NTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ADMISSION SERVICES (IMAS) is a project of Center of International Programs a leading International Education consultancy established in 2000 by Dr Gautham Kolluri. Dr Gautham is of India origin and graduated from the Pirogov's Memorial Medical University, Vinnitsya, Ukraine. He is the Managing Director/Founder of Center of International Programs (CIP) Dr Gautham Kolluri established CIP is 2000 and since inception over 5000 applicants from various countries have been successfully placed

International Medical Admission Services (IMAS) aims to provide excellent and reliable guidance to the International students for admission in reputable medical schools around the globe. The careers in medicine have always been in high demand. Doctors around the globe are looked upon with utmost respect and careers in Medicine are the most highly paid. This is very obvious conisdering the fact that Medical education today is the most expensive, highly competitive and extremely difficult to gain admission for students all over the world. The tutition fees for the Bachelors Degree in Medicine can range anywhere from $25,000-$50,000 per annum in countries such as USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and other countries in Europe.

MBBS/ MEDICINE IN ROMANIA

In the recent years Medical Schools/ Universities of Eastern Europe have become a popular destination for students from all over the world due to the afforndable tuition fees and the excellent quality of education. In the past post soviet countries such as latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia were very popular for students from Middle East, Asia and Africa but Romania is now the undoubtable leader and a favourite destination for students from all over the globe. With accession to the European Union in 2007, the country has seen dvelopment at pace no other country could dream. Thousands of international students from Sweden, France, Greece, Italy are now optiong to study in Romania. There is also an increased number of students from USA and Canada. Dr Gautham Kolluri recommends MBBS/Medicine in Medical Schools/universities of Romania as a first choice for students from middle class background. Romania with the affordable tuittion fees, modern education and great clinical exposure is an excellent alternative to the expensive Medical Schools in the West and private Medical schools in Asia. Presently Romania is a part of European Union and will be a part of the Schengen zone in 2011 has tuition fees, undoubtedly the standards of Education as per the EU and the lowest tuition fees not only in Europe but in the world. Medical Schools from Post Soviet Union and China not even stand a match with Romanian Medical schools tuition fees with just $3,600 for academic year 2009/2010. Unfortunately the Romanian government has plans to increase the tution fees from academic year 2010/2011. Take this unique opporunity and get aboard the IMAS Medicine/MBBS in ROMANIA.

Check this video recently braodcasted on France 24 news channel about Study in Romania and Cluj Napoca.

Fast Facts about Romania

Official Name: Romania
Official date of Joining the European Union: 1st January 2007
Location: (Southeastern) Central Europe
Time Zone: Seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 2)
Area: 91,725 sq. miles (237,502 sq. km)
Flag of Romania: Three vertical stripes: red, yellow and blue.

Population: 21,200,000 (2008)
Ethnic Groups: Romanian 89%, Hungarian 7.5%, Gipsy 1.9%, German, Other 1.6%
Religions: Christian Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5%, Protestant 5%, Jewish
Official Language: Romanian
Currency: Romanian Leu (RON)
Climate: Temperate, four distinct seasons, similar to northeastern USA
Capital: Bucharest (Bucuresti)

Location

Romania the 12th largest country in Europe joined  the European union on 1st January 2007. Romania is situated in the southeastern part of Central Europe and shares borders with Hungary to the northwest, Yugoslavia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, the Black Sea and Ukraine to the southeast and to the north and the Republic of Moldova to the east. Roughly the size of Oregon, Romania is the second largest country in the area, after Poland.

