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EU Degree + European Medical Licence
NOVA Medical School is EU-accredited. After graduation, apply for a European medical licence to practise across all 27 EU member states.
Portugal is one of Western Europe's most liveable countries and, for Indian students who want a genuine EU MBBS in a Mediterranean climate, it offers something genuinely appealing: the NOVA Medical School in Lisbon operates an English-medium MBBS programme with EU accreditation and strong academic standards, in a city that consistently ranks among Europe's most popular and affordable western European capitals.
Portugal's public medical universities, the University of Lisbon, the University of Porto, and the University of Coimbra, are well-respected institutions with long histories in medical education, but their programmes are taught in Portuguese and are extremely competitive for non-EU students. NOVA Medical School (Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa) is the primary option for English-medium Indian students offering a genuinely international, English-taught medical programme in the heart of Lisbon.
Lisbon is an outstanding place to spend 6 years. The climate is warm and sunny year-round (among the warmest capitals in Europe), the cost of living is lower than in London, Amsterdam, or Vienna, the city is beautiful, safe, and walkable, and the food culture, with abundant seafood, vegetables, beans, and a Mediterranean diet, is generally very well received by Indian students. Sintra is 40 minutes away; the Algarve beaches are 2 hours south. Portugal offers a quality of daily life that most students find genuinely enriching.
At a total 6-year cost of approximately ₹90 Lakhs to ₹1.2 Crores, Portugal is a premium significantly above Central Asia or Eastern Europe, but competitive with Cyprus and more affordable than Ireland. For students who value the Western European quality of life, English-medium instruction, and an EU degree with a Mediterranean lifestyle, Portugal is a serious and underappreciated option.