Veterinary Medicine (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, DVM), English-language programme

About the course

This is a 5.5-year single-cycle programme (bachelor’s and master’s combined) taught in English, leading to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). The university is accredited by EAEVE, the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. Contact admissions to confirm. In general, you need a secondary-school leaving certificate, and you can apply in your final year of school using predicted grades.
• Entrance exam, held online in the 2026 cycle. The written part (50% of the result) has simple and multiple-choice questions in Biology (20 points), Chemistry (20 points) and general and academic English (30 points). To reach the oral part you need at least 50% overall, at least 30% in each of Biology and Chemistry, and at least 50% in English. The oral part (50%) is an interview on your motivation and academic background, and Biology and Chemistry questions are possible.
• The university does not ask for a separate English certificate. Your English is tested within the entrance exam, in both the written and oral parts.

Working in Ireland afterwards

Veterinary degrees from EU member states listed in Annex V (point 5.4.2) of Directive 2005/36/EC are recognised qualifications you can register with at the Veterinary Council of Ireland, which in effect means automatic recognition. You still need to apply to the VCI to register before you can practise. Check the VCI’s list of recognised qualifications to confirm your specific degree is on it.

How to apply

1. Prepare documentsGather your school leaving certificate (or predicted grades if you are in final year), CV in English, medical certificate of physical and mental fitness, passport copy and motivation letter. Letters of recommendation are optional but valued. Documents must be in English or officially translated.
2. Apply onlineApply at apply.univet.hu from 1 January 2027 (the deadline is expected to be 30 June 2027). Pay the EUR 200 application fee and the EUR 250 exam fee.
3. Sit the entrance examRegister for an exam date in advance. In 2026, exams ran online from February to June: the written part (Biology, Chemistry and English) started at 10:00 Hungarian time, and oral exams were held between 14:00 and 19:00. The university says decisions come within two weeks.
4. Accept your placeIf you get an offer, pay the EUR 800 deposit within three weeks. Students who did not need a visa paid the rest of the first-semester fee by 20 August in the 2026 cycle.

Costs

• EUR 12,480 a year for students admitted in 2026/27 (EUR 7,700 for the first semester, which includes a EUR 220 registration fee, plus EUR 4,780 for the second semester). The university says your fee will not change during your studies unless you interrupt them for more than a year. One-off fees: EUR 200 application fee (non-refundable) and EUR 250 entrance exam fee (non-refundable). If you are accepted, you must pay a EUR 800 deposit within three weeks. It is non-refundable but counts towards your first-semester fee. This is a fee-paying English-language programme, so Irish and other EU students pay tuition too. Fees for 2027/28 were not yet published.

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