# Goce Delcev University Stip - Faculty of Medical Sciences > Goce Delcev University's Faculty of Medical Sciences in Stip is a public North Macedonian medical faculty operating since 2008. Its Integrated Academic Studies of General Medicine is a direct-entry, six-year programme with a dedicated English-medium track for international students, listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools and ECFMG-certification eligible for graduates since 2008. - Canonical page: https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/goce-delcev-university-faculty-of-medicine - Last reviewed: 2026-07-12 - Publisher: Students Traffic (https://www.studentstraffic.com/) ## Key facts - Location: Stip, [North Macedonia](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/north-macedonia) - Type: Public - Established: 2008 - Official website: https://www.ugd.edu.mk/en/ - Published programmes on Students Traffic: 1 ## Recognition and approvals - World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS/FAIMER) — listed, currently operational, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) qualification - ECFMG Certification — graduates eligible to apply, graduation years 2008-present - Medical Council of Canada — school meets Model Standards for medical registration in Canada - Verify: [World Directory of Medical Schools — Goce Delcev University Faculty of Medical Sciences listing](https://search.wdoms.org/home/GetSchoolDetail/F0002730) - Verify: [Goce Delcev University official Admissions — First Cycle page](https://www.ugd.edu.mk/en/admissions-first-cycle/) ## Programmes | Programme | Course | Duration | Medium | Tuition per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Integrated Academic Studies of General Medicine (Doctor of Medicine, M.D.)](https://www.studentstraffic.com/goce-delcev-university-general-medicine) | MBBS | 6 years | English | €6,000 (2026-2027) | ## Why students choose it - Listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools with graduates eligible to apply for ECFMG Certification since 2008 and degrees generally acceptable to Canadian medical regulators. - A dedicated English-medium General Medicine track confirmed at the specific faculty level, separate from the Macedonian-medium programme, rather than inferred from country-wide claims. - A transparent, points-based admissions process -- a scored entrance exam plus secondary-school GPA -- rather than a purely discretionary interview. ## Things to consider - Goce Delcev University's own pages disagree on tuition: a legacy programme page (still showing 2022 exam dates) states EUR 4,000/year, while the actively maintained 2026-27 admissions page states EUR 6,000/year, corroborated by the published semester payment-slip amount. Confirm the current figure directly with the university before budgeting. - The WHO World Directory of Medical Schools record for this school includes a field stating foreign students are not admitted, which conflicts with the university's own detailed, current international-admissions process -- likely a stale directory field rather than a real restriction, but worth confirming directly. - Enrollment is capped at 80 seats per intake and is competitive and points-ranked, not guaranteed. ## Best fit for - Direct secondary-school-leaver applicants, including Indian 12th-grade completers, seeking an English-medium, single-cycle MD without a prior bachelor's degree. - Applicants comfortable with a transparent, points-based entrance exam and GPA ranking rather than a purely interview-based selection. - Students who value a smaller, newer medical faculty with a defined clinical teaching base over a large, long-established one. ## Campus and city The Faculty of Medical Sciences is co-located with Clinical Hospital Stip, its principal clinical teaching base. The English-medium General Medicine track admits up to 80 students per intake through a transparent, points-based process combining a Biology and Chemistry entrance exam with secondary-school GPA. Goce Delcev University as a whole spans 12 faculties and 3 academies across 4 campuses. Stip, in the south-eastern region of North Macedonia, hosts Goce Delcev University, established in 2007 with an explicit mission to support development of the region. The Faculty of Medical Sciences operates from the Clinical Hospital Stip site, and international applicants are supported by a dedicated International Student Office that also warns against unauthorized recruitment agents -- UGD states it has not authorized any private company or individual to recruit on its behalf. The six-year, 360-ECTS Integrated Academic Studies of General Medicine curriculum builds from foundational sciences toward a clinical sixth year built entirely around rotation blocks: Internal Medicine (8 weeks), Surgery (7 weeks), Gynecology and Obstetrics (4 weeks), Pediatrics (4 weeks), Infectious Diseases (3 weeks), Public Health (2 weeks) and a 2-week elective rotation chosen from Ophthalmology, ENT, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Transfusion Medicine, Dermatovenerology, Radiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology or Psychiatry, concluding with a graduate thesis. Clinical training is based at Clinical Hospital Stip, with which the Faculty is co-located. Selection for the English-medium track is transparent and points-based: a 60-point online Biology and Chemistry multiple-choice entrance exam combined with up to 40 points from secondary-school GPA, ranking candidates for the 80 available seats per intake. ## Hostel, food and