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CULTURE AND DISCOVERY

UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST

CULTURE AND DISCOVERY

UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST

University of Bucharest

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CONTENTS

RECTOR’S MESSAGE 3

1. BRIEF HISTORY 4

2. IDENTITY, MISSION AND VISION 6 2.1. Identity 6 2.2. Mission 6 2.3. Vision 73. EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH 8 3.1. Priorty areas of research 8 3.2. The Reearch Institute of the University of Bucharest 8 3.2. Research Results in 2016 94 .UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST − FACTS AND FIGURES 105. ACADEMIC STRUCTURE 116. FACULTIES 12 6.1. The Faculty of Business and Administration 12 6.2. The Faculty of Biology 14 6.3. The Faculty of Chemistry 16 6.4. The Faculty of Law 18 6.5. The Faculty of Philosophy 20 6.6. The Faculty of Physics 22 6.7. The Faculty of Geography 24 6.8. The Faculty of Geology and Geophysics 26 6.9. The Faculty of History 28 6.10. The Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences 30 6.11. The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures 32 6.12. The Faculty of Letters 34 6.13. The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science 36 6.14. The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences 38 6.15. The Faculty of Sociology and Social Work 40 6.16. The Faculty of Political Science 42 6.17. The Faculty of Orthodox Theology 44 6.18. The Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology 46 6.19. The Faculty of Baptist Theology 487. INTERNATIONALIZATION 56 7.1. Bilateral Inter-University Agreements 56 7.2. Rankings and Awards 57 7.3. Messages from Personalities who Received the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Bucharest 57 8. OPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS 58 8.1. Scholarships 53 8.2. The Department for Long Distance and Part-Time Education 53 8.3. Getting International 53 8.3. Students Guidance and Counselling 54 8.4. Staying Informed 549. SPORTS FACILITIES 5510. LIBRARIES 5711. PUBLISHING HOUSES 5812. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS 60 12.1. The University Museum 60 12.2. The “Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden 62 12.3. The Hațeg Geopark 64

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university of bucharest

Young people are constantly faced with truly important decisions, whose influence reverberates throughout their careers. Choosing a university is one of these decisions. Why would someone opt for the University of Bucharest? One might choose it due to the wish to train in a competitive environment, to be in touch with the world’s universities, to build a solid base for one’s professional training or to gain access to important positions in Romanian society − in short to obtain a true education. Over time, the academic community at the University of Bucharest has actively sought to ensure excellent higher education, to provide high-quality educational services and to maintain its research activity at the highest international standards − all these things making the University of Bucharest stand out as one of the most important educational, research and cultural institutions in Romania. At the University of Bucharest, there is a competitive environment, if we consider the more than 30 000 candidates fighting for the 8 000 subsidised places. There are 29 fields of study leading to the Bachelor’s Degree, with a total of nearly 100 majors. The degree granted by the University of Bucharest after final examinations is recognised all over the world and recommends graduates as being thoroughly trained in the field of study of their choice. The Bachelor’s Degree may be followed by a Master’s, characterized by in-depth study, undertaken in a critical spirit, and leading to openings in research or leadership in various organizations. Master’s studies may be either vocational or academic. Doctoral and postdoctoral studies benefit from significant financing. Participation in mobility periods and conferences is encouraged, offering opportunities to young researchers, who thus align the Romanian higher education with European trends. The doctoral schools’ criteria are demanding and PhD students enjoy exceptional conditions for their research, which lead to a high percentage of successful theses. Researchers who have been trained at the University of Bucharest have a good reputation throughout the world. The international relations of the University of Bucharest are based, primarily, on 342 Erasmus agreements, thanks to which 259 students have gone to study abroad for one or two semesters, while 154 have come here, during the academic year 2014−2015. Moreover, the 246 bilateral cooperation agreements with foreign universities result in conferences, lectures held by invited professors, research courses and joint supervision agreements. The University of Bucharest has granted the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to important international figures. Exceptional intellectuals and friends of Romanian culture, they have been proud to become members of our academic community: Rolf-Dieter Heuer, General Manager of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN); Jean Delumeau, the greatest French historian of Christianity; Saul Kripke, a genius in logic; Amos Oz, the most beloved and famous contemporary Israeli writer; Hélène Carrère D’Encausse, Permanent Secretary of the French Academy; Philip Kotler, the father of contemporary marketing; Anders Fogh Rasmunssen, Secretary General of NATO; His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales; Theophilos III, the Patriarch of Jerusalem − to name just a few. The University of Bucharest provides a serious, solid education. An exciting tempo of life is created at the University by such things as its laboratories equipped in line with international standards, a large number of research centres, magazines, student debating societies, foreign lectures, events organized by the Students’ Association and the The Center for Information, Vocational Guidance and Professional Counselling, exhibitions and concerts. We are lucky that there is still time for tennis, basketball, football, body-building, aerobics and sports dance, which are practised in the sports halls and playing fields of the University of Bucharest. I wish all young people who choose the University of Bucharest the enjoyment of enthusiastic college years, full of hopes and ambitions!

The Rector of the University of Bucharest,Mircea Dumitru, PhD

Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy

Rector’s Message


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1. Brief History

1857

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1864 4/16 July

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1944

1948

1989

The cornerstone of the Palace of the University of Bucharest was laid. The Palace, which is located in the University Square, was designed by the president of Romanian architects, Alexandru Orăscu, on the same lines as the Western universities.

The establishment of the Faculty of Law.

The Faculties of Science and Letters are founded.

Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1859−1866) creates the University of Bucharest. The academic institution brings together the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Letters.

The establishment of the Faculty of Theology, which has been under the authority of the University of Bucharest since 1890.

A long process of purging of the academic body begins, characterized by abuses and reprisals on the part of the new authorities of the Communist Party.

The Education Reform Law is promulgated and the Soviet model of higher education is introduced. As a consequence a full reorganization of the University of Bucharest begins: The Faculties of Theology, the Faculty of Human Medicine and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are detached from the University of Bucharest. The academic institutions are dissolved and new institutions subordinated to the Academy of Romanian People’s Republic are created.

After the abusive disestablishment of many departments and faculties, the University of Bucharest has no more than 6 faculties and 8 000 students.

brief history

1990

1996

2000

2004

2014

2011

A renewal process of the University of Bucharest begins: new faculties are founded, the teaching process is radically reorganized, new departments and research centres are created and the number of students increases significantly. There is also a spectacular increase of the international contacts and agreements of the University of Bucharest.

The adoption of the University of Bucharest Charter.

The University of Bucharest has 18 faculties and more than 20 000 students and 3 000 teaching positions.

The 19th faculty, the Faculty of Business and Administration, is created.

The University of Bucharest celebrates its 150th anniversary in the company of representative members of the national and international academic communities.

The University of Bucharest was classified by the Ministry of Education, Reasearch, Youth and Sports as the first university of advanced research and education in Romania.

Currently, there are approximately 32 000 students and over 1 300 teaching positions at the University of Bucharest. Many generations of students and academics were able to impose our university as one of the institutions of reference for the entire Romanian society.

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2. Identity, Mission and Vision

2.2. Mission The University of Bucharest contributes through research and higher-education to the development and use of knowledge, at both national and international level. UB is a university with academic integrity and a concern for critical thinking, a significant point of reference in society. The institution is in the top rank

for scientific research in the country, and it contributes to the development of human knowledge through its research centers. The University of Bucharest forms students capable of critically examining social and natural phenomena, of seeking solutions to problems they face, of imagining alternatives to existing solutions, young people prepared to accept other cultures’ visions of life and to assume a leading role in tomorrow’s

Romania. The University of Bucharest cultivates and supports the values of academic freedom and university autonomy, of academic integrity and responsibility for a lasting evolution. The University of Bucharest supports the innovation of higher education, working on the European integration of our country, on the consolidation of the European Higher Education Area and the European Research

2.1. Identity The University of Bucharest is one of the most important universities in Romania and in the South-East of Europe. In its over 150 years of existence, the University of Bucharest has gained solid national and international prestige.

The University of Bucharest covers the fields of Human and Social Sciences, Natural Science and Engineering, Exact Sciences (Mathematics and Computer Science). UB offers numerous study programmes, for all cycles and forms of organized university training, as well as numerous other higher postgraduate programmes, and programmes for professional re-conversion and enhancement. All programmes are accredited or authorized. The degrees granted by the University of Bucharest are recognized in most countries in the world.

The international programme ERASMUS, and the 246 constant partnerships with 53 countries have contributed to the raising of educational standards and to many FP7 and “Life Long Learning” projects.

The University of Bucharest is proud of a great and very strong student culture as there are 17 faculty student associations, federated as the ASUB, and branches of some international student associations. These work in partnership with the University of Bucharest. They organize events, concerts, campaigns, and conferences, constantly making their contribution through voluntary activities. The students are an inexhaustible source of energy and UB supports their projects, offering the necessary resources for these to take shape.

Many graduates from University of Bucharest have become important personalities and can be encountered as professors and researchers in great universities around the world, or as members of the Romanian Academy or of other academies in other countries, writers, politicians (members of parliament, ministers, prime-ministers, and presidents), diplomats etc.

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identity, mission and vision

Area. UB students are educated in the spirit of civic responsibility, tolerance, equality of opportunity, and involvement in the eradication of poverty and social exclusion.

The institution is deeply involved in quality improvement in the learning and teaching processes, through a continuous reflection on didactic activities, through a sustained research effort, and through the solidarity of the academic staff and students in pursuit of creative solutions with regard to the consolidation of an educational process focused on student. In order to achieve these objectives, the internationalization of education through common diplomas with other universities, semesters of study abroad and invitations addressed to eminent personalities from different domains of study are organized.

2.3. VisionThe University of Bucharest, through its high standard of academic endeavour, ensured in all its departments, sets forth very soon to become the most important institution of higher education in Romania.

The main purpose of the University of Bucharest is to provide the highest-quality educational services and research activities, maintaining competitive standards at an international level, while showing a continuous concern for ensuring quality, inter-disciplinary collaboration, leadership and excellence of academic staff and of employees’ activities.

The University of Bucharest moulds its educational process taking into consideration the needs of the knowledge society, in which the formation of competences and abilities plays an essential role. Innovation and reform are constitutive processes. In order for efficient methods to be introduced into this process, UB makes public its objectives and strategies, opens them to debate and applies them so that the members of the academic community will feel encouraged to contribute with their own ideas and initiatives. UB promotes an ethical climate of confidence and communication at all levels, anticipates changes and makes proactive plans.


An essential parameter of academic activity that defines the quality of the educational approach of academics − scientific research − is both the reference element common to all national and international university rankings and the essential benchmark that contributes to the ranking of higher education institutions.

The University of Bucharest is acknowledged nationally and internationally for the experience in research of its specialists. The most eloquent evidence of appreciation of research at the University of Bucharest came from Ad-Astra Society which placed the university at the top on the Scientific Research Map of Romania, but also from QS World University Rankings which placed University of Bucharest among the first 700 universities in the world in 2014 and 2015 and first at national level in 2017 and 2018, quality of teaching and research being among the evaluation criteria.

3.1. Priority areas of researchThe most important areas in research are related to the current trends and opportunities in science at national and international level. Thus, the three main research directions of the University of Bucharest are:

The environment

New materials

Cognitive sciencesThere is also great interest for socio-human research and for development of interdisciplinary projects.

3.2. The Research Institute of the University of BucharestThe Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB) is a research division of the University of Bucharest whose mission is to promote and stimulate outstanding research in all disciplines. The institute has four sections:

Exact Sciences

Social Sciences

Earth, Environmental and Life

Sciences

Humanities

The institute encourages international and interdisciplinary projects, offers grants and scholarships and is actively engaged in establishing, promoting and encouraging international collaborations among scholars, at all levels. Starting with 2016, The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest offers a series of scholarship programmes and grants to young researchers, and has introduced a fellowship programme for visiting professors with an outstanding track-record in their field of study.

3. Excellence in Research

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excellence in research

~ 84 research centers

~ 1 300 academics and 626 researchers

| 5 research resorts “Sfântu Gheorghe” Research Center, Habitat and Species Monitoring Center – Eşelniţa, Research Center from Orşova, Research

Center from Brăila, Teaching and Research Center “Prof. Dr. Ștefan Atanasie Pătrașcu”– Surlari)

286 undergraduates laboratories }

| 187 laboratories for the research and activity

of PhD students

772 articles in ISI magazines ~

| Over 46 000 citations on Thomson Reuters ISI

platform

| 326 PhD thesis completed

3.3. Research Results in 2017


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4. University of Bucharest − Facts and Figures

~ 19 Faculties

~ 31 444 Students

~ 22 038 Bachelor Students

~ 29 bachelor Domains

| 93 bachelor Programmes

~ 21 Doctoral Schools

~ 208 Master Programmes

~ 7 903 Master Students

~ 1 503 PhD Students

~ 873 Foreign Students

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5. Academic StructureThe whole structure of the curricula has been translated according to Bologna process. The University of Bucharest has achieved the objectives of Bologna process, and has created an educational structure fostering a strong research infrastructure.

bachelor Studiesyears of Study: 3 / 4 (6 / 8 semesters) / credits: 180−240

subsidised places for 2017 admission: 4 310

Master StudiesYears of Study: 1 / 2 (2 / 4 semesters) / Credits: 60−120

subsidised places for 2017 admission: 3 200

Phd Studies Years of Study: 3 (6 semesters)

~ Bachelor Studies – 20 812, with an average

of 4.6 enrolled candidates / place

� Master Studies – 3 510, with an average of 1.05

enrolled candidates / place

~ PhD Studies – 476 (2016)

| Dorms Capacity: 5 274 Beds

~ Rooms with 2, 3, 4 and 5 Beds ~ One Cafeteria

~ Candidates for July 2017

Admission

~ 19 Dorms


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The Faculty of Business and Administration is one of the most important higher education institutions in Romania. It is a new, modern and attractive structure of the University of Bucharest. During the years, the Faculty of Business and Administration had constantly developed and became a solid and performing entity in all its domains of activity. Three main directions of study were created – Public Administration, Business Administration (in Romanian and English) and Marketing. Within the first two directions ten master study programmes were created. In recognition of the competences developed, the Faculty of Business and Administration became a member of several renowned associations, such as:• The Association of Romanian Faculties of Economic Studies• The Association of Public Administration Schools and Institutions• The TEMPUS Association• Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern EuropeThe Faculty’s professors have a rich experience creating scientific, competitive, complex and practical courses and seminars adaptable to labor market needs.The Faculty’s professors are currently involved in research projects and grants. Annually, the Faculty of Business and Administration organizes the International Conference on Economics and Administration (ICEA), which brings together renowned researchers, scientists, scholars and specialists from all areas of economics and administration. Annually, the Faculty of Business Administration receives the visit of professors, from universities that participate in Erasmus +, based on collaboration agreements.For teachers there is a number of 55 Erasmus+ agreements, totaling 91 places, with universities from: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey.For students there is a number of 56 Erasmus+ agreements, totaling 151 places, with universities from: Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. Also, in each academic year, foreign students participating in Erasmus + are enrolling in the Faculty of Business and Administration.

Projects and Awards• Excellent Business School Three Palms in 2008, 2009 and 2010, awarded by EDUNIVERSAL International Association in Paris• The Faculty of Business and Administration is a member of 1000 Best Business Schools club.• The CRIPpA Centre – The Centre for Reference and Information for Professional and Entrepreneurial Practice• CReBUS – Creating business in the digital age – developing entrepreneurship competencies for young Europeans through eMentorship• Participation in the “Economics e-Translations into and from European Languages (EE-T)” project• The AERS Science Circle − Business, ethics and social responsibility – Cooperation with the Japanese Universities of Okayama and Reitaku• Centre for Organizational Strategies and Leadership -University of Bucharest (CSOL-UB)• Participation in international competitions, such as MARKSTRAT• Participation in projects that support students career, such as “The successful career in accounting and auditing”, “The student practice is the foundation work!”, “Active measures to support students of economics and administrative profiles labor market insertion”. • The professors of the faculty are involved in coordinating and editing the following journals indexed in international databases: Manager (publication of articles in Economic Sciences), Annals: Economic and Administrative Series (publication of articles in the field of Economic and Administrative Sciences), The International Journal of Health Economics (publication of articles in the field of Economics, especially of Health Economics), The International Journal of Economic Behavior (publication of articles in the field of Economics, especially Behavioral Economics).• The Faculty of Business and Administration provides specialized practice programmes to its students. In order to achieve professional practice collaboration agreements were signed with major public and private institutions.

