Popularity of study programmes in transport management among the applicants to Lithuanian higher schools, participating in joint admission programme

Abstract

The operation of industrial, construction and agriicultural enterprises as well as work efficiency and public opinion largely depend on reliability and effective performance of transport system Lithuanian universities train qualified specialists in transport management, who are highly appraised in the European Union and other countries. Two higher schools in Lithuania (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania) offer study programmes in transport management, leading to Bachelor's degree in Management and Business Administration. The present paper briefly describes a system of joint admission to Lithuanian higher schools which has been already used for several years in Lithuania. The problems of selecting applicants to Lithuanian universities and the level of knowledge of the applicants admitted to study the programmes in transport management will also be discussed.