Key Information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting October 2026; Apply before Sep 2026. Submission and registration of admission documents: October 10th
Overview
The Chemical Engineering PhD studies from Kaunas University of Technology are a traditional, research based, usually four-year, doctoral degree programme, which provides:
- A thorough grounding in the fundamental principles of chemical engineering, as well as an intensive research experience;
- A mentoring-intensive environment with co-supervision flexibility, allowing students to work with the outstanding Lithuanian scientist of their field;
- The real-world experience through an experimental and practical assignments, hands-on operation of the modern pilot scale equipment and analytical techniques;
- The accessibility to a modern computer technology enabling the process modelling, simulation and control;
Accreditation
Right to doctoral studies approved by the order No. V-1019 of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania of 8 June 2011.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Food Chemistry and Biochemistry;
- Advanced Inorganic Chemistry and Technology;
- Advanced Polymer Chemistry and Technology;
- Chemical Engineering;
- Plant Products Chemistry;
- Polymer Complexes and Their Application;
- Systems of Silicates and Oxides;
- Structure of Food Products and Their Functional Properties;
- Theory and Application of Catalytic Processes;
- Materials for Organic Optoelectronics;
- Methods of Modern Spectral Analysis;
- Modern Chromatographic Methods.
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
Mathematics Requirements
- Online Mathematics Placement Test (OMPT): OMPT-D, minimum score of 75%.
Applies to: students without alternative proof. 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.
English Requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 75
- IELTS: 5.5
Other Requirements
General requirements
- 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 (Non-residents): Free
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 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.