
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Kaunas, Lithuania
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,108 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results
Key Summary
Introduction
The electrical Engineering program prepares high-qualification specialists, have knowledge of electrical engineering, electrical mechanics, and electricity engineering and an understanding of the power electronics, energy converters, electrical machines, electricity networks, and the electricity market, able to design and use electricity, energy, and electronics equipment, and solve the problems of its generation.
Values
- The possibility to choose the specifics of studies
The students are provided with an opportunity to choose four more specialized groups of study modules (alternatives) in addition to the basic study program modules, i.e. Electrical and Control Equipment, Energy Converters and Control, Electrical Power Systems and Control, and Information Technology of Electrical Engineering. - Good knowledge of all engineering processes
During the studies, the students deepen their knowledge of electric, electronic and electromechanical automation and energy devices, control of energy converters, their use in various electricity and electronics fields. When performing practical tasks, they learn how to create, design, and use electrical devices, energy converters and transformers, intelligent electricity networks, apply information technologies. - The students and lecturers work as partners
The students and lecturers of the Electrical Engineering study program work as partners, the attitude of students to the studied objects is highly appreciated and they are provided with the most favorable conditions to seek knowledge and improve. - Modern electrical engineering laboratories are used in the process of studies
By working in laboratories equipped with modern laboratory equipment, the students acquire modern practical skills which are highly valued among employers after the completion of their studies. - Product and service development
Are you interested in creating real products and services while studying? It is now possible to test yourself by getting involved in a product development project (PDP). During the project, you will work in teams, collaborating with KTU researchers and social partners. While solving current, relevant problems you will improve your teamwork, project management, and problem-solving skills, deepen your professional knowledge and expand your career opportunities.
Admissions
Curriculum
Score structure
First subject
- Mathematics
Second subject
- Chemistry or Physics or Biology or Information Technology or Geography
Third subject
- English language
Curriculum
1 semester
- Classical Physics
- Engineering Graphics
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Introduction to Programming for Engineers
- Introduction to Speciality: Modern Electric Power Systems
- Mathematics 1
2 semester
- Computer Drawing
- Engineering Materials
- Engineering Mechanics
- Mathematics 2
- Physics 2
Foreign Language Electives (Level C1) 2023 (Select 6 credits)
- Academic and Technical Communication in English (Level C1)
- French Language (Level C1)
- German Language (Level C1)
- Russian Language (Level C1)
3 semester
- Analysis of Electric Circuits 1
- Electrical Materials and Measurements
- General Chemistry
- Theory of Probability and Statistics
Electives of Philosophy and Sustainable Development 2023 (Select 6 credits)
- Media Philosophy
- Sustainable Development
4 semester
- Analysis of Electric Circuits 2
- Applied Electronics
- Electrical Networks
- Electromechanics
- Fundamentals of Applied Thermodynamics
- Lighting Engineering
5 semester
- Automatic Control Theory
- Electric Drives
- Electrical Transport Systems
- Electromagnetic Field
- Power Electronics
Specialization Electives or Optional Subjects
- Electrical and Control Equipment
- Analogue Signals and Devices
- Analogue Signals and Devices
- Energy Converters and Control
- High Power Electrical Machines
- High Power Electrical Machines
- Information Technology of Electrical Engineering
- Power System Transients
- Power System Transients
- Optional Subjects
6 semester
High Voltage Engineering
Group of Electives (Select 12 credits)
- Electives of Entrepreneurship Education 2023
- Optional Subjects 2023
- Product Development Project
Specialization Electives or Optional Subjects
- Electrical and Control Equipment
- Automation Micromachines
- Simulation of Electrical and Control Devices
- Automation Micromachines
- Simulation of Electrical and Control Devices
- Energy Converters and Control
- Energy Converter Control
- Reliability and Maintenance of Electric Devices
- Energy Converter Control
- Reliability and Maintenance of Electric Devices
- Information Technology of Electrical Engineering
- Electric Power Systems and Microgrids
- Relay Protection and Automation 2
- Electric Power Systems and Microgrids
- Relay Protection and Automation 2
- Optional Subjects
7 semester
- Electric Power Economics and Market
- Power Engineering Projects and Their Management
- Smart Microprocessor based systems
- Work Safety
Specialization Electives or Optional Subjects
- Electrical and Control Equipment
- Devices Design Project
- Digital Logic Design
- Power Digital Control
- Devices Design Project
- Digital Logic Design
- Power Digital Control
- Energy Converters and Control
