Admission to PhD studies

Lithuanian Energy Institute offers promising studies in European Green Deal topics with great prospect of employment!

Lithuanian Energy Institute invites active students who have obtained a master’s degree in mathematics, physics, chemistry, energy, thermal engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, mechanics, environmental engineering, natural sciences, economics to contribute to the goals of the European Green Deal and apply to doctoral studies in the fields of Energetics and Power Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Economics.

Regulations for admission to doctoral studies

• 2026 Regulations of Admission to the Third Cycle Studies at Lithuanian Energy Institute

  This document describes the procedure for admission to Doctoral Studies: dates, list of required documents for admission, selection criteria for entrants, structure and calculation of the competitive score, annual cost of studies, etc.

The applicants to doctoral studies are required to submit the following documents:
1. An application indicating the science field (with a maximum of two), the topic (with a maximum of two in the science field), and the form of funding;

2. copies of the master’s or equivalent qualification diploma(s) with the diploma supplement(s) (only the final diplomas and diploma supplements are submitted; however, provisional degree certificates are not accepted). The following additional requirements apply:
2.1. when submitting their admission documents, those applicants who have defended their master’s final thesis in Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia in 2026 (automatic recognition of higher education qualifications issued in Latvia and Estonia has been applied in Lithuania since 2019) but have not yet received their master’s diploma and diploma supplement before the deadline for the document submission specified in Subparagraph 24.3 of the Regulations can instead submit an academic transcript of the results of their master’s studies from the institution where they have defended their master’s thesis (however, upon receipt of the master’s diploma and diploma supplement, the applicants must submit copies of these documents as soon as possible, within 1–2 working days at the latest);
2.2. those applicants who have obtained their education abroad must submit a certificate of the recognition of academic qualification in the Republic of Lithuania. If this document is not submitted, the applicant’s application shall not be considered. The procedure of recognition of educational documents is set in Appendix 1 to the Regulations.

3. a curriculum vitae;

4. recommendations by two researchers of the relevant science field; one of these recommendations must be by a supervisor of the topic to which the applicant is applying. The recommendations must be prepared in the calendar year when the applicant’s application is submitted. A recommendation is required to explicitly specify the institution and the science field to which the applicant is recommended. If a research proposal must be submitted in the relevant science field, the supervisor of the topic must include an assessment of the applicant’s research proposal in the recommendation. The recommendation must include the recommender’s contact details, specifically the official email address assigned to them by the institution they represent;

5. a list of the scientific works (articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings) with a full bibliographic description and copies thereof; if no research works by the applicant are presented, the applicant is required to submit a research on a topic consistent with the dissertation topic indicated in the applicant’s application (if the applicant applies to two thematic areas, two individual (i.e., different) research papers are required to be submitted). The procedure for preparation of the research paper is specified in Appendix 2*** to the Regulations);

6. a copy of a valid personal document (page with personal data): a passport (for the citizens of all countries) or an ID card (applicable only for citizens of the European Union countries);

7. a certificate issued by CEFR, IELTS, TOEFL or any other competent institution within the last 2 (two) years, which certifies the level of the English language skills, which cannot be lower than B2 (according to CEFR), 5.5 (IELTS), 75 (TOEFL), or an equivalent score issued for other international English language proficiency examinations. Certificates indicating the level of English language that have been obtained after completing English language training via various mobile apps (for example, Duolingo, Babbel, LinguaLift, etc.) are not accepted. This certificate is not required if, instead of the certificate, the applicant submits a diploma supplement of the first or second cycle studies indicating the level of English language studies (not lower than that specified in the Regulations);

8. An additional requirement to pass the standardised mathematics examination OMPT-D test applies to the holders of foreign qualifications from certain third countries (information is available on the Kaunas University of Technology website) for these candidates to be considered for admission to a specific science field. The minimum required score on the mathematics examination is 75% (no more than two attempts to pass the examination are allowed; the results of the third attempt will not be accepted). The examination results must be no more than two years old. Additional information is provided in Appendix 6 to the Regulations;

9. consent for the processing of the applicant’s personal data (submitted together with the Application);

10. a research proposal on the selected topic (obligatory in the Economic science field); if the applicant applies to two topics, two individual research proposals have to be submitted. The procedure for preparation of the research proposal is specified in Appendix 3**** to the Regulations.

• *** Procedure for the preparation and evaluation of the Research Paper