Registration for Lithuanian Course
Important information regarding the Lithuanian Language course during the studies!
- VU Faculty of Medicine offers students a free of charge Lithuanian language course;
- B1 level of Lithuanian language is achieved after six semesters of attendance;
- One semester course is 5 ECTS credits;
- Students attend classes two times per week.
Why taking a Lithuanian language course is important:
- For communication with patients during the clinical courses and practises. Knowing the language eases communication and considerably helps the learning process.
- Easier to obtain licencing in the country of choice. After graduating from integrated Medicine studies, having a B1 level of Lithuanian, graduates may apply for a license to practice medicine according to the Law on Medical Practice of the Republic of Lithuania. That means graduates could get licenses issued in Lithuania and later they could start a practice in Lithuania or in another country where the LT license is valid or might help to get a license in that country in a faster and easier way. Applying for licenses in Lithuania is not mandatory but might shorten the procedures and time required to obtain a licence in another country.
Suspension, Termination, Continuation and Resumption
Suspension or Termination of Studies
Continuation or Resumption of Studies
For resumption of studies, please fill in the application form below and send it to the Coordinator of International Integrated Studies. You can address all the questions regarding the resumption process to the Academic consultant.
Case of Illness
Student (listener) final subject (module) assessment in case of illness:
•If a student informs that they are unable to participate in the final subject/module assessment procedure at a time indicated on the timetable due to an illness, the respective assessment for them will be postponed until the end of the session retaking period (first two weeks of next semester).
•If a student informs that they are unable to attend the final subject (module) assessment due to the deadline set for the first retaking (next two weeks of the next semester), the relevant assessment is postponed until the end of the month (1st of March, 1st of October). If the student (the listener) does not pass the exam/credit by the respective term, they must repeat the course of the respective study subject.
•A student, who is unable to come to the respective final assessment of academic attainments in a study subject (module) assessment, has to inform the responsible specialist of the Department of Studies of the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University (study coordinator) on the day of the final subject (module) assessment and has to present a document justifying the cause of failure to come within three working days.
Valid Excuse
A valid excuse is the documented inability to participate in the study process: certificate of incapacity for work, certificates issued by the police, court, other state institutions, orders of the Rector of the University and so on. Inability to participate because of being involved in transport (arrival) problems, pre-planned holidays, accommodation problems, paid or voluntary work outside the University or other reasons are not valid excuses. The validation of excuse is assessed by the Vice-Dean for Studies of the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University and he / she confirms the duration of the justified period.
Students Contact Details
A student must regularly check their personal and contact details and, if necessary, must update them. If the student fails to provide information about the change of contact details, the Faculty of Medicine is not responsible for the cases when the student does not receive the information. If there is a need for supplementation of personal data (changes of name, surname, etc.) the student must submit an Application changing personal data in the university records and documents confirming this supplementation of personal data.
Tuition Fee
The tuition fee is indicated in the student's Study Agreement (Section 2.11. Annual tuition fee, EUR.)
To pay the tuition fee, you should go to the eStudent application and follow the instructions below:
eStudent-> Finances -> Tax Receipts -> Payment receipt-> Read notes below (to get the receipt)-> Click Get the receipt
Notes
- In the field Semester select the fall or spring semester for which the tuition fee is paid.
- In the field Purpose (code), select the destination (code) depending on what you are paying.
- In the field Type of funding - the type of funding is shown according to the data in the database. There is a possibility that the order “to change the type of the student's funding” is not yet included in the database, you must choose the type of funding before printing a payment receipt.
- In the field Bank - choose a bank which will receive the payment.
- In the field Amount - the amount of studies is shown according to the data in the database. The amount of studies can be changed. The amount of studies must be the amount you would like to pay at that time. Externs and hospiters must enter the amount by themselves.
- The student’s address can be changed.
- With this program, you get a real (not a sample) payment receipt with all information. You must use the information contained in the receipt while paying online or at the place where payments can be collected.
- When paying online, the faculty number is the faculty code from the field Įmokos paskirtis from the printed receipt and the purpose of the payment is from the field Mokėjimo paskirtis.
- If you have questions regarding study or credit costs, ontact your study coordinator Coordinator of International Integrated Studies.
- A payment receipt is printed only in Lithuanian.
IMPORTANT! Please indicate in the payment order field the Payer: the student’s customer number (and the student’s full name and surname if the Payer is another person). The student’s customer number is indicated in the field Mokėtojo kodas. Please note: that all bank charges must be covered by the payer.
Those students who need INVOICE for paying tuition fees could print out it themselves:
eStudent-> Finances -> Tax Receipts -> Invoice
Procedure of Payment, Reimbursement and Recovery of Tuition Fees at Vilnius University
Student’s tuition fee may be adjusted in the event of taking fewer credits as compared to those indicated in the study plan, when studying under an individual study plan, upon failure to get the educational services established by the Agreement, in case of changing the study programme agreed upon transfer to a state-funded place and in other cases established by the council of the core academic unit.
Assessment of Learning Outcomes, Repeating Study Subject, Academic debts
Unsuccessful exams (credits) may be retaken once within the first 2 weeks of the new semester and, if the exam period has been extended, within 2 weeks of the expiration of the extended term. Failure to pass the exam (ECTS credit) is a debt.
If a student fails to retake the course unit (module) exam (i.e. receives a grade lower than 5 points out of 10), a debt is recorded, which can be eliminated by repeating the course unit (module)
More information can be found here
Changing the Study Programme
Students of the first cycle, second cycle and integrated study programmes shall be able to change their study programme to another if they have essentially fulfilled the requirements of the first semester of the new study programme. Requirements are considered to be essentially fulfilled, if differences between the studied programme and the programme that the person will study comprise no more than 15 credits. Such programme differences shall not be considered as failed courses and can be eliminated within one year.
Students who wish to change their study programme must not have any failed courses. For more information about the possibilities and procedures contact the Academic consultant.
Recognition of Diploma
Please note that as of 1 November 2019 certificates on recognition of conformity of professional qualification obtained by health care professionals to the requirements of the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 are issued by the Accreditation Agency.
Before this date health care professionals had to apply to the Ministry of Health and then other relevant authorities for the recognition of qualification in order to obtain the licence. As the assessment of professionals’ qualifications was optimised, healthcare professionals will be able to have their qualifications recognised and a licence issued to pursue a certain activity (if an application to obtain it was submitted) in one agency.
As of 1 November 2019 healthcare professionals, who plan to work abroad and who need certificates on the conformity of professional qualification of a health care professional obtained in Lithuanian educational institutions and of supporting documents to the requirements of Directive 2005/36/EC, have to apply to the Accreditation Agency according to the procedure provided in the website of the Agency (https://www.vaspvt.gov.lt/node/1321) at Juozapavičiaus str. 9, Vilnius, or by e-mail . Consultations on the recognition of professional qualification and on the issue of certificates are provided by the chief specialist of Professionals’ Licencing Division Ms. Dalia Jelinskienė, telephone +370 698 28616.
Application form and more information here: https://www.vaspvt.gov.lt/en/node/1339