- Electric Power Systems for Industry plants
- Fundamentals of Stability of Power Converters
- Project of Electrical Machines
- Electric Power Systems for Industry plants
- Fundamentals of Stability of Power Converters
- Project of Electrical Machines
- Information Technology of Electrical Engineering
- Digital Communication and Information Systems in Electric Power Systems
- Power System Protection and Control Technology
- Digital Communication and Information Systems in Electric Power Systems
- Power System Protection and Control Technology
- Optional Subjects
8 semester
- Bachelor’s Degree Final Project
- Professional Internship
Program Outcome
Student’s competences
- Understand qualitative and quantitative characteristics of electrical equipment, principles of its operation, and areas of application
- To design and operate electrical and electronics equipment, solve problems of its development and production
- Understand analog and digital signal processing methods, electronic and microprocessor processing devices, and their design principles
- Analyse and apply new technologies for electricity generation, use, conversion, transfer, and distribution
Student’s skills
- Able to develop and design electrical devices, design and operate electrical systems and solve their financial tasks
- Able to make engineering decisions assessed in terms of ethics, social norms, environmental protection and safety
- Able to apply knowledge and understanding in the analysis of engineering products, processes, and methods, to select, critically assess, analyze and interpret information, and make motivated decisions
Career Opportunities
The growing demand for the graduates
The demand for electricity both in our country and in the world is increasing; therefore, this requires the improvement of technologies in the fields of electricity, power electronics, and engineering. The demand for specialists in this field is growing accordingly. According to the research performed by “Forbes” magazine, the demand for electrical engineers is constantly growing. According to the data of the Labour Exchange Market of Lithuania, there is a constant lack of electrical power engineering specialists on the labour market.
The graduates are welcomed in such famous international companies as “ABB”, “GE”, “Siemens”, “Schneider Electric”, as well as Lithuanian companies “Lietuvos energija”, “Litgrid”, “ESO”, “AWALED”, “Elinta”, “Fima”, “Kauno energetikos remontas”, “Elektromontuotojas”, “Accel elektronika”, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania, the National Commission for Energy Control and Prices, and other state and business institutions.
You may become
Electrical Mechanic and Electrician
- Mounting, regulation, and repair of electrical elements in electrical equipment, engines, generators, switching machinery, control machinery, devices or lifts, and other similar equipment;
- Design, installation, technical maintenance, and repair of electrical and hydraulic lifts for the transport of persons and goods, escalators, moving walks, and other lifting equipment;
- Installation, testing, commissioning, technical maintenance, and repair of electrical equipment, installation, and control systems.
Electronics Engineer
- Establishment of control standards and procedures ensuring efficient operation and safety of electronic systems, engines, and equipment;
- Design of electronic devices and parts thereof, circuits, semiconductor devices, and systems, and provision of consultations on these issues;
- Establishment of production or installation methods, materials, and quality standards, management of production or installation of electronic products and systems.
Electrical Engineer
- Design of electric engines, electric traction, and other equipment or electrical household appliances systems and consultations on these issues;
- Establishment of control standards and procedures for monitoring of operation and safety of electricity generation and transmission systems, engines, and equipment;
- Design, control, and monitoring of power plants and electricity generation, transmission and distribution systems, and provision of consultations on these issues.
Electrical Engineering specialist
- Technical control of production, installation, use, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems and equipment assuring their proper operation and compliance with technical specifications and regulating documents;
- Planning of installation methods, an inspection of safety and control of the installed equipment, or initial start-up of new electrical systems or equipment;
- Design of electrical installation and circuits, preparation of drawings, preparation of detailed estimations of the number of materials, costs and labor costs required for production.
Power plant operator
- Control of electrical equipment’s start-up and shutdown, as well as switching, regulation of water levels and maintenance of communication with system operators while regulating and coordinating transmission loads, frequency and line voltage;
- Registration of power plant’s data and preparation of reports, consulting with other power plant employees while assessing equipment’s performance, repair of defects;
- Management and control of electricity generation systems and equipment while generating and distributing electricity.
Program Admission Requirements
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