How to apply

Before you apply:

1. Make sure that your qualification is a higher education qualification or a qualification giving access to higher education;

2. Your qualification belongs to the formal education system of the country of its origin (for example, it was issued by a recognised and/ or competent institution);

3. Make sure that you have a complete documentation package, which meets our documentation requirements.

 For more information, please refer to General Documentation Requirements and Country Specific Requirements.

Application steps

To apply for studies at Utenos kolegija/ Higher Education Institution, follow these steps:

1. Choose a study programme.
2. Fill in the Application form and send it to admission@utenos-kolegija.lt
3. Pay the non-refundable application fee of 50 €.
4. Receive your application evaluation results.
5. Confirm your acceptance by paying the first-year tuition fee.
6. Sign the study contract and receive your admission letter.
7. Start visa application procedure.
8. Register for studies.

Required documents

For citizens of member states of the European Union or member states of the European Economic Area (EEA):

1. Filled standard application form ;
2. A copy of a personal identification document (passport or ID) certified by the notary or other adequate institution;
3. original documents or copies confirmed by the notary of not lower than high/secondary school graduation certificate (certificate, diploma and supplements). The documents should be translated into English or Lithuanian languages. The translation has to be certified by the notary (or other adequate institution);
4. A payment receipt of the admission fee (original) or its copy;
5. Documents legalizing change of name or surname or copy authorized by the notary in case the documents certifying the obtained education are issued under the other name and (or) surname;

6. A decision by the Centre for the Quality Assessment of Studies on the academic recognition of foreign qualification.  

   The following qualifications are recognised automatically without any additional procedures:

   ·         The European Baccalaureate Diploma

   ·         Estonian and Latvian qualifications concerning higher education awarded from 2019

   ·         higher education qualifications of Belgium, Estonia, Netherlands, Latvia and Luxembourg, specified in Annex 1 of the Treaty on the automatic recognition of higher education qualifications and which meet the conditions set out in Article 4 of the Treaty.

For nationals of other countries and stateless persons:

1. Filled standard application form;
2. A copy of a personal identification document (passport or ID) certified by the notary or other adequate institution;
3. Copies of documents certifying at least secondary education (certificate, diploma, annexes, appendices, study certificate) in the original language following the established procedure. If the documents are not issued in English, a translation of the education document (certificate, diploma, study certificate) and their appendixes into Lithuanian or English must also be submitted;
4. A payment receipt of the admission fee (original) or its copy;
5. Documents legalizing change of name or surname or copy authorized by the notary in case the documents certifying the obtained education are issued under other name and (or) surname;
6. A copy of documents certifying at least B1 / B2 foreign (English and/or Russian) language/language proficiency (if applicable) or an international foreign language examination certificate following the established procedure;
7. Certified copies and translations of documents must be notarized or stapled following the procedure laid down by the authority which prepared them.

Admission fee

An admission fee of 50 EUR should be transferred to the following account. The admission fee is not refundable.

Deadlines

Foreigners intending to study at the University have to submit the documents before July 1^st (for winter intake) or November 1^st  (for spring intake).

The documents should be submitted to Utenos kolegija, 7 Maironio str., LT 28142 Utena, Lithuania, or by e-mail to  admission@utenos-kolegija.lt.