Study medicine in Germany in English
Become a doctor in Germany — without German, and without perfect grades. The UMCH Medical Campus Hamburg teaches the complete 6-year MD fully in English: one online entrance exam, no numerus clausus, and a modern campus in one of Europe's most exciting cities. We're UMCH's official partner, and our help is free.
Updated July 2026 · rolling admissions for October 2026
Medicine in Germany, in English — UMCH makes it possible
For decades, studying medicine in Germany meant fluent German and near-perfect grades. The UMCH Medical Campus Hamburg changed that — and it's why students from all over the world now start their medical careers here.
The full MD, 100% in English
Not just the first semesters — all six years, from first lecture to final exam, taught entirely in English at a dedicated medical campus in Hamburg. One of the very few programmes of its kind in Germany.
No numerus clausus. No grade lottery.
Forget the 1.0 Abitur cutoff. At UMCH, one online entrance exam and a short interview decide — with up to three attempts a year. Your ambition counts, not a decimal on an old report card.
Live your student years in Hamburg
Harbour beaches, the Speicherstadt, world-class music and food — Germany's second city is regularly ranked among the most liveable on earth. It's a spectacular place to become a doctor.
Modern campus, personal teaching
UMCH pairs nearly 80 years of academic heritage from its parent university with modern facilities and small-group teaching — professors who know your name, not lecture halls of 400.
A degree that travels
EU-recognised and WDOMS-listed: practise across the EU, EEA and UK, or sit the USMLE for the United States. One degree, every door open.
Your springboard into German medicine
Learn German alongside your English-taught degree and graduate inside a healthcare system that urgently needs doctors — with the salaries and job security to match.
UMCH: a full English-taught MD, on German soil
UMCH — the Universitätsmedizin Neumarkt a.M. Campus Hamburg — is the German campus of UMFST Târgu Mureș, a university that has trained doctors for nearly 80 years. Its Hamburg campus delivers the complete 6-year Medicine programme in English, with modern facilities and small teaching groups.
For international students it solves the German dilemma: you get to study and live in Germany from day one, in English, without first mastering German or holding a 1.0-equivalent grade average — while keeping every door open across the EU and beyond.
- MD, 6 years, 100% English — the full programme, not just the first semesters.
- ~80 years of academic heritage — through its parent university UMFST Târgu Mureș.
- October start, rolling admission — apply early, as qualified applicants fill places first-come.
Where you'd study: Hamburg
Germany's second-largest city — a green, wealthy harbour metropolis of 1.9 million with a huge international community. Average student cost of living is about €845 a month, all-in.
Why students pick UMCH over the public route
Public medical schools in Germany are excellent — if you have a near-perfect Abitur, C1 German and years to wait. For everyone else, here's what UMCH puts on the table instead.
To be fair: if you hold a German Abitur near 1.0 and speak C1 German, a public university is a fantastic (and nearly free) option. This page — and UMCH — is for everyone else.
UMCH — the English-taught medical school in Hamburg
Because public faculties teach only in German, the English route into German medicine runs through one dedicated institution: the UMCH Medical Campus Hamburg. Here's why we stand behind it.
UMCH teaches Medicine only — there is currently no English-taught dentistry degree in Germany. Looking for dentistry in English? See our Slovakia dentistry guide or Czech Republic dentistry guide.
Why we recommend UMCH
As UMCH's official partner, we've guided students through this exact admission — and for anyone set on Germany, it's the clear route in.
- The full MD in English, in Germany — one of the very few programmes of its kind, from first lecture to final exam.
- No numerus clausus — admission by entrance exam and interview, not a 1.0 grade average.
- Online exam, 3 attempts a year — apply from anywhere, with room to try again.
- A German career path — live in Germany from day one, learn the language alongside, and step into a system that needs doctors.
- We're the official partner — direct admissions contact, free exam prep and a mock interview with every student.
How to get into UMCH
One online exam, one interview — no numerus clausus, no TMS, no IELTS. Medently prepares you for both steps, free.
- A high-school diploma from 12 years of schooling — A-Levels, IB, Abitur or your country's equivalent — with no failed subjects.
- The online written exam — biology, chemistry and general knowledge; 25 questions each, 75 in total, taken online.
- A 15–20 minute interview — your personal statement, CV, motivation for medicine — and your English is assessed right there, so no IELTS or TOEFL certificate is needed.
- No German required — you can be admitted and study entirely in English; you'll build German alongside for patient contact and life in Hamburg.
- Rolling admissions — qualified applicants receive offers as places fill, so applying early genuinely matters.
UMCH runs entrance exams online on a rolling basis through the year — with up to three attempts, you can realistically go from first message to admitted for October 2026 in a matter of weeks.
What UMCH costs — and what you get for it
Transparent, semester-by-semester pricing with no hidden extras — and a price that undercuts most English-taught medical schools in Western Europe, the UK and the US.
For €12,500 a semester you get a complete English-taught medical education in Germany itself — modern facilities, small groups, and a direct runway into the German healthcare system. UK international medical schools charge £35,000–50,000 a year; US schools far more. And unlike an agency, Medently adds nothing on top: our guidance, exam prep and mock interviews are free. On a tighter budget? We'll tell you honestly — compare Slovakia (≈ €13,000/year) and the Czech Republic (from ≈ €12,500/year), where we're also official partners.
From first message to Hamburg in 5 steps
This is the exact path our students follow — and we walk every step with you, free.
Talk to us — free
Tell us your background and goals on a free call or WhatsApp. We check your eligibility and, because admission is rolling, get your timeline moving immediately.
We prepare your application
Diploma, transcripts, personal statement and CV — we help you compile, polish and submit everything to UMCH correctly the first time.
Prepare with free Medently tools
Free preparation materials for the biology, chemistry and general-knowledge exam — plus a mock interview so the real one feels routine.
Sit the online exam + interview
75 questions online, then a 15–20 minute conversation about you and your motivation. Up to three attempts per year if you need them.
Enrol and move to Hamburg
Offer in hand, we help with enrolment, visa paperwork (if you need one), accommodation and arrival — right up to your first day in October.
Graduate into a country that needs you
Germany faces a well-documented doctor shortage — and UMCH graduates who build their German during their studies are perfectly placed to step into it, with the salaries and security German medicine is known for. The degree itself travels everywhere: officially listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), fully recognised across the EU, EEA and UK, and USMLE-eligible for the United States and Canada.
Living in Hamburg as a medical student
Hamburg is consistently ranked among the world's most liveable cities — a green harbour metropolis of 1.9 million with the Elbe beaches, the UNESCO-listed Speicherstadt warehouse district, a legendary music scene and one of Europe's most international populations. English gets you far here from day one.
As a student you'll spend around €845 a month on average — rent, food, transport and leisure — modest for a major Western European city. And between lectures you're living in Germany, absorbing the language and culture your future patients will speak.
Medently gets you in — and it costs you nothing
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A full English-taught MD in Hamburg, no numerus clausus, rolling admission — and free, honest guidance from UMCH's official partner.
