Studying Medicine in Poland: Szczecin, Wrocław, Łódź and Poznań at a Glance

Why Poland

Three arguments speak for Poland. First, distance: no other destination without a numerus clausus lies this close to Germany, and several locations are reachable by car or train within a few hours. Second, the curriculum, which structurally resembles the German set-up and can therefore be credited well in the event of a later transfer. Third, the long experience with international year groups: some of the English-language programmes at Polish universities have been running for decades.

As an EU member state, Poland supplies the legal basis as well: the state medical universities are listed in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC, and the degree is recognised in Germany, Austria and Switzerland without any additional examination.

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

The location with the shortest journey: Szczecin lies around 150 kilometres from Berlin. For students from northern and eastern Germany, a weekend visit home is therefore straightforward.

Academically, Szczecin is interesting above all because of its credit-transfer profile: experience shows that one subject semester is credited there after a single completed semester, and the entire preclinical phase after four. That makes Szczecin the location where an early transfer back to Germany costs the least time.

Wrocław Medical University

Wrocław is one of Poland's largest student cities, with a lively old town and good transport connections. The medical university offers human medicine and dentistry in English. For a transfer back, experience points to two credited subject semesters after three semesters abroad and four after the complete preclinical phase.

Medical University of Łódź

Łódź is among the most attractively priced locations in the country. Tuition fees are around EUR 7,460 per semester in human medicine and around EUR 8,320 in dentistry. The city is centrally located and the cost of living is among the lowest of the large Polish university cities.

Which Polish location fits your situation is something we clarify in a free consultation.

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Poznań University of Medical Sciences

Poznań is one of the best-known locations for international medical students in Poland, with a correspondingly large international community. Fees are around EUR 8,735 per semester in human medicine and around EUR 8,845 in dentistry.

Medical University of Białystok

This location in the east of the country offers human medicine in English at around EUR 7,860 per semester. Białystok is smaller and quieter than the western cities, and the cost of living is correspondingly low.

The locations at a glance

Fees at individual locations are adjusted annually and are sometimes staggered by year of study. We clarify the current terms, and the question of which location fits your profile, in a personal conversation.

Day-to-day study

Teaching is in English, in internationally mixed year groups. Polish courses are part of the curriculum and are needed by the clinical phase at the latest, when contact with patients begins. The university hospitals are large and cover a broad range of specialties, which means a great deal of hands-on practice in the clinical years in particular.

The cost of living runs to roughly EUR 500 to 750 a month depending on the city. Places in halls of residence are considerably cheaper than private flats, but availability is limited.

If you want to work through costs, housing and timing early on, arrange a free consultation.