6.1.Faculty of Business and AdministrationAddress: 4–12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., District 3, Bucharest, Romania, 030018 90–92 Panduri St., District 5, Bucharest, Romania, 050663Telephone: +4021–305.37.38, +4021–305.37.40, +4021–305.37.41, +4021–305.37.43, +4021–305.37.45 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]: faa.unibuc.ro

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faculties

DegreesBachelor’s Degree • Public administration • Business administration (in Romanian; in English)• Marketing

Master’s Degree • Public Administration and the Efficiency of the Administrative System• Management of Small and Medium Enterprises• Administration and Public Policies in European Union• Public Relations Administration and Management Assistance• Administration and Development of Human Resources • Business Consulting (in Romanian; in English)• Behavioral Economics (in English)• Crisis Management

Career Opportunities• Civil servants in central and local Government (municipalities, ministries and units of ministries)• Specialists in the County Agencies for Employment• Economists• Consultants• Entrepreneurs • Marketing Specialists• Specialists in human resources

Number of Tenured Professors: 44Number of Students: 2 000Number of Laboratories: 4

If you get involved, you have everything to gain. I was the students’ representative and I can say that teachers help students through lectures and interactive seminars. If you like extracurricular activities, this faculty represents the best choice. The faculty has numerous partnerships that give the opportunity to participate to interesting trainings or courses in foreign languages. (Păun Adela, Marketing Officer VIP)

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Faculty of Biology

Address: 91–95 Splaiul Independenței, District 5, Bucharest, Romania, 050095Telephone: +4021−318.15.66 Fax: +4021−318.15.66 Website: bio.unibuc.ro

As part of the University of Bucharest, the Faculty of Biology has gradually grown into a complex platform for schooling and advancement of human resources and for fundamental and applied research in the fields of biology and environmental science. It allows its undergraduates to investigate biological systems starting from the molecular level and up to the ecological systems and it satisfies the demands of “post-normal science”, oriented towards understanding and managing nature and human society. The Faculty of Biology has signed a series of bilateral mobility agreements with Erasmus+, which allow alumni, master students and postgraduates, as well as professors to go to European universities such as University of Padova, University of Bonn, University of Hamburg, University of Paris XI, University of Limoges, University of Lille, University of Munchen, University of Thessaloniki.An essential factor is the contribution that the faculty has made in the development of the highly dynamic fields of biology and environmental science, even more so now, in this century of expanding knowledge about biology. This is put into practice through a large number of research projects, whose essential objective is to attract and involve students from the basic programme and especially MA and PhD students. One of the main areas is development of infrastructure and implementation of research, supported by inter-, multi- and trans-disciplinary approaches. The promotion and consolidation of the postgraduate programmes, closely connected to the development of infrastructure and of research activities, is a long-term strategic objective of the faculty, integrated with the reform and development programme of the University of Bucharest.

Projects and Awards• 10 UNESCO awards for human resources programmes in Ecotechnics• Integration in numerous academic and research networks (Alternet, ILTER, LifeWatch)• Ford Motor Company Award for the international project “Identification of Important Plant Protection Areas in Romania” • Involvement in numerous research projects (over 15 projects) within the framework of the European systems (sponsored by FP 5,6,7)• Another proof of the international recognition that the Faculty of Biology enjoys is the presence of several of its members in international professional bodies, such as: the European Study Group on Biofilm, the Society of Microbial Ecology and Disease, the International Association for Danube Research, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the European Centre for Nature Conservation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Society of Limnology, the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, the Physiological Society, The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, the Steering Committee PLANTA EUROPA, the Steering Committee of European Science Foundation etc.• The professors of the Faculty of Biology are constantly involved in elaborating national or European policies, as well as social development and community policies programmes.

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree• Biology• Biochemistry• Ecology and environmental protection

Master’s Degree• Medical Biology• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology• Applied Genetics and Biotechnology• Applied Microbiology and Immunobiology• Integrated Management of the Natural Capital / Sustainability of Socio-Ecological Systems (in English)• Neurobiology• Taxonomy and Biodiversity• Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (college fee) (in English)• Cellular physiology and membrane biophysics• Systemic biology• Evolutionary Anthropology• Quality management in medical laboratories

Doctoral Studies (PhDs)• Ecology

Career Opportunities• University and pre-university education• Institutes of fundamental and applicative research• Public and private clinical laboratories for human medical analysis, forensic and veterinary medicine,

and environmental quality control• Biotechnological laboratories for food industry, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries• Clinical laboratories, crime laboratories, sanitary police laboratories, preventive medicine• Industry of cosmetics and pharmaceutics• Control laboratories to test food quality• Museum restoration• Central administration (ministries)• Local administration (City Hall, Councils)• Decentralized territorial units: environmental agencies, forestry departments, water agencies,

cadastral offices• Environmental consultancy, impact studies • Consultancy in private sector• Formal and informal education• Communication, media, NGOs

Number of Tenured Professors: 68Number of Students: 973Number of Laboratories: 104


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Faculty of Chemistry

Address: 4–12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., District 3, Bucharest, Romania, 030018

23 Dumbrava Roșie St., District 2, Bucharest, Romania, 020462 90–92 Panduri St., District 5, Bucharest, Romania, 050663Telephone: +4021–315.92.49Fax: +4021–315.92.49E-mail: [email protected] Website: chimie.unibuc.ro

Chemistry is a discipline of tradition in the University of Bucharest, as part of the first curriculum approved as a result of the decree of founding the University, signed in 1864 by Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. In 1925, the Institute for Theoretical Chemistry was established within the University of Bucharest and chemistry is beginning to take personality from this moment on. The Faculty of Chemistry became an independent faculty, through its separation from the Faculty of Sciences in 1948. Since then, the Faculty of Chemistry passes through various transitional forms (including moving within the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest in 1973 from which it returns to University of Bucharest in 1990) and restructuring. Nowadays, the Faculty of Chemistry has four teaching departments and eight centers of advanced research.The development of education in chemistry at the University of Bucharest has a rich tradition and is linked to the work of illustrious teachers, founders and followers of the school of chemistry: Alexe Marin – materials chemistry, Constantin Istrati – organic chemistry (member of Romanian Academy), Ștefan Minovici – organic chemistry (corresponding member of Romanian Academy), Gheorghe Longinescu – inorganic chemistry (honorary member of Romanian Academy), Gheorghe Spacu – inorganic chemistry (member of Romanian Academy), Eugen Angelescu – physical-chemistry and organic chemistry (member of Romanian Academy, dean), Ilie Murgulescu – physical-chemistry (member of Romanian Academy, minister, rector), Petru Spacu – inorganic chemistry (member of Romanian Academy), Grigore Popa – analytical chemistry (dean), Ioan V. Nicolescu – technological chemistry, Alexe Popescu – technological chemistry (member of Romanian Academy, deputy minister), Maria Brezeanu– inorganic chemistry (member of Romanian Academy), Eugen Segal- physical-chemistry (member of Romanian Academy).As a result of the work of these great scientists, the Faculty of Chemistry has a collection of prestigious scientific books, articles and patents. Professors of the Faculty of Chemistry are members of editorial boards of prestigious international journals, they are present as guest professors at other universities in Romania and abroad and they make invited talks at high-level international conferences and congresses.In addition to research, the Faculty of Chemistry offers courses which present topics of worldwide high interest. These topics are addressed in various ways: from a fundamental point of view, studying computer results and interpreting experimental data. Some topics are interdisciplinary, connecting chemistry with biology,

physics, ecology, medicine, pharmacy, materials science. Traditional courses are accompanied by computer-aided teaching and learning materials. On the basis of experiments made, the lessons’ concepts for Master and PhD students are connected both to the outcome and to the processes of research.Various programmes (Bachelor, Master, PhD degree) are currently attended by students from other countries. Preparing, improving and continually updating the experimental set-ups for students represents an important goal of the faculty members, as well.In order to maintain the contact and facilitate collaborations with its graduates, the Faculty of Chemistry founded in 2014 the group CHIMIE_UB_ALUMNI which is continuously growing.

Projects and Awards• Research projects and scientific collaborations with prestigious institutions in France, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, etc.• Formative cooperation projects for undergraduate and postgraduate students within the framework of both the European (Erasmus, Horizon 2010) and bilateral projects• The Faculty of Chemistry opened its doors to scholars in secondary education by conducting experiments with children taking part in “Children’s University” and “Researchers’ Night” and by presenting the faculty during the “Education Fair”, organized by the University of Bucharest and during the visits of scholars within the framework of “A Different Week”.• During the last 5 years, the faculty members published 705 papers in international peer-reviewed journals in chemistry, environment control and material science and they contributed with 353 oral and poster presentations at international conferences and workshops.• The Faculty of Chemistry coordinates and supports the activity of a number of scientific associations in the field of chemistry: Romanian Chemical Society, Romanian Catalysis Society, “Profchim” Society of Chemistry Teachers in Romania.• The Faculty of Chemistry is involved in the development of National Chemistry Olympiad topics and in all steps of selection and training of the national team of chemistry for the International Chemistry Olympiad.• The Faculty of Chemistry organizes, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research, the national stage of the Session of papers and scientific communications for high-school students “Chemistry – friend or enemy?!”

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree• Chemistry• Technological Biochemistry• Pharmaceutical Chemistry• Medicinal Chemistry

Master’s Degree • Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics’ Chemistry • Chemistry of Advanced Materials (in English) • Biomolecules• Chemical Education• Integrated Approach of Natural Science (interdisciplinary master’s degree)• Chemical Pollution of the Environment

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Inorganic Chemistry• Organic Chemistry• Catalysis • Analytical Chemistry

Career Opportunities• Secondary education and university teachers (after graduating the course units of pedagogy and

psychology and the Master’s and PhD programmes)• Researchers in academic research institutes focused on fundamental or applied research, in clinical,

industrial, ecological and quality control of various products (drugs, cosmetics, oil products, dyes and paints) laboratories

• Chemists and biochemists in laboratories of chemical process technology’s control, or in monitoring, quality analysis and control of environmental pollution laboratories

• Chemists in specialized laboratories of food industry, of human and veterinary health units, of forensic, custom, anti-doping control laboratories

• Chemists and biochemists in profile industries (medicines, cosmetics, detergents, building materials, etc.)

Number of Tenured Professors: 88Number of Students: 427 Number of Laboratories: 68

Between 1984 and 1989 I was an undergraduate student of the Faculty of Chemistry, the Chemistry Department. To paraphrase the Romanians’ saying about the importance of the “five years of home education” for one’s behaviour during the rest of his / her life, I can honestly say that the five years at the faculty have prepared me very well for a successful career in chemistry. When I am teaching the inorganic chemistry to the US undergraduates, I often remember the Romanian teachers who have taught me the fundamentals of chemistry, which challenged me to thoroughly think at their significance, how they can be applied and how they interconnect among themselves or with concepts and applications from other fields of chemistry and science in general. The direct interaction with excellent teachers, recognized for their educational talent or for their international research, allowed me to choose personal models that I am still trying to emulate them.I am convinced that the life of a person can be planned to an extensive degree, but I do admit that the external influence of things such as chance, good or bad luck limits the control that some people, including myself, aspire to. My opinion is that these external influences could be limited by acquiring knowledge and experiences that no one can take away from you. For me, the Faculty of Chemistry from Bucharest was the source of a large quantity of such knowledge, a source that accessed it in crucial moment of my education. I will be forever grateful to the people that offered me professional and personal education during my five years at the faculty.(Cătălina Achim, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, and Program Director in the Chemistry Division of the US National Science Foundation – member of CHIMIE_UB_ALUMNI)


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The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest faculties of the University of Bucharest. Established on November 25, 1859 through a proclamation signed by Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the Bucharest School of Law preceded the establishment of the University of Bucharest, founded in 1864, by five years. The structure of activities has been adapted to the most recent education modernization demands, with the specific characteristics of the field of law; the educational plans, analytic programmes and training methods have been perfected. The research activity benefits from an adequate organizational structure: research centres operate within the faculty (the Centre for Constitutional Law and Political Institutions, the Centre for Studies in Competition Law, the Centre for Human Rights, the Centre for Comparative Social Law, the Centre for Jurisprudence and New Rights, the Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property Law, the Centre for Civil Procedure, the Centre for Studies in Criminal Law, Center of Studies in International Commercial Arbitration) and they host multiple academic activities: international sessions and conferences, debates, round tables, practical seminars, case studies, mock trials, methodological seminars, international schools, holiday schools, pleading and essay competitions, magazine launch events etc. For several generations, the professors at the Faculty of Law have been involved in creating the most important legislation in Romania: the Romanian Constitution, the civil, criminal, and procedure codes – civil and criminal. They have always been involved in the turmoil of politics, often at the highest positions of the state hierarchy: presidents of the chambers of Parliament, prime ministers, ministers and secretaries of state. At the same time, the teachers of this Faculty have authored the most important scientific works in the field of law published in Romania and they have often been recognized internationally by renowned experts. The Faculty is engaged in collaboration with similar institutions in Romania and in other countries, successfully participating in the national effort for integration in the global academic world. Thus, the

French-Romanian Law College was established within the Faculty of Law in 1995, as a result of successful collaboration with various universities: Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Aix-Marseille, Bordeaux, Evry-Val-d’Essonne, Lille 2 Droit et Santé, Montpellier, Orléans, Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Paris X Ouest Nanterre-La Défense, Poitiers, Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Rennes I, Strasbourg and Toulon. Also, the School of Law is part of prestigious international networks, such as the Rotterdam Law Network (comprising more than 30 higher education institutions). Equally, the School of Law of Bucharest University is actively involved in Erasmus Plus project, both in its component related to incoming students and academic staff from the partner universities, and in its outgoing component.

Projects and Awards• The professors of the Faculty of Law have distinguished themselves by drawing up treatises, monographs, commented and annotated legislation papers, and by publishing articles, studies and notes on cases, summarized and commented on in specialized national and international magazines. Taking this context into account, one should mention the fact that the Faculty has obtained several famous academic awards for the work carried out by its teachers, such as: awards of the Romanian Academy, awards of the Romanian Jurist Association etc.• Moreover, the professors of the Faculty of Law have taught as visiting professors in foreign universities. Their active participation with papers and communications of high academic quality at national and international conferences, symposiums, congresses, and various work meetings with specific topics, should also be noted. • In their turn, the students of the Faculty of Law have been awarded, throughout the years, with distinctions at important international competitions, such as Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Ben Telders International Moot Court Competition, Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, René Cassin European Human Rights Law Moot Competition.

