Transfers

Transfer students

General Information

Candidates from other medical universities in Poland or abroad, who have previously attended an English-language Medicine programme, may apply for transfer to the 6-year medical programme at Wrocław Medical University (WMU) within the same faculty, but only up to the 3rd year of study.

Transfers are conducted at the beginning of the academic year, in October, after you have completed your previous year of studies and fulfilled all requirements at your current university.

Please be advised that your documents will be considered if:

- you have successfully completed all subjects, internship programmes, and examinations,

- you hold active student status. 

Admission Criteria for Transfer Students

Please submit the documents listed below strictly between 1st August 2025 and 15th August 2025, as documents will be accepted only during this period. Incomplete documents will not be considered.

NOTE: Scanned copies are accepted for preliminary verification and should be sent to the following email address: kacper.panasiuk@umw.edu.pl. The original documents will be verified upon admission:

1. Completed application form - found at the bottom of this website. 

2. Transcript of records from your current university.

3. High School Diploma accompanied by an Apostille, both translated into Polish.

NOTE: The original High School Diploma, or a notarized copy thereof, must be of a sufficiently high standard and legalized by a Polish consulate or another institution authorized to perform this procedure in your country of origin, in order to be recognized as equivalent to the Polish Secondary School Certificate. Students holding diplomas from countries that are members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law are required to obtain an apostille on their original High School Diploma (www.hcch.net). Subsequently, the diploma must be submitted to the Department of Education in Poland (Polish: Kuratorium Oświaty) for recognition as equivalent to the Polish High School Diploma.

5. A certificate issued by the Polish Embassy or another authorized institution confirming that the diploma entitles its holder to pursue higher education at the university level, unless such a statement is already included on the diploma itself.

6. Students holding an IB or EB High School Diploma are not required to obtain an apostille or the certificate mentioned in point 5.

7. Students transferring from other Polish universities are required to submit two certificates: a medical certificate and a sanitary certificate. Please obtain referral letters for these examinations from your current university.

8. Students, who transfer from a foreign University, should also complete the Health Certificate - found at the bottom of this website. 

9. An English language certificate confirming English language proficiency at a minumum level of B2, for example: FCE, CAE, CPE, TOEFL. The list of accepted certificates can be found at the bottow of this website.

10. A photocopy of your passport.

11. Your Grade Point Average (GPA), officially certified by your current university.

Tuition Fees 

Transfer students are required to pay the same tuition fee for their first year at WMU as newly admitted first-year students:

Should you opt to submit your documents by post, kindly ensure that the envelope is clearly marked with the designation ‘TRANSFER STUDENT’ and is sent to the following address:

Wrocław Medical University, English Division
Chalubinskiego 6a,
50-368 Wrocław, Poland

If you require any further details, please contact Mr Kacper Panasiuk at kacper.panasiuk@umw.edu.pl or call him on:  +48 71 784 28 35.