Applying to Master Studies

In the application form, you can indicate two programs for which you would like to apply, in descending order of priority. If you do not qualify for the first program, you are entitled to take part in the competition for the second.

Recruitment is carried out for the following Master’s programs:

• Visual Plastic Art (studies conducted in Russian and English)
• Public Policy (studies conducted in Russian and English)
• Cultural Heritage Development (studies conducted in Russian and English)
• Gender Studies (studies conducted in English)
• International Business and Trade Law (studies conducted in English)
• International Law and Security Studies (studies conducted in English)

EHU offers a flexible system of grants to cover education. Grants are awarded based on the portfolio competition.

The portfolio is formed by the achievements of the applicant or student within the studies and beyond. If you have participated in olympiads, competitions, contests, projects, you have publications, certificates, etc. – all this you can be added to your portfolio.

Grants are distributed at the end of each semester. In this way, each student can influence tuition fees by improving their academic performance and continually working on an individual portfolio.

100% grant – fully covers the cost of tuition per semester.

50% grant – covers half of the tuition fees per semester.

Tuition fees are as following:

Full semester tuition fees for Master’s programs upon admission in 2024

The portfolio consists of two mandatory parts:

1. Achievements and / or samples of work
2. Cover letter

Academic, social and creative achievements and / or work samples are those, that can objectively demonstrate your talent and potential. Such achievements or samples of work can be diplomas for taking part in contests, conferences and olympiads, information on participation in social and volunteer projects, electronic versions of creative works (audiovisual and other genres) and research, school medals, etc. The university does not limit in any way what you can use to showcase your talents and potential.

The applicant’s Cover letter is a short, no more than 1 A4 page,  description of how the achievements or work samples are interconnected with mission of our university.

More information on how to submit and where to upload your portfolio can be found here.

The mission of the university is indicated in the EHU Strategy for 2019-2024 and is available on the website in the “Key Documents” section. By explaining the relationship of your work and achievements with the mission of EHU, you will be able to demonstrate skills of reasoning, persuasion and argumentation. The Cover letter should clearly show why you should get the grant.

Required documents:

• color photograph 4×6 cm (as for a passport) not older than 3 months. Min size 235×355 pix;
• page of the passport with a photo;
• page of the passport with name and surname in Latin letters;
• document confirming the level of English proficiency;
• higher education diploma;
• diploma supplement for higher education;
• additional documents (other documents that you consider important).

Applicants for Master’s programs have to prove their English language proficiency at B2 level or higher. It can be done in the following ways:

1. By taking an online exam at EHU;
2. By providing TOEFL or IELTS certificates. The points of the certificate are credited by EHU on a 10-point system based on the following scale;
3. Provide a diploma of education (if you have already studied in English);
4. EHU Bachelor’s degree graduates with a final grade in English of 8 points or higher can use their grade upon admission. If the applicant is not satisfied with the grade, he/she can take an online exam or provide a TOEFL or IELTS certificate.

The electronic application form is filled out online and must contain all the basic information about the applicant and copies of the documents.

Before completing the application form, please review the EHU admissions guidelines for applicants.

Remember that incorrectly filled out application forms  or application forms without attached electronic copies of  documents, that were mentioned above, are not considered by the Admissions Committee. The Admissions Committee reserves the right to verify the information contained in the application form. If the applicant has provided false information, he is withdrawn from the competition at any of its stages. After submitting the application form, you cannot make changes to it.

TO FILL OUT YOUR APPLICATION CLICK HERE!

If you have any questions about filling out the questionnaires, please contact: admission@ehu.lt

Starting from May 14, 2021, EHU acquired the right to independently carry out the procedure for recognizing education received outside of Lithuania. Acceptance of documents for the assessment of academic qualifications is carried out simultaneously with the acceptance of other documents required for admission. The recognition procedure is compulsory and free of charge.

Without an assessment of education received outside of Lithuania, and without a positive decision (on the recognition of an academic qualification or its recognition with additional conditions), further participation in the competition for admission to the university is impossible.

How to pass the assessment of education received outside of Lithuania?

• When filling out the electronic application form, you should mark the appropriate field and agree to the assessment of your academic qualifications.
• A confirmation of receipt and suitability of documents for consideration will be sent to the e-mail you specified in the form. The letter will also contain information about the progress of the recognition procedure and your rights.
• Before the end of the recognition procedure, please check your email regularly. If any questions arise, an employee of the EHU Academic Support Center will contact you and request additional documents and will inform you about the deadlines for their submission. If the requested documents are not provided 3 working days before the date of the interview specified in the calendar of events of the Admissions Campaign, the process of assessing education (qualifications) obtained outside of Lithuania will be terminated. The applicant will receive a notification about this by email.
• The staff of the Academic Support Center will inform you about the results of the assessment of the education (qualifications) received and admission to further participation in the competition for admission to EHU before the date of the interview indicated in the schedule of the Admission Campaign. If the result of the assessment is negative, at the same time information will be provided about the possibility of filing an appeal.

List of documents (electronic copies) provided for the assessment of education (academic qualifications) when filling out the application form:

• a document proving the education received: a secondary education certificate, a special secondary education diploma and annex to it, a higher education diploma and an annex to it**;
• upon a separate request from the staff of the EHU Academic Support Center, other documents providing information on the content of the program, its volume (in credits and hours), grades received, etc., should be provided;
• identity document (passport);
• a document confirming the change of the name and (or) surname (if they have changed);
• other documents confirming the previously received education;
• other additional documents (if necessary).

* Electronic copies of the submitted documents must be made only from the original document (copies made from notarized copies of documents are not accepted). Copies must be in color and of good quality, all notes and marks in the submitted document must be clearly visible.

** If educational documents are not issued in English, Russian or Belarusian, you must provide a translation of the documents into Lithuanian, Russian or English. The translation must be accompanied by a copy of the document, certified by a notary or the relevant authorized body. The binding of documents must be stamped by the translation agency and signed by the translator.

*** For documents issued by foreign institutions, with the exception of the European Union, EEC countries, USA, Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, legalization or certification with an apostille may be required (additional information at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, tel. +370 5 236 2613).

Qualification recognition process

• Evaluation of education received outside of Lithuania is carried out by specialists of the EHU Academic Support Center within a month from the date of submission of all the necessary documents, but must be completed no later than 3 working days before the date of the interview specified in the calendar of events of the Admission Campaign.
• If it is necessary to collect additional information to assess the education received, this period can be extended in accordance with a separate decision of the Rector of EHU or a person authorized by him, but no more than for 3 months.
• The results of the assessment of the education received will be sent to your email address.
• If you disagree with the results of the assessment, you can appeal within 14 calendar days after receiving them.

Applicants who have successfully completed the assessment of education received outside of Lithuania and whose applications have been selected by the Admissions Committee as meeting the admission requirements are invited for an online interview.

The purpose of the interview is to determine the level of motivation of applicants for the program.

After you have successfully passed the procedure for assessing education received outside of Lithuania and successfully participated in the interview, as well as meet other admission requirements and passed the competitive selection, the Admissions Committee makes a recommendation for enrollment of students, and the applicant receives an offer to sign the Contract with the university on provision of educational services.

After receiving an invitation to sign the Contract, during a visit to the university, you should submit the originals or notarized copies of the documents submitted earlier to the EHU Student Services Unit. The originals of documents can be provided during the first visit to the university.

Within 5 working days after signing the Contract with EHU, you need to pay the fee for the fall semester (students pay tuition fee for each semester).

Bank charges are borne by the student.