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Bioinformatics

Vilnius University · Lithuania

Bioinformatics

Computer science joined to biology: analysing biological data and building computational methods, for research and high-tech industry.

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Where
VilniusLithuania
Degree
Bachelor in Bioinformatics
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
September 2027
Apply by
Not published yet2026: EU/EFTA apply by 1 July; non-EU by 1 May
Admission
SelectiveIB grades
EU/EEA fee
€4,500 a year
More facts
Degree
Bachelor in Bioinformatics
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
September 2027

Deadlines

Not published yet2026: EU/EFTA apply by 1 July; non-EU by 1 May

  1. 1 July 2027*

    Vilnius University - applications close for EU/EFTA citizens
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Vilnius University has one intake a year and splits the deadline by citizenship. For autumn 2026 the page said: "1 May for applicants from non-EU/EFTA countries" and "1 July for applicants who are citizens of EU/EFTA countries and for non-EU/EFTA applicants with a 90-day visa-free period that has not yet been exceeded". As an EU/EFTA citizen you are in the July group. For the 2027/2028 round admissions.vu.lt now reads (25 September 2026): applications open on 1 December 2026, with 1 May for applicants from non-EU/EFTA countries and 1 July for EU/EFTA citizens and non-EU/EFTA applicants whose visa-free period has not been exceeded. Two things that are not dates but behave like them: the application fee is 100 EUR, non-refundable, and "An online application will be processed only after the application fee is collected and the application is submitted with all the required documents", so an unpaid invoice on the closing day is a missed deadline; and admission can close early, because the published deadline runs only until the limit of study places is reached. EU and EFTA citizens may apply for state-funded as well as fee-paying places. Vilnius gives 1 July with no year, both on this page and on its admissions site for the 2027/2028 round (which opens on 1 December 2026), so this site assumes 2027.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Lithuania

What it is

Mathematics, computer science and the life sciences are taught side by side, with teachers from the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, the Life Sciences Center and research institutes. Early semesters cover biology, chemistry, discrete mathematics, programming and biochemistry; later ones cover genetics, molecular and cell biology, algorithms, statistics, databases, software engineering and several courses in bioinformatics itself. Laboratory and programming practicals run throughout, with project work and a final internship and bachelor thesis. Graduates work as bioinformatics software specialists in research laboratories, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and genetic research, or continue to a master's or doctorate.

What you need

  • Any IB MathsAverage of at least 7.5 of 10
  • Any IB EnglishAverage of at least 7.5 of 10
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Vilnius University

Admitted on the grades in your IB results (upload diploma and transcript). Many programmes add a motivation letter, interview or video task; Medicine and Dentistry waive the exam with HL Biology 5 and Chemistry 5.

Where it says so

Check it on vu.lt

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Interview
    Maths and English averages of at least 7.5 out of 10, plus a remote motivational interview for everyone.
Sources (2)
  1. Bioinformatics at VU — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at VU

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