Study in Lithuania www.studyinlithuania.lt

Why not Lithuania? This question is not asked often enough. During the next ten minutes, you will get to know few basic things about Lithuania and our education system, which is growing to be popular among foreign students. Let’s see why ;-)

Lithuania who? You have probably heard of Europe.. Lithuania is in the eastern/northern bit. Lithuania is bigger than Denmark, Switzerland or the Netherlands, but has a lesser population of 2.9 million people 83.5% of people in Lithuania are Lithuanians, but there are also members of 115 nationalities in Lithuania

Lithuania who? About 4 million people in the world speak Lithuanian, which is the oldest living Indo-European language There are over 4000 lakes and around 1000 rivers. Forests cover nearly 33% of the country The climate ranges between maritime and continental, with average temperatures of +23°C in July, –4.9°C in January.

Lithuania who? Independent from the USSR since 1991, Member of the EU and NATO since 2004 Currency is EURO. Lithuania is among the fastest growing economies in the EU The United Nations Human Development Index lists Lithuania as a "very high human development" country.

Higher Education in Lithuania We have one of the oldest Universities in Northern Europe, Vilnius University (1579), and more: 23 Universities 24 Universities of Applied sciences (Colleges) 5 Scientific valleys BSc – 3-4 years, MSc – 1.5-2 years, PhD – 4 years. Member of Bologna system (transferable credits, international diplomas) Student exchange possibilities (Erasmus+, Nordplus)

Lithuanians are ..the most educated nation in Europe – 93.4% have secondary education 25% of our high school graduates continue their education in Colleges 40% continue to Universities One third of Lithuanians have a University degree 92% speak a foreign language (usually English, Russian or German)

Education Exchanges Support Foundation NA for Erasmus+ (2014-2020) programme in Lithuania Cooperation in education under Nordplus Since 1998, we have relocated more than 141,7 mil. EUR to almost 8000 projects and 80,000 individuals We are also in charge of Lithuanian state scholarships for foreigners

Study in Lithuania National project for promoting Lithuanian HE abroad www.studyinlithuania.lt All HE involved Partnership with LT embassies, consulates and diaspora all over the world Alumni of foreign students International fairs, events, visits HE Co-financing of LT students mobility

94% of foreign students recommend studying in Lithuania

And there is a growing number of them In the last 6 years number of full-time foreign students in Lithuania has doubled, and is projected to grow in 2014-2015!

Students from Asia Among our total student population, this year, we have 357 students from India, 31 from Nepal, 11 from Vietnam, 6 from Bangladesh and 1 from Bhutan.

Popular programmes Medicine; Mechanics Engineering Media and communication International business administration IT Mechatronics Odontology Culture heritage and tourism Business management Easter European studies and research

Main reasons to study in Lithuania: value, quality and experience

Value Good value for money – BA courses start from 2500 EUR Affordable accommodation – from student housing (100EU+) to studio apartments downtown (200EU+) Public transport ~30 EUR (monthly ticket) Two-course meal at a restaurant from 5 EUR You can get anywhere in town with a cab for ~10 EUR

Quality Only state-accredited programmes Currently more than 300 BSc and MSc programmes taught in English (listed on studyinlithuania.lt) 5 scientific valleys with field-leading research in lasers, biotechnologies and other Erasmus exchange programme available for foreign students Ability to receive paid internships

Universities We Represent in Lithuania Vilnus Gediminus Technical University VGTU Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) International Business School at Vilinus University International Business School at Vilinus University Vilinus College of Technology & Design Vilinus College of Design Vilinus Business College Lithuanian University of Educational Science Klaipeda University

Basic Admission Criteria For Bachelors Degree :- Minimum of 45% to 50% marks in class 12th, NIOS is not acceptable, IELTS not required For Masters Degree :- 16 years of Educational background is required. 3 years of Bachelors with 1st year of Master is acceptable. Minimum of 50% in a relevant Bachelor degree, for Mechanical Engineering / Mechatronics 60% is required, IELTS not required. Distance Learning / Correspondence not accepted.

Experience Personal attention of mentors at Universities Events for international and exchange students Affordable accommodation and food prices makes it easy to budget Easy to travel all around Europe No traffic, no delays, no big crowds High 3G and broadband internet penetration Straight forward three-step admission process

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