The number of newly registered Irish vets that have qualification from colleges outside Ireland has almost quadruples in eight years, the Irish Farmers Journal revealed. 

The Irish Farmers Journal also noted that most popular foreign college with Irish vet students is the University of Veterinary Budapest (UNIVET) in Hungary. The college’s representative in Ireland, Dr. Tim O’Leary said around 40 Irish students enter the veterinary medicine course in Budapest each year and around one-third of the first students are Irish.

“Around 40 Irish students enter the veterinary medicine course in Budapest each year and the majority of Irish vets graduating in Budapest return to Ireland to work.” – claim it O’Leary.

At UNIVET the five-year degree is delivered in the English language and has been running for 30 years. Graduates have EAEVE accreditation which allows them to practice anywhere in Europe, but the majority of Irish vets graduating in Budapest return to Ireland to work.

Source: Irish Farmers Journal