Romania · 6-year undergraduate-entry MD (Doctor of Medicine / "Medicina"), entered directly from high school. Romanian institutions confer an MD (often marketed as "MBBS" by agents, but the local degree is the MD / Diploma de licenta in medicine). It is a single integrated 6-year programme (12 semesters); there is no separate 4-year graduate-entry track at the main schools. · ヨーロッパ（英語課程の医学部）
ルーマニアはEU圏で比較的安価に英語（一部校はフランス語）で医学を学べる留学先です。Carol Davila（ブカレスト）、Iuliu Hatieganu（クルージュ）、Grigore T. Popa（ヤシ）などの国立大学が、6年制・学部入学（高卒から直接）のMDコースを全編英語で提供し、EU・非EU双方の出願者を受け入れます。IB・Aレベル等の認定された高卒資格保持者はファウンデーション（予科）なしで1年次に直接入学できる点は確かです。一方で「出願書類・面接のみで入学試験なし」という説明は全校に当てはまるわけではありません。Carol Davila の公式入試ページ（2025-2026）は正式な「入学試験要項（Methodology for the Entrance Examination）」と、英語モジュール向けの「英語能力試験」に言及しており、ブカレストでは生物中心の競争的入学試験＋英語試験が課されると考えるべきです（「試験なし」はエージェント情報で要注意）。クルージュは書類審査型とされますが公式確認は未取得です。学位はEU相互承認に基づきEU/EEA全域で通用するEU医学学位で、認定校はWDOMSに掲載されUSMLE/ECFMG（校ごとのWFME要件あり）・英PLABへの道も開けます。国際生の学費は年約9,000〜10,000ユーロ（約150〜170万円）で、英米私立より大幅に安価です。日本人にとっての本当の壁は学費でなく、(1)現地での言語・臨床、(2)日本に戻って医師になる場合の厚労省認定・予備試験です。
Romania is a comparatively low-cost EU destination for studying medicine in English (and French at some schools). Public state universities such as Carol Davila (Bucharest), Iuliu Hatieganu (Cluj-Napoca) and Grigore T. Popa (Iasi) run 6-year, undergraduate-entry MD programmes taught fully in English, open to EU and non-EU (third-country) applicants. Entry is direct from high school with NO foundation/pre-med year for holders of recognised school-leaving diplomas (IB, A-Levels, etc.) — this is well-supported. The common claim that admission is "by file/interview only, no entrance exam" is NOT reliable for all schools: Carol Davila's own official 2025-2026 admission page references a formal "Methodology for the Entrance Examination" plus a separate "English Proficiency Examination" for the English module, so for Bucharest a competitive entrance (Biology-based) plus an English exam should be assumed by default. Cluj's file-evaluation model is more plausible but was not officially re-confirmed. The degree is an EU medical degree recognised across the EU/EEA under mutual-recognition rules, and accredited schools are listed in WDOMS, giving a pathway toward USMLE/ECFMG (subject to the per-school WFME requirement) and UK PLAB. International tuition is roughly EUR 9,000-10,000/year (about 1.5-1.7M JPY), far below UK/US private medical schools.
Entry Qualifications
IB Diploma accepted for direct entry as a recognised school-leaving qualification. Biology and Chemistry expected (ideally HL). No foundation year needed. However, exact minimum point thresholds and whether an entrance/English exam applies vary by school — Carol Davila's official page references an entrance examination + English proficiency exam, so do not assume file-only admission. Point/grade minimums unverified（要確認）— confirm per university for 2026-27.
A-Levels accepted for direct entry; Biology and Chemistry expected (Iasi commonly requires Bio + Chem). No foundation year required. For Carol Davila a competitive entrance exam (Biology) and an English proficiency exam should be assumed per its official methodology. Specific minimum grades unverified（要確認）.
