Application procedure
Applications for the spring exam term should be sent by April 28, 2025, for summer exam term by June 30, 2025, and for autumn exam term by August 29, 2025.
1) Completed Application form
2) Certified copies of their secondary school certificates (for all the years of secondary school and the final certificate of education) with official transcript of records
*applicants from Germany are requested to submit 9th and 10th grade certificate and ABITUR certificate
3) Certificates of higher courses or degrees (college/university), if any.
4) Officially attested English translation of their secondary school/ graduation certificates if these weren’t originally written in English or Croatian.
5) Curriculum vitae in English (Europass)
6) 4 photographs, 4×6 cm (not older than six months)
7) Application fee in amount of € 200,00 payable directly to our account (not by a cheque):
Beneficiary: Faculty of Medicine, Braće Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka
Details of charge: OUR (all expenses are covered by the applicant)
Application fee is not refundable in case of withdrawn, incomplete application or declined application.
8) Original medical certificate of general health status issued by an authorized family physician on English or Croatian language (not older than one month)
9) Certified copy of relevant passport pages with the data and photo or certified copy of ID card
10) Original or certified copy of their birth certificate not older than 6 months (“domovnica” , “rodni list” originals and copy of your ID for Croatian citizens)
11) Certified financial statement that the applicant or their sponsor has adequate financial resources to finance their study (bank statement or statement of financial credibility). Statement of financial support has to be certified by public notary.
Statement of financial support (download form here)
12) English language proficiency certificate (TOEFL, IELTS…). Cambridge and Oxford English language exams and certificates issued by (foreign) language schools (B2 level) are also accepted, as well as certificates of English language proficiency issued by a secondary school the candidate attended.
*A certified copy of a document is a photocopy that has been officially verified as a true and accurate reproduction of the original, usually stamped and signed by an authorized person such as a notary, solicitor, or government official.
Documents must be certified by public notary.
Documents that are not submitted in accordance with these requirements will be not be accepted.
The documentation is submitted exclusively in PDF format via a web application. When you receive the information that your documents have been verified, please send the original documents to the following address:
University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine
Medical Studies in English
Braće Branchetta 20
51000 Rijeka
Croatia
13) To apply for the programme of Medicine in English all interested candidates must register through the Central Registration Office – Postani student. After registering, the Central Admission Office will verify personal data of the candidates and notify the candidates once this process is complete. Once the personal data is verified, candidates have to log into the “Postani student” and select “MEDICINE” as the programme they wish to enrol (choose: Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci, programme: Medicine) under Moj odabir (My choice) and submit the Request for the recognition of a foreign high school educational qualification (the last day for submission of the request is July 1, 2025). The request will appear on the personal profile of the candidates. Final deadline for applying for study programs is July 16, 2025 at 1:59 p.m.
In the week before the entrance exam takes place, intensive preparatory course in the fields of Biology, Chemistry and Physics will be offered. The cost of the preparatory course is € 800,00.
Applications for the preparatory course are received 10 days prior to the beginning of the course by sending the proof of payment of the course fee to the email address: info@medical-studies-in-english.com.
Preparatory course in the fields of Biology, Chemistry and Physics:
I: May 5, 2025 – May 8, 2025
II: July 1, 2025 – July 4, 2025
III: September 1, 2025 – September 4, 2025
Candidates whose applications submitted in the previous years were blocked due to non-compliance with the rules of admission are no longer allowed to submit their application for enrolment in the University Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Study Programme of Medicine in English language.
BANK DETAILS:
ZAGREBAČKA BANK
Account holder: University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, B. Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;
Bank: Zagrebačka banka d.d.
Bank address: Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 10, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
IBAN: HR9323600001101410222
SWIFT: ZABAHR2X
REUTERS: ZBZH
It would be advisable to write reference ME52-0211 so that we can automatically recognize the payment in favor of Study of Medicine in English.