ルーマニア

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。

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.

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.

Mixed and school-dependent — do NOT assume "no entrance exam." Carol Davila (Bucharest): its OFFICIAL 2025-2026 admission page references a formal "Methodology for the Entrance Examination – Bachelor's Degree / English-Taught Programs" AND a separate "English Proficiency Examination for the English Teaching Module" — so assume a competitive (Biology-based) entrance plus an English exam. UMF Cluj is reported to admit by academic-file evaluation (no written entrance exam), and Iasi is reported as file/interview-based, but neither was officially re-confirmed this pass. Agent-site claims of "no exam" are unreliable, especially for Bucharest. Exact 2026 format unverified（要確認）— confirm directly with each university.

English-medium programmes require proof of English proficiency. Carol Davila runs its own English proficiency examination for the English module (per its official methodology). Other schools may accept standardised tests (IELTS/TOEFL) and/or exempt applicants from English-medium secondary schooling. Exact accepted tests and score thresholds vary by school and are unverified（要確認）.

No pre-med or foundation year is required for IB / A-Level / recognised high-school holders — entry is direct into Year 1 of the 6-year MD. This is well-supported and is a key advantage versus countries that require a foundation year for non-EU applicants. (Direct entry is separate from the admission test question: direct entry does NOT mean "no entrance exam" — see entrance_exams.)

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).

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.

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.

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.