A Japanese high-school diploma (高卒) is in principle accepted if it grants university access in Japan and is recognised/equivalenced by Romania's Ministry of Education. Completed 12-year secondary education with adequate Biology and Chemistry coverage is expected. Direct entry possible (no foundation), but diploma recognition, science-grade adequacy, English proof, and any entrance exam must be confirmed per university — treat as conditional, specifics unverified（要確認）.
Tests · English · Foundation
International Tuition (approx.)
Approx. EUR 9,000-10,000 per year for English-taught Medicine (order of magnitude confirmed; well below UK/US private fees). Carol Davila (Bucharest): EUR 10,000/yr (confirmed by independent search; official UMFCD tuition PDF not directly opened). UMF Cluj: reported EUR 10,000/yr (+ ~EUR 300 non-refundable file fee) — agent-sourced, unverified（要確認）. Iasi (Grigore T. Popa): reported ~EUR 9,000/yr — agent-sourced, unverified（要確認）. Over 6 years: roughly EUR 54,000-60,000 total. Rough JPY (EUR≈170): ~1.53-1.7M JPY/year; ~9.2-10.2M JPY total tuition. Non-EU students typically must prepay full annual tuition to obtain the type-D study visa. Living costs add roughly EUR 500-900/month depending on city (Iasi cheaper than Bucharest).
Notable Medical Schools
受入：IB, A-Levels, recognised foreign high-school diplomas. Per official methodology: a competitive entrance examination (Biology) PLUS an English proficiency examination for the English module — NOT file-only. ・ 学費：EUR 10,000/yr (~1.7M JPY); ~EUR 60,000 total (official tuition PDF not directly opened)
Largest/most prestigious Romanian medical school; 6-year English MD. CORRECTION: official 2025-2026 admission page references a formal entrance examination + English proficiency exam, contradicting agent claims of 'no exam' — assume a competitive Biology-based entrance. Listed in WDOMS. Confirm 2026 deadlines and exact exam format directly.
公式受入：IB, A-Levels, recognised high-school diploma giving home-country university access; reported admission by academic-file evaluation (not officially re-confirmed this pass) ・ 学費：EUR 10,000/yr (~1.7M JPY) + ~EUR 300 file fee (agent-sourced); ~EUR 60,000 total — unverified（要確認）
English and French tracks; file-evaluation admission model is plausible but not officially confirmed here; non-EU must pay full tuition for type-D visa.
公式受入：A-Levels with Biology + Chemistry, IB, recognised 12-year secondary diploma; reported file/interview admission (not officially confirmed) ・ 学費：~EUR 9,000/yr (~1.53M JPY); ~EUR 54,000 total — agent-sourced, unverified（要確認）
6-year English MD with early clinical exposure; large international cohort; lower living costs than Bucharest. Degrees EU-recognised and listed in WDOMS. Figures here are agent-sourced.
公式Recognition · Local Training · Back to Japan
Romanian medical degrees from accredited state universities are EU degrees, recognised across EU/EEA member states under mutual recognition of professional qualifications (Directive 2005/36/EC) — confirmed generally; graduates can register/work in EU countries. Accredited schools are listed in WDOMS. For the US: degree is acceptable for USMLE/ECFMG certification provided the school carries the required WDOMS status; from 2024 the WFME accreditation requirement applies to the ECFMG pathway. UK: graduates may sit PLAB/UKMLA for GMC registration. Australia: AMC pathway available. CRITICAL: ECFMG/WFME status is PER-SCHOOL and time-sensitive — verify the specific school's current Sponsor Note on WDOMS before enrolling (unverified at individual-school level here). Ignore agent-marketing lines such as "recognized by ACGME" or "can practice in any country" — these are unreliable.
