Among the most popular choices – studies at Kauno kolegija

1488 future students will start their studies at Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution (HEI) this year. 1327 of them will study at the faculties of Business, Technologies, Medicine and Arts and Education in Kaunas, 161 at the Alytus Faculty of Kauno kolegija HEI. This is the largest number of future students among all higher education institutions in Kaunas. It is also noticeable that Kauno kolegija HEI continues to be the leader not only in Kaunas but also in Lithuania in terms of the number of incoming freshmen. This year, this higher education institution is the third in terms of the number of students admitted to study – it is surpassed only by Vilnius University and Vilnius kolegija Higher Education Institution.

Jolanta Bareikienė, Vice Director for Studies, notes that this year’s discussions and changes regarding the minimum competitive score, the mandatory state matriculation exam in mathematics for admission to non-state-funded places, the requirement for graduates to pass 3 state matriculation assessment subjects brought uncertainty, so the results of admissions were awaited with anticipation. ‘There are a little bit fewer people enrolling in Kauno kolegija HEI, but the changes are not drastic. Since we adhered to the minimum competitive score of 3.2 for both state-funded and non-state-funded places, this had an impact on the decrease in the number of applicants. For some students, the score is not achievable, and some higher education institutions lowered the score more, so less ambitious graduates chose those institutions. We hope that more motivated graduates choose to study at Kauno kolegija HEI,’ says J. Bareikienė, Vice Director for Studies.
Dr Inga Stravinskienė, Vice Director for Organisational Development shares that despite the even stronger competitive situation among higher education institutions due to the minimum competitive score, Kauno kolegija HEI was able to receive the largest number of students among Kaunas higher education institutions. ‘It is important to mention that we made a number of qualitative decisions regarding the optimisation of the study programme package, which changed the situation of admission results. For those who wish to study, we offer a truly wide range of study programmes, ever-expanding opportunities to get involved in scientific applied research and art activities, international opportunities to study in a wide geographic area, to do internships in advanced foreign higher education institutions, and in the case of some study programmes, also in business and other organisations,’ shares. Dr I. Stravinskienė. The Vice Director for Organisational Development notes that, based on the results of surveys of students, their decision to choose Kauno kolegija HEI was also influenced by good feedback from employers and graduates about the studies and their quality: ‘This is the result of the reliable quality of studies at Kauno kolegija HEI developed over many years.’

2 Sept 2024