6.4. Faculty of Law

Address: 36–46 M. Kogălniceanu Blvd., District 5, Bucharest, Romania, 050107

Telephone: +4021–303.51.87, +4021–303.51.15, +4021–315.59.47, +4021–312.49.48Fax: +4021–315.59.47, +4021–312.07.19E-mail: [email protected]: drept.unibuc.ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree: • Law

Master’s Degree • Business Law• Judiciary Career• Private Law• Labour Law, Working and Industrial Relations• Public International Law• European Union Law• Criminal Law• Fiscal Law• Law and Governance of International and European Affairs (in French)• Public Acquisitions, Concessions, Public-Private Partnerships• International Arbitration (in English)• Urban Planning and Land Development Law (in French)

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Law

Career Opportunities• Magistrates – judges or prosecutors• Lawyers / Solicitors• Public Notaries• Legal Counsellors• European Business Counsellors• Counsellor within the Probation Service• Bailiffs • Insolvency Practitioners• Court Clerks• Professors and Researchers in academia



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Faculty of Philosophy

Address: 204, Splaiul Independenței, District 6, Bucharest, Romania, 060024Telephone: +4021–318.15.56, +4021–318.29.74Fax: +4021–318.52.89E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: filosofie.unibuc.ro, www.interculturel.org

Established in 1860, the Faculty of Philosophy is an essential institution for the Romanian modern and contemporary culture. In 1864, the Faculty of Philosophy became one of the founding faculties of the University of Bucharest after Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza’s establishment proclamation. In its over 150 years of existence, various projects have been initiated at several stages at the Faculty of Philosophy, contributing to a diverse educational offer, modern research infrastructures and allowing the faculty to meet educational requirements in a global context which is increasingly changing and characterized by a high interdependence. Currently, the Faculty also offers study programmes in associated fields, such as: European studies and international relations, community law, public policies, cultural management, knowledge management, etc. for which many professors have already acquired significant teaching and research experience.The training provided by the faculty allows graduates to work not only in education and research, but also in areas where critical thinking, as well as skills of presentation, interpretation and decision-making are required at a creative level in activities of analysis, research, innovation and development, in political analysis and consulting, ethical consulting, organizational management, communication, mass media, administration, etc.The Faculty of Philosophy is structured in two departments: the Department of Theoretical Philosophy and the Department of Practical Philosophy and History of Philosophy, which includes the UNESCO Chair for Inter-cultural and Inter-religious Exchanges.Graduates of various generations are working at famous universities: Radu J. Bogdan (Tulane University), Vladimir Tismăneanu (University of Maryland), Adrian Miroiu (SNSPA), Sorin Băiaşu (Keele University), Sorin Bangu (Cambridge University), Alex Preda (University of Edinburgh), in high schools from Bucharest and other towns – Mihaela Găvănescu, Gabriel Săndoiu, Dan Petrache – in international organizations - Dakmara Georgescu (UNESCO), Gabriel Ivan (British Council), or as high ranking diplomats (Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban, Ambassador). Other graduates made a significant contribution in literature and arts, as well as in the public discourse – Matei Vișniec, Călin Vlasie, Elena Ștefoi, Stelian Tănase, Cristian Pârvulescu, Cristian Preda, Alexandru Radu, Anda Onesa; media and television – Dana Deac, Raul Florea, Andreea Ofiţeru, Simona Soare, Cătălin Bălan, Dan Suciu; in the management of top companies – Silviu Culea, Ioan Sâmihăian and others. Each semester, the Faculty of Philosophy benefits by the presence of professors from European and American

universities, who come here to teach or give lectures. Recently, the Faculty received guest scholars such as: Roger Crisp (University of Oxford), Peter Anstey (University of Sydney), Axel Gosseries (University of Louvain), Gabriel Sandu (University of Helsinki), Ion Vezeanu (Lyon).

The UNESCO Chair for Inter-cultural and Inter-religious Exchanges, recently a part of the Faculty of Philosophy, has been organizing three MA programmes in English. All three programmes benefit by the know-how of prestigious professors and experts from universities and research institutes abroad. Some of the international partners of UNESCO Chair are: the Universities of Fribourg, Hamburg, Dortmund, Geneva, Pasquale Paoli University of Corsica and the Swiss Institute for Sustainable Management.The UNESCO programmes provide students with innovative educational experiences and train specialists in intercultural management and intercultural communication, offering prospective graduates a wide range of courses in the fields of philosophy, history, sociology, political science and cultural diplomacy. The MBA graduates acquire essential managerial skills – leadership, human resource management, entrepreneurship – in a learning environment focused on strenghtening the dialogue between cultures.

Projects• The Faculty of Philosophy has a strong interest in the development of philosophical research in the newest international directions and various research centres operate within it: the Centre for the Study of Rationality and Beliefs, the Centre for Research in Logic, Philosophy and History of Science, the Centre for Research of the History of Philosophical Ideas, the Centre for Phenomenological Studies, the Centre for Research in Applied Ethics, and the Research Centre for Intergenerational Justice, Social Responsibility and Sustainability.• Professors and researchers of the Faculty have been actively involved in national and international research programmes dedicated to issues of ethics, normativity, nuclear energy usage policies, education, environment and the use of new communication technologies.• The Faculty of Philosophy has been publishing the international journal for philosophy and ethics Public Reason, and also the Romanian Journal for Analytical Philosophy, as well as the Annals of the University of Bucharest – the Philosophy series.

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Degrees Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy Study modules:• History of Philosophy and Philosophy of Culture• Political and Moral Philosophy• Theoretical Philosophy• European Studies

Master’s Degrees • History and Circulation of Philosophical Ideas• International Development Studies and Ethics of International Relations• Applied Ethics in Society, Business and Organizations• European Studies and the Ethics of International Relations• Art History and Philosophy of Culture (with the Faculty of History)• Analytic Philosophy (in English)• Analytic Philosophy with a Concentration in Cultural Diplomacy (in English;

in partnership with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin)• Philosophy, Politics and Economics• Intercultural Management (in English)• Intercultural Communication (in English)• Business Administration (in English)• OPEN MIND – Cognitive Sciences (in English)

Doctoral Studies (PhD) • Philosophy

Career Opportunities• Research: philosopher, logician, researcher in the fields of philosophy and logic, manager• Teaching and education: philosophy teacher and adjacent fields of interest in university and pre-university

education, educational counsellor, trainer, personal development specialist, manager, mentor• Companies and public institutions: expert, public policies specialist, manager, civil servant, ethics officer, ethical

auditing and corporate culture expert, trainer, training practitioner, knowledge management expert, specialist in analysis, research and development departments, public relations specialist, counsellor, mediator, social responsibility manager, cultural organizations manager

• International organizations: international relations ethics expert, international development expert, high-ranking civil servant, specialist in the fields of analysis, research and development, manager, diplomatic attaché

• Non-governmental organizations: analysis expert, research and development activities, trainer, training practitioner, manager, consultant in management and business administration, international relations expert, intercultural communication specialist

• Publishing houses: editor, manager• Mass-media: political analyst, science journalist, cultural journalist, journalist, reporter, moderator, media analyst• Independent activities: philosophical counsellor, training practitioner, trainer, personal development counsellor

Number of Tenured Professors: 25Number of Students: over 600Number of Laboratories: 5

The Faculty of Philosophy is an excellent choice for academic studies. Due to its intellectual openness, it offers not only the chance to discipline one’s thinking, but also the opportunity to discuss fundamental questions with remarkable teachers and researchers. The philosophical education that I have received here is on par with the education that could be received from the best similar institutions anywhere in the world. (Sorin Bangu, Cambridge University)

My experiences from the lectures at the UNESCO Chair for the Study of Intercultural and Interreligious Exchanges at the Faculty of Philosophy are exceptionally positive! I was surprised not only about the language (English) skills of the students but even more how open and engaged the students entered discussions during and after the lectures. Anyhow I have to admit that the quality of the students in my Bucharest courses with regard to knowledge and interest is surprisingly high compared with students in Germany. My impression was that those students who attend the lectures at the UNESCO Chair represent a positive high quality selection driven by clear personal interests in intercultural, international affairs. For the future intensified inclusion of Romania into the European scientific, cultural and in particular business community these students represent a special human resources asset! (Professor Franz-Lothar Altmann, Faculty of Philosophy UNESCO Chair for Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Exchanges)


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Faculty of Physics

Address: 405 Atomiștilor St., Măgurele, Ilfov, Romania, 077125Telephone: +4021–457.44.18, +4021–457.44.19Fax: +4021–457.44.18, +4021–457.45.21E-mail: [email protected] site: fizica.unibuc.ro

The Faculty of Physics of the University of Bucharest is one of the top faculties in the field of physics in Romania. Belonging to an advanced research and education public university, it has a large international visibility by its research results published in prestigious ISI international journals and it offers modern programmes of study to all cycles: Bachelor, Master and Doctoral studies. In this way, it is strongly connected with education, science, culture and economy of a modern society. The discipline of Physics has been taught at the University of Bucharest ever since its establishment in 1864. The physical sciences were, for the first time, established in the Faculty of Science and in 1948 a new branch emerges as the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Mathematics and Physics become standalone Faculties in 1962 in response to the major advances in science and technology. The new national and international challenges in physical sciences, the increase of the number of research institutes, teaching physics at all education levels required a new Faculty of Physics, redesigned in 1974 as a large campus, located in Măgurele city, today well-recognized as Physics Magurele Platform city. This way, the new student training opportunitites have been reinforced both by direct involvement in research programmes and through the open access to updated scientific information provided by the two largest libraries of physics in the country, Physics National Library „Horia Hulubei” Physics and Engineering Institute and Faculty of Physics Library. Nowadays, faculty members are active in the hottest topics in the field of physics; there is an ongoing effort to permanently update the undergraduate and graduate programmes by including relevant elements or new scientific results in most key topics. The Faculty now acts as a major actor in physics nationally and uses its recognized expertise to make a valuable contribution to Romanian society’s future. The institution aspires to be one of the best physics faculties in national science by conducting cutting-edge research and by teaching and developing the careers of the next generation of physicists.The Faculty of Physics is intertwined to all National Institutes on the Platform, ensuring specialized human resources, PhD students, trained in Master and Doctoral Schools, for projects in nanomaterials science, nuclear physics-astrophysics, solid-state and nanoelectronics, lasers-spectroscopy & advanced optics, biophysics, environmental science, renewable energy sources, space sciences.The Faculty works on major European facilities e.g., GSI- FAIR, Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research, developing the most advanced experimental techniques

and the most sophisticated theoretical methods to investigate nature at every scale. Physics is a tool to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. The institution investigates the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society.All of the training-specialization and scientific research activities take place within the four departments of the faculty, which benefit from an extremely talented teaching staff − both from an academic standpoint, as well as from a scientific one – that is involved, together with many of the students, in prestigious national and international research programmes: Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics; Theoretical physics, Mathematics, Optics, Lasers, and Plasma; Structure of Matter, Physics of the Earth, Atmospheric Physics, and Astrophysics; Physics Doctoral School.Besides the teaching activity, the research and academic staff carry out important research programmes in the nine research centres that operate within the faculty, all of them benefiting of an adequate infrastructure for research in their specific areas. The Faculty of Physics has its own library with almost 105 000 books, journals and CDs. The library is connected to the Central University Library and to Internet.

Projects and Awards• Collaboration with JINR (Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna), CERN (Geneva)• There is much new collaboration, established during the last years, with famous universities or research institutes: Université Paris XI − Orsay, Université Paris VI, AMOLF-Amsterdam, University of Catania, Université Libre Bruxelles, Université Chatolique de Louvain, University of Hampton, and University of Pittsburgh, Pierre Auger Observatory − studying the Universe’s highest energy particles; GSI- FAIR. • European Researchers’ Night project• National contact point for SCIENTIX project• HOPE − HOrizons in Physics Education project• Tuning educational structures in Europe I 2007−2008• Stakeholders Tune European Physics Studies and TWO (STEPS TWO)• CoRe stands for Competences in Education and Recognition (CoRe2)• The Goliath Project

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree: • Physics (in Romanian and in English)• Informatics Physics• Medical Physics • Technological Physics

Master’s Degree • Environmental Physics and Ecological Polymers • Medical Physics• Optics, Lasers and Applications • Physics of Advanced Materials and Nanostructures (in Romanian and in English)• Physics of Atoms, Nuclei, Elementary Particles, Astrophysics and Applications (in Romanian and in English)• Theoretical and Computational Physics (in Romanian and in English)• Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particles, Astrophysics. Applications• Biophysics and Medical Physics • Condensed Matter Physics• Educational Physics• Optics, Spectroscopy, Plasma and Lasers • Physics of the Atmosphere and of the Earth – Renewable Energy Sources• Theoretical Physics

Career Opportunities• Physicists and researchers in scientific research institutes• Professors and researchers in pre-university and university education• IT experts• Physicists in the fields of biotechnology and nuclear technology• Experts in the field of communications• Archaeological physicists• Experts in the field of medicine• Biophysicists• Experts in the field of environmental protection and meteorology• Physicists in the field of unconventional energy sources• Specialists in the field of advanced materials science and nanotechnologies


Studying physics is an amazing experience, which prepares you for the future. The choice I made meant everything. Such an environment, within which questions get answered and you are encouraged to express your own opinions, is the necessary support structure for every student who desires to get the best training possible. This Faculty allowed me to become the president of an international society of physics students (International Association of Physics Students − IAPS). I also studied abroad through an ERASMUS scholarship offered by the university and I had an eye-opening experience that every student should have. You only need to take advantage of the opportunities that arise at every step and you can be more successful than you have ever imagined. (Camelia-Florina Florica)


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The law enacted on November 4, 1938 included two geography departments in the Faculty of Science and changed their names to Physical Geography of Romania, and General and Human Geography. The educational reform of 1948 led to the establishment of new structures, and geography was associated with history until 1950, when it became a department of the Faculty of Geology and Geography of the University of Bucharest. In 1986, through the merging with the Faculty of Biology, the Faculty of Biology, Geography and Geology was established. In 1990, The Faculty of Geography registered a dramatic leap forward through the establishment of the independent Faculty of Geography, which was meant to ensure the diversification, modernization and expansion of teaching and research activities in the field of geography. The Faculty of Geography is structured in four departments: Geomorphology-Pedology-Geomatics,

Human and Economic Geography, Meteorology-Hydrology and Regional and Environmental Geography.The undergraduates also take part in practical activities in the research stations in Călimănești, Drobeta Turnu Severin and Sf. Gheorghe (the Danube Delta).

Projects and Awards• Participation in the education project Integrated environmental management and sustainable development, carried out through a partnership with Willy Brandt Foundation and with La Tuscia University (Italy).• Participation in the NaviNature project, developed by SCHUBZ Centre for Environmental Education, Luneburg, Germany.• Participation in the ERASMUS programme• Gaudeamus award for the Tourism Geography bachelor’s programme

My studies in the field of Environmental Science at the Faculty of Geography have granted me a lot of opportunities that later became milestones in my career. I met wonderful people among my teachers and colleagues, willing to share their experience, passion and curiosity. I also had the opportunity to work with environmental professionals, who tried to impart their knowledge, despite the fact that they were not teachers, or maybe precisely because of that. I volunteered for the activities of the Carpathian-Danube Centre for Geoecology and of the Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies and to discover the joys of teamwork. I enjoy reminiscing about such wonderful moments as the workshops in geology and pedology, the annual meetings at the Symposium of the Students of Geography, the information centre in Berzasca (the Iron Gates), the Eco-School programme, the noise measurements on Pallady Boulevard for the Impact Study for the Motorway of the Sun (which has since been built), the practical courses in England and Wales, in Orșova, Călimănești and Breaza. The interesting activities I experienced during my studies led me to seek interesting programmes after I graduated, to become involved and to travel with the same state of mind I had while I was carrying out my practical courses (constantly trying to understand the world and the shapes around me). (Cristina Brăilescu, the European Commission, Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)

6.7. Faculty of Geography

ADDRESS: 1 Nicolae Bălcescu Blvd., District 1, Bucharest, Romania, 010041TELEPHONE: +4021–305.38.09, +4021–305.38.10, +4021–305.38.13FAX: +4021–315.30.74E-MAIL: [email protected], [email protected]: geo.unibuc.ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree • Geography• Cartography• Meteorology-Hydrology• Territorial Planning• Tourism Geography• Environmental Geography

Master’s Degree • Climatology and Water Resources• Geomorphology and Cartography with Elements of Surveying• Tourist Space Management• Management of Tourism Resources and Activities • Territorial Planning and the Management of Urban and Rural Settlements• Applied Geography and Regional Development• Geographical Information Systems• Integrated Evaluation of the State of Environment• Disaster Management• Geodemography and Socio-Territorial Vulnerabilities • Intelligent Territorial Development• Environmental Policies and Sustainable Development Doctoral Studies (PhDs)• Physical Geography• Human Geography• Regional Geography

Career OpportunitiesGeography

• Schools, high schools, higher education institutions• The Institute of Geography• Ministries • Private cartography, topography and surveying institutions and companies• Tourism companies and agencies• Hotel complexes• Town planning and landscaping companies• Regional development and territorial planning agencies• City Halls• Institutions specialized in geopolitics and world economy issues• The National Meteorological Administration• Weather stations• The National Institute for Hydrology and Water Management• Hydrological stations

Environmental Science

• The Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development• National and Regional Environmental Protection Agencies• Research and development institutes active in the field of environmental protection• Environment consultancy and audit companies• Administrative bodies of biosphere reserves, national parks, natural parks and protected areas• Non-governmental organizations



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The Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, the only one of its kind in Romania, originates in three faculties with a geology and geophysics profile established through the 1948 educational reform. Today, it continues the traditions of Romanian geology at a high scientific and educational standard, through permanent modernization and updating. The current organization of the faculty dates back to 1990 and it shows a dynamic approach, offering its graduates opportunities for a professional career in the industrial field, as well as in the scientific and academic field. Very intense research activity takes place in numerous research centres: the Centre for Ambient Tectonics and Geology, the LYTHOS Centre, the Geomedia Centre, the Expertise and Consulting Office, the Ambient Geology and Geophysics Research Department, the Research Collective for the Geology of Hydrocarbon Deposits, the Geological Exploration, Valorisation and Marketing Research Collective, the Research Centre for Coal Deposit Geology and Environmental Protection and the Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Research Centre. These centres carry out many research agreements with important institutions and organizations, such as CNCSIS, CNFIS and specialized units such as Prospecțiuni SA, PETROM, GEOECOMAR, GEOTEC, the Geodynamics Institute of the Academy and many others, projects that also involve many undergraduates. Geology, the fundamental field in the large spectrum of Earth sciences, is inseparable from the applied domain of data and sample collection in the field. Therefore, the specialized geological practical courses represent an essential component in the solid training of the undergraduates. Students carry out field practice in areas such as Rucăr-Buzău, Lopătari, Olăneşti, Orșova, Dobrogea, Baia Mare, Hațeg and Leaota.The Bucharest Student Chapter (BSC) distinguishes itself among the professional student associations. This is a scientific student body affiliated to the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics of the University of Bucharest, with a 12 year history.