Clinical training (clerkships) is fully integrated into the 6-year MD, so non-citizen students complete hospital rotations as part of the degree. Obtaining a LICENCE to practise IN Romania is a separate matter: EU mutual-recognition rules favour EU citizens, and non-EU graduates seeking local registration/residency may face additional steps, Romanian-language requirements and competitive residency exams. Whether a non-EU (e.g., Japanese) graduate can readily secure a Romanian internship/residency and full practice licence is unverified（要確認）— an authoritative Colegiul Medicilor (Romanian Medical College) source was not reached. Most international graduates use Romania as a degree base and license elsewhere (EU/UK/US/home country) rather than practising in Romania.
Japan does not auto-recognise foreign medical degrees. A graduate of a Romanian medical school must apply to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (厚生労働省/MHLW) for recognition of eligibility (document screening of the foreign education/qualification). If full equivalency is not granted, the typical route is: pass the National Medical Practitioners Preliminary Examination (医師国家試験予備試験), complete about 1 year of practical clinical training in Japan, then sit the National Medical Licensing Examination (医師国家試験). Both exams are in Japanese, so high-level Japanese medical-terminology fluency is essential. This is a demanding, multi-year path with no guaranteed eligibility approval. Exact current document-screening criteria for Romania-trained applicants unverified（要確認）— confirm with MHLW.
医師免許の国際コンバート完全ガイドOur Verdict
For a student holding IB or A-Levels (with Biology + Chemistry), Romania is one of the more affordable routes into an EU medical degree: direct 6-year entry with no foundation year, and tuition ~EUR 9-10k/yr — a fraction of UK/US/Australia. The degree is EU-recognised and WDOMS-listed. CORRECTION vs draft: admission is NOT uniformly 'no entrance exam' — Carol Davila (Bucharest) officially requires a competitive entrance examination plus an English proficiency exam, so the 'easy file-only entry' framing overstates accessibility for the flagship school; Cluj's file model is plausible but unconfirmed. Feasibility is strongest if the goal is to practise in the EU/UK/US (via PLAB/USMLE, subject to per-school ECFMG/WFME status) rather than to return to Japan. Returning to Japan is the hard part: MHLW eligibility recognition is discretionary and very likely entails the Japanese-language Preliminary Exam + 1 year training + National Exam. A Japanese-high-school-only applicant is more conditional (diploma recognition + science grades + English). Net: a realistic, budget-friendly path to an EU/internationally-licensable doctor, with admission testing and the Japan re-entry leg as the main hurdles.
Key Caveats
1) ADMISSION TESTING: do not assume 'no entrance exam.' Carol Davila's official methodology references an entrance examination (Biology) + English proficiency exam — confirm the real 2026 format per school; Cluj/Iasi file-evaluation claims are agent-sourced and unconfirmed. 2) Verify each school's current WDOMS/WFME/ECFMG Sponsor Note before paying — accreditation status is per-school, time-sensitive, and decisive for US-bound students. 3) Direct entry (no foundation year) for IB/A-Level holders is well-supported and can stand. 4) Tuition order of magnitude (EUR ~9-10k/yr; Carol Davila EUR 10,000/yr) is confirmed; precise Iasi/Cluj figures and file fees are agent-sourced and unverified. 5) Beware commercial agent sites — re-check details against official .ro pages; avoid marketing lines like 'recognized by ACGME' / 'can practice in any country.' 6) Non-EU graduates may find practising/residency IN Romania harder than the degree itself (EU-citizen preference, Romanian-language requirement) — unverified. 7) Japan re-entry is the binding constraint: MHLW recognition is discretionary; the Preliminary Exam path is in Japanese and lengthy. 8) Many subject/grade minimums, English thresholds, and Japanese-high-school specifics are unverified（要確認）— confirm per university for 2026-27. 9) Non-EU students often must prepay full annual tuition for the type-D visa.
Sources
⚠️ 学費・成績・必須科目・英語基準・各校の受入可否・厚労省の個別認定・ECFMG の取り扱いは毎年変わります。「要確認」項目は出願前に必ず各大学公式・WDOMS・厚労省で裏取りしてください。
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