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INTERVIEWS FOR ENROLMENT INTO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL DEGREE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – FACULTY OF MEDICINE (SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS)

The Admission Commission will conduct structured interviews with candidates on Tuesday, 09 September 2025.

Interviews will be organized online or in person. Interviews will start at 11,00 CET. 

In person interviews will start at 11,00 CET, main Faculty Building (ground floor), Čekaluša 90.  

All candidates are required to bring a printed copy of the oID number, which is generated and printed from the eUNSA system during the electronic application process, along with a valid identification document (ID card or passport) for identification purposes.

Online interviews will be organized for candidates who are not in Sarajevo. Student Affairs Office will contact candidates and inform them about the exact time of the online interview.

Applications of Candidates who do not attend the interview will be rejected.

STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE 

SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLMENT INTO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL DEGREE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – FACULTY OF MEDICINE

No. 02-3-1-5031/25

Date: 22/07/2025

SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

FOR ENROLMENT INTO THE FIRST YEAR OF

THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL DEGREE PROGRAM   

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – FACULTY OF MEDICINE

In accordance with the University of Sarajevo Call for Competitions (Competitions for the enrollment in the first study year at the University of Sarajevo in the 2025/2026 academic year) announced on 09 June 2025, University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Medicine admits 13 students into the first year of the International Medical Degree Program in the academic year 2025/2026.

Application period for the enrolment into the first year will be opened from 25 August to 05 September 2025.

Closing date for applications is 05 September 2025, at 16:00 CET.

All applicants are obliged to register in online mode. Online registration form is available on the University of Sarajevo Information System (“Informacioni sistem eUNSA“), link: https://upisi.unsa.ba/

Online registration form for foreign students (select registration for first cycle/integrated study), link: https://www.unsa.ba/konkursi/konkurs-za-upis-studenata-na-univerzitet-u-sarajevu-u-akademskoj-20252026-godini  

All applicants who face problems with online registration are kindly asked to contact

the University Tele-Informatics Centre (Univerzitetski teleinformatički centar),

contact telephone: +387 33 560 240 

contact e-mail: upis@unsa.ba

The Admission Commission will conduct structured interviews with candidates on Tuesday, 09 September 2025. Interviews will be organized online or in person. Student Affairs Office will contact candidates and inform about the exact time of the interview. Interviews will start at 11,00 CET.  Applications of Candidates who do not attend the online interview will be rejected.

Application procedure:

All prospective candidates are obliged to submit (scan and upload) following documents:

1. Original transcript (of each secondary/high school year) and secondary/high school diploma and (international) state graduation exam diploma.
2. For applicants who finished secondary/high school education in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
   1. Original transcript and secondary/high school diploma/(international) state graduation exam diploma.
3. For applicants who obtained secondary/high school education abroad:
   1. Original transcript and secondary/high school diploma/(international) state graduation exam diploma and a court translation of documents.
   1. Certificate of nostrification/equivalence issued by the Cantonal Ministry of Education and Science OR a letter of confirmation issued by the Cantonal Ministry of Education confirming that they have applied for validation or equivalence procedure, which is being in progress.  

Important note for the enrolment of applicants who obtained secondary/high school education abroad: Applicants who obtained secondary/high school education abroad must submit verified copy or original transcript and secondary/high school diploma along with a certificate of nostrification/equivalence issued by the Cantonal Ministry of Education and Science. If the process of diploma nostrification/equivalence is not finished by the submission deadline, candidates should submit notarised translation of documents (a court translation). The certificate of recognition is the prerequisite for the enrolment. In some exceptional cases, the candidates can be conditionally enrolled into the first year even before the validation (nostrification) of their high school certificates or equivalency has been completed under condition that they present a document confirming that they have applied for validation or equivalence procedure, which is being in progress.

In accordance to the Rulebook on the equivalence/nostrification of the foreign school certificates and diplomas (Official Gazette number: 20/19, 23/21), the Ministry of Education Canton Sarajevo is responsible for the procedure of secondary/high school diploma nostrification/equivalence.