ROMANIA MAP
 

Geographical location of Romania: 
between latitudes 43°37’07" and 48°15’06" North and longitudes 20°15’44" and 29°41’24" East. 
Romania extends approximately 300 miles North to South and 400 miles East to West.
Bucharest — the capital city of Romania — is aligned approximately with the cities of Portland, Oregon; Montreal, Canada; Venice, Italy; and Bordeaux, France.
Romania's territory features splendid mountains, beautiful rolling hills, fertile plains and numerous rivers and lakes. The Carpathian Mountains traverse the centre of the country bordered on both sides by foothills and finally the great plains of the outer rim. Forests cover over one quarter of the country and the fauna is one of the richest in Europe including bears, deer, lynx, chamois and wolves. The legendary Danube River ends its eight-country journey through eight European countries at the Black Sea by forming one of the biggest and most interesting wetlands in the world, the Danube Delta.
About a third of the country consists of the Carpathian Mountains (also known as the Transylvanian Alps). Another third is hills and plateaus, rich with orchards and vineyards. The final third is a fertile plain, largely devoted to agriculture. The Danube River runs through the country, from northwest to southeast, culminating in the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. 

Why Romania? Three reasons to make your decision. 

1. The Romania Medicine/MBBS Degree is recognized by the

• World Health Organization
• British Medical  Council
• Medical Councils of European Countries
• Enlisted in the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®)
• Medical Council of India

2. Truly European class highly professional education and unbelievable low tuition fees. The admission of International students is administered by the Government of Romania through the Ministry of Education. Unlike universities in Ukraine, Russia and China there are many students from other European countries such as Sweden, France, Italy, UK, and USA are studying in Romanian Universities.  More ever there is no racial discrimination against International students from Asia, Africa and Middle East which is very high in Russia and to a lesser extent in Ukraine.  

3. Romania the 9th largest territory and 7th largest population in Europe with 21.5 million people joined the European Union in 2007.  The Education curriculum is based as per the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Romania signed the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (Lisbon 1997), and at the same time, it is part of the Bologna Process concerning the implementation of the common European Higher Education area. Students studying in Romania on the European Credit transfer system can transfer to any university in the European Union. Students who aspire to work in the European Union after graduation from a Romanian University will have less hassles compared to the other students who graduated from the post soviet countries. Please check the link for more information. http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc48_en.htm

Medicine/MBBS in Romania

FAST FACTS

PAYMENT FACT SHEET

The Ministry of Education, Romania has this year passed official decree issuing autonomous status to universities and has confirmed their decision to increase the tuition fees. In the past the Tution fees in Romanian Medical Universities were the least expensive and now this has changed. The Universities have now individual decisions and the tuitions fees vary from 2800 Euros-5000 Euros the most expensive being the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" of Bucharest and University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" of Cluj-Napoca. These universities are extremely popular with the students from Sweden, France. We will publish the offcial tuition fees of every university after we receive the offcial confirmations.

ELIGIBILITY

• 10+2 passed with 50% marks individually in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• Excellent English skills.
• Students who genuinely aspire to pursue medicine as a career.  We strongly advise parents to consider the abilities of their children. MBBS is a very competitive profession and involves extreme hard work and dedication.  

APPLICATION PROCESS

Due to the high demand we request the interested applicants to submits the complete application pack as early as possible starting from April-June. Though the formal end date of the applications is August due to huge volume of applications from France, Sweden, Denmark and other European countries we request International applicants to fnish the application process by the last week of June or early July. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We are here to guide you and provide you our expert advice regarding studying MBBS/Medical Degree in Romania

STEP 1 AGREEMENT AND APPLICATION FORMS

Submit the necessary documentation and pay the registration fees only after we review the documents..

• Application form and agreement signed by the applicant and the guardian
• Completed application of the University/Ministry of Education of Romania.
• 10+2  Pass Certificate (4 Photocopies)
• 10+2 Marks Sheet (4 Photocopies)
• Birth Certificate
• Copy of passport
• Medical Certificate including HIV test
• 6 Color passport size photographs.
• Eligibility certificate from the Medical Council of India for Indian students.
• Registration fees of 100 Euros payble only after we review the documents and confirm erollment to our IMAS program.

