Doctoral (PhD) studies include PhD courses, focused research, dissertation preparation and defense. The full-time and part-time PhD studies are available at Vilnius University. The duration of a full-time PhD programme is four years, the duration of part-time PhD programme is six years.
More information about the doctoral (PhD) studies at Vilnius University.
Study process
The studies begin on the 1st of October.
Within two weeks from the beginning of the doctoral studies, a doctoral student, assisted by the supervisor, shall prepare an individual PhD studies, research, result publication and dissertation preparation plan, and the studies‘ timeline. The plan must include projected research activities and elective PhD courses that are assessed at examinations.
At the end of each year, the progress of a PhD student is reviewed. The student who does not pass the review is expelled from the PhD studies by Rector‘s Order. A PhD student may also be expelled due to the behavior that is not compatible with the ethical norms of the academic community.
The University grants the doctoral degree and issues the doctoral diploma to a person who successfully defended a dissertation. The form of a doctoral diploma and the procedure for printing, accounting, and registration of diploma forms are determined by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
The detailed information is provided by the Division of Doctoral and Postdoctoral studies (Vilnius University Headquarters, Universiteto g. 3, Vilnius, tel. +370 2687095, +370 2687094, +370 2687093).
Doctoral Research Fund
The Vilnius University doctoral fund encourages PhD students of the faculty to conduct high-level research and disseminate their work in international conferences and scientific journals.
The Doctoral Fund finances the following activities:
1. doctoral student's studies or internship at another institution, participation in a summer/winter school, scientific conference and symposium, as well as the registration fee for the event: SUBMIT APPLICATION
2. the purchase of goods (including fixed assets), materials or services necessary for the doctoral candidate's research on the subject of his/her thesis: SUBMIT APPLICATION
3. publishing an article in a journal (including English language editing): SUBMIT APPLICATION
4. editing and printing of the doctoral dissertation
Each full-time and part-time doctoral student is allocated 1 500 and 1 000 euros of research budget per year, respectively.
Syllabus of examinations in Economics and Management
Syllabus of examinations in Management
- Research Methodology and Methods
- Audit Concepts and Procedures
- Theories and Researches of Financial Accounting
- Methods and Procedures of Financial and Performance Analysis
- Quality Management Conceps Models Methodology
- Service Management Concepts and Practice
- Marketing Theory and Methods
- Strategic Management
- Consumer Behaviour
- Business Intelligence Technologies
- Business Intergration
- Knowledge and Innovation Management
- Human Resource Management Theories
- Management Theory
Main regulations of the PhD studies
Vilnius University Regulation for Doctoral Studies (untill 2016 inclusive)
Vilnius University Regulation for Doctoral Studies (from 2017)
Defended dissertations
Regulation of the annual PhD student progress review at the Doctoral Committee
For the annual progress review, PhD students must submit the following documents:
Full-time PhD (4 years) students:
After the 1st year: the extract of Department‘s protocol, report on the PhD progress and activities held during the academic year.
After the 2nd-3rd year: the extract of Department‘s protocol, report on the PhD progress and activities held during the academic year, a presentation to the PhD Committee (no longer than 10 minutes) of the progress, the preliminary draft of the parts of a dissertation.
After the 4th year (late for the defense): the extract of Department‘s protocol, report on the PhD progress and activities held during the academic year, a presentation to the PhD Committee (no longer than 10 minutes) of the progress, the preliminary draft of a dissertation.
Part-time PhD (6 years) students:
After the 1st-2nd year: the extract of Department‘s protocol, report on the PhD progress and activities held during the academic year.
After the 3rd-5th year: the extract of Department‘s protocol, report on the PhD progress and activities held during the academic year, a presentation to the PhD Committee (no longer than 10 minutes) of the progress, the preliminary draft of the parts of a dissertation.
After the 6th year (late for the defense): the extract of Department‘s protocol, report on the PhD progress and activities held during the academic year, a presentation to the PhD Committee (no longer than 10 minutes) of the progress, the preliminary draft of a dissertation.
Important:
- The presentations during the annual PhD progress review are delivered only by full-time students of 2rd year upwards and part-time students of 3rd year upwards.
- Newly accepted PhD students must assure that their Departments approve their PhD studies plan (plan of studies, dissertation topic and dissertation supervisor) and submit the approved PhD studies plan to the Research and PhD coordinator.