2. Birth certificate (and a court translation for foreign applicants)

3. Citizenship certificate/Passport copy
4. Citizenship certificate (original certificate for nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina) or
5. Passport copy or other legal document to verify citizenship (for foreign applicants)

4. Proof of English language knowledge (Proof of an internationally recognised English language proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge English Qualifications/CEA) or certificates issued by official language school. Certificates of English language proficiency issued by a secondary/high school are also accepted. Candidates, who passed (international) state graduation exam, with English language grades A*, A, B and C are not obliged to take an additional language proficiency test.

5. Other relevant documents (awards, prizes, etc.)

6. Proof of payment of the application fee in the amount of 100.00 BAM paid to the bank account as follows:

Instructions for payment:

For the payments in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Primalac: Depozitni račun Kantona Sarajevo

Naziv banke: BBI d.d.

Vrsta prihoda: 722659

Poziv na broj: 0000000015

Budžetska organizacija:3502018

Općina: 077

Depozitni račun: 141-196-532-000-84-75

Svrha doznake: administrativni troškovi aplikacije

For the payments outside Bosnia and Herzegovina

The instructions for payment (transfer for EUR) is available at the Student Affairs Office or at the following link http://www.mf.unsa.ba/

Important note:

In the FIELD 70 (see the Instructions) following text must be entered:

administrative fee; 3502018; 0000000015

Note: Every candidate who applies for admission through the website www.upisi.unsa.ba is required to upload the payment slip (proof of payment of the application fee) through the system; otherwise, their application will not be considered.

Incomplete and late applications (submitted after the closing date) will not be considered.

The preliminary and final rank list will be released in online mode. The candidates will have to use their ID numbers (a code received after registration to eUNSA) in order to check the rank list.

Preliminary rank list of enrolled candidates will be announced latest by Monday, 15 September 2025 on the Faculty Announcement Board (Main Faculty Building, Čekaluša 90, Sarajevo, B&H) and eUNSA and the Faculty web site link www.mf.unsa.ba

Candidates who wish to file a complaint regarding the rank list can do so by Wednesday, 17 Sepetember 2025 (until 15.30 CET).

All complaints should be submitted to the Faculty Protocol Office. Appeal Commission will commence reviewing the rank list on Thursday, 18 September 2025 at 9,00 CET, when all candidates who appealed, should be present in person.

Final rank list of admitted candidates will be announced on Friday, 19 September 2025 on the Faculty Announcement Board (Main Faculty Building, Čekaluša 90, Sarajevo, B&H) and eUNSA and the Faculty web site link www.mf.unsa.ba. ID numbers (a code received after registration to eUNSA) will be used instead of names and personal data in the Final rank list.

All candidates who have deemed the right of admission (conditional or unconditional offer of admission) are obliged to submit the original documents for the enrolment or in case of conditional admission to confirm the admission offer (if the verification of secondary/high school documents has not been finished by the Cantonal Ministry of Education). Otherwise, the application would be considered as withdrawn.

Ranking of candidates will be based on criteria defined by the UNSA Decision for academic year 2025/2026 (link: https://www.unsa.ba/konkursi/konkurs-za-upis-studenata-na-univerzitet-u-sarajevu-u-akademskoj-20252026-godini , as follows:

1. Secondary/high school achievement (overall average over the all four years of the secondary/high school education)
2. Achievements in following subjects (subjects relevant for the study programme): Biology, Physics, Chemistry and English language
3. Achievements in secondary/high school competitions (awards, prizes, etc.)  in following subjects: Biology, Physics, Chemistry and English language
4. Candidates with overall average grade 5.00, or equivalent award for candidates who finished secondary/high school education abroad and exemplary record of conduct,
5. State graduation exam results (for international programs),
6. Other ranking criteria as defined by the UNSA Decision,
7. Interview with candidates.

/1/ scoring of overall secondary school achievement will be calculated according the following formula: the average grade of all subjects for all four years of secondary/high school education is rounded to two decimal places and multiplied by 4. 

Maximum points: 20

/2/ scoring of achievements in subjects relevant for the study programme (Biology, Physics Chemistry, and English language) will be calculated according the following formula: the average grade in Biology, Physics, Chemistry and English language (throughout the four years of secondary/high school education) is rounded to two decimal places and multiplied by 8. 