STEP 2 RECEIVE THE ADMISSION LETTTER AND PAY THE TUITION FEES.
Receiving the "Letter of Acceptance" or the "Admission letter" from the Ministry of Education usually takes between 3 and 65 days depending on the number of applications received by the Ministry of Education, Romania. Some Universities require the applications to be submitted directly to them and Universities will approve and forward them to the Ministry of Education, Romania and this may delay the admission process further. For this reason we encourage early applications. Together with the Letter of Acceptance we will send you the bank-account details of the University to pay the tuition fees. Before applying at the Romania Embassy for visa you need to pay the tuition for the first year and 50% of our service fee. Please note that upon the approval from the Ministry of Education of Romania there are no visa denials. The Romanian Embassy will deny visa only if you submit falsified evidence, do not show the necessary funds.

STEP 3 APPLYING FOR VISA

After receiving the Letter of Acceptance We will assist you to apply for visa at the Romania visa section in India to obtain a valid visa for studying in Romania.Please keep in mind that when you apply at the embassy for obtaining the visa you will have to prove that you have at least 200 USD or 150 Euro per month (or 2000 usd or 1500 Euro per year) to cover for all of your living expenses.

University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" of Cluj-Napoca 

About the University
Founded in 1872, the Faculty of Medicine was part of the Franz-Joseph University. In 1919, Iuliu Hatieganu (1885-1972) an eminent Romanian Clinician, Physician famous for his research of Tuberculosis was named Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. The Faculty continued to develop its curriculum and increase the number of its disciplines and in 1948 the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy was created, with the faculties of General Medicine, Hygiene, Pediatrics, Dentistry and Pharmacy. In the academic year 1990, the Institute became the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, with the following faculties: Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, and in 1993 the University was designated as the "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, after its first Romanian Professor of Clinical Medicine, and the first Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
The Library 
The "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy is served by the "Valeriu Bologa", Central University Library whose stock of over 500,000 medical and pharmaceutical textbooks can be consulted in the reading rooms or borrowed as short and long term loans. The library also possesses a rich collection of monographs and treatises, with subscriptions to over 160 international periodicals. At present, the collection of foreign publications has significantly increased due to higher recurrent budgets, but also with the support of international institutions and organizations, such as the University of Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone Publishers, Edinburgh, the Cultural Alliance France - Romania, the Faculty of Medicine of Tours, the British Council, Bucharest, World Vision International Organization and the Foundation for an Open Society. The library also provides access to electronic databases such as MEDLINE on CD-ROM plus free INTERNET access and e-mail services to university patrons. A local computerized database ensures access to the complete library stock. In addition to the Central Library, there are two main faculty libraries (Dentistry and Pharmacy) plus 40 other libraries at hospitals and departments, as well as at student hostels.

The University is affiliated to important university associations: CRE, IAU (International Association of Universities), AUPELF-UREF (Agence Francophone pour l'Enseignement Superieur et la Recherche), CIDMEF (Conference Internationale des Doyens de Medecine d'Expression Francaise) and the European Association of Pharmacy Faculties, IDEN (International Distance Education Network). A series of agreements/ conventions have been concluded with the Catholic University from Louvain la Neuve, the University of Medicine - Budapest, the University of Medicine - Debrecen, the Faculty of Medicine - Szeged, Hungary, the Faculty of Medicine -Catania, Italy, Allegheny General Hospital - Pittsburgh, USA, and the Faculty of Medicine of Ljubliana.
 
Residence Hostels: The University has 9 hostels where approximately 2,700 students are lodged. Over 40% of the University students benefit from board and lodging grants given according to the grant system validated by the University Senate. These bursaries are awarded to exceptionally gifted students, students with the highest grade in the entrance examinations and also given for specific studies and those who require social assistance.
Canteen: The University canteen is situated within close proximity of the university campus, offering diversified menus and accommodating 150 students at any one time
Sports facilities: The University Sports Club, founded in 1966, has a sports area , where the students can practice sports such as basketball, volleyball, football, aerobics, target shooting, tennis, etc.
Students’ clubs: At the Students' Cultural Club, students can participate in the drama circle, the choir, dancing, pop music bands etc., which not only enrich the spiritual life of the students but also provides free-time leisure activities.

