INFORMATION

FOR EXCHANGE
STUDENTS
2 Admission procedure
2 Application documents
2 Deadlines
3 Academic calendar
4 Academic information
5 Grading system
6 Mentor programme
6 Housing
6 Immigration regulations
6 Estimated cost of living
6 Useful information
7 Contact details

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ADMISSION PROCEDURE
Students from our partner universities interested in exchange
studies for a semester or two at VILNIUS TECH have to be nominated
by a home university to start the admission procedure.

Nominated students should follow admission guidelines.

For admission, students have to complete the following parts of the
application process and provide us with necessary documents.

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
Documents to be uploaded while completing the online application:

1. Transcript of records in English - containing already obtained

academic credits and results at home (sending) university
2. Passport/ID copy
3. English language certificate (CEFR B2 or higher level)
4. Bachelor/Master diploma copy (for Master/PhD students only)
5. Portfolio (for Architecture students only)

After the application and selected study plan is confirmed by

VILNIUS TECH faculty coordinator, students have to upload a fully
signed Learning Agreement.

DEADLINES
NOMINATION
Autumn semester April 30

Spring semester November 15

APPLICATION
Autumn semester May 15

Spring semester November 30

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
AUTUMN SEMESTER

FROM TO

Orientation days 2021-08-27 2021-08-31

Lectures 2021-09-01 2021-12-31

Examination
2022-01-03 2022-01-28
Session

Retakes 2022-01-31 2022-02-04

SPRING SEMESTER

FROM TO

Orientation days 2022-02-02 2022-02-06

Lectures 2022-02-07 2022-05-22

Examination
2022-05-23 2022-06-17
Session

Retakes 2022-06-20 2022-06-23

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ACADEMIC INFORMATION
COURSE CATALOGUE

List of courses taught in English is updated by mid-March (for the

Autumn semester/Full year) and mid-October (for the Spring
semester), and is available in our website.

LANGUAGE COURSES

VILNIUS TECH offers Lithuanian language course (3 ECTS) for

International students during the semester. Lithuanian language
course is free of charge.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Students whose native language is not English are required to

provide a language certificate confirming their English language
knowledge at minimum B2 level of CEFR.

Students are required to submit one of the certificates with the

following minimum scores: IELTS 6.0, TOEFL Paper 513/TOEFL iBT
6/TOEFL CBT 183, TOEIC 605 or a certificate issued by the language
department of the sending institution confirming CEFR B2 level of
language proficiency. Erasmus+ Online Linguistic Support (OLS)
language certificates are not accepted.

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

English.

RESTRICTIONS

 Master cycle students are allowed to take Bachelor cycle courses.

Bachelor cycle students can take Master courses only if they
have the basic knowledge on a topic.
 Students are welcome to combine courses from different
faculties, however they should be aware of possible timetable
conflicts.
 Final project or thesis can be taken only after having a prior
agreement with the faculty coordinator.

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GRADING SYSTEM
VILNIUS TECH ECTS BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
GRADE SCALE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
EXCELLENT - exceptional
10 A
knowledge and skills
VERY GOOD - strong, good
9 B
knowledge and skills
GOOD - above the average
8 C
knowledge and skills
HIGHLY SATISFACTORY -
average knowledge and
7 D
skills, including unessential
shortcomings
SATISFACTORY - knowledge
and skills (abilities) are
6
below average,
E shortcomings are present
SUFFICIENT - Knowledge
5 and skills (abilities) meet
minimum requirements
INSUFFICIENT - Knowledge
4 and less F and skills do not meet
minimum requirements

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MENTOR PROGRAMME
A month before the student arrival, Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
finds a mentor – local student – for each incoming student to give a
support with further integration.
Students and their mentors are very welcome to participate in
events organized by ESN VILNIUS TECH throughout the semester.

HOUSING
VILNIUS TECH offers several types of housing for International
students. For additional information on housing, please visit our
website.
Please note, that students must be admitted to VILNIUS TECH before
applying for an accommodation at the dormitory.

Accommodation price at VILNIUS TECH dormitories is 150 € monthly.

IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS
Non-EU CITIZENS Information on national D visa application
EU CITIZENS Information on registering residence abroad

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING

PRIVATE APARTMENTS 200 – 400 € monthly
FOOD ~200 € monthly
CITY TRANSPORTATION 6 € monthly with
International Student Card (ISIC)
ACADEMIC EXPENSES ~15 € monthly

USEFUL INFORMATION
UNIVERSITY MAPS Saulėtekis campus & faculties maps are here
OTHER INFORMATION Read more about Vilnius, National holidays,
food, climate & more here

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CONTACT DETAILS
INCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENT OFFICE
SAULĖTEKIO AV. 11,
SRC (CENTRAL BUILDING) #205
LT-10223, VILNIUS
LITHUANIA

Ms. Rūta Pulikaitytė

Erasmus+ Programme Senior Manager

Ms. Indrė Kasputytė

Head of International Programmes Group

For nominations, application process and other inquiries, please

contact exchange@vilniustech.lt

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