Maximum points: 40

/3/ scoring of achievements in secondary school competitions (awards, prizes, etc.) in Biology, Physics, Chemistry and English language: students with these prizes will be awarded as follows:

for local level competitions (e.g. municipal, city level) 1^st place  – 2 points, 2^nd place  – 1 point, 3^rd place – 0,5 points;

for cantonal level competitions  (regional level within the country)1^st place  – 3 points, 2^nd place  – 2 points, 3^rd place – 1 point;

for entity/state level competitions (state, county, province level) 1^st place  – 4 points, 2^nd place  – 3 points, 3^rd place – 2 points;

for international level competitions 1^st place  – 5 points, 2^nd place  – 4 points, 3^rd place – 3 points. 

For candidates who finished secondary/high school education abroad, the Admission Commission will  express scores as points based on which they are ranked in the home country (in the school they have completed).

/4/ scoring candidates with overall average grade 5.00 and exemplary record of conduct, or equivalent award for candidates who finished secondary/high school education abroad: students with special prizes will be awarded 5 points.  

/5/ candidates who finished a four-year secondary/high school in accordance to international programs approved by the resource Ministry and who passed (international) state graduation exam will be awarded with additional points for each subject relevant for the study program (Biology, Physics, Chemistry and English language), as follows:

Grade A* or A – 3 points,

Grade B – 2 points, and

Grade C – 1 point.

Candidates with English language grades A*, A, B and C are not obliged to take an additional language proficiency test.

/6/ The forecast grades will be scored in case of realising a state graduation exam results during the August or September. The candidates are obliged to submit a final certificate and/or state graduation exam diploma prior to the beginning of the study year.

Equivalence of the IB program grades will be in accordance with the Decision of the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Sarajevo Canton.

/7/ The Admission Commission will conduct structured interviews with candidates. Structured interviews will cover four areas for evaluation of candidates: English Language level, Communication Skills, Motivation and General Impression. Each area will be scored on a 10 point scale.

Minimum points for each area of the interview: 6 points

Maximum overall points: 40

Interviews will be organized online or in person. Student Affairs Office will contact candidates and inform about the exact time of the interview.

Applications of Candidates who do not attend the online interview will be rejected.

Information on enrolment of admitted candidates will be announced on the web www.mf.unsa.ba

For more information on the study programme International Medical Degree Program, please contact the Student Affairs Office:

Univerzitet u Sarajevu – Medicinski fakultet

Čekaluša 90, 71 000 Sarajevo

Tel: +387 33 665-949 : 226-472 : 226 478

Fax: +387 33 203-670

e-mail:   studentska.sluzba@mf.unsa.ba

  jasmina.peljto2@mf.unsa.ba

  taida.kapetanovic@mf.unsa.ba

    DEAN

           Prof. dr. Amina Valjevac

Upis u prvu godinu integriranog studija medicina na Univerzitetu u Sarajevu – Medicinskom fakultetu

Upis u prvu godinu Integriranog studijskog programa Medicina se vrši na osnovu Konkursa Univerziteta u Sarajevu za upis studenta u prvu godinu studija na Univerzitetu u Sarajevu za tekuću akademsku godinu.

Prijava kandidata na Konkurs za upis u prvu godinu integriranog studija provodi se isključivo online putem Informacionog sistema eUNSA i web stranice

Web stranice Univerziteta u Sarajevu i eUNSA informacionog sistema sadrže sve informacije i detaljne upute o načinu registracije na eUNSA informacioni sistem, te načinu i rokovima za upload dokumenata za online prijavu na Konkurs.  www.upis.unsa.ba

Zainteresirani kandidati polažu prijemni ispit koji je eliminatoran. Prijemni ispit  se iz testa iz oblasti Biologija, Hemija i Fizika.

Kandidat je položio prijemni ispit ukoliko je ostvario najmanje 50% bodova na cijelom testu, a pri tome niti iz jednog predmeta nema manje od 40% bodova. U suprotnom, kandidat nije položio prijemni ispit.