Projects and Awards• Chile Ridge Subduction Project (in collaboration with the University of Florida; project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Chilean CONICYT Funding Agencies)• Deformation and magmatic modification of a steep continental margin, Western Idaho-Eastern Oregon (project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation; in collaboration with 22 universities)• 3D Distribution of Elastic Waves Velocities in the Upper Litosphere of Romania (Partnerships Programme UEFISCDI)• Developing a concept for a European minerals deposit framework (Horizon2020 Project)• Instruments for the sustainable management of active and ancient salt mining areas (Romanian-Swiss Research Programme)• A multiple space and time scale approach for the quantification of deep saline formations for CO2 storage (FP7 Project)• Drivers of Pontocaspian biodiversity RIse and Demise (Horizon2020 Project)• Four-dimensional global evolution of magmatic arcs and the arclogite model for the origin of continents (Idei UEFISCDI Programme) • Applied research for sustainable development and education following the principles of geoconservation: Supporting Buzău Land Geopark initiative (Programme “Research within Priority Sectors”– implemented under the European Economic Area, EEA Financial Mechanism)• European Seminar in Sustainable Development (partnership with seven European universities)• The projects Memory: The Dialogue of Man with the Ground, Sîntămăria Orlea – European Self Portrait: Nature and Culture in Ţara Haţegului (a project financed by the Ministry for Culture and Religious Affairs, in partnership with the Museum of the Romanian Peasant, the “Sîntămăria Orlea” Primary and Middle School, the Sîntămăria Orlea Municipality and Local Counsel, Hunedoara County)• The scientific substantiation study for the creation of “Ţinutul Buzăului” Geological Park

Faculty of Geology and Geophysics

Address: 6 Traian Vuia St., District 2, Bucharest, Romania, 020956

Telephone: +4021–318.15.99, +4021–318.15.57Fax: +4021–318.15.57E-mail: [email protected]: gg.unibuc.ro

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The choice I made 10 years ago, through which I was going to enroll in the undergraduate programme of the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Bucharest was a great moment of inspiration and a lucky twinkle, leading my life to a fascinating universe, very active, full of opportunities, where passion is a basic element of a universe at the interface between science, art and philosophy: the universe of geosciences. My college years were incredible, full of special moments and personal achievements, with major effects on my progress. I had the opportunity to travel all over the world through various projects, experiencing Europe far and wide, with its mountains, lakes, plains, seas, its great history and cultural variety. I climbed the Rocky Mountains with geophysical equipment in my backpack, I crossed legendary places like Death Valley in California, and I lived the unique experience of working with African students from Kenya to solve problems of drinking water resources using geophysical methods. As soon as I graduated, new opportunities have appeared quickly. Geology and Geophysics are basic branches of industries such as those dealing with environmental issues, construction, natural hazards, resource industry, including oil, gas, mineral deposits and water. This job is not easy, but it offers significant personal and financial rewards. Currently, I work for the company Prospectiuni SA, a leading Romanian company operating all over the world, using the most cutting-edge technology in a wide range of operations. I can only be glad that I chose this field and this faculty and look enthusiastically to the challenges of a fascinating job, supporting as much as possible the institution that formed me in the secrets of geosciences. (Cezar Iacob, PhD, Business Development Manager at S.C. Prospectiuni S.A.)

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DegreesBachelor’s Degrees• Geological Engineering• Geophysics• Geology

Master’s Degrees• Evaluation of Sedimentary Basins and of Mineral Resources• Engineering Geology – Environmental Geotechnics• Geophysics• Applied Geophysics (in English)• Applied Geo-Biology in Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Geology

Career Opportunities• Geologists, Geological engineers and Geophysicists • Teachers and researchers in university education• Researchers in research institutes• Researchers in oil geology• Researchers in mineralogy, petrography and geochemistry• Researchers in palaeontology• Geo-service stations experts• Specialists in waste and chemical substances management• Environmental inspectors• Environmental auditors• Expert hydro-geologists• Analysts in the fields of resources and world economy• Natural hazards management experts• Mineral resources handling and management experts• Museum curators• Gemmologists• In large oil companies• In mining companies that prospect and explore for hydrocarbons and ores• In natural gas exploration and exploitation companies• On marine drilling platforms• In institutes and companies specialized in environmental protection, geotechnical, hydro-technical

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The study of history at the University of Bucharest dates back to its very establishment as a higher education institution, by the means of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza’s 1864 decree. The first courses organized within the Faculty of Letters, Law and Philosophy involved the study of antiquities and of archaeological heritage. Over time, classes diversified and, thus, historical sciences have been represented for more than a century in the University of Bucharest through great personalities of Romanian culture. The Faculty of History has existed as a distinct structure within the University of Bucharest since 1950. During 1977–1990, the Faculty of History was associated with the Faculty of Philosophy, comprising the Faculty of History and Philosophy, so that in 1990, the two fields be again represented by separate faculties. After 1990, the faculty’s educational offer became more varied, both at Bachelor’s level and at Master’s level. Apart from the traditional History department, other two specializations were created: in History of Art and in International Relations and European Studies. The Faculty offers 11 Master’s programmes, of which 5 have been accredited in the last 2 years. For the third cycle, in accordance with Bologna system, studies are organized within the Doctoral School. The Faculty is structured in four departments, whose specialists cover the following fields: The Department for Ancient History, Archaeology and History of Art (DAHAHA: Prehistory and ancient history of Romania; Oriental ancient history; Roman history; Egyptology; Greek, Latin epigraphy and Egyptian palaeography; Prehistorical, protohistorical and classical archaeology; The theory and history of archaeology; Early Christian archaeology; The study of ancient religions; The anthropology of ancient societies; Myth analysis; Archaeological techniques; The study of antiquities and of ancient art; Industrial archaeology; The history and theory of Romanian and universal art from ancient times to the 21st century.The Department for the History of Romania and of South-Eastern Europe (DHRSEE): Medieval, modern and contemporary Romanian history; Military history; The history of education; Cyrillic, neo-Greek and Hungarian palaeography; Museology; Archival science; Auxiliary sciences of history; Digital history; Cultural heritage; The history of art in Romania; Traditional Romanian art; Women’s history; The history of costumes and jewellery; The history of prices; Urban history; Cultural studies.The Department for International Relations and World History (DIRWH): Medieval, modern and contemporary history; The history of various civilisations and historical spaces: the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, South-Eastern Europe, the United States of America, Russia, Europe; Medieval archaeology; The history of ideas, of the imaginary and of mentalities; The history of historiography; The history and theory of international relations; The history of EU and NATO integration; The history of family; The history of culture; Economic history; The history of art in the Middle Ages, the modern and contemporary era. The Department also manages the greatest part of the International Relations and European Studies (IRES) programme, which includes courses in international law, the history and practice of diplomacy, economics, political communication, European institutions and policies, security studies. The Doctoral School: Ancient history and archaeology; Medieval history and archaeology; Modern history; Contemporary

history; The history of the Ottoman Empire; Military history; Economic history; Cultural history; The history and theory of international relations.

Projects and Awards• The archaeological mission of the University of Bucharest in the island of Thassos, Greece (2013–2016), in association with the French Archaeological School in Athens• Digitization of medieval documents in the National Archives of Romania, project implemented by the University of Bucharest in partnership with the National Archives of Romania, the “Babeș-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca and the National Archives of Norway.• The POSDRU/161/2.1/G/139278 project Write the history of your own career, by training during your studies• The POSDRU/161/2.1/G/140107 project EU-ACTIV! Programme for the active learning of students in the fields of international relations and European studies• The POSDRU/156/1.2/G/139330 project Digital history and the informatisation of cultural heritage• The PN-II-ID-2012-4-0594 project Members, devotees and “travel companions. The membership of the Communist Party in Romania during illegality – prosopographical studies, coordinated by Prof. Adrian Cioroianu• The PN-II-ID-PCE 2011-2011-3-0476 project Economic planning, higher education and the accumulation of human capital in Romania during 1948–1989, coordinated by Prof. Bogdan Murgescu• Contemporary art exhibitions (with the involvement of the Arche student club, which promotes young artists) – “Searching 3”, 14th March 2014, the Faculty of History (14.03–20.05.2014); The “Born Before / Raised After ‘89” exhibition, organised as part of the White Night of the Art Galleries (23–24 May 2014) – (film, painting, music, graphics, re-enactment – live performance, photography, sculpture, animation); comics exhibitions: “Ioniță Tunsu, an outlaw from Bucharest” (24th February – 3rd March 2014); exhibitions on history and civic education (Historians, Professors, Mentors at the University of Bucharest – together with students from the Museum Studies Club – opening 20th November 2014). •Marian Coman, the “Nicolae Iorga” award of the Romanian Academy for the year 2013, conferred in December 2015 for the book Power and territory. Medieval Wallachia (14th–16th centuries)• Ovidiu Bozgan, Florentina Niţu, Cristina Gudin, Alexandru Murad Mironov, Matei Gheboianu, Andrei Florin Sora, the “Aurelian Iordănescu” award for the year 2015, conferred by the Romanian Society for Historical Sciences for the collective work The history of the University of Bucharest, 1864–2014• Matei Gheboianu, the “Constantin C. Giurescu” award for the year 2015, conferred by the Romanian Society for Historical Sciences for the book 1989–1992. Free press!? Press in post-communist Romania• Alexandru Murad Mironov, the “Gheorghe Brătianu” award for the year 2014, conferred by the Romanian Society for Historical Sciences for the book Times of Challenge. Romanian – Soviet relationships, 1930–1940

6.9. Faculty of History

Address: 4–12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., District 3, Bucharest, 030018

Telephone: +4021–305.37.08, +4021–305.37.09Fax: +4021–310.06.80E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: istorie.unibuc.ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree• History• International Relations and European Studies• History of Art

Master’s Degree • Experiments in Modernity• Cultural Interfaces in Prehistory and Ancient History • History of Art and the Philosophy of Culture• The History of Communism in Romania• The History of Ideas, Mentalities and Mass Culture• The History and Practice of International Relations• History, Cultural Resources and Heritage in Contemporary Society • History and Military Politics in 19th–20th Century Romania• Politics and Society • Medieval Studies• Diplomatic Techniques

Doctoral Studies (PhDs)• History

Career Opportunities• Professor / Teacher (for all educational stages);• Scientific researcher for compatible research institutions pertaining to the

Romanian Academy• Archivist within public or private archive units (the conservation and restauration

of documents, documentation, publications and scientific research)• Museographer (specialists in the fields of history, archaeology, numismatics,

treasure studies, heritage and conservation, pluridisciplinary anthropological research, archaeological topography, paleometallurgy etc)

• Art curator, art dealer, relationship manager (artist – client relationship), art valuer• Civil servant in centralized public administration (the government, Ministry of

Education, Ministry of Culture, other ministries or governmental agencies)• Civil servant in local public administration (European Affairs departments within

prefectures, county councils and townhalls)• Member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ diplomatic corps• Consultant in various fields (history, art, international relations and European

studies)• Journalist (print media, audiovisual media, both cultural and political) • Expert in international and European organizations or their diplomatic missions

in Romania (consultancy, human resources, communication)• Civil servant / official for non-governmental organizations and cultural

institutions

Number of Tenured Professors: 47Number of Students: 1134

The foundation of my professional success in America was laid down while I was a student at the University of Bucharest’s Faculty of History. What I learnt from my tutors is the bedrock of my career and my life. In my four years of university, they sowed in my mind a certain way of thinking and of viewing the world of which, only now, many years later, I have become aware. The values which consolidated the education I received from them are ones I also strive to pass on to my students: a high level of professionalism, intellectual honesty, scientific rigor. The specialisation courses from over a quarter of a decade ago are still useful when preparing my own courses. I have met very special people amongst my fellow students and with some of them I remained friends for life. If I had to start over again, I would do it with the same fellows at the same faculty. I am proud to be a graduate of the University of Bucharest. (Florin Curta, Professor of History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States of America)


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The first school of journalism and communication studies in Romania, founded in 1990, the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies is both nationally and internationally recognized as a place of professional training at the highest standards.The Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies imposed its professional prestige among the faculties and the academic institutions in the field, both in Romania and abroad. The Faculty is a member of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA), of Réseau des centres francophones de formation au journalisme “Théophraste”, of Réseau Transméditerranéen de Recherche en Communication (RTRC), of European Institute for Commercial Communications Education (a subsidiary of the European Association of Communications Agencies).Each year, teachers and students of the Faculty are included in European projects devoted to professional training and exchange of experience, through Erasmus+ programme and strategic partnerships concluded with prestigious universities and vocational institutions. The Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies established academic and research relationships with partners such as Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme in Lille, Université du Québec à Montréal, School of Journalism and Mass Communications of the University of South Carolina, Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research, Department of Journalism of California State University – CHICO in the USA, Mid Sweden University, Université Stendhal-Grenoble 3, Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier III, Université de Lorraine, Université Lumière Lyon 2, Université Catholique de Louvain, Universität Leipzig, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Sevilla, Instituto De Artes Visuais, Design E Marketing of Lisbon, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Uniwersytet Warszawski, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens etc. The Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies founded the Research Centre of the role of mass communication in the development of the Public sphere, of Analysis on Reception and Analysis of Advanced Technologies – SPARTA and edits the scholarly periodicals Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication and Communication Styles, indexed in databases recognized internationally.Following the evaluation by specialists of the “Théophraste” Network, in January 2010, the Faculty

received the certification and qualification of “high confidence”.

Projects and Awards Recent international projects• Leonardo da Vinci Project “Euromedia Standards – Eumesta” • The project “Adequate Information Management in Europe” (AIM) – CORDIS, FP 6• The project “Corporate Responsibility Education and Training: Innovative Operative Notions”, European Commission – Employment Social Affairs and Equal Opportunity DG• The project “Tous journalistes? Le défi de la formation des étudiants au professionnalisme journalistique face aux nouvelles pratiques informationnelles d’expression amateur sur le Web”, CNRS France• The project “Civil Society Dialogue – Cultural Bridge – Digital Bridges”, European Commission – CFCU• The project “Media Accountability and Transparency in Europe”, FP 7• The project “Global Media Monitoring Project”, UNO Recent national projects• The project “Enhancement and development of the professional expertise of the Romanian audio-visual sector”, PHARE• The project “Media and democratic citizenship”, CNCSIS• The project “Designed development and performance of interdisciplinary doctoral research”, CNCSIS• The project “Adapting the educational offer to the professional world in public relations”, CNCSIS• The project “Research on blogging practices in Romanian journalism”, CNCSIS• The project “Television practitioners of today, professionals of tomorrow”, POSDRU• The project “Strengthening francophone education in communication sciences”, financed by AUF• The project “University for future communication society”, POSDRU• The project “European citizens – (De)legitimators of a network configured Europe (e-Eurociti)”, CNCS• In 2010, on the occasion of the celebration of 20 years of establishment, the FJSC was awarded the Order for “Cultural Merit” in rank of Knight by the Romanian Presidency and the Faculty dean received the Faithful Service Order in rank of Knight.

Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies

Address: 1–3 Iuliu Maniu Blvd., Leu Complex, Building A, 6th floor, District 6, Bucharest, Romania, 061071

Telephone: +4021–318.15.55, +40724.390.038Fax: +4021–313.62.17E-mail: [email protected]: fjsc.unibuc.ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree• Journalism • Communication and Public Relations • Advertising

Master’s Degree• Communication Campaigns in Advertising and Public Relations• Corporate Communication• Political Journalism• Specialized Journalism• Management of Media Institutions• Mass Media, Development, Society (in French)• Media, Public Communication and Globalization (in English)• Multimedia and Audio-Video Production• Theories and Research Methods in Communication Sciences

Doctoral Studies (PHDs) • Doctoral School in Communication Sciences

Career Opportunities

The road can begin for you in the Faculty of Journalism, which can provide you with some of the important and necessary tools for the job. And most importantly, you should always keep your integrity, and write and speak Romanian correctly. (Oana Dan, journalist, Bucharest Daily News, Europa Liberă, NewsIn, Evenimentul Zilei, TVR, dela0.ro)

In 1997, with my backpack of a soldier who freshly passed the baccalaureate, I started the struggle with the unknown in journalism. I won some battles, but no victory would have been possible without the tools put in my backpack by the FJSC teachers, by our internship tutors, even by former colleagues. (Luiza Domnișoru, Head of Public Relations Department, Renault Romania)

I’m the type of the lucky graduate who came to work exactly in the desired domain, the targeted job. As to the link between how I was eight years and how I am now (a copywriter in one of the largest agencies in the country) is the very FJSC – the specialization of Advertising, the faculty where I met people and opportunities that have helped me turn my dream into reality. (Teodora Ștefan, copywriter, Leo Burnett Romania)

• Print and online journalist• Radio journalist• TV journalist• Editor• Reporter• Producer• Coordinator of radio / TV programmes• Press correspondent• Advertising and marketing specialist• Copywriter• Art director• Brand manager• Media planner

• Public relations specialist• Event organizer• Animator of cultural projects• Press office coordinator• Spokesperson• Specialist in lobbying• Specialist in sales, marketing and public relations• Specialist in human resources and personnel• Multimedia and graphic designer • Audio-video producer• Media researcher (PhD)• University teacher (PhD)



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The history of the University of Bucharest is also the ever growing history of education in foreign languages and literatures. The first languages that were taught, at the establishment of the University in 1864, were, naturally, Latin and Ancient Greek, followed by French, in 1877. Ten years later, in 1874, the University joined the European mainstream due to the great B. P. Hașdeu, who began his class of Comparative Indo-European Philology. New philological programmes were established in the following years: Italian (1878), Slavic languages (1891), German (1905), Spanish (1930), Russian (1934), and English (1936). The second half of the century, up until present times, has seen the greatest development of foreign language education at the University of Bucharest. The teaching of foreign languages has become a major preoccupation in the University, an essential condition for the self-affirmation of young people. An inventory of all the languages that have been taught, to different degrees and at different periods, puts their total number at an impressive 42. 33 of these are taught nowadays, among which Greek, Turkish, Catalan, Romany, Slovene, Macedonian, Armenian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Korean, Japanese and Swedish are not present in the curricula of other faculties.

Projects and Awards• Gold Medal and First Place at the international MARKSTRAT competition• Liste Goncourt. Le Choix roumain – event under the patronage of the Goncourt Academy• The national literary text translation competition “Festival di Lettura Giovane”• Over 120 annual extracurricular projects and events• The hosting of numerous international conferences and scientific events• The 17 centres of the faculty are host to impressive research activity, each of them publishing its own journal and collaborating with national and international organizations. • The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures has developed multiple useful applications in the field of foreign language studies, carrying out dynamic teaching activities for its students: the French essay writing competition, the Online School Portal (the French language department, the Slovak language department etc.).

Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Address: 5–7 Edgar Quinet St., District 1, Bucharest, Romania, 010017

7–13 Pitar Moş St., District 1, Bucharest, Romania, 010451Telephone: +4021–305.19.54Fax: +4021–312.13.13E-mail: [email protected]: lls.unibuc.ro

Being a student of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures means being open towards the entire world, having the curiosity and the desire to discover something that exists beyond the borders. It means having passion not only for a certain foreign language, but also for art, history, economy, politics, for every building block of a nation. I enrolled in the English-French Philology programme of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures because I had a passion for communication, for anything involving the exchange of information and messages and the medium the exchange takes place in, but also to further my French studies that I began when I was only 6 years old. I wanted to find out more about the French culture, as well as about the British culture, about their origins and evolution and I ended up finding out more about myself. I was lucky to have some wonderful colleagues and to learn from true educators that cultivated and encouraged our curiosity, that imbued us with passion for language and literature, that developed our critical and analytical thinking, that encouraged us to ask questions of them and of each other and to desire to find out more. (Mihaela Drăghici, Marketing Manager at Central-Eastern Europe QS, London, the United Kingdom)

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Degrees Bachelor’s Degree • Foreign language and literature A and Foreign language and literature B/Romanian language and literature A languages: English, German, Swedish, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Classical Languages

(Latin and Ancient Greek), Greek, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Romany

B languages: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Latin, Korean, Persian, Russian, Hindi, Romanian

• Cultural Studies: American Studies, Jewish Studies• Translators, Interpreters, Terminologists: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian• Applied Modern Languages: English / French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Slovak,

Croatian

Master’s Degree • European Master’s for Forming Conference Interpreters (in English)• Master’s of Linguistics (in English)• Islamic Space: Societies, Cultures, Mentalities• Communication and Intercultural Strategies – Literary and Linguistics• American Studies (in English)• Balkan Cultural Studies • British Cultural Studies (in English)• East Asia Studies• French and Francophile Studies (in French)• Specialized Translations and Terminology Studies (in English)• Translation of Contemporary Literary Texts (in English)• The Culture and Language of European Organizations (in English)• Religious Studies – Texts and Traditions• Slavic Cultural Studies: Russia and Slavic Countries in Centre and Eastern Europe• Latin-Romanic Translation• Medieval Studies

Doctoral Studies (PhDs)• Languages and Cultural Identities• Literary and Cultural Studies

Career Opportunities• Teachers in pre-university and university education• Researchers• Editors at publishing houses and newspapers• Producers at radio / television stations• Translators and terminologists• Conference interpreters• Specialized readers

Number of Tenured professors: 200Number of Students: 3870Number of Laboratories: 12


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The history of the Faculty of Letters coincides with the history of Romanian higher education. The Superior School of Letters was established on November 2nd, 1863, and was integrated a year later into the newly founded University of Bucharest under the title The Faculty of Letters and Philosophy. At its beginnings, the Faculty incorporated several scientific disciplines from the field of Humanities and Social Sciences. Gradually, the University founded new faculties to cover these areas of study. The Faculty of Letters currently fosters specializations and programmes of studies from the following fundamental domains: Arts and Humanities, Communication Sciences and Administrative Science. The Faculty of Letters currently has five departments and two PhD schools. The BA, MA and PhD programmes of study, as well as the postdoctoral research programmes offer a diversified range of analytical and theoretical directions of study and research. At the Faculty of Letters, one may study – from a theoretical, applied, interpretative and historical perspective – topics like the following: linguistic and literary phenomena; cultural, artistic and multimedia phenomena; public space and public discourse; institutional communication and cultural communication; databases and info documentary structures; contemporary information organization and preservation tools and systems.Throughout its history the Faculty of Letters has represented a scientific standard of the Romanian society; many of the academics affiliated to the Faculty of Letters have been outstanding cultural personalities. The teaching staff continues to confer academic prestige and international visibility upon the Bucharest Letters. The links between the Faculty of Letters and the Romanian scientific and cultural life have always been tight and extremely productive: in the interwar period the most important research institutes (subsequently affiliated to the Romanian Academy) and academic journals were established at the Faculty of Letters. In the spirit of this tradition, the Faculty of Letters currently has projects and programmes in common with: the Romanian Academy’s research institutes; the representative Romanian universities; libraries, book deposits and archives; art galleries; theatres; professional associations and unions. The joint programmes and partnerships of the Faculty with public and private companies and associations have an international, national and even regional dimension. The Faculty of Letters currently has representatives in the Romanian lectureships in Padua, Calabria, Heidelberg, Salamanca, Brussels, Oxford and Tel Aviv, and tight relations with the foreign specialists in Romanian studies and with the worldwide associations for the study of Romanian. Academic (student and teacher) mobility programmes and summer school agreements with EU and American partners are currently developed. Hundreds of foreign students

benefit from classes taught by the staff of the Faculty of Letters in the preparatory year and in the International Summer School of the University (the 56th edition will be held in 2016). The annual presence at national and international conferences and the scientific and cultural publications are also numerous, a fact which places the Faculty of Letters in one of the highest positions in the Romanian academic ranking system. The Faculty of Letters has the privilege to function in the Palace of the University of Bucharest, in the historic centre of Bucharest. The impressive Marble Lobby is one of the representative sites of the original building, alongside the Reading Room of the library, both recently restored and returned to the academic community with their remarkable cultural and historical value.

Projects and Awards• Internationally funded projects of development (POSDRU projects for doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships; internships for students: SOCIUS; Atelier360; DigiPub) • Research projects with national funding (MARIS; FIGURA: body/art/space/language) • Integrated platforms (scientific research and cultural activities) with public-private funding (DADA)• Research programmes with regional funding (Ethnology) • Series of annual international colloquia (Linguistics; Literary studies; Communication Sciences; Cultural studies)• Periodic lectures of guest scholars from foreign renowned universities• Series of scientific publications (specialized journals; proceedings of international conferences)• Series research laboratories (InterArte; Communication Sciences research laboratory; The Centre for Computational Linguistics; The DIGI-INFO Centre)• Projects in collaboration with “Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” Institute of Linguistics of the Romanian Academy• Awards for scientific volumes, essays or literary works at literary festivals or granted by unions and professional associations • Erasmus agreements for students and teachers (partners: University of Cambridge, University Sorbonne 1 Panthéon, Free University of Brussels, La Sapienza University, Rome etc.)• National annual student colloquia and volumes comprising the best selected papers (Bucharest Letters Colloquia)• Awards in students national colloquia• Festschrifts and volumes dedicated to the memory of the Faculty’s professors• Cultural conferences (Our values; The Faculty of Letters Alumni Conferences; Rendezvous at the Library; the monthly conferences of the Departments of Linguistics and of Communication Studies)• Student art performances

6.12. Faculty of Letters

Address: 5–7 Edgar Quinet St., District 1, Bucharest, Romania, 010017Telephone: +4021–313.43.36, +4021–313.88.74, +4021–313.88.75, +4021.314.61.77Fax: +4021–313.43.36E-mail: [email protected]: litere.ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree• Romanian language and literature – Modern language and literature• European studies • Ethnology • Comparative and world literature – Modern language and literature • Communication studies and public relations • Library and information sciences• Managerial assistance and secretarial science (AMS)

Master’s Degree • Literary studies• Theory and practice of editing • Advanced studies in linguistics • Didactics of philological disciplines • Communication and PR models • Consultancy and expertise in publicity • Information management in the contemporary society • Culture and politics in an European and international setting• Ethnology, cultural anthropology and folklore• Hebrew culture and civilization • Document and information management• Theory and practice of image • Society, multimedia, and spectacle

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • The Philological Doctoral School (Linguistics, Literary Studies)• The Multidisciplinary Doctoral School “Space, Image, Text, Territory”

Career Opportunities• Teaching at all levels (with a double specialization for LLR-LLS and LUC graduates) • Cultural mass media (text editors, press attachés, specialized reviewers)• Publishing houses and editorship, cultural institutions (cultural officials, event planners, cultural managers, translators, etc.)• Research institutes in the field of Arts and Humanities (philology, history, cultural studies; arts and architecture)• PR and advertising companies (PR specialists) • Libraries, information and documentation centres, info-documentary structures and systems (experts in information

transfer, specialized reviewers, high degree librarians, documentalists)• European institutions (consultants, Policy experts of the European Union, cultural managers)• Human relations and secretarial departments (assistant managers, high degree secretaries, documentation advisers,

inspectors, etc.)• Cultural institutions (theatre, film, choreography, and visual arts historians and critics; scenographers and decorum

architects; visual artists, museum curators and documentalists, cultural managers, editorial assistants, cultural editors, specialized reviewers)

Number of Tenured Professors: 124Number of Students: 2 932 Number of Laboratories: 7

Why did I choose The Faculty of Letters? I chose the Bucharest Letters because of its professors. When I was a high school pupil in a town outside Bucharest, I used to watch «My profession, culture», a TV-show produced by Nicolae Manolescu for Pro TV, and someone had lent me Eugen Negrici’s Figure of the creative spirit. I knew then that I could not choose any other faculty. I had to be admitted to the Faculty of Letters in Bucharest in order to be Nicolae Manolescu’s and Eugen Negrici’s student! This was not an easy task for me. I had studied in a modest provincial high school in a science department, thus I had to try twice before being admitted as a student. But I have never regretted that first failure, because everything I learned and all the encounters I had throughout my college years were of an immense importance for me. Without the literary theory classes and the spirited support of Antoaneta Tănăsescu I would have probably never kept on writing literature or I would have written only conventional stuff – furthermore, years later, she challenged me into translating from Lewis Carroll. Who knows if I had ever succeeded in writing literary chronicles without Ioana Pârvulescu’ advice, the teacher who noticed me in the tutorials, and asked me to write reviews for România literară, the place where «my career» began?! In the literary society conducted at the time by Mircea Cărtărescu I discovered dozens of Romanian and foreign writers, who modelled me and were among my favourites at the moment(it is there where I first heard names such as Mircea Horia Simionescu or Ernesto Sábato). Mircea Vasilescu hired me at Dilema veche ever since I was an MA student, and a year later we were editing together Dilemateca. And generally I can’t actually measure what I owe to professors like Paul Cornea or others who unfortunately are no longer with us (Theodor Hristea, Dan-Horia Mazilu or Corneliu-Mihai Ionescu). It is not only knowledge that they have all given me, but also perspectives and opportunities. For example, together with Nicolae Manolescu, I managed to put together an anthology of Mihail Sadoveanu’s best stories… We were a very good generation, and we owe a lot to our professors for this. I am very proud to have been a student here. (Marius Chivu, editor, Dilema veche and Dilemateca).


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When the University of Bucharest was founded in 1864, it contained a Faculty of Sciences, with a Mathematics section. In 1949, a Faculty of Mathematics and Physics separated itself from the Faculty of Sciences, out of which, in 1962, the Faculty of Mathematics was born. Since 2002, it is named the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science.The Faculty is one of the best in the country, being classified at national level in the A category for the degrees in Mathematics (3rd place) and Computer Science (1st place). Information Technology is a recently introduced degree, but a very dynamic one.The Faculty is well endowed, with libraries, conference halls and multimedia rooms, Computer Science labs, but also dedicated labs (of Databases, Networks, Robotics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics).State and private scholarships, and also scholarships abroad are provided for the students.The Faculty cooperates with governmental institutions, and with companies in the fields of Finance-Banking, Insurance, Stock Exchange, Software Development,

Integration of IT Systems, Telecommunications, as well as other large companies, with their own IT division. The employment in the field rate of our alumni is very high (over 90%).

