General Information
Acceptance of applications for transfer to the autumn semester 2025 deadline – May 31, 2025. Transfer applications will be accepted ONLY FOR TRANSFER TO YEAR 2 OF THE MEDICINE study programme. Therefore, those who have finished YEAR 3, YEAR 4 ,YEAR 5 of Medicine study program CANNOT APPLY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY TRANSFER.
IMPORTANT update for Ukrainian and Belarusian citizens: We regret to inform you that the tuition fee waiver scholarships for Ukrainian/Belarusian citizens are NO LONGER AVAILABLE at the Faculty of Medicine, VU.
General information and requirements for transferring students:
- Students applying for transfer to Medicine study programme have to be a student or have studied Medicine. Students from other study programmes ARE NOT considered for transfer to Medicine study programmes.
- Applicants who are about to finish or just finished year 1 of their studies WILL NOT be considered for transfer. If such applicants are willing to study at VU they have to apply for admission from year 1. Further information: https://www.vu.lt/en/studies/bachelor-and-integrated-studies/study-programmes
- It IS NOT POSSIBLE to transfer to the final year of the studies. More than 8 semesters have to be studied at VU in order to be able to receive VU diploma.
- IMPORTANT! It is not possible to do only an internship at VU (applies to both Medicine and Dentistry study programmes). Such separate internship programme IS NOT AVAILABLE and IS NOT OFFERED for non-VU students.
- All applicants ARE REQUIRED to meet all the obligations as other VU students, including the FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS. Please make sure you are familiar with tuition fees at VU MF and you are capable of financing your studies. No exceptions will be made as NO SCHOLARSHIPS will be offered. For further information about the programme please visit VU website https://www.vu.lt/en/studies/bachelor-and-integrated-studies/medicine (Medicine).
The Required Documents
You are welcome to submit your application until May 31, 2025 by sending the required documents to . The required documents are as follows:
Information about the student form
- Copy of Passport
- High School diploma and transcripts (in original language and also notarized translation to Lithuanian or English language)
- University academic transcript in English (or in original language and also notarized translation to Lithuanian or English language)
- Course descriptions of all completed university courses in English (or in original language with notarized translation to Lithuanian or English; if a description of a course is not submitted that specific course will not be taken into consideration when comparing the programmes)
- Motivational letter
- All the documents mujst be provided in UNIFIED DOCUMENT
IMPORTANT:
Only official transcripts with stamps and signatures are considered (record books or any print screens will not be accepted!)
By submitting the documents, the applicant confirms that those documents are authentic and legally issued. Please note that the authenticity of the document might be checked at any stage of the application/admission process (after admission as well). In case of dishonesty, the applicant will not be allowed to apply or if already admitted will be suspended from studies.
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