Academic offer, Languages of training

Nicolae Testemitanu SUMPh offers the following degree programs for foreign citizens:

• Preparatory year (Romanian, English) - duration 1 year;
• Romanian language intensive course for residents - duration 3 months;

• Integrated higher education:
  • Medicine - MD (Romanian, English, French, Russian) - duration 6 years;
  • Dentistry (Romanian, English, Russian) - duration 5 years;
  • Pharmacy (Romanian, English, French, Russian) - duration 5 years;

• Undergraduate studies
  • Optometry (Romanian) - duration 4 years;
  • Nursing (Romanian) - duration 4 years;
  • Public Health (Romanian) - duration 4 years;
  • Physiolinetoterapy and Rehabilitation (Romanian) - duration 4 years; 

• Master degree studies
  • Human Nutrition (Romanian) - duration 2 years; 
  • Mental Public Health (Romanian) - duration 2 years;
  • Clinical Optometry (Romanian) - duration 2 years;

• Residency studies:
  • Medicine (Romanian) - the duration depends on the chosen specialty;
  • Dentistry (Romanian) - the duration depends on the chosen specialty;
  • Pharmacy (Romanian) - the duration depends on the chosen specialty.

The minimum accepted level for applying to studies is B2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. All students must learn Romanian as part of the curriculum, regardless of the language in which the teaching process takes place.

Before joining the undergraduate course, foreign students can opt for a 1-year preparatory course, which includes the basic elements of biology, chemistry and physics in Romanian or English.