Enrollment

Before starting with the application procedure, please, beware of the important precondition for enrollment. You must have your transcripts of all years and diploma from high school (secondary school) recognized (validated) by the Serbian Qualification Agency, i.e. the ENIC/NARIC Centre, responsible for academic recognition in the Republic of Serbia. To check the website of the Agency, click here.

You must submit the following documents to the Agency in person or by registered mail to their address (below):

1. Original secondary school transcripts of all years and diploma
2. Certified translation of the secondary school transcripts and diploma – for each document 3 certified copies in total are necessary for admission; certified translation must be done by official court interpreter in the Republic of Serbia
3. Completed Application form – download here
4. Evidence of paid fee – 5.500 RSD (approx. 50 EUR) – instructions available here (page 4).

Check the official Brochure for the Recognition of Foreign Education Documents from the website of the Agency here. Only check the information on How to file a request for the recognition of a foreign secondary school document.

Important: Once the request is filed with the Agency you will be issued a certificate confirming that the recognition process is in progress. It may take some time (usually up to 2 months) for your application to be processed. This certificate is part of the obligatory set of documents for your application at ICEPS.

Please, note that if your secondary school documents are not recognized by the Agency, you will not be able to continue your studies. The same applies if the Agency finds that your secondary school diploma is not equivalent to a four-year secondary education in Serbia as this is another condition for your enrollment prescribed by the Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Serbia.

Final deadline to submit the Decision on recognition of secondary school (original document) issued by the relevant authority – Qualification Agency to ICEPS is 3 months after the enrollment (signed Student Agreement).

Address of the Agency:

Majke Jevrosime 51, 4^th Floor
11103 Belgrade, Serbia
Phone: +381 11 7455 724
agencija@azk.gov.rs 
Opening hours: 12 pm – 2 pm CET

ICEPS can help you in this process! 

You can complete this process on your own following the steps above or ICEPS can assist you in this procedure.

If you would like us to help you, these are the steps in the process:

1. Send us first your scanned secondary school transcripts of all years and diploma to email international@iceps.edu.rs and then the originals to our registered mail address: ICEPS – International College for Professional Studies, Pariske komune 24/1^st Floor 11070 Belgrade, Serbia. It is highly recommended to send us the original documents via FedEx, DHL or other trustful shipping company with tracking services for your own safety. You will be required to cover the shipping costs.
2. Make the payment of 300 EUR for our services and fee paid to the Agency and additional sum for translation and certification of your documents that depends on the number of pages for translation. We recommend doing the translation with our partner company that offers a special discount price of 15% for our students: 10 EUR/1 page = 1.800 characters with spaces. The translation and certification will be done in 3 copies.
3. Once we have prepared all the documents, we will file the application on your behalf at the Qualification Agency and send you the scanned certificate confirming that the recognition process is in progress.
4. With this certificate and one copy of translated and certified documents that we will keep for us (2 copies will be sent with the originals to the Agency) you can continue the application procedure.

Prospective students must submit the following documents as part of the application procedure at ICEPS:

• Passport (scan the page with your photo and personal data and send to email studyinenglish@iceps.edu.rs);
• Application form (please fill out the form);
• Secondary school diploma and transcripts for each year (scan and send to studyinenglish@iceps.edu.rs);
• Proof of paid application and entrance exam fee – 50 EUR (send to studyinenglish@iceps.edu.rs)

Having completed the application procedure, you can take the entrance exam.

Applicants for admission to the first year of Nursing studies in English must pass an entrance exam in the Basics of Nursing. You will be sent a workbook containing 200 multiple-choice questions with answer keys. Thirty of these — or very similar ones — will appear on your entrance exam. A sample exam with questions is available here.

Do not worry! To pass the exam, you need to correctly answer at least 20% of the questions. During the first year of your studies, you will take Basics of Nursing as your main course, where you will learn about this subject in much more detail. To see which courses you will take over the three-year period of your studies, check this page.

The entrance exam can be completed either in person or online. If you choose to take it online, you will receive detailed instructions via email on how to log in. During the test, our staff will supervise you and assist with any technical issues that may arise. The test results will be emailed to you by the end of the following day at the latest.

