Additional admission to full-time studies of Art Doctorate in Architecture at Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA) and Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in 2023 (1 place at KTU)
The PhD competition is open to persons who have a Master's degree in architecture or arts or equivalent higher education qualification, who have achieved high artistic results, who have an original creative approach, critical thinking, knowledge of the field of architecture, and a broad outlook, and who have the ability to formulate ideas in a reasoned manner in oral and written form.
Dates and Deadlines
| Application documents must be submitted. | 13 of October 2023 Admission documents are submitted in one pdf. by e-mail (doktorantura@ktu.lt) |
| Assessment of Creative Work and Professional Development - Review. Announcement of participants invited for an interview with the admission commission. | 16th of October 2023, 5 pm |
| Admission commission meeting (applicant’s participation is obligatory). | 18th of October 2023 |
| The list of invited applicants to doctoral studies will be announced. | 18th of October 2023, 5 pm |
| Reception and analysis of appeals. | 19th of October 2023 |
| The announcement of the list of the admitted to doctoral studies. | 20th of October 2023 |
Required documents (The documents listed below, with the exception of the recommendations, are provided in a single pdf document)
- Application to the VAA rector. The project must be assigned to the main research field (The LIST).
- A copy of Master diploma and diploma supplement in the original language, with the certified translation to English or Lithuanian (Documents issued in English or Lithuanian do not require a translation).
Please be advised that applicants with foreign qualifications, acquired outside Lithuania, will undergo mandatory academic recognition of these qualifications. Detailed procedure and requirements can be found in Academic recognition section.
Vilnius Academy of Arts (VAA) has been granted the right by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania to recognize foreign qualifications of its international applicants for the purposes of further studies at VAA. Recognition of foreign qualifications at VAA is accomplished by the International Relations Office. - Letters of recommendation of two architects and (or) recognized artists (2023). Persons recommending an applicant should send their recommendations directly to doktorantura@ktu.lt
- Portfolio (Creative works) and CV (Professional development).
- Description of the art research project (3000 - 5000 words).
- List of artistic, scientific and cultural publications (if available) and copies thereof.
- A copy of ID or passport.
- A copy of a document certifying the change of name and/or surname if not all the documents submitted are under the same name and/or surname.
- Receipt of the admission fee.
- Consent regarding processing of personal data.
Art project description guidelines
- Main problem of art project creative part.
- Context of the creative field.
- Foreseen goal and process of the creative part.
- The main problem, goal and process of the theoretical part of the art project.
- Historiography context of the theoretical part.
- Relationship between creative and theoretical parts.
Admission fee payment, account requisites
Recipient - Kaunas University of Technology
Code - 111950581
Bank name: "Swedbank"
Bank code 73000
Account No. LT547300010002510317
SWIFT: XABALT 22
Bank name: "SEB bankas"
Bank code70440
Account No. LT757044060003104494
SWIFT: CBVILT 2X
Bank name: "Luminor Bank"
Bank code 40100
Account No. LT704010042502400369
SWIFT: AGBLLT 2X
in the payer code column, enter - Enrollee code
amount in figures - 40 EUR (for citizens of Lithuania and European Union countries), 100 EUR (for citizens of other countries)
the name of the fee must be indicated - Stojamoji studijų įmoka
Additional information The name and surname of the applicant must be indicated in the payment purpose
Competition grade formula
Competition grade consists of the portfolio (Prt), description of art research project creative (Kda) and theoretical (Tda) parts, interview (Pk).
Ʃ - competition grade
Ʃ = 0,4Prt + 0,2Kda + 0,2Tda + 0,2Pk
Structure of the competition grade
The admissions competition takes place in two phases. The first stage is an assessment of creative activity and professional training - a review. The Admissions Committee examines applicants' documents, references from recognised artists and/or architects, and portfolios. If the admissions board decides that the applicant's artistic level is not sufficient, he/she will not be considered for further competition. The second stage is the interview. During the interview, the applicants make an oral presentation to the Admissions Committee of the intended artistic project - its creative and research parts. The applicants formulate the problem of the future art project, outline the expected directions of their activities, present their previous creative activities and their most significant creative achievements. The portfolio, the description of the art project and the interview are evaluated using a ten-point system. The sum of the scores constitutes the competition score. In the event of a tie, the recommendations of recognised artists are taken into account. Only applicants with a competition score of at least 7 may apply for the PhD programme.
Scholarships
Students admitted to state-funded places of doctoral studies receive a scholarship of the amount established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania during the period of studies from 10 488 EUR to 12 144 EUR per year.
Tuition fee
Students admitted to state-funded positions are exempted of the tuition fee. Self-funded doctoral students pay the tuition fee that is 11 589 euros per year.
