DOCTORAL STUDIES

• Regulation of Doctoral Studies in the Field of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Regulation of Doctoral Studies of Biology in the Field of Natural Sciences
• Regulation of Doctoral Studies in the Natural Sciences Area, the Field of Biophysics
• Regulation of Doctoral Studies in the Area of Agricultural Sciences

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences announces the selection for state-funded and non-funded doctoral studies in the areas of Natural, Medical and Health, and Agricultural Sciences. University accepts applications for doctoral studies in the area of Medical and Health the fields of Medicine, Odontology, Pharmacy, Public Health and Nursing fields, and for science doctoral studies in the field of biology, biophysics, and in the fields of veterinary and animal sciences.
Persons with a master’s degree (or equivalent higher education) may participate in the selection for admission to doctoral studies.

Main selection criteria:

• compliance of the doctoral application with the development goals of the faculty or research institute;
• academic level of the doctoral application;
• the results of completing master’s or equivalent higher education qualification studies;
• published scientific articles or papers if there are no published peer-reviewed scientific articles;
• understanding and motivation of the scientific problems of the field of science to be entered;
• compliance of scientific research with the strategic fields of the University’s development.

The applicant should submit the following documents to the Research Centre:
1. request to participate in the selection addressed to the Rector (see below);
2. curriculum vitae;
3. recommendations by two scientists (the head of the department, where the applicant wishes to study, and the expected doctoral supervisor);
4. a copy of the master’s degree or equivalent higher education qualification diploma;
5. copies of the diploma appendix/appendices (a copy of the academic certificate);
6. a copy of the specialised medical practice license (for those applying to clinical departments);
7. list of bibliography (to be approved by the responsible LSMU library employee) and copies of scientific articles. If no scientific articles have been published – an academic paper reflecting the focus of scientific and work activities (the topic of the paper is proposed by the department that requested a doctoral position). The paper in the recommendation is evaluated by the expected doctoral supervisor and given points based on the ten-point scale;
8. a copy of the document certifying the change of surname;
9. a copy of the entrance fee receipt (40 Eur).

• PhD Application form
• CV Curriculum Vitae form

Bank account details:
Registration code 302536989; AB SEB bank, bank code – 70440, Account No. LT09 7044 0600 0290 5377, payment code 6172
The application is accepted and registered only after submitting all the necessary documents from 12 June 2023 until 18 August 2023

Documents are accepted at A. Mickevičius st. 7, room 106, Kaunas, tel. +370 37 32 72 76, +370 37 32 72 77.

A person (hereinafter referred to as an external student) who has a master’s qualification degree, or an equivalent higher education can seek to obtain a doctorate degree externally. The external student must have prepared a dissertation, published the most important results of the dissertation in at least two articles published in international scientific publications that have a citation index in the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database, and have presented their research results at least at two international scientific events. A scientific monograph written by the candidate without co-authors may also be submitted as a thesis for defense. A summary of the monograph should also be provided. In this case, other scientific publications should be submitted if they are necessary for revealing the topic of the dissertation.

A person wishing to acquire a doctoral degree externally should submit an application to the Rector, indicating the topic of the dissertation the research area and field. To be submitted with the application:

• dissertation manuscript or published scientific monograph
• a list of scientific publications and their copies;
• copies of a master’s degree or an equivalent higher education qualification diploma and its appendix (appendices);
• description of life, scientific and creative activities;
• doctoral studies exams (if any) or their extracts and descriptions of doctoral study subject programmes.

Reviewers and departments are appointed by the Rector’s order. In the joint meeting of the scientific and pedagogical staff of the departments, the dissertation is considered, and a conclusion is given whether the dissertation manuscript or the published scientific monograph meets the requirements for a doctoral dissertation and the candidacy of a scientific consultant is proposed.

• Application form

• CV Curriculum Vitae form

The minutes of the meeting are submitted to the Research Centre, which together with the consent of the proposed scientific consultant (download the Scientific Consultant’s consent form, the characteristics of his/her scientific activity (download the Scientific Consultant’s Activity Characteristics form) and the list of scientific publications (must be signed by a library employee) submits documents to the doctoral committee of the scientific field.

External exams are organised, and the dissertation is examined in accordance with the LSMU doctoral studies regulations:

• Regulations of doctoral studies in the field of medicine and health sciences at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
• Regulations of doctoral studies in the area of biophysics, the field of natural sciences at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and Vytautas Magnus University (being prepared)
• Regulations of doctoral studies in the area of biology, the field of natural sciences at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (being prepared)
• Regulations of doctoral studies in the field of agricultural sciences at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (being prepared)