Bodovanje i rangiranje kandidata se vrši na osnovu Odluke Univerziteta u Sarajevu o kriterijima i mjerilima za utvrđivanje redoslijeda prijema kandidata za upis u prvu godinu studija na Univerzitetu u Sarajevu za tekuću akademsku godinu.

Upis u prvu godinu integriranog studija medicina na Univerzitetu u Sarajevu – Medicinskom fakultetu

Podaci o kandidatima koji su srednju školu završili u Kantonu Sarajevo prilikom registracije povezuju se sa podacima u sistemu EMIS. Kandidati koji su završili srednju školu po međunarodnim programima u Kantonu Sarajevo dužni su skenirati i uploadovati dokumente koji se ne nalaze u sistemu EMIS.

Potrebni dokumenti za upload na platformu eUNSAupisi:

• Svjedočanstva o završenim razredima srednje škole završene u BiH u četverogodišnjem trajanju, odnosno odgovarajuće priznate (nostrificirane) dokumente za kandidate koji srednju školu nisu završili u BiH. Napomena: Ukoliko su dokumenti u postupku ekvivalencije, prilaže se potvrda kao dokaz da je postupak ekvivalencije/nostrifikacije u toku. Dokumenti izdati na stranom jeziku se prilažu prevedeni i od strane sudskog tumača ovjereni. Ovi kandidati mogu predati dokumente, sa obavezom da rješenje o ekvivalenciji predaju prije upisa na Fakultet. U skladu sa Pravilnikom o nostrifikaciji inostranih obrazovnih isprava u osnovnoj i srednjoj školi (Službene novine Kantona Sarajevo, broj: 20/19 i 23/21), nostrifikacija obrazovnih isprava pokreće se podnošenjem zahtjeva Ministarstvu za odgoj i obrazovanje Kantona Sarajevo na predviđenom obrascu.Više informacija na linku:

Ukoliko su kandidati sa završenom srednjom školom po međunarodnim programima koji su odobreni od nadležnog ministarstva, a čiji rezultati eksterne provjere znanja se objavljuju u avgustu ili septembru, kandidat prilaže predviđene ocjene (forecast grades) koje daju predmetni profesori, uz obavezu dostavljanja certifikata i /ili diplome prije početka studijske godine. Strani državljani: dokaz o poznavanju b/h/s jezika, sa izuzetkom stranih državljana iz država nastalih nakon raspada SFRJ.   

• Diplomu o završenoj srednjoj školi (Ovjeren prijevod za dokumente izdate na stranom jeziku)
• Izvod iz matične knjige rođenih (Ovjeren prijevod za dokumente izdate na stranom jeziku)
• Uvjerenje o državljanstvu (Ovjeren prijevod za dokumente izdate na stranom jeziku)
• Druge dokumente relevantne za utvrđivanje broja bodova po kriterijima utvrđenim u Konkursu Univerziteta u Sarajevu, kao i dokumente relevantne za dokazivanje statusa pripadnosti kategoriji djece šehida i poginulih boraca, djece ratnih vojnih invalida, djece dobitnika ratnih priznanja i odlikovanja i djece bez oba roditelja, dokumente kojima se dokazuje stopostotni invaliditet.
• Kandidati koji pripadaju posebnim kategorijama iz Kantona Sarajevo, pored dokaza o pripadanju posebnoj kategoriji dužni su uploadovati dokaz o prijavljenom prebivalištu u Kantonu Sarajevo – CIPS potvrda.
• Strani državljani: dokaz o poznavanju b/h/s jezika
• Uplatnica o uplati 100,00 KM – materijalni troškovi prijemnog ispita       

Preliminarna rang lista kandidata i Konačna rang lista kandidata (pod šifrom koju su kandidati dobili prilikom registracije, bez navođenja ličnih podataka) se objavljuju putem informacionog sistema eUNSA

Kandidati, koji imaju prigovor na bodovanje svoga testa, mogu izjaviti žalbu u pisanoj formi, isključivo putem Protokola Fakulteta, u oglašenom terminu rada Komisije, navodeći tačno na šta se žalba odnosi, nakon objave Preliminarne rang liste, kada i kandidati koji su izjavili žalbu trebaju biti lično prisutni (sa duplikatom svog urađenog testa).