In the 2025–2026 academic year, authorities will make 21,009 state-funded spots available in higher and technical vocational education institutions—including, for the first time, slots in dual education programs. They will train specialists in fields such as engineering, information technology, healthcare, and agriculture, meeting Moldova’s labor market needs, IPN reported.
Authorities allocated 8,712 spots to higher education institutions: 5,295 for undergraduate and integrated studies, 2,856 for master’s programs, and 435 for residency and clinical secondary education. Institutions also reserved 126 budgeted positions for foreign citizens.
Authorities concentrated the state-funded spots in high-demand sectors such as engineering, IT, healthcare, agriculture, and environmental sciences. Authorities aligned the plans with market demand to encourage young people to pursue these fields.
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A new addition to the admissions plan is the introduction of dual higher education, where students complement theoretical training with hands-on experience offered by employers.
Prime Minister Dorin Recean stated: ”The government supports young graduates through a program that provides a monthly allowance of 3,000 lei in their first year of employment.”
For the next year, officials prepared 12,297 state-funded places in technical vocational education: 6,630 for secondary vocational training, 1,737 for dual education at the same level, 3,533 for post-secondary and non-tertiary post-secondary programs, and 397 dual education spots in this segment.
Eighty-one institutions—including centers of excellence, colleges, and vocational schools—will deliver the training.
”We expect higher enrollment this year. We encourage young people to explore the educational offerings of professional schools and colleges across the country and to consider this study opportunity. We offer scholarships, accommodation, job opportunities during studies, and highly demanded professions on the labor market,” emphasized Minister of Education and Research Dan Perciun.
They also allocated special spots to candidates from the diaspora to support their return and integration into the national education system.
Last year, Moldovan universities offered 8,697 state-funded spots, primarily in education, engineering, ICT, medicine, and agriculture.
The admission process will take place online via the national platform eadmitere.gov.md in two rounds: the first from July 21 to 27 and the second from August 13 to 15. Candidates can apply to up to three universities and choose three programs at each.