their applicants in person) 1 July 2026, 17:00 9. Signing of agreements with the applicants invited to doctoral studies 2–3 July 2026, 9:00–16:00 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School
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Application Documents
Applicants to Informatics and Informatics Engineering science fields doctoral programs should submit all the application documents to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School:
- An application.
- Copies of the Master’s or equivalent qualification diploma(s) with diploma supplement(s).
- A certificate of academic qualification recognition in the Republic of Lithuania.
- A curriculum vitae.
- Recommendations by two scientists of the relevant science field; one of these recommendations must be by a supervisor of the topic to which the applicant is applying.
- A research proposal on the selected topic (applying to Informatics Engineering science field).
- A list of scientific works (articles in scientific publications and conference proceedings) and their copies.
- A research paper (applying to Informatics science field if scientific publications are not provided).
- A copy of a valid personal document: a passport (for the citizens of all countries) or an ID card (applicable only for the citizens of the European Union countries).
- A copy of the receipt of the application fee payment.
- A certificate issued by CEFR, IELTS, TOEFL or any other competent institution (see article 8.9 of the Regulations).
- A confirmation of a passed mathematics examination OMPT-D test (see article 8.10 of the Regulations).
- Concent for processing personal data.
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Certificate for Recognition of Academic Qualification
Those applicants who have obtained their higher education abroad must enclose a certificate of academic qualification recognition in the Republic of Lithuania.
If this document is not submitted, the applicant’s application will not be considered.
For recognition of academic qualifications, obtained abroad, an applicant should submit the following documents to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Doctoral School by e-mail doktor@vilniustech.lt:
- A high-quality copies of Bachelor’s degree diploma and its supplement;
- A high-quality copies of Master’s degree diploma and its supplements;
- A copy of a valid passport;
- Consent for processing personal data
All the documents should be translated into English.
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Information for Application Fee Payment
Application fee for the nationals of European Union countries – 50 EUR.Application fee for the nationals of non-European Union countries – 100 EUR.After the application for admission to doctoral studies has been registered, the application fee is not refundable.Information for international transfer:
Payment title – Application fee of doctoral studies 2026 (Applicant’s Name and Surname)
Payer’s code – Personal code or date of birth
Payment code – 102918
Recipient  – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ_¶À¼ÒºÚÁÏ_³Ô¹ÏÍø51±¬ÁÏ
Bank of recipient – „Swedbank“, AB
Bank account – LT32 7300 0100 0245 9012
SWIFT codeÌý– H´¡µþ´¡³¢°Õ22