Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Type	Bachelor's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years (240 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BSc (Bachelor of Technological Sciences)
Course code	6121FX007

Tuition fee	€3,836 per year *KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results
Application fee	€100 one-time Payable within 2 weeks from the application submission by transferring it to the KTU bank account. Non-refundable. Bank details will be provided during application.

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) • a senior high school diploma with a good average grade (min. CGPA >60 %), • maximum 3 years after high school graduation is eligible, • minimum average grade (CGPA) > 60 % in each entry subject: final exams of Mathematics and Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Information Technologies or Geography. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian / Russian. The documents must be legalised (Apostille)by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply for the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. The accepted student must bring all notary verified documents which were submitted during the application as well as their originals upon arrival or send before: International Studies Office Kaunas University of Technology Studentu 50 LT-51368 Kaunas Lithuania You will also need Police Clearance Certificate (non-criminal record) from all countries you have lived before arriving to Lithuania for more than 6 months. We recommend to take Police Clearance Certificate not earlier than 1 month before departure. NOTE: Certificates must be apostalized or double legalized.

Language requirements

English Accepted proof of proficiency: IELTS ≥5.5, TOEFL ≥75, CEFR ≥B2, IESOL B2, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), PTE or another equivalent standardised admission test. If your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your degree certificate or transcript, or noted in confirmation from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in the English language, an additional English test may not be required. If an applicant does not have any official test, an online examination may be organized by KTU.

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Maximum gap after high / secondary school or later studies cannot be more than 3 years.

More information	admissions.ktu.edu/..nology/#qualification

Overview

Providing people with safe and healthy quality foods daily is one of the most important global challenges that food scientists and technologists are facing today.

By studying BSc of Food Science and Technology at KTU, you will gain all the skills necessary for a future food technologist – students in this program are deepening their knowledge in food chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, technology and engineering. Also, you will be able to integrate this knowledge with fundamentals of entrepreneurship and economics.

Food Science and Technology is one of the few bachelor level programs in the field of food technology in Lithuania, and the only one which has been awarded the international EQAS-Food Label quality mark. KTU is the only university in the Baltic States offering studies accredited with this quality mark on an international level.

Students of this program gain practical skills while working together with experienced food technologists, and being involved in real-life problem solving. Students have access to modern food technology labs, which are provided with pilot-scale technological lines used to model and perform various technological processes

The graduates of this program are valued by the employers for their unique mix of practical skills and theoretical knowledge in food technologies, food engineering, food chemistry, and microbiology.

Freshmen enrolled to state-funded studies are candidates to receive 150 Euros monthly scholarship established by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Values

Competences of a future expert:

• This program is targeting technological, engineering, and life sciences, so you will acquire interdisciplinary knowledge and competences vital for developing new food products. Knowledge, obtain though the studies, will be easily combined with entrepreneurship as you will be able to evaluate the impact of technological processes and products on environment and people.

Challenges that allow you to grow:

• You will be implementing theoretical knowledge gained through the program to solve real-life problems – this way you will be able to share your skills even before joining the job market. As a result, you will obtain a thorough knowledge of overall food chain, from food production, safety and quality, to distribution and consumption.

Graduates easily find jobs:

• Food industry is one of the most important and largest economic sectors in Lithuania. The employers value the graduates of this program due to their knowledge as well as practical skills. In fact, the majority of potential employers are the graduates of this programme themselves.

Product and service development:

• Are you interested in creating real products and services while studying? It is now possible to test yourself by getting involved in a product development project (PDP). During the project, you will work in teams, collaborating with KTU researchers and social partners. While solving current, relevant problems you will improve your teamwork, project management, and problem-solving skills, deepen professional knowledge and expand your career opportunities.

Career opportunities

After graduating, you will be able to:

• Analyze, model, design and install technologies for food and catering products, organize, execute and manage production processes and assure product safety and quality;

• Follow and analyze innovations in food science and technologies, apply latest knowledge and design skills in development and implementation of food technologies projects for improvement of nutritional value, quality and safety of products;

• Plan, perform and analyze research of food and catering products’ composition, quality and safety, use modern technological, analytical and software equipment;

• Apply principles of good laboratory practice, work effectively both individually and in team, understand the impact of technological and engineering solutions to the public and environment.;

You will gain competences of:

• Analysis of composition and properties of food substance, its function in the food and function in the human organism;

• Knowledge of composition, properties of microorganisms, their occurrence in food, biochemical processes;

• Establishment and assurance of production methods, material and quality standards;

• Design of food and catering companies, organization of production, knowledge of food industry equipment, processes and systems.

You may become:

• Specialist-technologist of food industry;
• Dietician, nutrition specialist;
• Food safety and quality manager;
• Food chemist;
• Food product creation and development manager.