The Department of Foreign Relations and European Integration (DFREI) is a structure of Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova, which has the mission of increasing the degree of internationalization and institutional modernization by participating in the development, updating and implementation of the Strategic Development Plan of Nicolae Testemitanu University for 2021 - 2030.
The DFREI coordinates the international mobility programs of students, teaching staff and administrative staff under the European partnership programs. At the same time, it provides support for the negotiation, concluding and implementation of the provisions of bilateral cooperation agreements with foreign universities, as well as affiliations with international bodies in the field of higher education and scientific cooperation.
Involving students and teaching staff in the process of academic mobility (outgoing and incoming) contributes to increasing the quality of studies within the University and to the improvement of modern teaching-learning methods, curricula, and programs. Academic mobility brings significant changes and facilitates the adjustment of the educational process to European quality standards. The main programs through which academic mobility is carried out are ERASMUS+, FOSFOM, CEEPUS, mobilities within the framework of collaboration agreements with partner universities.
Currently, the University cooperates with 98 universities, faculties, and specialized centers from 26 countries. In the field of higher medical education, science and clinical activity, the University's partners are higher medical institutions and scientific centers from Romania, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Poland, USA, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, Japan etc.
The DFREI team ensures the communication of Nicolae Testemitanu University with foreign partner institutions, embassies, diplomatic missions, etc., providing information of public interest and promoting the institution's image at the international level.