2027 entry · Updated 27 October 2026
Can I study medicine in Poland from Ireland?
Yes. Poland's medical universities teach medicine in English, and your Leaving Cert is recognised automatically for applying. Each university sets its own rules, but all of them look closely at biology and chemistry. As an Irish citizen you need no visa.
Which universities teach medicine in English?
Universities across Poland do, including those in Warsaw, Kraków (Jagiellonian), Gdańsk, Wrocław, Łódź, Lublin, Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Rzeszów and Katowice (the Medical University of Silesia).
How do Polish universities choose?
Each sets its own rules, and the science subjects decide it. The Medical University of Silesia, for example, ranks Irish applicants on their Leaving Cert results: it converts your grades into points with its own table for Ireland, using biology plus chemistry or physics. Only if a required subject is missing does it set an entrance exam, held orally, online and in English.
What documents does an Irish student need?
- Your Leaving Certificate with an apostille. Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs, in Dublin or Cork, apostilles the original SEC certificate directly. A provisional statement of results needs a solicitor's or notary's certification first.
- No recognition decision. School certificates from EU and OECD countries are recognised automatically for applying (NAWA, Poland's academic recognition agency).
- No Polish translation at Silesia: documents in English are taken as they are.
- Proof of English. At Silesia, a certificate from a school that taught in English counts.
- Your passport and a photo.
Bulgaria asks for much more: compare the documents.
When should I apply?
Most English-taught programmes in Poland start in October and take applications from spring into the summer. Silesia's 2026 autumn registration ran from 1 April to 15 August, so don't wait for results day to start.
Missed the autumn? Silesia also takes first-year medical students for February: see what's still open.
Why do families get help with this?
Every university has its own subjects, windows and paperwork, and the windows don't wait for results day. I keep track of them and handle the applications and documents for families.
Where could you get in?
Message me on WhatsApp. I'll tell you which Polish universities you can apply to, free, before you pay anything. If you'd like help, I handle the application and every document.
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