Wroclaw has a great tradition as an academic and research centre. Ten Nobel Prize winners in various fields have been associated with the University of Wroclaw during the 300 years of its existence. Also many famous doctors lived and worked in Wroclaw, such as Alois Alzheimer – neurologist and psychiatrist, who presented his findings regarding degeneration of the brain cortex (Alzheimer’s Disease), Robert Koch – creator of modern bacteriology (Nobel Prize in 1905), and Paul Ehrlich – pioneer of present chemotherapy (Nobel Prize in 1908).

Wroclaw is currently Poland’s third largest centre of higher education in all fields. Wroclaw Medical University offers 3.5 thousand student places in its Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health and Postgraduate Medical Training.

Wroclaw Medical University co-operates with other universities abroad. There is a wide exchange of students and teaching staff within the Socrates/Erasmus programme with 22 universities in Europe.

The Medical University also provides a six-year programme of medicine, and a five-year programme of Dentistry in English. The studies are adapted to the common European programme, in keeping with the European admission standards for medical education. Teaching is carried out by a team of highly educated specialists in tutorial groups of 10–12 students in the theoretical subjects and 4–5 students during bedside teaching. The university has its own campus and offers a room equipped to a higher than average standard.

The city is well connected nationally and internationally by rail, motorways, and a modern international airport located just six kilometres from the city, providing easy daily access to Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Copenhagen, and other Polish cities. Inter City and Inter Euro trains go daily to Berlin, Warsaw and many other big cities in Poland and abroad. There are bus connections from Oslo, Gothenburg or Stockholm.

• Arrival in Wroclaw at the end of August 2008
  
• Accommodation: Student hostel "Jubilatka" ulica (street)
  "Wojciecha z Brudzewa" Nr 12 or private flats
  
• Pre-academic preparatory study during September 2008

Financial information:

• six year tuition costs 52 000 EUR
  
• annual university fee to be paid by 30th of September each year; for the first year 12 000 EUR, for the following five years only 8 000 EUR/year
  
• 500 EUR non-refundable admission fee (only first year students) by the 30th of June
  
• living expenses estimated 400 EUR monthly
  
• new (transfer) students from another Universities pay also 12 000 EUR for the first year of study
  
  

CURRICULUM MEDICINE WROCLAW

The Faculty of Dentistry is one of five faculties of Wrocław Medical University. At present the number of students at the Faculty is 498. The Faculty of Dentistry provides a 5-year Dental course for foreign students in English. The course is adapted to the common European programme and will lead to a qualification, accepted in other European countries. The curriculum of the first and second year of study follows the curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine and includes, anatomy, chemistry, histology, physiology, biochemistry and others, but also includes some dentistry subjects like morphology of teeth, physiology of masticatory system, dental material, preclinical endodontics and others. Students who have successfully complete the study will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Dentistry.

Admission criteria

The programme is designed for those who graduated from a science programme in high schools. Documents required for admission are the same as those for medical study (page 8) and should be submitted to the Selection Committee in Malmö, Sweden
• Arrival in Wrocław at the beginning of September 2007
• Pre-academic preparatory study during September 2007
• Accommodation: Student hostel "Jubilatka" ulica (street) "Wojciecha z Brudzewa" Nr 12 or private flats

Financial information

• Five year tuition costs 44 000 EUR
• University fee for the first year of study is 12 000 EUR, for the following 4 years – 8 000 EUR/year
• 500 EUR non-refundable admission fee (only first year students) by the 30th of June
• living expenses estimated 400 EUR monthly

CURRICULUM DENTISTRY WROCLAW