MScVehicle Engineering

Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc (Master of Engineering Sciences)
Course code	6211EX021

Tuition fee	€5,538 per year *KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results
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

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) • a university Bachelor’s degree(min. length – 180 ECTS) in Engineering, Technology, Mathematics, Informatics or Physical Sciences study field, with a good average grade (min. CGPA>60%), • motivation (skype interview), • proficiency in English: IELTS ≥6.0, TOEFL ≥85, CEFR ≥C1, IESOL C1, GRE, PTE or equivalent. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian / Russian. 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 Studentu 50 LT-51368 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: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), PTE, or another equivalent 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.

More information	admissions.ktu.edu/..m-vehicle-engineering

Overview

Before long, the world will have to deal with the inevitable problem of fossil fuel shortage, which will force us to look for alternative solutions for transporting people and goods. Transport researchers and government agencies need to address the growing negative impacts of the transport system on humans and the environment, and new knowledge from transport engineers is particularly needed.

On this KTU MSc Vehicle Engineering programme, you will acquire new knowledge and competencies necessary to meet the challenges of the contemporary transport industry. The curriculum of the programme was designed to educate you on the methodology for the development of green vehicles, that can be equipped with hybrid powertrains or running on alternative fuels, and exploration of scientific engineering solutions for improved performance of powertrains.

As a qualified vehicle engineering professional, you will significantly contribute to safe and sustainable transport and logistics system of the future.

• Updated labs of Transportation and Mechatronic Systems, Aerodynamics equipped with a wind tunnel, DL, TRITOP technologies and VISSIM and VISUM software are open for student research projects
• You will use state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies and design environments, such as CATIA, ADAMS
• This is an MA+ study programme, which means that while studying, you will have the possibility to acquire individually chosen competences or select the career an expert path

Values:

Well equipped laboratories with latest software:

• Studies and research are carried out in modern laboratories of Transportation and Mechatronic Systems, Aerodynamics: wind tunnel, using DL, TRITOP equipment, and VISSIM and VISUM software.

During studies using modern technologies:

• Application of the state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies and design environments – CATIA, ADAMS, etc. – employed by international companies working in the industry of development of vehicles.

Master+:

• Master+ model offers either a masterpiece in the specialisation or strengthens managerial/interdisciplinary skills by choosing individual set of competencies required for career.

Discover Europe with Erasmus+:

• Choose from a variety of European cities for your Erasmus+ studies. Experience diverse cultures, languages, and academic environments while gaining invaluable international experience. Seize the opportunity to broaden your horizons and make unforgettable memories with Erasmus+.

Programme structure

Expertise in links between aspects and technological solutions in project management and business transport sector and their economic outcomes
Sustainable transport development
Quality in transport

Planning and implementation of analytical, modelling and experimental research in vehicles, systems and technological processes
Adaptive mechanics: theory, links, mechanisms
Tests of transport means
Numerical mechanics of deformable solid body

Development and application of vehicle- or system-specific models
Transport systems
Control systems of train
Stability of transport means

Improvement and design of vehicles, process equipment and systems
Vehicle dynamics
Dynamics of train
Vehicle design

Career opportunities

Student’s competencies:

• Knowledge of project management and business aspects in the transportation industry, and links between technological solutions and their economic effects;
• Analytical thinking;
• Planning and realisation of the research for modelling and experimental vehicles, systems, and technological processes;
• Development and application of models;
• Improvement and design of vehicles and technological equipment;
• Openness to experience;
• Management of critical situations.

Student’s skills:

• Able to design equipment;
• Able to apply relevant methods and technologies;
• Able to develop, and improve vehicles and their systems;
• Able to modernize equipment;
• Able to create merger models for vehicles and transportation systems;
• Able to perform research and synthesis of models.

You may become:

• You may become;
• Transportation and mechanical systems specialist;
• Designer of vehicles and mechanical equipment;
• Transportation system specialist;
• Technological process management and production specialist.