Accreditation & Recognition
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Recognition and Quality Assurance at UMFST Neumarkt a.M.
Accreditations and Certifications as Marks of the Highest Quality and Reliability
G.E. Palade UMPhST of Targu Mures meets the highest quality standards
Official Accreditation
G.E. Palade UMPhST of Targu Mures is accredited by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS). ARACIS is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). The university is distinguished by having been given the highest status, H+, by anabin an info portal of the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the federal states in Germany for evaluating foreign educational qualifications, meaning it is recognized as a university in Germany. In 2013 and 2017, the university was evaluated by the Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) conducted by the European University Association (EUA). Additionally, the quality management standard (ISO 9001: 2015) certified by TÜV AUSTRIA CERT GMBH was introduced.
Official Accreditation & International Recognition of the Degree
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Official Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
G.E. Palade UMPhST of Targu Mures is institutionally accredited by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS). ARACIS is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). As a branch campus, UMFST-UMCH in Hamburg does not require additional independent institutional accreditation.
Status in Germany
The university is marked with the highest status H+ by anabin (an info portal issued by the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in Germany evaluating foreign educational qualifications).
Program Accreditation
The Human Medicine program in English at UMFST-UMCH meets all legal requirements and has successfully achieved the first accreditation stage in an ongoing accreditation process similar to that which takes place in Germany and other countries following a comprehensive evaluation (Provisional Authorization). The second stage (Accreditation) is reached two years after the graduation of the first cohort.
Degree Recognition and Comparability of Study Achievements
Automatic Recognition in Europe
The six-year medical program at UMFST-UMCH leads to a university degree in Human Medicine, which corresponds to the professional qualification listed in Annex V of the EU Professional Recognition Directive. This qualification is equivalent to other listed medical degrees from EU member states, such as the German medical state examination (Staatsexamen) or the Italian Diploma di laurea in medicinae chirurgia. This equivalency forms the basis for licensing within the EU and many other countries.
Certification for the USA & Canada
G.E. Palade UMPhST of Targu Mures is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS). FAIMER School ID: F0000226. In 2023, both English-language medical programs for international students at UMFST were accredited by the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR), recognized by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME). This accreditation is a prerequisite for listing in the World Directory of Medical Schools, enabling students to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and pursue careers in the USA & Canada.
ECTS
During their studies, students acquire a total of 360 ECTS credits (60 ECTS credits per academic year), allowing for international comparability of academic achievements. Nonetheless, the medical program at UMFST-UMCH is a self-contained academic program, which does not generally allow or only partially allows for transfers to other study systems.