University of Constantza "Ovidius"

About the University
Ovidius University is an autonomous institution, part of Romania's state run education system. Since 1961, when the first academic units were established, and especially after 1989, when the fall of the communist regime allowed the free development of the higher education system, it has undergone significant changes, growing into the elite university of the Constanta region. The university consisits of 9 faculties with 35 fields of specialization (majors), an university college with 6 fields of specialization, and a teacher training department. In the academic year 2000/2001 the University has over 10,000 STUDENTS (more than 1,000 of them from abroad) and about 700 people as ACADEMIC STAFF. 
The university is lead by the University Senate and the Rector, the faculties by the Faculty Councils and Deans, while the various departments are lead by chairs. The activity of Ovidius University is regulated by the University Charter and its code of conduct, where the rights and responsibilities of the students are also stipulated.  The faculties are run by their own councils. Current decisions between the meetings of the councils are made by deans and deputy deans, scientific secretaries, the faculty council bureau.

The Library
Iis located in the main campus. It covers over 800 square meters and consists of a three floor building with 12 storing rooms, 3 reading rooms each with 60 seats and space for information, catalogues, offices, etc. The Library holds a collection of over 500 000 volumes, of which 200 000 are university textbooks, guides for laboratory work and essential reading for the educational process. The Library has a wide range of foreign periodicals - 50 000 units with more than 2 000 titles. It also features reference books, both Romanian and foreign, rare editions, series of maps, etchings, manuscripts, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other various valuable sources of information.  The old campus buildings host the Administration offices and the Rector's House. The Mathematics, Physics, Engineering and Biology Faculties are still located at this site until the completion of the new Campus Hall due October 2002. The old Campus, located in a mainly residential area, adds to the image we created of a public University addressing all segments of society. The new Campus Hall, located on the picturesque shores of Lake Mamaia, half a mile from the sunny beaches of Mamaia resort, hosts the Faculties of Economics, of Literature and Theology, and of History and Political Sciences. This is a modern building with all the necessary facilities for a warm and academic environment. 

University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu Mures

About the University
The Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu-Mures was founded in 1945, the teaching language being Hungarian. The medical teaching in Romanian was introduced in 1962. In 1990, the Institute was turned into the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, having both Romanian and Hungarian as teaching languages. The University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu-Mures is a superior training institution accessible to all Romanian and foreign citizens which offers a highly qualified training. It is a center of excellent in medical training, in forming specialists (during residency and postgraduate courses) and in research work. The university meets the demands of efficiency required by the medical profession; it promotes the traditions and values of the Romanian medical school. It is an active and dynamic factor in the cultural and social life, a point of reference for the town.

Local facilities and features
Targu-Mures is situated in the center of Romania being one of the most important towns of the historical province of Transylvania. It is the capital of the Mures County and it benefits by a favorable position at the junction of national and international ways of communication. It lies along the Mures River valley in an area surrounded by hills and hillocks with heights ranging between 500-750 meters. The town has a population of over 150.000 inhabitants and it is an important industrial center of Romania. In this respect we can mention the industry of chemical fertilizers (the Azomures Enterprises), that of building materials, of electrotechnics, leather, glass, ceramics, textile machine building industry, food industry as well as meat processing, beer manufacturing, power industry. There are several furniture factories with a long tradition, which besides ordinary furniture produce art furniture requested for export. 

