Transfer from ASOMI College of Sciences: Where to Continue Medicine or Dentistry in 2026

What is ASOMI College of Sciences and what does it teach in English?

ASOMI College of Sciences (ACS) is a private higher education institution in Malta, licensed by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority under licence number 2020-009. It teaches in English at campuses in Pembroke, Swieqi and St. Julian's. Its health portfolio includes a six-year Degree in Medicine and a six-year Degree in Dental Medicine, each worth 360 ECTS.

Alongside those two, ACS lists bachelor programmes in physiotherapy and osteopathy at 240 ECTS each, dental hygiene and psychology at 180 ECTS each, and a two-year master in sport physiotherapy at 120 ECTS. Tuition for medicine and for dental medicine is stated as 15,500 EUR for each academic year. Malta itself is a small EU member state where English is an official language, which is one reason students from across Europe look there in the first place.

Can you transfer from ASOMI College of Sciences to another university?

Yes. Students who have started medicine or dentistry at ASOMI College of Sciences in Malta can continue the same subject at another university, and Medschool Experts organises the move. We are the leading specialist for study transfers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine, and we work with the world's largest choice of official partner universities.

What travels with you is your record: completed semesters, ECTS, the exams you have passed and the syllabus behind them. Because ACS teaches in English and works inside the European ECTS system, that record is straightforward for a receiving faculty to read. We do not publish a formula, because there is none. We review each transcript against the curricula of our partner universities and tell you where the highest realistic entry point sits.

The Malta study transfer guide covers the country-level picture in more detail.

Why do students transfer from ASOMI College of Sciences?

Students leave ASOMI College of Sciences in Malta for the same four reasons we hear everywhere in Europe: cost, exam fit, personal or organisational circumstances, and a career goal in the United States. None of these is a verdict on the university. Each is a question of fit between one person and one place.

Cost is the most common. Tuition of 15,500 EUR per year plus 900 to 1,100 EUR per month of living costs in Malta adds up to roughly 26,000 to 29,000 EUR a year. Some families can carry that for six years. Many cannot.

Second, exam fit. Some students pass everything except one or two subjects, again and again, because the format does not suit how they learn. A different faculty with a different rhythm often solves that. This is one of the things we are specialists in. Third, personal or organisational reasons, from health to family to simply needing a change of city. Fourth, a career in the United States, which calls for a curriculum built with the USMLE in mind.

Where can ASOMI College of Sciences students transfer to?

A transfer is possible, and Medschool Experts offers it. We have 25+ partner universities in Europe specifically for students in this situation, with English-taught programmes in Medicine and in Dentistry. Which one fits depends on your goal: a lower total cost, an exam format that suits you, an EU degree or preparation for the United States. That is why we check every profile individually and free of charge. We do not publish lists of accepting universities, because the right match is a question of your record, not of a table.

A study transfer is a complex undertaking. Our experts have almost 10 years of experience in study transfers worldwide, which is why they plan and carry it out confidently. The consultation is free.

Dentistry students need a receiving faculty that actually teaches Dentistry in English, and we build that into every review. You can browse our university overview for background.

How much can an ASOMI College of Sciences student save by transferring?

At ASOMI College of Sciences, tuition is 15,500 EUR per academic year, and living costs in Malta run at 900 to 1,100 EUR per month. Together that is roughly 26,000 to 29,000 EUR a year. English-taught Medicine and Dentistry at our European partner universities start from €1,750 tuition per semester, Pharmacy from €1,500 and Veterinary Medicine from €3,000 per semester.

Over three remaining years that gap is large enough to change what a family can plan for. Savings are not the only reason to move, and they should never be the only reason. They are simply a number you should see before you decide.

Which year can you enter after leaving ASOMI College of Sciences?

There is no fixed ceiling. Medschool Experts frequently achieves high placements for students leaving ASOMI College of Sciences in Malta, often into year 4 or year 5, and every case is reviewed individually. The aim is always the highest entry possible with no loss of time, or the smallest loss we can engineer.

The rule of thumb we work with is simple. Usually no more than two exams may still be outstanding, and the ECTS behind those exams must stay below a maximum. Beyond that, what decides the entry year is the match between your completed subjects and the receiving curriculum, not the name of the university you are coming from. Send us your transcript and we will tell you, in plain words, what is realistic.

Does a dentistry student from ASOMI College of Sciences have the same options?

Dentistry students from ASOMI College of Sciences in Malta can transfer, but only to faculties that actually teach dentistry. Several of our European partner universities run six-year dental programmes in English, and we check individually and free of charge which of them fits your completed subjects. Medicine-only programmes are not an option for a dentistry record.

This is the single most common misunderstanding we correct. A dental curriculum has its own preclinical subjects, its own phantom-head training and its own clinical years, and those credits need a dental faculty to land in. Our guide to dentistry transfers and credit recognition in Europe goes through how dental ECTS are assessed.

How does a transfer from ASOMI College of Sciences work with Medschool Experts?

Four steps. A free consultation, a review of your academic record, a concrete placement offer naming the university and the entry year, and then the switch itself with a written plan. You stay enrolled at ASOMI College of Sciences until your new place is confirmed. Nobody should give up a study place on a maybe.

We do not ask you to assemble a document folder before we have spoken. The first conversation costs nothing and is there to find out whether a transfer helps you at all. Sometimes it does not, and we say so. You can see how other students describe the process in our student stories, and what we handle on your behalf under our services.

Who awards the ASOMI College of Sciences medical degree, and why does that matter?

ACS states that its Degree in Medicine and its Degree in Dental Medicine are delivered in partnership with the Medical University of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, and the qualification is awarded by that university rather than issued as a Maltese degree by ACS itself. ACS holds a Maltese institutional licence, number 2020-009, for its own accredited programmes.

Why this matters is purely practical. When you apply for a transfer, a receiving faculty looks at two things: which institution holds your academic record, and which institution will issue or has issued your diploma. If those are different bodies in different countries, both need to be named correctly from the start. Ask ACS in writing which institution holds your ECTS record and which one issues the final diploma, and keep that answer. It takes one email and it saves months later.

When should ASOMI College of Sciences students start planning a transfer?

Early, and with a clear head. Most students of ASOMI College of Sciences in Malta who come to us do so at the end of a semester, once results are in and the next year's fee invoice is close. That is a sensible moment, because your ECTS total is settled and we can compare it against the receiving curricula without guessing.

Planning early does not commit you to anything. It simply means that when you decide, the answer is already prepared: a named university, a named entry year, and a written path from where you are now. If you are two exams away from closing a year, finishing those exams first is usually worth it. If you are at the start of a year you already know you do not want to pay for, talk to us now. Waiting rarely improves the arithmetic.