Projects and Awards• The students of the Faculty constantly participate at national and international contests, where they obtain prizes and honourable mentions: in Mathematics (the ”Traian Lalescu” contest, SEEMOUS, IMC), in Computer Science (National Olympiad for Students in Informatics, ACM-ICPC), as well as various other contests of software projects and business ideas.• The Faculty staff is involved in research projects, both national and international, its members being highly rewarded (prizes for published papers, prizes for the research activity, prizes of the Romanian Academy, etc.)

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Address: 14 Academiei St., District 1, Bucharest, Romania, 010014Telephone: +4021–314.28.63Fax: +4021–315.69.90E-mail: [email protected]: fmi.unibuc.ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree• Computer Science• Computer Science (Distance Learning Degree)• Mathematics• Applied Mathematics• Mathematics and Computer Science• Information Technology

Master’s Degree • Algorithms and Bioinformatics• Artificial Intelligence• Databases and WEB technologies• Databases and WEB technologies (Distance Learning Degree)• Declarative Programming• Distributed Systems• Software Engineering• Algebra, Geometry and Cryptography (in Romanian; in English)• Biostatistics (interdisciplinary with: Computer Science, Pharmacy)• Mathematical analysis and applications• Probability and statistics in finance and science

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Mathematics• Computer Science

Career Opportunities• Actuary, Financial Banking Specialist, Insurance Specialist, Pharmacology Statistician

• Database Administrator, Network Administrator and VoIP Network Administrator• Software Analyst, IT Consultant, Information Systems Designer • Information Systems Engineer, IT Specialist• IT Project Manager• K12 Teacher• Professor / Scientific Researcher• Programmer (enterprise, web and mobile systems)


My chosen field of research, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, is profoundly interdisciplinary, using mathematical and computational methods to further the understanding of complex biological phenomena. The Computer Science Bachelor’s at the University of Bucharest was essential in my development as a researcher. The well-rounded curriculum including continuous and discrete mathematics, logic, algebra and geometry, combined with courses on numerical methods, computational techniques and computer programming, have provided me with a solid foundation for my professional career. (Ion Petre, FMI’97, Professor at the Department of Information Technologies, Åbo Academi University, Turku, Finland)


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The Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences is a modern educational and research institution, with a national leading status in several areas of professional and scientific development. The Faculty’s mission is to contribute by means of degree programmes and of research and development or social responsibility projects to the initial and continuous education of highly qualified specialists, to the progress of scientific research in the fields of psychology and educational sciences and to social and community development. This goal-oriented outlook requires concentrated efforts towards providing a high standard of training for students, supplying expertise and counselling services, developing research projects, as well as rendering personalized professional services of the highest quality, according to the principles of a dynamic society based on the acquisition of knowledge and competitiveness.The Faculty has a complex institutional structure consisting of the four main departments of Psychology, Education Sciences, Special Psychopedagogy and the Department of Teacher Education, two affiliated teaching colleges (Buzău and Focşani) and a formidable doctoral school.Through the activities associated with the degree programmes offered, and because of the nature of the ongoing projects, as well as the area of expertise of the faculty’s teaching staff and alumni, the faculty is actively pursuing an increase in the visibility and the social responsibility of the institution in the Romanian society. This is achieved by means of recruiting teaching staff and students for projects with high-impact social goals, such as: providing expert consultancy for state organizations and NGOs on projects for the assistance of various social groups, providing socio-educational assistance to underprivileged groups, initiating programmes for psychological recovery, social reintegration, urban education and more.Also noteworthy is the contribution of the faculty’s experts to the drafting, research and implementation of public policies

and regional strategies at both international and national levels in the area of expertise (e.g. educational and policies). The expertise of the staff has been instrumental in developing a variety of such documents and initiatives; important contributions have been made to the development of the framework of the national curriculum, to the training policies for teaching staff across the country, to national strategies for the socio-educational integration of individuals with special educational needs. The faculty also hosts the Department for Long Distance Learning and Part-time Education, established in 1991, which offers the following study programmes: Pedagogy of primary and pre-primary education (Bachelor’s programme) and Educational management, School Counseling, and Information and Communication Technology in Education (Master’s programmes), accredited by ARACIS for low attendance study.

Projects and Awards• The double-degree Pedagogy Bachelor Programme, in partnership with Via University College in Denmark• The cross-department master programme in Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED)• Dr. Alecu Lucian, Lecturer – “Bologna Professor” Award during ANOSR Gala.• Dr. Golu Florinda, Associate Professor – “Alma Mater” Award – for contributions to scientific research and validation of DPU method in children counselling and education– awarded by SPER Institute in 2014• Dr. Negovan Valeria, Professor – 2015 – “BOLOGNA Professor – Great Teachers that Inspire” awarded by the National Alliance of Student Organisations in Romania, ANOSR• Dr. Podină Ioana, Assistant Lecturer – CNCS – UEFISCDI Award for scientific research publications, “Florian Ștefănescu-Goangă” Excellence Award for PhD research, UBB

I graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences in 1996 in the second generation of graduates after the reopening of the faculty in 1990. I still have the feeling that I had the privilege to belong to a generation of professionals. I am talking about professionals in their work, with their mind, their body and people’s soul. My teachers inspired me not only with the sciences of education but also with the guide of interpersonal relations and with the flame of the professional curiosity which mustn’t blow out. In the years that have passed since my graduation, I noticed with interest and I proudly recognize not only the varied directions of professional employment of graduates of our faculty but also their perseverance in changing their surrounding communities. And I think that the merit of this faculty is to train EDUCATORS, people who have vocation and intellectual training to teach, to promote education in school and especially out of it and to encourage through their work and personal example. We live hasty times marked by economic and political conflicts and especially by social and cultural ones. Uneducated people are more than ever exposed to abuses, marginalization and handling. Education has been losing ground in the list of international and national budget priorities. Paradoxically, at the same time education, understood as an expression and synthesis of the abilities to identify, process and use the information, becomes a tool of social reform, a stimulus of cultural and political revolutions. In such a context our faculty has to accept more than ever the challenge to form EDUCATORS: professionals with intellectual training and especially with vision and vocation to educate, professionals who have the courage to question and to rebel and to encourage changes as a constant. (Raluca Verweijen-Slamnescu, organizer of training workshops for children’s rights advocacy)

6.14.Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences

Address: 90 Panduri St., District 5, Bucharest, Romania, 50663

Telephone: +4031–425.34.45 Fax: +4031–425.34.46E-mail: [email protected]: fpse.unibuc. ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree• Psychology• Pedagogy• Special Psycho-Pedagogy• The Pedagogy of Preschool and Primary Education (in Bucharest, Buzău and Focșani)

Master’s Degree


Number of Tenured Professors: 85Number of Students: 3 331 for undergraduate studies + 6 050 teacher education departmentNumber of Laboratories: 6

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Psychology• Education Sciences

• Teaching activities at university and pre-university level • Research activities in specialised institutions • School and professional counselling • Expertise in criminal laboratories and legal

evaluation • Psychological testing for transportation field• Counselling and Psychotherapy (personal, family, group) • Psychological Assistance in Health and Social

Assistance institutions • Human Resources Management in Organisations • Psychological Counselling in Governmental, NGOs

or private organisations • Advertising and publicity• Knowledge and analysis of social phenomena

(politics, culture, religion )

• Psychological assistance in sports • Psychological expertise in military institution

laboratories • Management and administration of educational

institutions • Activities in specialised NGOs • Educational Marketing• Permanent education programmes • Programme counselling and evaluation activities • Expertise in drafting and implementing the

curriculum• Psycho-pedagogical and social assistance • Logopedic therapy • Handicap recovery therapy

Psychology

• Psychological Diagnosis, Unification Experiential Psychotherapy (UEP) and Personal Development

• The Evaluation, Counselling and Psychotherapy of Children, Couples and Family

• Clinical Psychology − Evaluation and Therapeutic Intervention

• Management of Psychologists’ Training in the Psychology of the Working Environment, Transportation, and Customer Services

• Psychological Evaluation and Intervention in Education• Organizational Psychology and Human Resources

Management• Applied Psychology in National Security• Occupational Health and Performance in Human

Resources• Psycho-Traumatology and Psychological Assistance • Psychology of Health – Clinical Research and

Behavioural Optimization

Educational Sciences • Train the Trainers• Management and Evaluation of Organizations and

Educational Programmes• School Counselling and Career Development• Innovative Strategies of Learning. Didactic Master /

Learning. Innovation and Coaching in Education• Pre-secondary Education. Policies and Developing

Strategies• Psycho-pedagogy of Inclusive Education• Logopedic Therapy in Communication Processes• Early Education• Educational Management (in Focșani and Buzău)• Mentoring in Education • Alternatives Pedagogies and Theatrical Art in

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In 1906 sociology was being taught at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, but by 1910 the subject matter was organized in the form of an independent faculty, part of the University of Bucharest. The interim period between the World Wars was the golden age of Romanian sociological education and research, as it saw its greatest growth and became firmly established in the academic world through the Sociological School of Bucharest, which was founded by scholar Dimitrie Gusti. Sociological study was abolished in 1947, reinstated in 1966, and again abolished in 1978.Between 1929 and 1952 education in the field of social assistance was conducted as a university department within Princess Ileana Higher School of Social Work, under the supervision of sociologist Henri H. Stahl. Between 1925 and 1969, the four year curriculum was reduced to three years, and in the year 1969 social work education was abolished, as the government of the time decided that social issues could be addressed by administrative-bureaucratic and political mechanisms based on the ideology of the communist regime.After 1989, there was a revitalization of education in the fields of Sociology and Social Work. Today, the faculty trains specialists in social sciences through its four core departments: Sociology, Human Resources, Anthropology and Social Work. The Faculty of Sociology and Social Work has grown immensely over the past few years, particularly because of the development of Master’s and Doctoral programmes. Logistically, this continued growth has been supported by an increase in the number of classrooms, which has been achieved through the construction of an expansion to the main building of the faculty. Following the completion of this construction, the space allocated to teaching facilities and classrooms has doubled.Applied research at the faculty is conducted in eight research centres: the Centre of European Studies on Employment and Social Policies, the Research Centre for Social Structures and Processes, the Centre for Geopolitics and Visual Anthropology, the Centre for the Elderly, the Centre for Studies in Media and New Communication Techniques, the Centre for Regional

Security Policies, the Centre for the Prevention and Combat of Drugs and Delinquency, the Centre for Human Resources Research, the Centre for Management and Marketing, and the Centre for Research and Innovation in Social Work.

Projects and Awards• The Faculty is involved in European projects concerning large research infrastructures (ESFRI); for example, the ongoing projects FP6 CESSDA – PPP and FP7, “Data without Boundaries”.• Partnership in the running the FP7 EUCROSS project – “Crossing borders making Europe”• Partnership in the international HOUWEL project – “Housing markets and welfare state transformations: How family housing property is reshaping welfare regimes”.• The Faculty is part of the Korea Foundation Global E-School in Eurasia Project (2012−2017).• EU Kids Online III and Net Children Go Mobile – two projects on the influence of the internet on children, coordinated by members of the teaching staff• Partnership in several research projects in the field of justice financed by the European Union (e.g.: ISTEP; ERASMUS – Criminal Justice Social Work)• The Faculty of Sociology and Social Work also organizes summer schools open to international students, such as “Summer School on R”.• The editorial output of the faculty includes four scientific journals written in English, which are circulated internationally: International Review of Social Research (www.irsr.eu), Compaso – Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology (compaso.eu), European Journal of Probation (www.ejprob.ro), Revista de Asistență Socială / Social Work Review (www.revistadeasistentasociala.ro/). • The PhD candidates of the doctoral school also contribute to the Romanian edition of the journal of the International Sociology Association Global Dialogue (www.isa-sociology.org/global-dialogue/).

Faculty of Sociology and Social Work

address: 9 Schitu Măgureanu St., District 1, Bucharest, Romania, 010181telephone: + 4021–312.17.91; + 4021–311.21.68; + 4021–314.03.26fax: +4021–315.83.91e-mail: [email protected]: sas.unibuc.ro

When I signed up for the admission exam at the Faculty of Sociology, I didn’t know much about it really. In high school I had taken a sociology class in the eleventh grade, and the teacher’s clear-minded and focused discourse on today’s society left a lasting impression on me. Now, being a fourth year student in the faculty, I can honestly say that studying here has radically changed my outlook on the world, and it has changed my perception, and consequently my ability to assess situations properly and develop an informed opinion, and I owe this primarily to the teachers, who are very open and truly listen to what you have to say. (Virgil Brumaru, alumnus of the class of 2008, Bachelor’s in Sociology, employed by UEFISCDI)

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree• Sociology• Human resources• Anthropology• Social Work

Master’s Degree • Human Resources Management• Advanced Sociologic Research• Security Studies• Anthropology and Community and Regional Development• Opinion polls, marketing and advertising• Social Deviance and Criminality• The Management of Social and Health Services• Public Policies and Public Administration Management• Drug Consumption Prevention • Risk Groups and Social Support Services • Social Counselling• Sociology Research (in English)• Probation

Doctoral Studies (PhDs)• Sociology

Sociology Degrees

• Public survey institutes• Human resources departments• Political counselling• Public administration and policies• NGOs• College and undergraduate education• Agencies for European development projects• Public relations• Marketing• Urbanism and demography• Academic research• Mass-media and advertising• Information services

Social Work Degrees

• Public administration (agencies for social work and special services, schools, hospitals, prisons, ministries etc.)

• Child and family protection services• Assistance for endangered groups• Counselling and protection for victims• School counselling• Psychosocial counselling• Project management in specialized institutions• Social policy departments within government institutions

• NGOs with social profiles• Social policies, probation, social and socio-medical projects

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The Faculty of Political Science of the University of Bucharest, founded in 1991, has the most extensive network of partnerships and collaboration with international institutions, and it offers the most complex educational curriculum of any similar institution in Romania. It is also the only political science faculty in Romania offering a full educational package (B.A. – M.A. – PhD programmes) in three different languages: Romanian, English, and French. Among Romanian political science faculties The Faculty of Political Science, has the highest proportion of professors with degrees in political science, and almost all of the faculty members are educated or trained at prestigious Western universities (e.g. École des Hautes Études en Science Sociales, Institut d’Études Politiques Paris, University of Oxford, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Université Libre Bruxelles, Central European University, Pensylvania State University). The Faculty of Political Science also offers its students an inter- or multi-disciplinary perspective, having faculty members with degrees in history, sociology, law, economy, or philosophy. Each year, the faculty organizes national and international scientific and professional events that allow the students to have a direct, first-hand contact not only with the most recent research in political sciences, but also with possible employers and recruiters for the job market. All students have the opportunity to be involved at least one semester in practice programmes in institutions of interest for the students’ specializations. Students who graduate one of the foreign languages B.A. programmes can receive a translation certificate authorized by the Justice Ministry without any additional testing.

Projects and Awards• Some of the faculty members have extensive experience working outside the academic field, especially on an international level, having held the positions of

ambassadors, judges at international courts or experts in international government agencies, non-governmental organizations, programmes and projects. • The faculty offers international mobility stages to students, having partnerships with over 50 universities around the world, and also study programmes integrated in European university consortia and master’s degree programmes in foreign languages that allow double diplomas (one from University of Bucharest and one from the foreign partner university).• The faculty offers students training and professional specialization programmes, through its partnerships with governmental and non-governmental international organizations, governmental institutions (Foreign Affairs Ministry, Romanian Diplomatic Institute, the Presidency, the European Institute, IICCMER), non-governmental institutions as well as with mass media organizations, and political marketing and consultancy companies.• Faculty members publish their research in prestigious national and international academic journals as well as at renowned national and international publishing houses. They also coordinate a series of national and international research and/or institutional development projects that include some of the faculty’s undergraduate and graduate students.• In 2012, the faculty initiated a project for the establishment of a Francophone Centre for advanced social studies, which earned the University of Bucharest the prestigious award Louis D. from the French Academy.• In 2015 the Centre for International Cooperation and Development Studies (IDC) received from the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry and its civil society, governmental, and business partners the award for academic excellence in international cooperation for development. The award was received at the International Solidarity Gala, the official event marking the end of the 2015 European Year for Development, an initiative of the European Commission.

