Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Type	Undergraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years (240 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BSc (Bachelor of Public Administration)
Course code	6121LX027

Tuition fee	€2,900 per year
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, • motivation interview (skype). The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Russian / Lithuanian. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English, Russian (issued in or officially translated along with verified copies). 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. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English, Russian (issued in or officially translated along with verified copies)) 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 Donelaicio St. 73-104 LT-44249 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: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ or Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) 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 a confirmation from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in English language, additional English test may not be required. If an applicant does not have any official test, online examination may be organised by KTU.

Other requirements

At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. The course opens / is delivered when there is a sufficient number of students Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Maximum gap after high / secondary school or later studies cannot be more than 3 years. Turkish citizens must upload the following document together with all other documents: Higher Education Examination-Undergraduate Placement Examination (YGS-LYS) examination certificate.

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Overview

We were the first in Lithuania to organise public governance studies, therefore we can guarantee high quality of studies, experience, and professionalism. Studies are meant for those who aspire to become strong public governance specialists who know public governance theories and practices, values and ethics, principles of civil society and volunteering, main social research methods, and who are able to apply them in management activities of public sector.

The programme is focused on key issues of governance and non-profit leadership in a globalising world and allows students to acquire a thorough understanding of how public policies affect the outcomes and citizens in a context of changing political and social settings. This will allow them to develop well-designed policies and systemic reforms that will enhance the effectiveness and legitimacy of national and transnational public policies and administrative system. The programme provides students with a unique possibility to achieve professional knowledge and practical skills in public governance and leadership on both sides of the Atlantic.

The study programme aims to bring experience and professionalism as well as global awareness and competency in public administration to students who are keen to become leaders in the public and nonprofit sector.

pending successful accreditation review of faculty qualifications at UCF

Programme structure

1st Semester:

Sustainable Human Development
Introduction to Law
Subject Scope Information Technologies
Introduction to Public Governance Studies
Psychology

2nd Semester:

Basics of Public Policy
Business Communication
Statistics
Electives of Personality and Health Development
Electives of Philosophy
Foreign Language Electives (Level C1)

3rd Semester:

Basics of Local Self-Government
Marketing in Public Sector
Government and Politics
Basics of Economics
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Social Research

4th Semester:

Public Services Administration
Public Governance Organization Theory
Fundamentals of Administrative Law
Public Information Governance
Electives of Entrepreneurship Education 2019

5th Semester:

Local Economic Development
European Union Governance System
Public Finance Management
Introduction to Logic
Electives of Major Study Field or Minor Study Field

6th Semester:

Strategic Planning in Public Sector Organizations
Civil Service
Urban and Regional Development
Electives of Major Study Field or Minor Study Field

7th Semester:

Civil Society and Volunteering
Public Programmes and Projects
Ethics and Corruption Prevention in Public Sector
Electives of Major Study Field or Minor Study Field

8th Semester:

Practice
Final Degree Project

Career opportunities

Student’s competences

Knowledge of economic, social, legal and political public administration context; Knowledge of principles and values of public policy and public administration, selection of innovative management measures in the activities of public sector; Change and innovation management in public sector and public management organisations.

Student’s skills

– Able to establish public management priorities, formulate objectives and tasks, implement them and assess public programmes and projects;

– Able to perform analysis of public management processes, identify and distinguish results and long-term consequences of public policy, assess significant alternatives according to the set priorities of public policy;

– Able to identify practical problems of public management and prepare recommendations for their ethical solutions, individually select management measures used in the public administration practice applying various analytical instruments.