The entrance exam can be taken from the end of April 2025 to February 2026 on Tuesdays at 10 am CET for enrollment in the 2025/2026 academic year, which starts around the end of November 2025 for international students.

Entrance exam dates:

1. 21.10.2025.
2. 04.11.2025.*
3. 18.11.2025.*
4. 02.12.2025.*
5. 16.12.2025.*
6. 20.01.2026.*

* The entrance exam will be organized only if there are spots available after the previous date.

Now that you have completed the application procedure and successfully passed the entrance exam, you can proceed to complete the enrollment.

You will be required to submit the following documents:

• Passport
• Citizenship certificate (passport may serve as a substitute for this document in case the document does not exist in the respective country)
• Birth certificate (passport may serve as a substitute for this document in case the document does not exist in the respective country)
• Proof of paid first installment of tuition fee
• Proof of paid enrollment fee – 150 EUR
• Certificate from the Qualification Agency confirming that the recognition process of secondary school documents is in progress (before the recognition process is completed)
• Certified Serbian translation of the secondary school diploma and transcripts for each year
• Decision on recognition of secondary school documents issued by relevant authority – Qualification Agency (original document; once the recognition process is completed — no later than 3 months after enrollment, i.e., after signing the Student Agreement)
• Secondary school diploma and transcripts for each year (certified copy or the original; once the recognition process is completed — no later than 3 months after enrollment, i.e., after signing the Student Agreement)
• Certificate proving English language proficiency — original or certified translation into Serbian, proving at least B-level English proficiency according to the CEFR. TOEFL, IELTS and CAE are accepted, as well as certificates from other language schools. If you completed secondary school in English or are a native speaker, you are exempt from this requirement. If you do not meet this requirement, ICEPS can organize online English proficiency test and interview (additional discount fee: 50 EUR) at a Serbian language school that ICEPS recommends
• Health insurance policy for the current academic year — international health insurance issued either in your home country or in Serbia by a relevant insurance company
• Medical examination — a check-up by an occupational medicine specialist to issue a certificate of fitness for enrollment in university/college. This certificate must be issued by Serbian doctors before the school year starts. There is an additional cost for this examination, payable directly to the clinic where the exam is conducted
• Two photos (passport-style) – size 3.5 x 4.5 cm
• Complete health-hygienic examination for health workers (check Professional Practice during Studies section)
• Proof of Hepatitis B vaccination (check Professional Practice during Studies section)

All documents requiring translation and certification can be processed by the recommended translation company which offers a special discount for our students. The fee for translation and certification is 10 EUR per page (1,800 characters including spaces).

Student Enrollment Agreement 

Documents can be submitted in person or sent to our registered mail address: ICEPS – International College for Professional Studies, Pariske komune 24/1st Floor 11070 Belgrade, Serbia.

It is highly recommended to send us the original documents via FedEx, DHL or other trustful shipping company with tracking services for your own safety. You will be required to cover the shipping costs.

After completing the procedure, we will send you the Student Enrollment Agreement via email for you to check it, print, sign and send us scanned. Once we receive the signed agreement, we will send you back the signed version from our side too, together with the Attendance certificate confirming that you have been admitted to studies at ICEPS.

Please, note that if your high school documents are not recognized by the Agency, you will not be able to continue your studies and we would need to terminate the agreement. The same applies if the Qualification Agency finds that your high school diploma is not equivalent to four-year secondary education in Serbia as this is another condition for your enrollment prescribed by the Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Serbia.

Final deadline to submit the Decision on recognition of secondary school (original document) issued by the relevant authority – Qualification Agency to ICEPS is 3 months after the enrollment (signed Student Agreement).

During studies students have mandatory professional practice from certain courses each year. To see all the courses and check which ones have mandatory professional practice check this page. 

Students will not be able to have any contact with patients unless they fulfill the following conditions prescribed by the Law: 

• Complete health-hygienic examination for health workers – after completing this examination you get the sanitary booklet valid for 6 months. When entering the hospital or any other health institution, you must have the sanitary booklet valid. Your mentors will ask you to show your sanitary booklet before the practice begins.  
  To see where and when you can perform this examination, you can find all of the necessary information here.
• Have proof of being vaccinated against Hepatitis B – if you have already been vaccinated against Hepatitis B in your country, please, send us the evidence of it. If it’s not in English it would have to be translated. Your mentors will ask you to show this document before the practice begins. If you have not been vaccinated, you can do it in your country or complete it in Serbia. 

