Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027; Apply before Jun 2027
Overview
The doctoral studies in Environmental Engineering are designed to enable students become first-rate interdisciplinary researchers and acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in both academic and non-academic career.
Key facts
The main objective of the Environmental Engineering programme from Kaunas University of Technology is to educate interdisciplinary researchers, who are able to develop systemic innovations to improve and maintain the environment for the protection of human health, for the protection of nature’s beneficial ecosystems, and for the environment-related enhancement of the quality of human life, at the same time maintaining compatibility in business and industry.
Accreditation
Right to doctoral studies acquired in cooperation with Aleksandras Stulginskis University (Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy - from 2019) and Lithuanian Energy Institute. Right to doctoral studies approved by the order No. V-1124 of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania of 24 February 2012.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Biosystems Engineering
- Modern Environmental Protection Technologies
- Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Industrial Development
- Advanced Solid Waste Treatment Technologies
- Agricultural Waste Decontamination, Processing and Recycling
- Environmental Geographic Information Systems
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Product Ecodesign
- Production, Usage and Environmental Influence of Biofuel and Biolubricant
- Sustainable Energy
- Water Quality Modelling
- Chemicals Risk Management
- Environmental Management
- Environmentally Friendly Technological Processes in Agriculture
- Nanotechnologies and Environmental Protection
- Physical - Chemical Analysis Methods of Environmental Pollution
- Sustainable Development of Cities
- Thermodynamic Processes in Biotechnology
- Vibroacoustic Processes in the System "Human-Machine-Environment"
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
Mathematics Requirements
Online Mathematics Placement Test (OMPT). The Online Mathematics Placement Test (OMPT) assesses your mathematics proficiency for university admission. The online tests vary by level and topic, depending on the programme requirements. Always check with the university for the exact score requirements and the number of attempts accepted.
Applies to: students without alternative proof.
- OMPT-D minimum score of 75%
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 75. TOEFL iBT® is accepted by more than 13,000 universities and other institutions in over 160 countries. The test can be taken at a test center or at home. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30.
IELTS: 5.5. The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading).
Other requirements
General requirements
- This programme accepts OMPT as a mathematics admission test. Depending on your academic background, you may be required to take an OMPT assessment as part of the admission process.
- Application indicating the science field, the topic and the form of funding (online);
- Official legalised Master’s diploma with the diploma supplement 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;
- 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 (55 EUR for EU citizens, and 132 EUR for non-EU citizens);
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: Free
Domestic: Free
Living costs
Kaunas, Lithuania: 697-1,206 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships are available.
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