Kaunas University of Technology PhD in Education
Kaunas University of Technology

Kaunas University of Technology

PhD in Education

Kaunas, Lithuania

PhD

4 years

English

Full time

01 Sep 2026

01 Oct 2026

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About : The PhD in Education program focuses on developing advanced research skills and theoretical foundations in the field of education. Students engage in critical analyses of educational systems, and they’re equipped to contribute innovative solutions to educational challenges. The program typically spans three to five years, allowing for in-depth study and research.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various career paths including roles in academia, educational policy, administration, or counseling. Potential job titles include university professor, educational researcher, and policy analyst among others. This qualification opens doors to leadership positions within educational institutions and organizations.

Joint doctoral studies with the Lithuanian Sports University, Šiauliai University (from 2021 – Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy). Coordinating institution: Lithuanian Sports University.

Educational research provided by the team is based on the contemporary approach to education and learning, as well as on the using the best Lithuanian and world-wide pedagogical traditions. The team understands well that the boundaries of the discipline of Education have already broadened. The educational researchers focus not only on young generation’s and adults‘ formal, informal, non-formal education and learning, social education and education management, issues related to higher education but also on modern educational technologies, educational and learning environments and other issues related to educational innovations. Research is also carried out in the fields of employees‘ organizational learning in knowledge organizations, learning communities, development of learning cities and regions in terms of educational and learning challenges they face.

Having more than 50 years of experience and well known for preparing more than 100 PhDs who have knowledge of modern education, a team of researchers in Educational Science from Kaunas University of Technology is a recognised Centre of excellence in the field in Lithuania.

The high quality of doctoral studies is ensured not only by contribution in research projects on the most relevant topics nowadays but also by an active collaboration with the academics from University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), University of Haifa (Israel), California State University, Fullerton (USA) and others. Doctoral students participate in Erasmus+ exchanges that enable them to be active in an academic field on an international scale.