Kaunas University of Technology
Bachelor in Food Science and Technology
Kaunas, Lithuania
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jun 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,108 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Providing people with quality, safe and healthy food daily is one of the most important global challenges that food scientists and technologists are facing today.
Why @KTU?
By studying bachelor’s in Food Science and Technology at KTU, you will gain the interdisciplinary competencies and skills necessary for future food technologist in the fields of food chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, technology and engineering. Also, you will integrate speciality knowledge with the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and economics.
This is one of a few bachelor's study programmes in Lithuania in the field of food technology, and the only one that has been awarded the international EQAS-Food Label quality mark. KTU is the only university in the Baltic States that offers studies on an international level accredited with this quality mark.
- Access to the food technology labs, which are provided with pilot-scale technological lines used to model and perform various technological processes
- The students gain practical skills while working together with experienced food technologists, being involved in real-life problem solving
- The graduates of this programme are valued by the employers for their unique mix of skills and knowledge in food technologies, food engineering, food chemistry, and microbiology
What will you study?
- Nutrients: structure, properties, functions in food, functions in the human organism, analysis methods
- Micro-organisms: structure, properties, the prevalence in food, biochemical processes
- Technologies: design, organisation, production, ensuring safety and quality, food additives
- Engineering: facilities, processes, systems
All international students automatically become candidates to receive the Scholarship for International Students, which is assigned for first-year Bachelor or Master students with strong academic records and motivation.
The residents of European Union countries and the global citizens of Lithuanian origin can apply for state-funded study places. This means that all the applicants, who fall into one of the aforementioned categories, will participate in the general admission’s competition for state-funded study places and get the chance to study free of charge, depending on their admission score.
Awards: BSc (Bachelor of Technological Sciences)
Credits: 240 ECTS
The graduates find jobs easily in food business companies
Food industry is one of the most important and largest economic sectors in Lithuania. The employers value the graduates of this program due to their knowledge of food technologies, food engineering, food chemistry, and microbiology, as well as practical skills. The majority of potential employers are the graduates of this program themselves.