Salut and welcome to the channel! My name is Forza and my name is David
and today we'll be telling you guys what it's like to study Medicine in Romania as
international students, and we'll be answering the all-important question 'Do we like it here?'
We've been here in Romania for around three years now so we've got a pretty good grasp of the country
It has a unique culture and especially lovely landscape which is around an hour's drive away
from us here in Bucharest something which that was absolutely impossible coming London
For me, that's the complete opposite growing up in a German countryside now living in a European
a capital city is a whole new experience the variety of activities you can do here and the range of
international students makes this whole experience, pretty fun. I would say one of the things that made
me feel very comfortable when coming here, was the language. Just to preface Romanian is one of the
five Latin languages alongside Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and French meaning it sounds very familiar
and it makes it a lot easier for us Europeans to learn it. That's a good point Forza there as
there are a wide range of international students like I said before. FromS candinavia, over the whole
of middle Europe and to the Middle East, we have students from everywhere. Yea it gives you that international
kind of feel, not just Europeanss, we've got people from all over and that mix means there's a lot
of cool people you can meet. So whether you're into parties, travelling, sports, whatever you love
we've got it here and in abundance. Let's talk about probably the most important topic here:
The University. The Romanian education system is definitely different to the one in our home
countries but it's still oEuropeanan standard. The studies take six years after which you are fully
qualified doctor or dentist in the European Union and it's accredited, which means you can switch
Uni or even after two years, switch back to your home country. Like everywhere else, your first few years will be full of your main theoretical
subjects like your Anatomy your Physiology and your Biochemistry just to give you a solid foundation on the medicine degree. Over here, we
have practical labs and lessons regularly. I know one of the biggest fears I had before coming here
was that i'll be stuck in a lecture room all day all year long and if that's one of your fears,
you needn't worry don't worry at all as from day one you'll be having a look at
a cadaver and from year two you're already in hospitals treating patients. And of course
in the later on years you'll be studying your more clinical subjects like for example
in 4th year, I'M studying Ophthalmology, Oncology and Cardiology and for that reason
I'm more often in the hospital than I am in lectures. As a Dental student, the clinical
subjects will start from 3rd year our practical activity takes mainly place in the Dental faculty.
There, we have operation rooms Dental chairs and all the equipment to treat patients.
At this point, I want to state out that we are only working in small groups, which makes it much easier
to interact with the Professor or Assisting Doctor. Now it's time to talk about exams and yes, I'm sure
there's loads of you out there who are thinking 'Are the exams hard' 'Are they difficult' 'Will i pass'
You guys are scared! Now how the exams will be taken will differ from Dental to Medicine the same
way they'll differ from subject to subject. The main way will be examined is probably through MCQs,
written tests or just an oral exam so I guess they're not that different from anywhere else.
The Dental students also have practical exams like tooth preparation where you have to prepare
a specific tooth these will take place inside the exam session which will always be in
February and in June which is then followed by three months vacation in the summer. Now it is
time to answer the all-important question, the question that is on everyone's lips
'Do I like it here?' To put it shortly, yes i like it here. I really really do like it here. I mean for all the
reasons we have already listed above Bucharest - Romania is beautiful and not only is it beautiful,
it's huge -- it's absolutely huge. I mean there are places to ski here, there are lakes to swim in,
there are places to hike, there's the black sea I mean what more could you want! What more could
you want in a country! All of that and alongside with the fact that I've made some friends for life
makes this place my first home I mean I honestly miss this place when iI'mout on holiday. For me
Romania is one of those countries with a unique character. No other country comes into my mind
that is similar to it and that's what makes it so special for me. Secondly, the Romanians are
relaxed not laid back, but relaxed. The people are not stressed and they don't stress each other. It can
happen for example that the professor is coming too late to a lecture. For the Italian colleagues, that's
something normal, for us germans it was a reason to freak out and that's definitely something we had
to learn and once adapted to this, it makes your life much easier. At last I want to talk about
the Romanians. They also have like their country a pretty own character. They may seem a little direct
and also a bit fiery but once you get to know them you will see that they are very warm-hearted.
And I also love the Romanian food I mean this is something we can definitely tell about every
country, they all have their unique type of cooking but Romanian food for me, is stunning! What I also
like about bucharest is the location we have one hour to the black sea and 50 minutes from
bucharest is Sinaia the biggest skiing area of Romania and because skIing is one of my favorite
sports I love driving out there in winter. Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion
however, i've been living there for three years now and every single person who has visited me here
I mean every single person has said these exact words "I was not expecting Romania to be like this"
Thanks for watching this was a small insight into the medical studies here in Romania as
international students. We'll go more into detail in further videos. With our Agency 'Romaniac' we
offer loads of services to get others to study Medicine or Dentistry as well. If you want to
study here, fill out the form on our website and we will get you a place for the entrance exam.
We've also got blogs written by lots of different students here to give you a more personal feel and
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