Study programmes in transport engineering and telecommunication engineering: attractiveness among applicants to Lithuanian universities

Abstract

The operation of industrial, construction and agricultural enterprises as well as work efficiency and public opinion largely depends on reliability and effective performance of transport and telecommunication. The qualified specialists of Lithuanian universities educated in transport engineering and telecommunication engineering are highly appraised in the European Union countries and others countries. The present paper deals with the higher education system of Lithuania, also describes a system of joint admission to Lithuanian higher schools, which is being already used for several years in this country. The problems of selecting applicants to the Lithuanian universities and the level of knowledge of the applicants admitted to study the programmes in transport engineering and telecommunication engineering, and other study programmes are also discussed in the present paper.