University of Medicine Iasi, Gr. T. Popa Doctor

What University of Medicine Iasi, Gr. T. Popa Doctor does

Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Grigore T. Popa" Iași (UMF Iași) is a public medical and pharmacy university headquartered in Iași, Romania, operating under the Romanian Ministry of Education. Founded in 1879, the institution delivers undergraduate, master, doctoral, residency and continuing medical education across five faculties: Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Medical Bioengineering, and Health Sciences, supported by 926 teaching staff and a total student body of approximately 9,908 (including 508 doctoral students, 359 master's students, and 3,224 medical residents). It also maintains a Simulation Center, a University Library, a Center for Modern Languages and Cultural Integration, and a dedicated doctoral school.

The university runs a layer of multidisciplinary research and technology-transfer platforms — CENEMED (medical research for the North-East region), MAVIS (innovation and technology transfer), NET4SCIENCE (doctoral and postdoctoral research network), SMART-TOPIC (advanced topical formulation development), DIH-DIZ (Digital Innovation Zone) and a Technology Transfer Office — alongside a PNRR-funded Digital Campus for Medical Education. It holds WFME accreditation, a QS 4 Stars rating, IEP recognition from the European University Association, and the European Commission's HRS4R certification, and operates as a partner in Erasmus+ and bilateral agreements covering 75 countries.

UMF Iași is funded primarily through three streams: state allocations via the Romanian Ministry of Education, tuition fees (including foreign-currency tuition for international students via the "Admitere taxă în valută" track), and research grants from national programs (FDI, PNRR, ROSE, PS Health 2021-2027, POC, PEO) and international sources. Student recruitment flows through national admission contests, international admissions tracks (including for Romanian diaspora and non-EU candidates), the Welcome Center, Orientation Days, and the Erasmus+ mobility programme, positioning the institution as a community-led GTM motion serving both domestic and international students pursuing medical, dental, pharmaceutical, bioengineering and health-science careers.

Name

University of Medicine Iasi, Gr. T. Popa Doctor

Legal name

Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Grigore T. Popa" Iași

Website

https://umfiasi.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1879

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Public medical and pharmacy university in Iași, Romania, under the Romanian Ministry of Education, delivering undergraduate through doctoral medical, dental, pharmaceutical, bioengineering and health-sciences education to roughly 9,900 students (including 3,224 residents) recruited nationally and from 75 partner countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education - Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAGAB

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAGAE

Schools of Pharmacy

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAGAF

Dental Schools

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAGAH

Allied Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Schools (PT/OT/SLP, etc.)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAAAC

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

Keywords

• Medical education
• Pharmaceutical sciences
• Dental medicine
• Medical bioengineering
• Healthcare training

Headquarters

HQ city

Iași

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Fees collected from students including international students paying in foreign currency, Romanian students paying taxes, and second-degree programs
2. Public Funding: Government funding allocated through the Ministry of Education and various national research programs
3. Research Grants: Funding from national programs (FDI, PNRR, ROSE, PS Health 2021-2027, POC, PEO) and international research projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa" Iasi is a public Romanian university founded in 1879, delivering higher education in medicine, dental medicine, pharmacy, medical bioengineering, and health/nutrition sciences. It offers undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and residency programs, enrolling approximately 9,908 students supported by around 926 teaching staff.

Product overview

University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Grigore T. Popa' Iasi is a comprehensive medical university offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral education across five faculties (Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Medical Bioengineering, and Health Sciences). The institution operates a platform-plus-services model comprising: (1) core educational programs across five faculties and a doctoral school; (2) specialized research platforms including CENEMED for multidisciplinary medical research, MAVIS for innovation and technology transfer, NET4SCIATURE for doctoral research networks, and SMART-TOPIC for pharmaceutical formulation development; (3) supporting services such as the Simulation Center, University Library, and Center for Modern Languages; and (4) international mobility programs including Erasmus+. The university also hosts dedicated research centers like the Digital Innovation Zone (DIH-DIZ) and Technology Transfer Office to bridge academic research with practical healthcare applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) program Undergraduate medical degree program for students pursuing a career as a physician. Delivered by the Faculty of Medicine; leads to internationally recognized (WFME-accredited) medical credentials.
• Doctor of Dental Medicine program Undergraduate dental medicine degree delivered by the Faculty of Dental Medicine for students pursuing a career as a dentist.
• Pharmacy program
• Medical Bioengineering program
• Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics program
• Master's degree programs
• Doctoral (PhD) programs
• Medical residency program
• Erasmus+ international exchange program

Quantifiable outcome

• 12697 educational seats available across campus facilities

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AMEE (Association for Medical Education in Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization supporting medical education development. UMF Iasi participates in AMEE activities and conferences.
• AMSE (Association of Medical Schools in Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation connecting medical schools across Europe. UMF Iasi maintains active membership and participates in collaborative initiatives.
• EUA (European University Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresents European universities and supports institutional development. UMF Iasi holds membership in EUA.
• AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-speaking university network providing collaboration opportunities with francophone institutions worldwide.
• CIDMEF (Conférence Internationale des Doyens et des Facultés de Médecine d'Expression Française)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of French-speaking medical schools facilitating collaboration in medical education.
• ADEE (Association for Dental Education in Europe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association for dental education standards and best practices exchange.
• EAFP (European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of European pharmacy schools promoting excellence in pharmaceutical education.
• ORPHEUS (Observatory on Responsible Research and Innovation Policies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network focusing on responsible research and innovation policies.
• EURAXESScoreTechnology or IntegrationEuropean initiative supporting researcher mobility and career development. UMF Iasi is a member providing services to incoming and outgoing researchers.
• Partner Universities (Erasmus+)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 75 countries with active partnerships enabling student and staff mobility through Erasmus+ and bilateral agreements.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Medical University of Vienna: Austria's leading medical university, providing research and clinical training at substantially higher scale and global ranking. Sets the upper-bound quality benchmark for Central European medical education that Romanian institutions are positioned against.
• Charles University First Faculty of Medicine: Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague, a well-established Central European medical school with strong international reputation. Comparable in WFME-style accreditation and English-track medical programs but operates at materially higher global brand positioning.

Regional players

• Semmelweis University: Hungary's oldest and largest medical university, based in Budapest. Operates in the same Central/Eastern European medical-education market, with substantially stronger international brand but comparable WFME-accredited degree offerings.
• Medical University of Sofia: Bulgaria's flagship public medical university, sharing the same Eastern European market dynamics, faculty structure and reliance on international fee-paying students from outside the EU.
• Plovdiv Medical University: Bulgarian public medical university with similar English-language medical programs targeting international students. Operates in the same regional price-sensitive medical education segment.

Direct peers

• University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures: Multilingual public medical university in Targu Mures, with Romanian, Hungarian and English tracks. Competes head-to-head for international medical students and is among the closest peer institutions for scale and program breadth.
• Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara: Western Romanian public medical university with the same Medicine/Dental/Pharmacy faculty footprint. Comparable scale, similar reliance on international students from francophone and Mediterranean markets.
• Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy: Bucharest-based public medical and pharmacy university, the largest direct competitor in Romania. Operates a comparable five-plus-faculty structure (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Medicine) with similar Ministry of Education funding model and WFME accreditation.
• Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: Cluj-Napoca-based public medical university with overlapping faculties in Medicine, Dental Medicine and Pharmacy. Directly competes for the same Romanian and international student pool under the same national regulatory framework.
• University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova: Public medical university in southern Romania offering the same core medical, dental and pharmacy faculties. Directly comparable in funding model and target student segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UMFGrigoreTPopaIasi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about University of Medicine Iasi, Gr. T. Popa Doctor