Nostrification rules
At WUM, nostrification is handled separately by the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and the Faculty of Pharmacy.
Faculty of Medicine
- Applications are accepted only by e-mail, at wl.nostryfikacje@wum.edu.pl, and only in these rounds: from 15 August to 15 September 2026, from 15 November to 15 December 2026 and from 1 to 31 March 2027.
- The diploma needs legalisation or an apostille. Ordinary translations into Polish are enough; they do not need to be sworn.
Faculty of Pharmacy
The rules are set out in ordinances No. 53/2020, 63/2020 and 89/2022. The fee is no more than 50% of the minimum salary of a professor. Contact: dziekfoam@wum.edu.pl.
In English, information on nostrification is given only on the Faculty of Pharmacy page, with dates from the 2022/2023 academic year.
to be completed Fee amount at the Faculty of Medicine (ordinance No. 165/2026).
Exams and verification of knowledge
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: a 70-question test in Polish; you must score at least 60% and pass every section, and the rector decides whether the diploma is recognised. Faculty of Medicine: exams are set in the subjects in which your study programme differs from the Polish one (§ 5 of the regulation).
Sources
- lekarski.wum.edu.pl/nostryfikacje
- lekarski.wum.edu.pl/sites/wl.wum.edu.pl/files/zarzadzenie_rektora-165-2026-nostryfikacje_0.pdf
- wls.wum.edu.pl/sites/wls.wum.edu.pl/files/Dokumenty%202023/regulamin-nostryfikacje.pdf
- wf.wum.edu.pl/oferta/nostryfikacje
- wum.edu.pl/en/quality-wum-scientific-activity-years-2022-2025
Data checked on 18 October 2026. Universities change their rules; before you file an application, confirm the details with the university office.