Overview

• The Council of Ministers is expected to approve the legislative decree implementing Law 26/2025 on May 9, finalizing the shift in medical school admissions.
• The new system replaces entrance tests with an open first semester, requiring students to pass standardized exams in chemistry, physics, and biology to continue.
• Ministerial decrees detailing exam formats, grading criteria, and the national ranking system will be issued by the end of May.
• A total of €23 million in funding, along with additional allocations from the ordinary financing fund (FFO), will support universities in accommodating the reform.
• Public universities will implement the new model in September, while private institutions will transition at a later stage.