ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION

EU-wide recognition

Official accreditation

The UMFST 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 labeled with the highest status H+ by anabin, the information portal for the evaluation of foreign educational qualifications published by the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the States in the Federal Republic of Germany. Thus, it is considered as a higher education institution in Germany.

In 2013 and 2017 the university was evaluated from the Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) (conducted by the European University Association (EUA)). In addition, the Quality Management Standard (ISO 9001: 2015) was introduced and certified by TÜV AUSTRIA CERT GMBH.

International recognition

The six-year medical degree program at UMCH leads to a university degree in Medicine, which corresponds to the professional qualification listed in Annex V of the EU Professional Qualification Directive and forms the basis for obtaining a license to practice medicine in the EU and many other countries. When applying for a license to practice medicine in Germany, it should be noted that in comparison to holders of a German degree in medicine, additional proof of sufficient knowledge of German must be provided (B2 in general and C1 with regard to medical terminology). For holders of a high school diploma from a German-speaking country, however, this requirement is generally not applicable. Furthermore, the UMFST of Targu Mures together with UMCH in Hamburg is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS) (FAIMER school ID: F0000226). This currently enables students to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).

The study program offered in Hamburg by the UMFST of Targu Mures uses the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), which ensures that academic achievements can be compared throughout Europe. A total of 360 ECTS points is earned during the 6-year study program. Each academic year contains 60 ECTS points.

Joint Message of the Rector and the Dean

Prof. Leonard Azamfirei MD, PhD
University Rector of UMCH

Dear Applicants

Since UMCH has been established the campus in Hamburg has repeatedly been visited by the accreditation agency ARACIS – the state accreditation agency of Romania. ARACIS is a full member of the European association ENQA, of which the German Accreditation Council and the German Rectors’ Conference are also members. These visits have contributed to the quality control of UMCH as a branch of the UMFST of Targu Mures, in addition to the numerous measures undertaken internally for this purpose. Most recently, an evaluation by ARACIS resulted in UMCH being permitted to further increase the number of students per academic year in its Medicine study program.

We are particularly proud of this, as our university offers an innovative curriculum at UMCH with close integration of theoretical and practical learning units, which differs in structure from the curriculum at German state universities. For the 6-year medical degree program that we offer at our campus in Hamburg and at our German teaching hospitals, which is a self-contained program, it is particularly not intended to transfer to a German state university during the course of study.

The degree that our students receive at UMCH after successfully completing the 6-year medical program is, due to EU regulations, equivalent to the German state examination and thus eligible for medical licensure in Germany. In this regard, the Romanian Ministry of Education and Science confirmed in a recent letter: “The UMFST of Targu Mures offers an English-language course of study in Medicine in Hamburg/Germany, in accordance with applicable law, and has the authority to award the Romanian state degree listed in Annex V of the EU Directive on Professional Recognition upon completion of this course of study after six years.”

Hamburg, May 20, 2021

Rector of the University
Prof. Leonard Azamfirei, MD, PhD

Dean of UMCH
Assoc. Prof. Simona Muresan MD, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Simona Muresan MD, PhD
Dean of UMCH

Rector of the University
Prof. Leonard Azamfirei, MD, PhD

Dean of UMCH
Assoc. Prof. Simona Muresan MD, PhD