For completing professional practice, students must have appropriate medical (nursing) uniform: white pants + white shirt + white clogs + white socks + white coat.

Students can buy uniforms in pharmacies or via ICEPS (approximate price 60-70 EUR for full package) before school year professional practice begins.

Students at Nursing study program in English have classes of Serbian included in their scholarship for a certain period (after this trial period, extra lessons will be subject to additional payments) to learn the basic things and get to know better their new home.

If you wish to know more on Serbian language classes you can find more detailed information here.

During studies students can choose either English or German as elective courses and, in this way, improve their language skills and learn vocabulary from their professional field. 

There is also a possibility of organizing extra lessons of any language for students who want to take intensive language courses. 

Foreign citizens who wish to study in Serbian will be required to pass the Serbian language test beforehand and get the certificate confirming the Serbian language proficiency level. There is an extra fee for taking the test organized by ICEPS.

Enrollment details for studies in Serbian are available here.

*PROMOTIONAL PRICE! The tuition fee for the first academic year has been reduced to 3,900 EUR instead of 4,500 EUR.

After enrollment 

1. There is no refund.
2. Special consideration: part of the tuition fee can be refunded if the studies are interrupted due to the death of a parent/guardian.
3. The refund is applicable from the first day of the month after reporting one of the above events and submitting official documentary evidence.

Non-refundable: All fees paid before the moment of disenrollment.

After the first month no refund can be claimed.

Students are not entitled to a refund of the tuition fee if they are obliged to discontinue their studies for disciplinary reasons.

Name and address of the bank:AIK Banka AD Beograd, Bulevar Mihaila Pupina 115Đ, 11070 Novi Beograd, Republic of Serbia

Full name and address of the bank account owner: Visoka strukovna skola – Internacionalni centar za profesionalne studije (College of Professional Studies – International Center of Professional Studies), Toplicin venac 7, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Account number (IBAN): RS35105000000309044163

SWIFT/BIC code: AIKBRS22

Note: When making payments, if possible, under the payment purpose include the real purpose of the payment (Application and Entrance Exam fee, Enrollment fee, Scholarship, etc.) and your personal ID number so we can be sure the payment is coming from you. 

If you prefer paying through Serbian bank account (in RSD currency), please, let us know so we can provide you with payment instructions. 

Admitted students who require a visa for Serbia will be issued the Attendance certificate upon registration (payment of first installment for tuition fee and signed Student Enrollment Agreement).

Citizens of many countries can enter Serbia without any visa and stay between 30 and 90 days.

To check if you need a visa to enter Serbia, go visit this page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and click on your country of passport.

If you do not need visa to enter Serbia, you can complete residence permit procedure once you arrive in Serbia and apply for residential/study visa. Make sure to prepare documents for application beforehand. For more information, check this page.

When you arrive, you will have 24h to register your stay at the closest police station. If you are staying in a hotel or hostel, the staff will do the registration for you. 

In case you need a visa prior to entering Serbia, contact the Serbian diplomatic mission in your country to apply for a D-type visa. Find Serbian Diplomatic Mission in your country here.

Find your country’s Diplomatic Mission in Serbia here.

Please, note that you may have additional costs in this process that are payable to the Ministry, Embassies, and other authorities in charge.

We got this for you!

ICEPS collaborates with the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), a student organization that will provide help to each international student at ICEPS individually regarding their visa/residence permit procedure and finding accommodation even before they arrive in Serbia.

Once you are admitted as a student at ICEPS, we will send you the form to fill out where you can express your preferences. You will then be connected to the local student, a member of ESN, who becomes your buddy and assists you all the way through.

Please, note that neither ICEPS nor ESN cannot guarantee that you will be approved visa and/or residence permit as it solely depends on the authorities in charge.

Also, we cannot guarantee that you will find the exact type of accommodation you were looking for, but we are all here to help you in this process of integration go smoothly and as easily as possible as we know this is a huge change in your life.

ESN has a vast experience in these matters as they assist all international students in Serbia and ICEPS staff will be at your disposal for anything you need.

You can check on our website some useful information:

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