Mechatronics (Bachelor of Engineering Sciences)

About the course

A four-year, 240-credit engineering degree taught in English. It combines mechanics, electronics and programming to design and control robotic and automated systems.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• KTU does not publish a rule for the Irish Leaving Cert specifically. The general rules are: completed secondary education, at least 60% in each subject used for the competitive score, and a pass in at least one state or equivalent school-leaving exam. The programme page says you should have finished school no more than three years before applying. KTU does its own academic recognition, which is free. It compares your qualification with the Lithuanian one and does not publish a set grade conversion. Ask KTU (academic.recognition@ktu.lt) how H and O grades are treated.
• The competitive score is 40% Maths, 40% one of Chemistry, Physics, Biology, IT, Geography or Engineering, and 20% English. So take Maths, a science subject and English in the Leaving Cert. Applicants who finished school before 2018 must sit KTU’s entrance exams instead.
• English: B2 is required (IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 75, CEFR B2 or equivalent, taken within the last two years). You are exempt if you are a native speaker, or if your previous studies were taught entirely in English and your documents show this. KTU also offers a free online English test. Check with KTU what proof an Irish applicant needs.

How to apply

1. Choose your Leaving Cert subjectsTake Maths, a science subject such as Physics, and English, and aim for at least 60% in each.
2. Apply on apply.ktu.eduUpload your passport or ID, your school certificate and results, and English proof if you need it, then pay the EUR 100 application fee. The 2026 deadline was 1 June. Check the 2027 date.
3. Academic recognitionKTU checks your school qualification free of charge, usually within a month. Send your final Leaving Cert results as soon as they are issued.
4. Accept your offer and enrolPay the advance first-year fee, sign the study agreement, arrange accommodation and arrive for the start of studies in early September.

Costs

• EUR 4,201 per year (EUR 70.02 per credit, 60 credits a year) for engineering programmes in 2026/27. KTU shows no separate EU rate. There is also a one-off, non-refundable EUR 100 application fee, and you pay the first year’s fee in advance once you get an offer. KTU automatically considers every international applicant for merit-based partial tuition waivers. EU citizens can also compete for tuition-free state-funded places through the national LAMA BPO system, but most of those places are on Lithuanian-taught courses, so check with LAMA BPO. The 2027/28 fee is not published yet.

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