The Study of Veterinary Medicine Abroad

Hi,

I hope that this post isn't inappropriate here but thought that some post-grads in particular, and others wanting to do veterinary medicine might be interested in this. I am currently studying at Imperial College London and have researched going on to study post-graduate veterinary medicine. There is no possibility that I could afford the full fees to study Vet Med as a second degree in the UK. Therefore, I began to hunt further a field.

I have recently secured a conditional place to study veterinary medicine at University of Medicine Kosice, Slovak Republic (http://www.uvm.sk/english/ ). The course I have been accepted onto is in English and specifically designed for post-graduates. Of course, there is also an English speaking course for undergraduates. The qualification is recognised by the RCVS (http://www.rcvs.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=92552) via the EU mutual recognition directive (78/1026/EEC). Also, the university has been deemed to be at the same standard as UK universities by a join evaluation by Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education, both of which are advisory bodies to the EU (http://www.eaeve.org/Approved.pdf and http://www.eaeve.org/documents/Review2000.pdf).

In addition to this, the fees are $7700 (£4,004.15 ) per year, significantly cheaper than in the UK (http://www.uvm.sk/english/show.php?page=../dept/teach/zas.html). There are already several Brits out there, one of whom graduates this year. I am so thrilled to be offered this opportunity to study abroad after three years in London and thought others might benefit from this knowledge. I have spent a long time researching this, as clearly moving abroad is a big step. If anyone else is thinking about it and has any questions I could try and answer, feel free to ask.

Xylia