Study Transfer from Croatia: from Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osijek to a New University

Which Medical Faculties Are There in Croatia?

• University of Osijek — German-language medical programme, a rarity throughout Europe. To the location article.
• University of Zagreb — the largest and oldest medical faculty in the country, human medicine in English. To the location article.
• University of Split — human medicine in English, campus by the sea. To the location article.
• University of Rijeka — human medicine in English with its own hospital. To the location article.

Admission follows entrance examinations in biology, chemistry and physics, not the school-leaving grade. Tuition fees depend on faculty and programme and range from approximately 9,000 to 13,000 EUR per academic year.

Why Do Students from Croatia Transfer to Another University?

One Subject Becomes a Bottleneck

Croatian curricula are sequentially structured. Those who fail a foundational subject often cannot complete the academic year — a semester's delay quickly becomes a full year.

Language in Clinical Operations

By the clinical section at the latest, Croatian becomes important in patient contact. Those who find this impedes access find better conditions at a university with consistently English-language clinical operations.

Something Has Changed Personally

Family, relationship, finances, relocation — legitimate reasons for a location change and no reason to abandon the degree.

How Does the Study Transfer from Croatia Work?

1. Review documents. Transcript of Records with ECTS and grades plus enrolment certificate. Free and non-binding.
2. Determine target year. Matching against the curriculum of the target university before anything is submitted.
3. Reserve a place. Places in higher years are allocated upon receipt of complete documents.
4. Recognition procedure. The target university formally recognises credits; we assist with translations and notarisation.
5. Enrol and continue studying. Deregistration in Croatia is the final step.

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Where Can You Transfer To from Croatia?

University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine Foča (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

One of our core locations, for which we hold representation in German-speaking countries. State faculty with its own university hospital, human and dental medicine in English, listed in ANABIN, EU-compliant accreditation until 2033. 3,500 EUR per academic year, starting in November, practical year optionally completed entirely at a German teaching hospital. The geographical and cultural proximity makes the transfer from Croatia particularly straightforward. Assessments here are typically very high — transfer students generally enter a high year of study. To the Foča study guide.

University of Niš, Faculty of Medicine (Serbia)

Large public university with its own university hospital, human medicine in English, 360 ECTS, MD degree. 1,500 EUR per quarter, i.e. 6,000 EUR per academic year. To the Niš location article.

MediCampus Europeo, Malta

Campus in Il-Furjana near Valletta, human medicine in English, Maltese MFHEA licence, English as official language in daily life. Transfer from the second year onwards, 14,500 EUR per year with single payment. To the Valletta location article.

The complete list of all NC-free options can be found in the Study transfer article on Bulgaria.

How High the Assessment Turns Out Depends on the Individual Case

All paths mentioned here are designed to give you the highest possible year placement through us — without or with minimal loss of time. However, this only becomes binding after your documents have been reviewed. As a rule of thumb: usually no more than two exams may be outstanding, whose ECTS credits must not exceed a certain upper limit, for a transfer to the next higher year to be possible. What is feasible in your case is clarified in the free consultation.

What the Transfer Means Financially

Croatia costs approximately 9,000 to 13,000 EUR per academic year. Foča costs 3,500 EUR, Niš 6,000 EUR. With a transfer in the third year, that is around 22,000 to 38,000 EUR less in tuition fees over the remaining four years, plus the lower living costs of 450 to 500 EUR per month. Our placement fee is success-based.

Why You Should Seek Advice as Early as Possible

• Places are limited and allocated upon receipt of complete documents.
• Deadlines are running: Foča starts in November, Malta in October, Niš admits quarterly.
• Being enrolled is the better starting position — hence the consultation before the next resit.

Reviewing your documents takes a few days and costs nothing. Book a free study consultation.