Admission to Doctoral Studies

Biochemistry

The motivational interview will be held on 23 September in the VU Life Sciences Centre (Saulėtekio al. 7, Vilnius), in the C547 seminar room, from 10:00 am.

Selection criteria:

The interview will focus on the chosen dissertation topic. The interview will be evaluated (up to 10 points) based on the applicant's research competence, motivation in selecting the dissertation topic, theoretical preparation, and initial methodological skills.

Applicants' research experience will be assessed based on their published research and participation in international conferences. Points are awarded for:

• 0.5 points for participation at international research conferences with an oral or poster presentation (regardless of the number of conferences);
• 1 point for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) with no citation index (IF).

Composition of the competition points

Structure of the competition points and their coefficients
Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points	Interview Assessment (IA), up to 10 points		Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW)
1 x (WA)	1 x (IA)		1 x (ERW)
Minimum score		16

Biophysics

The motivational interview will be held on (information will be provided later).

Selection criteria

The interview will focus on the chosen dissertation topic. The interview will be evaluated based on the applicant's research competence, motivation in selecting the dissertation topic, theoretical background, and initial methodological skills.

Applicants' research experience is assessed based on their published research and participation in international research conferences. Points are awarded for:

• 0.25 points for each published research article in a Lithuanian journal;
• 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed WoS journal;
• 0.1 point for a paper at a Lithuanian conference;
• 0.2 point for a paper at an international conference.

Composition of the competition points

Structure of the competition points and their coefficients
Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points	Interview Assessment (IA), up to 10 points		Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW)
1 x (WA)	1 x (IA)		1 x (ERW)
Minimum score		16

Biology

The motivational interview will be held on (information will be provided later).

Selection criteria:

A research project is on the chosen dissertation topic, and it must include:

• a description of the research problem to be addressed, a discussion of the state of research on the topic in Lithuania and worldwide;
• the relevance, novelty, and promise of the chosen topic; and how the data obtained could complement the research already carried out;
• the aim and main objectives of the work formulated;
• the possible research methods and process discussed;
• the length of the project must be up to 10,000 characters; it must comply with the general requirements for research papers;
• The research project must be submitted to the PhD Committee in electronic form by the 23^th of June (email: ).

The interview will focus on the chosen dissertation topic. For a research project, a presentation of 7–10 minutes. The interview will be evaluated based on the applicant's research competence, motivation for choosing the dissertation topic, theoretical preparation, and initial methodological skills.

Applicants' research experience is assessed based on their published research and participation in international research conferences. Points are awarded for:

• 0.25 points for participation at international research conferences with oral or poster presentations (regardless of the number of conferences);
• 0.5 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) with no citation index (IF);
• 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed journal with an IF.

Composition of the competition points

Structure of the competition points and their coefficients
Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points	Interview Assessment (IA), up to 10 points		Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW)
1 x (WA)	1 x (IA)		1 x (ERW)
Minimum score		16

Chemical Engineering

The motivational interview will take place on 23 September in the VU Life Sciences Centre (Saulėtekio al. 7, Vilnius), in the R206 auditorium, from 10:00 am. 

Selection criteria

The interview will focus on the chosen dissertation topic. The interview will be evaluated based on the applicant's research competence, motivation in selecting the dissertation topic, theoretical background, and initial methodological skills.

Applicants' research experience is assessed based on their published research and participation in international research conferences. Points are awarded for:

• 0.25 points for participation at international research conferences with an oral or poster presentation (regardless of the number of conferences);
• 0.5 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) without a citation index (IF);
• 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed journal with an IF.

Composition of the competition points

Structure of the competition points and their coefficients
Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points	Interview Assessment (IA), up to 10 points		Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW)
1 x (WA)	1 x (IA)		1 x (ERW)
Minimum score		16

Ecology and Environmental Sciences

The motivational interview will be held on 30 June in the VU Life Sciences Centre (Saulėtekio al. 7, Vilnius), in the R109 auditorium, from 10:00 am. 

Selection criteria

The interview will focus on the chosen dissertation topic. The interview will be evaluated based on the applicant's research competence, motivation in selecting the dissertation topic, theoretical background, and initial methodological skills.

Applicants' research experience is assessed based on their published research and participation in international research conferences. Points are awarded for:

• 0.25 points for participation at international research conferences with an oral or poster presentation (regardless of the number of conferences);
• 0.5 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) without a citation index (IF);
• 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed journal with an IF.

Composition of the competition points

Structure of the competition points and their coefficients
Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points	Interview Assessment (IA), up to 10 points		Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW)
1 x (WA)	1 x (IA)		1 x (ERW)
Minimum score		18

Zoology 

The motivational interview will be held on 30 June in the VU Life Sciences Centre (Saulėtekio al. 7, Vilnius), in the R406 auditorium, from 10:00 am.

Selection criteria

The interview will focus on the chosen dissertation topic. The interview will be evaluated based on the applicant's research competence, motivation in selecting the dissertation topic, theoretical background, and initial methodological skills.

Applicants' research experience is assessed based on their published research and participation in international research conferences. Points are awarded for:

• 0.25 points for participation at international research conferences with an oral or poster presentation (regardless of the number of conferences);
• 0.5 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) without a citation index (IF);
• 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed journal with an IF.

Composition of the competition points

Structure of the competition points and their coefficients
Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points	Interview Assessment (IA), up to 10 points		Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW)
1 x (WA)	1 x (IA)		1 x (ERW)
Minimum score		18