Targu-Mures has an important network of modern hotels:Concordia, Continental, President, Tineretului, Parc and others, as well as numerous private pensions, which provide accommodation at a high level while the surrounding area has sight-seeing objectives worth visiting. Among these, we can mention the medieval fortress of Sighisoara the only medieval fortress still inhabited in the Eastern Europe, the Sovata resort famous for its salty lakes, the royal hunting castle of Lapusna and many others. The most important cultural establishments in the town are: The National Theater (having both Romanian and Hungarian sections) famous for its theatrical performances and the concerts of the Philharmonic Orchestra. There are also the Teleky Library, the Palace of Culture, the Museum of Art, the County Library, the History Museum, the Ethnographic Museum and the Museum of Natural Sciences. The architecture of the old town belongs to the Transylvanian baroque style, some old churches and buildings being the pride of the town. 

University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" of Timisoara

About the University
The University was set up  by the order of King Michael I of Romania on 30th December 1944 and the inauguration of the new university took place on July 15th 1945
The University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara was set up in 1945, a year of milestones for the political, economical and social Romanian life, when communist regime took control of our country. The University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara has been carrying on a many-sided and highly- and highly-qualified educational, research and medical assistance activity, for more than five decades. Consequently, the achievements of this half-century are a proof of the joint effort of the academic staff, the students and of the technical and administrative body.

University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" of Bucharest

About the University
Carol Davila, also founder of modern Romanian Health Services, founded the University in 1857, as National School of Medicine and Surgery. In time, it has developed as Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Pharmacy, part of the Bucharest University. Following the reform of education in 1948, the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" was set up, as a state Medical University. After December 1989 the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” become a state university with academic and financial autonomy. Our university is the oldest school of medical education in Romania. Its high prestige trough the historical perspective, is augmented by the experience of its current teaching staff, by the number of students, the area of hospitals and laboratories, as well as the quality of the equipment, and most important the professional quality of the graduated medical students.
The Library
The Central Library of the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy was founded in 1857 simultaneously with the National School of Medicine and Pharmacy.  Through its means, the Central Library sustains the educational and research needs of the university by providing access to 723,121 volumes and 5,250 journals. A LAN connects the library with all the preclinical departments and a WAN allows an Internet link.  All the publications can be read on spot in the library reading rooms: 
The "Thoma Ionescu" Reading Room - 1st floor, the Faculty of General Medicine. Most of the publications are related to preclinical education (1st and 2nd years), but there are also publications related to other sciences such as psychology, philosophy, history, etc. 
The "D. Danielopolu" Reading Room - ground floor, the Faculty of General Medicine. The publications in this reading room are related to clinical education. A large number of medical journals can also be found here. 

European Credit Transfer System(ECTS) was developed by the European Commission for the provision of common and similar procedures which guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad. ECTS credits are a value allocated to course units to describe the student workload required to complete them. They reflect the amount of work each course requires including lectures, practical work, seminars, private study - in the library or at home - and examinations or other assessment activities. In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload of one year of study; normally 30 credits are given for a semester.

Grade Definition

The Transcript of Records indicates the credits and the grades according to both the Romanian system and ECTS. The number of credits is computed, considering a 40 (forty) hours work week. The number of 30 (thirty) credits, allocated to a semester, is divided by 40 to obtain the number of credits for one work hour. This number of credits is multiplied by the number of hours per week allocated to each subject to obtain the total number of credits for one subject per semester. Credits are transferred from one participating university to another on the basis of the prior learning agreement between the student and the universities involved. Credit transfer takes place when the student has successfully completed the study program previously agreed on and returns to his/her home university.

We invite established, honest and reliable International agencies to participate in our mutual Joint Recuritment Drive. We also provide admission assistance to Dentistry, Pharmacy and a wide range of Medical Post graduate specialities. For further information please contact Dr Gautham Kolluri at the following e-mail Gautham@cip.com.ua or contact him at +380675386974. We provide admission assitance for Medical schools in Hungary and Ukraine but considering the EU degree value and reasonable tution fees in Romania we advise all prospective students to apply for admission in Romanian Medical Schools as the first option.