Exchange Studies

The Faculty of Medicine is an active participant in international projects and programmes. You are therefore invited to participate in various exchange programmes. The ERASMUS+ programme is the most popular among students of our faculty. More information can be found here.

Students of the faculty have the opportunity to go to universities that are members of the ARQUS and Coimbra Group university networks. Exchanges with these universities are financed by the funds of the ERASMUS+ programme and take place in accordance with the rules, requirements and deadlines of the ERASMUS+ programme. More information can be found here.

Vilnius University has signed international bilateral agreements with universities in Australia, India, Canada, South Korea, and other countries, and also annually invites students to go to the USA and other countries through the ISEP programme, so you have excellent opportunities to study outside the European Union as well. You can find more information about the possibilities to study abroad through bilateral agreements here; more about the ISEP programme can be found here.

Erasmus+, ARQUS and COIMBRA Group students selection procedure can be found here.

The selection process is carried out in accordance with the rules for sending Vilnius University students to foreign research and study institutions for partial studies. Those rules were approved by order of the Vice-Rector of Studies of Vilnius University No R-277 on 8 May 2018.

!!! Before filling in the application, please look through the course list that Erasmus University offers and the language that will be taught. Knowledge of the local language at a level of B1–B2 is recommended when attending universities in Germany, Spain, Italy and France.

Regardless of which programme a student will be participating in, all subjects that the student plans to study abroad must be coordinated with the faculty's study exchange coordinator. This guarantees that the academic results brought home will be fully credited and integrated into the study programme at VU.

Additional selection criteria used by the Faculty of Medicine: application submitted on time, motivation, language proficiency, academic progress (including absence of debt), course of studies, and previous/current participation in academic exchanges.

Priority is given to students who:

1. Have higher average marks for the past two sessions (are counted only subjects taken at VU);
2. Are in a higher course;
3. Are applying for a longer exchange period;
4. Have no previous/current participation in exchange programmes.

For all questions regarding exchange opportunities at the Faculty of Medicine, please contact Vita Petronytė, the coordinator of international studies.

Traineeship Abroad

Vilnius University students can apply for traineeships at any company in the world. During their traineeship, students can choose to go to another country to gain professional experience. Read more about the possibilities of going abroad for an traineeship here.

For all questions regarding traineeship abroad, at the Faculty of Medicine, please contact Justė Andrikonytė, the coordinator of international studies.