Nostrification is the recognition of a foreign university degree as being equivalent to a degree from an Austrian bachelor's, master's, diploma or doctoral program by the governing body responsible for academic affairs at a university or by a university of applied sciences board. This means complete equivalence with an Austria degree, the right to use the corresponding Austrian academic title and the authorization to practice a profession that is associated with a degree in Austria.
Since 2017 the random test for nostrification of a medical degree has been conducted jointly by all medical universities in Austria. Nostrification applicants are entitled to participate in this random test one time. Depending on the result of the random test, further conditions for nostrification are imposed on candidates by the medical university to which they have applied for nostrification.
The following dates have been set for random tests in 2021:
You must register for a random test on time (within the registration period) at the university to which you have submitted a nostrification application.
Positive random test
Applicants who have successfully completed at least 6 of the 10 disciplines (6 or more) receive a nostrification decision that stipulates exams in the disciplines with a negative result and if necessary the preparation of an academic thesis.
Due to differences between countries, exams are also stipulated in the disciplines pharmacology and legal medicine.
Negative random test
Applicants who have positively completed fewer than 6 out of 10 disciplines (5 or less) receive a nostrification decision that stipulates exams from the degree programs and if necessary the preparation of an academic thesis.
Due to difference between countries, exams are also stipulated in the disciplines pharmacology and legal medicine.
The exams stipulated in the nostrification decision are exams as defined in the Universities Act 2002.
To complete the exams stipulated in the nostrification decision, applicants are admitted to the Medicine degree program as extraordinary students.
Extraordinary students are not entitled to participate in courses with a limited number of places.
The random test is not an exam as defined by the Universities Act 2002 and can only be taken one time.
Nostrification is complete upon positive assessment of the stipulated exams—according to the notification of additional conditions—and if necessary the preparation of diploma thesis. The final decision on nostrification can be prepared.
In the event of a negative nostrification decision, applicants can submit an application for admission to the Medicine diploma program according to the lateral entry regulations and/or admission to the Medicine diploma program according to the standard procedure.
