INFORMATION FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS

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

                         2021-2022

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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