GENERAL INFORMATION

Degree Course: Medicine

Location: Pleven, Bulgaria

Language: English

Admission Process: Admission test in English focused on Chemistry and Biology

Admission test: October 2025 in Rome and Online

Tuition fee: €8,500 (Medicine)

Degree Recognition: Recognized in Europe. Adapted to Bologna Process and uses the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Pleven Medical University is one of the four public medical universities in Bulgaria, founded in 1974, based on the former regional hospital established in 1865.

Pleven Medical University combines a large modern preclinical base, a hospital with specialized clinics, and research departments. It has two faculties: the Faculty of Medicine, which covers subjects related to medicine, rehabilitation, and occupational therapy, and the Faculty of Public Health, which focuses on healthcare.

In 1997, the university introduced an English-language medical program designed for international students. This was the first English-language medical program in Bulgaria. Since the 2000s, Pleven Medical University has had 4,081 Bulgarian students and 582 international students from 45 countries, with approximately 750 new students each year, 66% of whom are Bulgarian, and the rest are international.

DEGREE COURSES

Medicine: degree course for International Students, fully taught in English. The Pleven Medical University’s degree program adopts the "Problem Based Learning" learning approach. This learning method focuses on the resolution of real health problems, making the course more dynamic and realistic. Duration: 6 years. Start: first week of february.  

The city

The University is located in Pleven, in the northern region of Bulgaria, the seventh most populous city in the country and the capital of the homonymous province.

Pleven is located in a rural region in the heart of the Danubian Plain. Its central position in northern Bulgaria makes Pleven a main administrative, economic, politic, cultural and transportation center. Pleven is 170 kilometers away from the Capital Sofia, 320 kilometers away from the bulgarian Black Sea coast and is 50 kilometers south of the Danube river.

Internationally known for the Siege of Pleven of 1877, when the russian-romanian army defeated the turkish army, the city is nowadays one of the majors economic centres of north-west and central-west Bulgaria, as well as one of the most populous cities in Bulgaria after Varna and Rousse.   

ADMISSION PROCESS

In order to be admitted to this university, candidates are required to take an entrance exam. The exam consists of a written multiple-choice test in English (80 questions) on biology (40 questions) and chemistry (40 questions). With our Online preparation Course, we will enable you to quickly acquire the necessary knowledge to successfully pass this entrance test.

Registrations are now open! Contact us by filling in the form on the right, or email us to info@medicortutor.com or call us on +39 0256566828.

DEGREE RECOGNITION

The study program of the University complies to the european standards SEIS (which identify the same educational protocols in all european universities), is adapted to the Bologna Process and uses the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The degree is recognized in all Europe.

AN ADVISOR JUST A STEP AWAY FROM THE UNIVERSITY

Our local tutor assists our students with any needs. The office is just a 4-minute walk from the university.