University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest

Why Study in Hungary?

More than 30 years of experience with teaching international students.

• Practice oriented training in small groups (8-15 students) – 1800 contact hours with animals.

• Small, friendly, centrally located campus in the heart of Budapest – students and teachers easily get to know each other (all together approximately 1500-1600 students).

• The most international veterinary university – students from 50 countries (67% international students, 33% Hungarian students).

• European degree – EAEVE accreditation: the degree received at UVMB is accepted automatically by the member countries of the European Union and in several other countries of the world.

• The preparation of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accreditation is in progress. After obtaining it, graduates will be able to get their license in the US and Canada.

• Unique Horse (Equine) Clinic in Europe with its horse isolation and bone surgery facilities.

At the well-equipped UVMB clinics you will get practical training in every vet related field:

• Clinic of Internal Medicine

• Clinic of Surgery and Ophthalmology

• Exotic Animal and Wildlife Medicine

• Clinic of Reproduction

• Oncology

• Farm Animal Medicine and Mobile Clinic

• Equine Clinic

• More than 30 years of experience with teaching international students.

• A truly international veterinary university – students from 50 countries (67% international students, 33% Hungarian students).

• European degree – EAEVE accreditation: the degree received at UVMB is accepted automatically by the member countries of the European Union and in several other countries of the world.

Additional Information

• The curriculum for veterinary medicine takes Five and a half years (11 semesters) and parallels the standard curriculum found in most European veterinary programs. The entire curriculum (divided into core subjects and electives) consists of more than 5000 hours.

• During the First Two (preclinical) years students study Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Ethology, Agrareconomics, Botany, Biomathematics and Computer Application. English, Latin and Hungarian languages can be chosen as optional courses.

• During the Next Three (clinical + paraclinical) years, the curriculum includes Animal Breeding, Pathology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Microbiology, Pathophysiology, Parasitology, Animal Nutrition, Veterinary Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Food Hygiene, Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Animal Hygiene, Epizoology and State Veterinary Medicine.

• The 11th (practical) semester includes practical work at the Faculty Clinics and faculty-associated institutions. Practical work at the school’s Field Stations and State Farms as well as with practitioner veterinarians is part of the curriculum.

• Before the conclusion of the degree program the students must submit a thesis and take a state examination. After the successful completion of the exam students are awarded the degree Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.