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☝️ The most important facts in brief
- Medical studies abroad: Start in the winter (Sept/Oct) and summer semester (March/April).
- Application deadlines vary, often between April and September for winter semesters, usually in December for summer semesters.
- Only four European universities offer medical studies in the summer semester, while there is a greater choice in the winter semester.
- Popular countries for winter semester study programmes in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
- futuredoctor supports you in choosing a degree programme, applying and finding your way around.
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You can also start studying medicine abroad twice a year - in both the winter and summer semesters. The winter semester usually starts in September or October, while lectures for the summer semester usually begin in April. As the regular start of lectures is in the winter semester, you will also find a significantly larger number of universities and free places that start in October. You can find detailed information on the dates and available places in this overview.
Application deadlines for the summer and winter semesters
The application deadlines for individual universities abroad vary greatly. For example, for medical studies in the winter semester, some universities require you to submit your completed application by the end of April, while at other universities you have until September. Only a few universities start in the summer semester; the application deadline is usually at the beginning of December.
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Dates and deadlines of the universities for studying medicine abroad
Where can I study medicine abroad in the summer semester?
Medical studies in the summer semester are only offered at four universities in Europe:
| University | Study places Medicine SS |
| Stradins University Riga, Latvia | 240 |
| Medical University Lublin, Poland | 175 |
| Medical University of Silesia - Katowice, Poland | 147 |
| Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria | 189 |
Where can I study medicine abroad in the winter semester?
There is a larger selection of European universities for the winter semester. In the table you will find an overview of the most popular universities abroad that offer medical studies in German or English in the winter semester.
| University | Study places Medicine WS |
| Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria | 320 |
| Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 300 |
| University of Oxford, Great Britain | 159 |
| University of Oxford, Great Britain | 159 |
| Josip Juraj Strossmayer University - Osijek, Croatia | 60 |
| University of Split, Croatia | 60 |
| University of Rijeka, Croatia | 50 |
| University of Zagreb, Croatia | 50 |
| University of Health Sciences Kaunas, Lithuania | 70 |
| University of Latvia, Latvia | 60 |
| Stradins University Riga, Latvia | 374 |
| Medical University of Graz, Austria | 364 |
| Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria | 380 |
| Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria | 692 |
| Medical University of Vienna, Austria | 692 |
| Medical University of Lublin, Poland | 175 |
| Medical University of Silesia - Katowice, Poland | 147 |
| University of Medical Sciences - Poznan, Poland | 200 |
| Medical University of Silesia - Katowice, Poland | 147 |
| Medical University of Cluj, Romania | 200 |
| Victor Babes University of Medicine, Romania | 85 |
| University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", Romania | 200 |
| University of Basel, Switzerland | 190 |
| University of Bern, Switzerland | 320 |
| University of Fribourg, Switzerland | 125 |
| Jessenius University Martin, Slovakia | 180 |
| Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia | 240 |
| UPJS Kashov, Slovakia | 210 |
| Charles University Pilsen, Czech Republic | 90 |
| Charles University Prague, Czech Republic | 90 |
| Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic | 200 |
| Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic | 65 |
| Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary | 200 |
| Medical University of Pécs, Hungary | 170 |
| Medical University of Szeged, Hungary | 200 |
| University of Nicosia, Cyprus | 120 |
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Where can I study dentistry abroad in the summer semester?
The dentistry degree programme abroad is only offered at one university for international students in the summer semester:
| University | Number of places in the summer semester |
| Riga Stradins University, Latvia | 32 |
Where can I study dentistry abroad in the winter semester?
Studying dentistry abroad is almost exclusively offered in the winter semester. The number of study places at universities is significantly lower than for human medicine. Below you will find an overview of some European universities that offer dentistry degree programmes in German or English for the winter semester:
| University | Number of places in the winter semester |
| Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria | 144 |
| Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 120 |
| University of Split, Croatia | 30 |
| University of Rijeka, Croatia | 12 |
| University of Zagreb, Croatia | 24 |
| University of Latvia, Latvia | 12 |
| Riga Stradins University, Latvia | 62 |
| Medical University of Graz, Austria | 24 |
| Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria | 40 |
| Medical University of Vienna, Austria | 80 |
| University of Medical Sciences - Poznan, Poland | 70 |
| Victor Babes University of Medicine, Romania | 20 |
| Medical University of Cluj, Romania | 50 |
| University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", Romania | 70 |
| University of Basel, Switzerland | 32 |
| University of Bern, Switzerland | 40 |
| Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia | 35 |
| UPJS Kashov, Slovakia | 40 |
| Charles University Pilsen, Czech Republic | 20 |
| Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic | 40 |
| Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic | 20 |
| Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary | 200 |
| Medical University of Pécs, Hungary | 20 |
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