safety No official Goce Delcev University page confirms dormitory guarantees, costs or facilities specifically for foreign General Medicine students. Independent, non-official sources indicate local students generally have priority for the public Stip student dormitory, with international students more commonly renting private shared apartments; these figures are not officially confirmed and should be checked directly with the university before budgeting. No specific on-campus meal plan or dining-cost figure is published for Faculty of Medical Sciences students. Daily food and living costs in Stip should be planned as a separate budget line alongside the published tuition and application fee. No campus-wide safety statement specific to international students is published on official Goce Delcev University pages. International applicants are directed to the university's dedicated International Student Office for general support and guidance. A dedicated International Student Office (internationalstudentservice@ugd.edu.mk) is the official contact point for foreign-student admissions, document delivery and enrollment, and explicitly warns applicants that the university has not authorized any private recruitment agents for the current academic year. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is General Medicine at Goce Delcev University a direct-entry programme? Yes. Admission follows straight after completion of four-year secondary education. The programme is a single, integrated six-year (12-semester, 360 ECTS) course leading to a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) qualification -- no separate bachelor's degree is required first. ### Is General Medicine taught in English at this faculty? Yes. The Faculty of Medical Sciences runs a dedicated English-medium Integrated Academic Studies of General Medicine track for international applicants, distinct from its Macedonian-medium programme, confirmed directly on the university's own admissions page. ### What is the current official tuition fee for international students? For the 2026-2027 academic year, the university's official admissions page lists EUR 6,000 per year for self-financing international students, plus a EUR 100 application fee. An older programme page shows a stale EUR 4,000 figure with 2022 exam dates -- the current page's EUR 6,000 figure is the one to rely on. ### Is there an entrance exam? Yes. All applicants sit a mandatory online entrance exam in Biology and Chemistry (60 multiple-choice questions, max 60 points), combined with secondary-school GPA (max 40 points) for a 100-point ranking. Only 80 seats are available per intake. ### Do Indian students need NEET to study here? Per India's National Medical Commission, Indian citizens and OCIs must mandatorily qualify NEET-UG to pursue an MBBS-equivalent course abroad, with the NEET result serving as the required Eligibility Certificate, valid three years. This is separate from the university's own admission process. ### Where do clinical rotations take place? The Faculty of Medical Sciences is co-located with Clinical Hospital Stip, its principal clinical teaching base, with the sixth year built around full-time rotation blocks in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Public Health and an elective specialty. ### Is this medical school internationally recognized? It is listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools as a currently operational public medical school, with graduates eligible to apply for ECFMG Certification since 2008 and degrees generally acceptable to Canadian medical regulators per the Medical Council of Canada's Model Standards. ### Are there official agents who can handle my application for a fee? No. The university explicitly states it has not authorized any private companies or individuals to recruit or represent it; applicants should deal only with the university's own International Student Office to avoid fraud. ### Are there scholarships for foreign General Medicine students? No specific, currently published, named scholarship for foreign General Medicine students was found; the university's general admissions materials only state that top-scoring students receive unspecified scholarships. ### When does the intake happen? The 2026-2027 academic year runs up to three sequential admission periods between mid-August and late September, each with its own application window, entrance exam date and enrollment period. ## Sources - [World Directory of Medical Schools — Goce Delcev University Faculty of Medical Sciences listing](https://search.wdoms.org/home/GetSchoolDetail/F0002730) (checked 2026-07-25) - [Goce Delcev University official Admissions — First Cycle 2026/27 page](https://www.ugd.edu.mk/en/admissions-first-cycle/) (checked 2026-07-25) - [Goce Delcev University official General Medicine curriculum (PDF)](https://www.ugd.edu.mk/documents/studiski-programi/en/medicina/General-medicine.pdf) (checked 2026-07-25) - [Faculty of Medical Sciences official 'About the Faculty' page](https://fmn.ugd.edu.mk/index.php/mk/za-fakultetot/9-za-fakultetot) (checked 2026-07-25) - [National Medical Commission of India — for students to study abroad](https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/for-students-to-study-in-abroad/) (checked 2026-07-25) ## Free counselling Students Traffic offers free admission counselling for this university and its programmes. - Contact: https://www.studentstraffic.com/contact - WhatsApp: https://wa.me/919176162888 - Phone: +91 91761 62888 - Email: hello@studentstraffic.com