Danube Private University (DPU) in Krems an der Donau is one of Austria's innovative private medical schools offering a fully accredited Human Medicine programme. Founded in 2009, DPU distinguishes itself through small cohort sizes (approximately 60 students per year), intensive mentoring, and a curriculum strongly oriented toward clinical practice from the first semester. The university operates its own University Clinic for Dentistry — one of the most modern dental training facilities in Europe — and has clinical partnerships with University Hospital Krems, University Hospital St.

Pölten, and Landesklinikum Mistelbach. The six-year medical curriculum follows a modular, organ-based structure integrating basic sciences with clinical reasoning. Research focuses include digital health, medical simulation, regenerative medicine, and clinical nutrition.

Krems is a UNESCO World Heritage city in the Wachau Valley, offering an affordable and safe student environment just one hour from Vienna. For UK students, DPU offers the advantage of smaller class sizes compared to public Austrian universities, with a more personalised pathway to the same nationally accredited Dr. med.

univ. qualification. The degree is EU-recognised and GMC-registrable.