Nursing (Bachelor), 3-year English-language programme

About the course

A three-year, first-cycle Bachelor of Nursing (185 ECTS) taught entirely in English and open only to applicants who are not Polish citizens. Simulation training comes before clinical placements in hospital wards, outpatient clinics, nursing homes and hospices.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Leaving Certificate holders apply through the EU/OECD route, so there are no subject entrance exams. Your grades in Biology plus one of Mathematics, Chemistry or Physics are converted to points using the university’s published Ireland table: H1 or O1 = 100, H2 = 85, H3 = 75, H4 = 65, H5 = 55, H6 = 45, H7 = 35 (O2 = 80, O3 = 70, O4 = 60, O5 = 50, O6 = 40, O7 = 30; grade 8 = 0).
• Everyone also sits an online qualification test (10 multiple-choice questions in 10 minutes, up to 100 points) and a Zoom interview of about 5 to 10 minutes (up to 100 points). The total is out of 400.
• You need an English certificate at B2 level or above from the list in the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education regulation (July 2025). The university does not mention any exemption for native speakers or the Leaving Certificate, so check with admissions.

Working in Ireland afterwards

NMBI recognises EU/EEA nursing qualifications in a separate step before registration, and places each applicant in one of three groups. G1 is the EU automatic recognition pathway (Directive 2005/36/EC, Annex V), where NMBI only checks your paperwork. G2 is the general system, where NMBI also assesses your qualification, and you may have to complete a compensation measure. G3 covers qualifications outside the Directive. Under EU law, automatic recognition normally applies to general care (adult) nursing degrees listed in Annex V. Specialist qualifications such as psychiatric, children’s or intellectual disability nursing usually go through the general system, but NMBI does not publish a list. Its MyNMBI tool tells you which group you are in. English-language requirements also apply.

How to apply

1. Register onlineCreate an account on e-rekrutacja.umlub.pl, upload scans of your Leaving Certificate results and pay the 100 PLN fee. In 2026, registration ran from 17 April to 22 June.
2. Test and interviewTake the online test and Zoom interview on a nursing date (in 2026: 30 April, 13 May, 29 May or 18 June).
3. ResultsThe list of initially qualified candidates was published on 10 July in 2026, with a supplementary round later in the summer.
4. Send documentsBy 30 September, send your apostilled Leaving Certificate, B2 English certificate, medical clearance, health insurance proof and Hepatitis B vaccination record.

Costs

• USD 5,840 a year (two semester payments of USD 2,920, or four instalments of USD 767 each semester), roughly EUR 5,000 at recent exchange rates. The university publishes no separate EU rate, so Irish students pay the full fee. There is also a one-off, non-refundable application fee of 100 PLN (about EUR 23). Students pay their own international bank transfer charges.

At a glance