6.16. Faculty of Political Science

Address : 3 Negru Vodă St., Bucharest, Romania, 030774

8 Spiru Haret St., Bucharest, Romania, 010175Telephone: +4021–313.90.07, +4021–310.08.94, +4021–314.12.68Fax: +4021–310.08.94E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: fspub.unibuc.ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree • Political Science (in Romanian; in English; in French)• Security Studies • International Relations and European Studies (in English)

Master’s Degree • Comparative Politics: Politics and Society in Central and Eastern Europe (in English)• European Politics: States, Borders, Societies (in French, double degree with EHESS Paris)• Equal Opportunity Policies in Romania and Europe (in Romanian and French, affiliated to the European

M.A. Programme E.G.A.L.E.S.)• European and Romanian Politics• International Relations• European Studies

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Political Science

Career Opportunities• Government institutions – Foreign Affairs Ministry, Romanian Parliament, the Presidency, other

ministries, the Romanian Diplomatic Institute, the European Institute• European institutions – European Commission, European Parliament, the Publications Office of the

European Union• Embassies and international organizations – British Embassy Bucharest, Agence Universitaire de la

Francophonie• Universities and research institutes – universities in Romania, Europe, Asia, USA, and Canada;

Romanian and foreign research institutes• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) – national and international• Political consultancy – national and international institutions, political parties• Mass media and communication – central and local mass media, communication departments of

national and international companies

Number of Tenured Professors: 45Number of Students: 1200Number of Laboratories: 1 IT and languages laboratory, 4 research centres.

In hindsight I can argue with certainty that the Faculty of Political Science is the place to find out how politics and the society, as a whole, work. The faculty is internationally connected, offering us multiple opportunities of studying abroad. Doru Frănțescu (Director and co-founder at VoteWatch Europe, European affairs think-tank in Bruxelles)


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Faculty of Orthodox Theology

Address: 2 Sf. Ecaterina St., District 4, Bucharest, Romania, 040155

Telephone: +4021–335.61.17Fax: +4021–335.41.83E-mail: [email protected]: ftoub.ro

Following the Union of the Romanian Principalities under Alexandru Ioan Cuza, there were several attempts by individual Church leaders and the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church to found a faculty of theology; they were successful in their efforts, and the grand opening of the Faculty of Theology took place on November 12th 1881. The Faculty’s courses were taught in the University building, and the teaching staff comprised seven professors who were employed without pay and held lectures to approximately 50 students. Because of financial difficulties, the Faculty was closed in 1883, to be reopened on November 4th 1884. The Faculty was officially acknowledged in the Law Regarding the Faculty of Theology in Bucharest, published in the Official Journal, no. 74, on Tuesday, July 15th 1890. The political changes of 1948 entailed significant changes to the legal status and the institutional structure of the Faculty of Theology. On August 4th 1948, the Faculty was reorganized into the Theological Institute which opened its doors on January 30th 1949. It was headquartered in the building of the former Central Seminar, and later, starting with October 1949, in the building of the former Elementary School on 2 Sf. Ecaterina Street.Starting with the academic year of 1991−1992, the Institute returned to its initial status as a Faculty of the University of Bucharest. In the academic year of 2005−2006, the structure of Romanian higher education in the field of theology was altered in line with the provisions of Bologna Charter, which Romania adhered

to as part of its integration process in the European Union. Consequently, all educational programmes were brought together under the umbrella domain of Orthodox Theology, with four specializations: Pastoral Theology with Bachelor’s programmes of four years, Didactic Theology, Social Theology and Sacred Art, with Bachelor’s programmes of three years, Master’s programmes of two years, and Doctoral school of three years. The protocol specified, under Article 4, that the number of students for the Pastoral Theology specialization would be determined by the Romanian Patriarchate, and for the double specialization, by the Patriarchate in agreement with the Faculty. The new protocol also stipulated that: “The participation of students in the liturgical program set by the Church for Faculties of Theology continues to be an indispensable component of theological training, and as such, is mandatory.”At the present time, the Faculty of Orthodox Theology operates under the University of Bucharest and functions under the supervision of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Education.His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, as Archbishop of Bucharest, is the religious head of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology. The leadership of the Faculty, as well as the teaching staff, act with the Patriarch’s blessing.

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree • Pastoral Orthodox Theology• Didactic Orthodox Theology• Social Assistance • Sacred Art

Master’s Degree • Sacred Art in the Contemporary World• Ecclesiastic communication and communion within the orthodox space• Christian culture and doctrine• Biblical exegesis and hermeneutics• Christian history and tradition• Pastoral and liturgical life• Religious studies and Christian education• Theology and the social mission of the Church

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Theology

Career Opportunities• Representatives of the Orthodox Church, specializing in fields such as Pastoral Orthodox Theology,

Didactic Orthodox Theology, Social Orthodox Theology and Sacred Art• Teaching assistants in higher education• Graduates of the Pastoral Orthodox Theology programme may be ordained as priests for parishes

and chapels (in hospitals, asylums, military outfits, penitentiaries), or may choose to pursue research projects.

• Graduates of the Didactic Orthodox Theology programme can become religion teachers in primary and secondary education.

• Graduates of the Social Orthodox Theology programme can become social workers attached to parishes, presbyteries, dioceses, asylums, foundations, child protection centres under the patronage of the Church and selected associations.

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The Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology and Social Work was founded in 1992, and became part of the University of Bucharest in 1995. It addresses itself to all those who seek to become familiar with theology as a science in itself, or with its involvement in a faith-inspired social work, regardless of denomination. The Faculty trains specialists in communication and religious studies, teachers, researchers in the field of theology, and social workers.The study of theology represents a bridge between faith and science. The great variety of courses, treating interdisciplinary subjects among others, offers the students a better understanding of the Christian faith and of the role of the Church in nowadays world. The faculty specialisations lay stress on the social sciences, thus establishing a dialogue between theology and life.The students deepen the Christian revelation, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, in order to be ready to face the challenges of our contemporary society, while offering their support to the local Church in its activity of spreading the Christian message.

Projects and Awards• In collaboration with the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (Washington, D.C.), the Church and People: Disjunctions in a Secular Age research project was carried out, its findings being summed up in the Faith and Secularization: A Romanian Narrative (Washington, 2014) volume; the project will continue with the organisation of international conferences on related themes.• Organising, in collaboration with Tomas Aquinas International Society, the annual meetings of its Romanian section and publishing its proceedings• Research on the phenomenon of abandoned children in Romania, a project that opened with case studies made with the participation of students of the faculty, which will continue with an international conference on the subject.• The presence of the faculty in the society at large, beyond the framework of the curriculum, through the organisation of courses of permanent formation (the course in Biblical Hebrew and the one in German theological terminology, in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology of Chur, Switzerland), of a series of conferences for the wide public, as well as of study trips

6.18. Faculty of Roman Catholic TheologyAddress: 19 G-ral Berthelot St., District 1, Bucharest, Romania, 010164Telephone / fax: +4021–314.86.10E-mail: [email protected]: ftcub.ro

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DegreesBachelor’s Degree • Roman Catholic Theology and Social Work• Religious Studies

Master’s Degree• Church Social Work• Biblical and Ecclesiastic Communication

Doctoral Studies (PhDs)• Theology and Religious Studies

Career Opportunities • Priests• Social Workers• Researcher / Assistant researcher (according to the level of studies) in the field of

social work or religious studies / theology• Counsellor (in the field of religious cults, employment placement, career

guidance, addictions)• Social Welfare Inspector• Mediator• Social workers in parishes• Primary and secondary school teacher (after following additional courses for

teaching certification)


My name is Ciubotaru Cristina and I graduated the Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology, Theology and Social Work specialization, class of 2007. I have heard about this faculty by chance from an academic who teaches here. I wanted to attend a Faculty of Social Work but I didn’t know what university to choose. Having clear answers to my doubts and overcoming my fears, I decided to prepare thoroughly for the entrance examination at the Faculty of Theology and Social Work and I succeeded. During my undergraduate studies I obtained useful information about the profession that I basically do now. Thanks to the fact that I got trained in different areas, from civil law and social welfare law in sociology, psychology, management and medicine, I have been able to do my job with professionalism. My theological training has a special role in the activities that I successfully carry out because it gives me the ability to see the human side of each beneficiary. I am thankful to all the academics from the Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology and Social Work for all the knowledge I gained. (Cristina Ciubotaru, President of the Association of Protected Workshops)


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Faculty of Baptist Theology

Address: 29 Berzei St., District 1, Bucharest, Romania, 010521

Telephone: +4021–318.15.93Fax: +4021–318.15.93E-mail: [email protected]: ftb-unibuc.ro

The Faculty of Baptist Theology was founded in 1991, and offers degrees in the specializations of Didactic Baptist Theology and Social Work Baptist Theology. The Faculty now also offers master’s programmes of two years, as well as a doctorate in theology. The Faculty of Baptist Theology is part of the University of Bucharest and its purpose is to train young men and women in the spirit of the Christian evangelical faith for work in Churches, Church affiliated organizations, and a variety of fields in contemporary society.The faculty’s modern facilities are an indispensable part of the teaching and research activities; the laboratory and library are equipped with advanced electronics, as well as laptops and video projectors. This means that our educational curriculum can be more dynamic, and gives our institution greater credibility on the educational services market.The Faculty of Baptist Theology actively supports students who are motivated to enter the field of academic research, and it produces a significant number of theoretical and applied studies dealing with social and religious subjects. The main goal of the faculty is consistently to offer creative contributions to the cultural, social and ethical, as well as spiritual consolidation of Romanian society as part of the European Union, promoting cultural diversity and the values of Christian civilization, particularly those of the protestant, evangelical faith.

Projects and Awards• The Faculty of Baptist Theology started the Faith and Culture Research Centre in cooperation with: Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, TCMI Institute, USA and Fundatia Providenta in Romania. The centre is involved in interdisciplinary research especially in the area of ethnography and ecclesiology and ethics and theology.• Every year, the faculty organizes in association with the Baptist Theological Institute of Bucharest one or more academic colloquia, which are attended by both Romanian and international invitees from countries such as England, Czech Republic, Austria, Holland, USA, Republic of Moldova, and others. Our scientific sessions have consistently grown each year, both in the variety of subjects and in the number of participants. • The Faculty of Baptist Theology has partnership with international universities and institutions from Great Britain, USA, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and the Republic of Moldova. The following are institutions with which the faculty is in cooperation TCMII of Indianapolis, USA, and TCMII of Vienna, Austria; Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, England; the Pedagogic Theology College of Chişinău, Republic of Moldova, and the Providence Foundation, Bucharest, Romania and the IBTS-C in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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To me, studying at the Faculty of Baptist Theology meant taking a new direction in life. It meant having a new outlook on life and being aware of the needs of my fellow men – and doing something about it! It meant working with love and compassion for the greater good of society, and for the social, emotional and spiritual well-being of my peers. During my years studying at the faculty I learned methodologies, theories, and principles, and I saw my teachers as role-models worthy of admiration. However, facing the realities of life was an entirely different matter. Confronting the real needs of people, and facing the inability to solve everything, made me realize that it is only together that we can bring about true change. (Mihail Ciopasiu, CEO, Providence Foundation)

DegreesBachelor’s Degree • Didactic Theology • Social Theology

Master’s Degree • Baptist Theology

Doctoral Studies (PhDs) • Baptist Theology

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7. InternationalizationOne of the main objectives of the university is international academic cooperation. Its intense international activity makes the University of Bucharest increasingly well-known in Europe and worldwide. The University has 49 bilateral agreements for joint supervision of PhD studies and a strong cooperation within the Erasmus community project, having established 342 partnerships with foreign universities. The number of Erasmus students who come to study at UB is close to 100 per year, and many choose to remain also for the second semester, because they find the learning environment advantageous. The number of students coming from African and Asian countries has

also risen. The University has programmes in foreign languages that are offered to 1 000 foreign students on a yearly basis.The University is also a member of several European and international academic organizations: the European Universities Association (EUA), Agence Universitaire pour la Francophonie (AUF), the Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA), and the Black Sea University Network (BSUN). The University has established partnerships with other governmental or non-governmental organizations such as DAAD, USIA, the Humboldt Foundations, Volkswagen, Fulbright, Nippon and Onassis Foundation.

7.1. Bilateral Inter-University Agreements53 Countries on 6 Continents

Foreign Students (2005−2015)Bachelor students – 8 254Master students − 911PhD students – 856

48% (25)

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Internationalization

The university education market has become a global market: students are travelling without borders, universities from all the countries of the world attract students from all the meridians through attractive offers, the number of international students has increased to two million worldwide and it will increase further, thus the competition for human capital has become stronger. The University of Bucharest has a notable initiative, that of attempting to accede to the elite international universities through a visible presence in world rankings. It is a feasible objective which involves efforts from all staff and students, but that is commensurate with the size, quality and the aspirations of the university.• 2011 – The University of Bucharest was declared the first Advanced Research and Education university in Romania, according to the classification of the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports, completed in collaboration with experts from The European University Association (EUA).• 2012 − After a long, difficult and very tough competition, the innovative project for South-East and the establishment of Francophone Regional Centre of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences brought the University of Bucharest an award of excellence from the Institut de France, the Louis D. Grand Prix of the French Academy. Thanks to the involvement of numerous academic entities and the importance of this project for the development of Francophonie, the University of Bucharest will become a centre of excellence in research for the francophone researchers in Central and South Eastern Europe.

• 2015 – QS World University Rankings placed the University of Bucharest among the top 700 universities in the world and in the first position among Romanian universities. The institution also appeared in the group 101–150 in the section dedicated to Foreign Languages, and in group 301–400 dedicated to the Exact Sciences.• 2015 – Important international rankings evaluate the University of Bucharest among the first 600 world-rank universities: US news – Best Global Universities and University Ranking by Academic Performance (place 588), while The Center for World University Rankings places the University on position 237 in what concerns educational management, one of the main selection factors. • 2017 – The University of Bucharest appears in all the rankings made by Quacquarelli Symonds on the first place, at national level, with the best two fundamental areas: Natural Sciences, namely Social Sciences and Management, while at the international level, the University of Bucharest Bucharest is distinguished through the linguistics field, ranking 151–200.• 2018 – QS-University Ranking by Subject 2018 places the University of Bucharest as the first university in Romania in Physics and Chemistry. Moreover, the University of Bucharest is the only university in Romania that appears in the top QS – Employability with a position in the group 301–500, proving its reputation among employers.

7.2. Rankings and Awards

7.3. Messages from Personalities who received the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of BucharestThomas Nagel Professor of Philosophy at New York University, U.S.A.

It is a great honour and pleasure to be here and to receive the recognition of a University whose dedication and excellence in philosophy is so well known. A wonderful ceremony and an honour I will cherish.

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission

First of all, I want to say what an honour it is to receive the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Bucharest. I am very honoured, and it is a pleasure to share this moment.

Hermenegildo Garcia Professor at the Technical University of Valencia – Spain

I feel very honoured and proud to receive this nomination from the University of Bucharest. This moment will certainly be one of the proudest and satisfying of my entire life. This award will serve, even more, to reinforce the links between our group and the University of Bucharest and I will commit to increase visibility of recognition of this prestigious institution with you. Thank you very much and my best wishes to the future of the University of Bucharest!


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Jean Delumeau Member of Institut de France and Professor at Collège de France

Je tiens à exprimer ici ma très vive gratitude à l’Université de Bucarest et à mes collègues de cette université. Les Roumains ont été, hors de France, les premiers et les plus fidèles lecteurs de mes livres. J’espère contribuer encore à l’avenir ou resserrement des livres entre nos deux pays.

Pat Roger The Distinguished University Professor and DeBartolo Chair in the Liberal Arts, University of South Florida

It is a tremendous honour to be invited to this distinguished university and to become a member, however insignificant, of your community. I am deeply grateful and will always seek to preserve and extend the reputation of the University throughout the world.

Amos Oz Professor of literature at Ben-Gurion University in Be’er Sheva

To my dear friends at the University of Bucharest – Thank you for warming my heart. From now on, I will regard myself as one of the family. Shalom!

