Pharmacy (English)

About the course

A five-year (300 ECTS) pharmacy degree taught in English at the Faculty of Pharmacy in Timisoara, covering the pharmaceutical sciences and practical training.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university’s list of recognised diplomas accepts the Leaving Certificate (Ardteistiméireacht) with at least 6 subjects, ‘at least 2 of which at A level’ (the list does not explain how this maps to Higher Level). For regulated professions such as pharmacy it also asks for a certificate showing access to higher education in the same field, issued by a recognised Irish university. It does not publish minimum grades or required subjects. Your school-leaving average counts for 50% of your final score, so contact admissions to confirm how your Leaving Certificate will be assessed.
• Entrance exam: a written test of 50 biology multiple-choice questions (human anatomy and physiology) taken from the separate Pharmacy question bank the university publishes. Exam grade = 3 + 7 x (score/50); final average = (exam grade + school-leaving average) / 2, minimum 5.00.
• English: you are exempt from the university’s language test if you finished secondary school taught in English or hold a B2-level certificate (Cambridge, TOEFL, IELTS, Trinity and similar); otherwise you sit the online pass/fail test (EUR 150).

Working in Ireland afterwards

A pharmacy degree from an EU/EEA member state that fully meets the Directive 2005/36/EC minimum training requirements (Article 44) can be recognised automatically. If you started your studies before the Directive’s reference date, you also need 3 consecutive years of professional experience within the last 5 years. Recognition is step one and PSI registration is step two: recognition alone does not let you practise, and you must also prove competence in English. EU law allows countries to limit EU-qualified pharmacists from running newly opened pharmacies, and we could not confirm on the PSI website whether Ireland does this. If you plan to be the supervising or superintendent pharmacist in a pharmacy, check with the PSI.

How to apply

1. Prepare biologyStudy the published Pharmacy biology question bank (anatomy and physiology) on umft.ro.
2. Register onlineApply on admission.umft.ro with your documents and pay the EUR 200 processing fee by the July deadline (20 July in 2026).
3. Sit the examTake the written biology multiple-choice exam in Timisoara (27 July 2026; the September session exam was on 10 September 2026).
4. Confirm your placeIf admitted, pay the EUR 300 confirmation fee and the 50% tuition advance, then complete enrolment and CNRED recognition of your Leaving Certificate.

Costs

• EUR 8,000 per year for Pharmacy in English (2026/27 fee list for type III admission, which covers EU citizens). EU students pay tuition on this English-taught programme. One-off costs: EUR 200 file processing fee (non-refundable once documents are checked), EUR 150 language test fee if you are not exempt, EUR 300 place confirmation fee (non-refundable), a non-refundable 50% tuition advance when you confirm your place, and a 100 RON enrolment fee paid in cash.

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