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1. University of Zagreb was established in 1669 and is the oldest Croatian university. It offers 6-year courses in Medicine and Veterinary and 5-year courses in Dentistry and Pharmacy. All of the programmes are entirely taught in English.
The annual tuition fee for medicine is €12,000, dentistry costs €10,000, the veterinary course price is €9,000, and Pharmacy is only €3,400. The programmes are globally accredited and recognised.
The admission ranking is based only on applicants’ entrance examination results. The school doesn’t consider high school grades as admission criteria.
2. University of Split is a public school established in 1974 with 13 faculties and over 120 programmes taught in English or Croatian.
The MD course in English costs €12,000 per year and takes 6 years to complete. The school doesn’t require entrance exams, but it is obligatory to have studied in school for at least 12 years.
3. University of Rijeka is a public school founded in 1973 in the city of Rijeka. The university consists of 9 faculties, 4 departments, and an academy.
Here you can enrol in a 6-year medical course at an annual tuition fee of €9,000. All applicants must sit an entrance exam in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Maths. Exemptions from exams are granted to students owning BSc in a scientific field or who have passed the BMAT exam with a score higher than 4.
If you want to enrol in a medical course at the University of Rijeka or the University of Zagreb, you must pass the school’s entrance exams. The exams include topics from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Maths. The examinations are held in English, so no certificate for language proficiency is required when applying.
The University of Split has only one mandatory requirement. All candidates must have studied for at least 12 years at school. Contact Medlink Students for a personalised consultation about your best options in Croatia and Europe.
Speaking of tuition fees, there’s not a big difference in the price between Croatian and other European universities. Also, education in Croatia is well-developed to an excellent level, and it’s worth every penny you will pay.
The tuition fees at all of the Croatian medical faculties are pretty similar. The medical course varies from €9,000 and €12,000 per year.
Dentistry is offered only at the University of Zagreb, and the price is €10,000 annually.
The Pharmacy course in English at a Croatian university will cost you only €3,400 per year.
A veterinary medicine course comes at the price of €9,000 annually.
But while studying, except for tuition fees, you also must have in mind your living expenses. Of course, they are all up to your standards, but still, on average, you will need €900 per month. For example, a 1-bedroom flat in Croatia is at a monthly rent of between €300-€400.
If you have already graduated from a health or science-related field, you can apply for an advanced Medicine or Dentistry course in Croatia. The University of Zagreb offers these courses in English. Graduate entry course allows you to skip 1 or 2 years by recognising your studied subjects in your previous degree.
Tuition fees for medical programmes in Croatia vary from €9,000 to €12,000 per year.
Yes, you can. The University of Zagreb offers a 6-year veterinary course in English.
Medicine and Veterinary courses in Croatia are 6-years. You can also apply for 5-year courses in Dentistry and Pharmacy at the University of Zagreb.
It costs about € 800-1000 to live in Croatia, including rent, bills, utilities and entertainment. However, this number is only an estimate and may go up or down depending on the student’s needs for accommodation, transportation and personal expenses.
Yes, all medical universities in Croatia that we work with offer their esteemed programmes entirely in English.
No. International students are expected to pay the annual tuition fee in order to resume and complete their education in Croatia.
No, at the moment a 4-year graduate programme is not available in any Croatian medical university.
No, the University Of Split does not currently require an entrance exam.
