25th November 2014 was a historic day in the life of Collegium Medicum. It marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the University and, at the same time, the 10th anniversary of its merger with the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. As a result of the union proclaimed in 2004, the University changed its name from the Ludwik Rydygier Medical University in Bydgoszcz to the Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz
On 23rd September 2015, Gerard Keown, the Ambassador of Ireland to Poland, paid a visit to the Irish students of the 6-year Medical Program in English, commencing their studies at Collegium Medicum in the academic year 2015/16.