Cédric Villani Professor at Université de Lyon

C’est pour moi un immense honneur de recevoir ce Diplôme Honoris Causa de l’Université de Bucarest, cadre magnifique s’il en est, appelé à un grand avenir – Vive la France, vive la Roumanie, vive l’amitié franco-roumaine et vive la mathématique – A Bucarest, le 28 août 2012.

Neagu Djuvara Historian, diplomat, philosopher, journalist and Romanian novelist

It is extremely emotional for the old man Djuvara, at the age of 96, to receive such an exceptional distinction. I wholeheartedly thank the esteemed university forum for granting me this latter appreciation.

Anders Fogh RasmunssenSecretary General, NATO

I am honoured to be back at the University of Bucharest and receive your highest award. I will cherish this as a symbol of free thinking excellence which this institution stands for.

Mugur IsărescuGovernor of the National Bank of Romania

I thank the University of Bucharest for the high academic distinction granted, and for the honour of being a part, starting today, of an exceptional academic community. An academic community which,

in the past, brought its contribution to the forging of Romania and its development. An academic community which today has placed the University of Bucharest on important positions in international university rankings. The chance to be here, on the anniversary of 150 years since its establishment, gives me the opportunity to send my homage to the teachers in the past and those in the present, to emphasize once more the special bonds between The National Bank of Romania and The University of Bucharest. Vivat, crescat, floreat!

Bernard CerquigliniRector of Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie

C’est un grand honneur, c’est une grande joie. Ma gratitude est à la hauteur de mon émotion. Merci, je suis fier.

Theophilos iiiPatriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and Israel

We are grateful to the University of Bucharest for hosting us and honouring us members of the University community in Bucharest. We pray the Almighty God to give strength and enlighten the minds of this Academia in order to serve and lead Our Common humanity in the path of truth and freedom.

Andrew HamiltonVice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford

Thank you for this very great honour. I am delighted that the links between Oxford and the University of Bucharest grow stronger every day. I will look forward to watching our friendship strengthen over the coming years.

Grzegorz RozenbergProfessor of Computer Science at Leiden University

I feel very honoured and humbled by receiving this honorary doctorate. It is very special to me because of the intense contacts, collaborations I had (and still have) with Romanian scientists during almost 50 years. Most of them were alumni of this University. My acceptance speech today was a second talk I gave at the University of Bucharest – the first one was given in 1968! I am sure that my collaboration with the University of Bucharest will continue for many years to come.

Adam LedgewayProfessor of linguistics at the University of Cambridge

It it a great pleasure for me to accept this title which is not solely a personal honour, but also an honour for the University of Cambridge, and now I’m very happy to be part of the community of the University of Bucharest.

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Opportunities for Students

8.1. ScholarshipsFor outstanding professional and scientific achievements students may be granted the following:• Scholarship for scientific achievements (Master studies);• Scholarship for scientific activity• Achievement scholarship• Merit scholarship• Study scholarship• Scholarship for students residing in rural areas • Scholarship for students belonging to poor families• Scholarship for cultural and artistic activities• Scholarship for activities in campus

Likewise, the faculties of the University of Bucharest grant students scholarships for extracurricular activities.

8.2. The Department for Long Distance and Part-Time Education

Address: 36–46, Mihail Kogălniceanu Blvd., C Block, 1st floor, Bucharest, Romania, 050107Telephone: +4021−315.80.95; +4021−311.09.37Fax: +4021−315.80.96 E-mail: [email protected]: credis.ro

The Department organizes and supervises the distance learning and low attendance programmes offered by the University of Bucharest.At the present time, under the direct monitoring and supervision of the Department, operates Pedagogy of primary and pre-primary education study programme (Bachelor’s programme) and Educational management, School Counselling and Information and Communication Technology in Education (Master’s programmes), accredited by ARACIS for low attendance study. Since the beginning of its activity, the Department has also held continuing education programmes: CISCO,

Microsoft, ECDL, entry-level computer operation courses, and the continuing education programme for training teachers at pre-university level (Information and Communication Technology Module, since 2004).The CREDIS publishing house, as part of the Department, is focused on publishing course material packages in both printed and digital formats for students in distance and low attendance education. Since its establishment in 1999, it has published more than 250 titles: university text books, academic works, monographs, and anthologies of lectures from a number of national and international conferences and scientific sessions.

8.3. Getting InternationalInternational Relations DepartmentThe International Relations Department consists of two offices which manage the relations between the University of Bucharest and the international scientific community, external academic partners, and foreign students:

Erasmus+ Office

Telephone: +4021−307.73.23E-mail: [email protected]

The Erasmus+ Office is a division of the International Relations Department of the University of Bucharest for the implementation and coordination of programmes funded by the European Commission in the field of education and training within the “Erasmus+ Programme 2014−2020”.

External Relations Office

Telephone: +4021−307.73.21, +4021−307.73.22E-mail: [email protected]

The External Relations Office participates in coordinating the intense internationalization supported and promoted by the University of Bucharest. One of the most important solutions

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in this regard is the management of academic and research exchanges with foreign universities. In this context the main responsibilities include: advising and monitoring foreign students, foreign lecturers who teach at the University of Bucharest and Romanian students and teachers studying or conducting activities abroad.

8.4. Students Guidance and CounsellingDepartment for Career Guidance and Counselling

Telephone: +4021−315.80.93Fax: +4021−317.05.27E-mail: [email protected]: ciocp.roFacebook: facebook.com/DepartamentulServiciiPentruStudenti

The Department for Counselling and Career Guidance was designed to assist Romanian and foreign students, and it currently comprises two offices:

The Center for Information, Vocational Guidance and Professional Counselling focuses on career guidance and personal development of students, graduates and future students of the University of Bucharest and the provided services include psychological counselling and evaluation, trainings and workshops.

The Office of Labour Market Relations runs programmes of interest for students in relation with private companies and labour market; organizes career events, trainings, workshops, events were students can meet specialists in various domains; gives assistance in finding professional opportunities (internships, voluntary work, part time jobs, project based jobs) and alternative accommodation; develops social integration programmes for students; represents the university in educational and career fairs.

8.5. Staying InformedDepartment of Communication, Public Relations and Marketing

Telephone: + 4021−307.73.26, +4021−307.73.25, +4021–305.82.27E-mail: [email protected]: en.unibuc.ro Facebook: facebook.com/Universitatea.din.Bucuresti

The Department of Communication, Public Relations and Marketing of the University of Bucharest manages the flow of information between the University and the general public, communicates the goals, values and needs of the University of Bucharest and takes into consideration the audience’s feedback.The Department of Communication, Public Relations and Marketing helps primarily to maintain the reputation of the University of Bucharest through effective communication strategies. The dimensions of communication developed by the department are internal communication, external communication (media relations and online communications) and branding (event management, identity management components).

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Sports Facilities

Students of the University of Bucharest can practice physical education within the Department of Physical Education and Sports. The first modest attempts to organize sports events occurred between 1875−1905 on the occasion of foundation of “Student Societies” in faculties. The first step of organization of sports activities among students in the University takes place in 1904 through the establishment of “The General Association of the University Students”, association which represented the first nucleus in the organization of university sports.In 1916, an enthusiastic group of students and teachers led by the Rector of University of Bucharest, a well-known mathematician, Traian Lalescu, formed the students sports movement in Bucharest. The new club was named “Sporting Club Universitar Studențesc”, and by the ’50s it changes its name into “Știința București”. The importance and value of physical education was recognized and generalised by its inclusion in 1929 in

the Education Law, chapter II, article 1, which stipulated: “Physical education represents an obligation for the youth and will be taught in every public and private school and in special organizations.”The Department of Physical Education was established in 1950, with the Council of Ministers’ Decision for the stimulation and continuous development of physical culture and sport.After 1951 there is an increase in the number of students who practice different sports. The number of representative teams by sport is growing and there is also an increase of the number of sport competitions between faculties or years of study. Since 1951, lessons of basketball, handball, football, volleyball, fencing, shooting are organized in every faculty.If in 1951 218 students were participating in competitive activities, in 1970 the number grew to 4065 participants, and in the academic year 2014−2015 a number of 4600 students were involved in physical education courses.

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The Mission of the DepartmentThe Department of Physical Education and Sports aims at creating skills specific to the physical education and sport domain, and also at creating transversal competences, directed towards the harmonious development of the future specialists’ personality and the creation of a lifestyle adapted to the current socio-economic requirements.The Department of Physical Education and Sports addresses its courses to students enrolled in all faculties of the University of Bucharest.Permanent education through movement is part of the Department’s priorities and it aims at raising awareness of the health benefits of practicing a sport either for maintenance, relaxation or therapeutic purpose.The training process is developed gradually, from “introductory” courses in the respective field, whose purpose is to stimulate interest and create the habit of practicing systematic physical exercise for quick integration in social life, to disciplines practiced at performance level in the representative teams of the University.

Sports DisciplinesImproving the educational offer is a constant concern of the Department of Physical Education and Sport. The strategy of approaching the teaching of physical education must start from the guidelines inserted in sports programmes, which provide different approaches of the didactic process.The feedback from the direct beneficiaries of the training process represents the starting point in the development and the continued restructuring of the curriculum. Thus, besides the disciplines already consecrated, new ones have been introduced in the programme at the demand of the students from the University of Bucharest: mountaineering, athletics, self-defence, badminton, basketball, fitness, bodybuilding, dance, folk dance, football, judo, handball, karate, aerobics, medical gymnastics, swimming, chess, tae-bo, tennis, table tennis, volleyball.

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10. Libraries“CAROL I” Central University Library

Address: 1 Boteanu St., District 1, Bucharest, 010027Telephone: +4021−312.01.08, +4021−313.16.05, +4021−313.16.06E-mail: [email protected]: bcub.ro

The “CAROL I” Central University Library is a structure integrated in the academic education system which, through its encyclopaedic collections (both on traditional and electronic support), provides an important documentary and information basis for the Romanian academic community. The library information resources sum up over 2,5 million volumes in different areas: literature, psychology, philosophy, law, history, geography, management, economics, mathematics etc.The research process is sustained by the 16 branches, through their specialized collections at the level of each faculty, online access to databases, national and international interlibrary service, printing, copying, media documents. Both the Central Unit as well as the branches supply free access to e-books, bibliographical references, bibliometrics, and to 20 scientific databases covering about 65000 periodicals.

“I.C. Petrescu” Pedagogical Section within the central building offers to school-level teaching staff specific documents for exam training, necessary in obtaining the different and final didactic degrees. “CAROL I“ Central University Library has as its main mission the support of the academic learning process and research, but it also organizes, on a yearly basis, events having a special cultural meaning such as “Night of Museums” (part of the European Nights), and as “Strada de C’Arte” (The Book and Arts Street) Festival. During these events people participate to public debates on education and civic themes, book launches, exhibitions, jazz and classical music concerts.Through internet services, the “CAROL I” Central University Library network is integrated in the world information system. Access to open sources and academic databases maintains the high level of scientific knowledge, offering users a remarkable output for research and studies.

The University of Bucharest has also a virtual library which is made up of reference sites from the internet. Furthermore, the site of the University, Unibuc Classica, hosts seminal works by several professors of the institution.


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11. Publishing Houses

1. The Publishing House of the University of Bucharest

Address: 90−92 Panduri St., District 5, Bucharest, RomaniaTelephone/Fax: +4021−410.23.84E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: editura.unibuc.ro

BookstoreAddress: 4−12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., District 1, Bucharest (the hall of the Faculty of History)Telephone: +4021−305.37.03

2. Ars Docendi Publishing House

Address: 94 Panduri St., District 5, Bucharest, RomaniaTelephone / Fax: +4021−410.25.75E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: arsdocendi.ro

The Publishing House of the University of Bucharest was founded in 1994. It publishes over 250 titles annually with an average circulation of over 25 000 samples per year. The Publishing House of the University of Bucharest publishes treaties, monographs, collections of studies, scientific papers used in the teaching process − both for Romanian students and foreigners − specialized dictionaries, national and international scientific periodicals related to the study programmes offered by the University of Bucharest. The Publishing House of the University of Bucharest is authorized by the National Research Council.

Ars Docendi is a publishing house of academic and cultural profile within the University of Bucharest and it has functional autonomy and distinct statute. Ars Docendi press has been acknowledged by the National Council for Scientific Research in Higher Education and is a member of the Romanian Association of Publishers.Since 1998, Ars Docendi press has published over 800 books, periodicals, as well as multiple materials concerning various national and international events. The books proposed by the publishing house are addressed to a wide audience, covering many domains: socio-human sciences, exact sciences, literature, monographs and albums.Among the authors who sign books published by Ars Docendi we can mention various personalities from the University of Bucharest and from other higher education institutions in Romania, and professionals from the Romanian Academy, Romanian Peasant Museum, École Nationale Superieure de Chimie (Montpellier, France), Université Marseille (France), Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique (France). Ars Docendi is appreciated by the institutions with which it has collaborated: the Romanian Presidency, the National Commission for UNESCO, “Save the Children” Organization, “Caţavencu” Press Monitoring Agency the Socrates National Agency, the France Embassy in Romania, the Italian Institute in Bucharest, the National Theatre of Bucharest, the Notara Theatre of Bucharest etc.

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3. Contemporary Literature Press

Address: 7−13 Pitar Moş St., CLP office, ground floor, District 1, Bucharest, RomaniaTelephone/Fax: (+4)021−250.14.43E-mail: [email protected] Website: editura.mttlc.ro

The Contemporary Literature Press functions under the auspices of the following forums: the University of Bucharest, the British Council, the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Ireland. The publishing house specializes in “learning English through literature”: it publishes books of specialized research (Finnegans Wake lexicons), Romanian literature translated into English (parallel texts), English literature translated into Romanian (parallel texts), books for learning English, linguistic and literary research books and dictionaries.

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12.1. The Museum of the University of Bucharest

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Address: 36–46 M. Kogălniceanu Blvd., District 5, Bucharest

The Museum of the University of Bucharest was founded on 29th July 1967; its collection comprises documents and valuable objects, with great significance for the history of the prestigious Bucharest educational institution. These testimonies describe a narrative that goes back in time to the establishment of the Royal Academy in Bucharest by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, institution that became an important educational and cultural centre for Eastern Europe. Having been closed for renovation and modernisation for a year, the museum was reopened to the public on 16th July 2015, on the 151st anniversary of the founding of the University of Bucharest.

The University’s Museum holds over 2000 original and facsimile pieces in its collection, from the University’s own collection, as well as from private donations from its academic personnel and their descendants. The typology of these exhibits is diverse: documents, manuscripts, rare books, university courses, lithographies, photographs, blueprints, medals, booklets, insignia, flags, paintings, sculptures, inscriptions and furniture.

The facsimiles of documents issued by Phanariote princes, such as Grigore Ghica or Constantin Mavrocordat, are of particular interest: these documents reference important moments in the history of the Royal Academy in Bucharest. Furthermore, facsimiles of some courses by illustrious Academy professors (Neofit Duca, D. Notara) can be found on display. Some of the textbooks (on grammar, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry) written by Gheorghe Lazăr and Alexandru Orăscu for the students’ benefit come from St. Sava Academy’s library.

The founding event is set apart by Alexandru Ioan Cuza’s decrees on the founding of the University of Bucharest, the confirmation of the University’s first chancellor (Gheorghe Costaforu), of the deans of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences (Constantin Bosianu), the Faculty of Sciences (Alexandru Orăscu) and the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy (August Treboniu Laurian). Moreover, a reference point is the cornerstone of the University’s old building, placed on the foundation date of the edifice, 10th October 1857. The University of Bucharest was brilliantly represented in the interwar period by its academic personnel and its

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students, and the Museum hosts the Doctor Honoris Causa diplomas of the Universities of Oxford and Paris received by N. Iorga, the PhD diplomas earned at prestigious foreign universities by Al. Orăscu, Spiru Haret, Nicolae Măldărescu, as well as other titles and distinctions.

Academic activity during the communist era can be construed via a series of novel photographs, diplomas or transcripts of records. For the Centennial, a series of prestigious higher education institutions from around the world (Cambridge, Oxford, Paris etc) sent congratulatory messages, diplomas and booklets to the University; these are exhibited in the museum. At the

same time, the Doctor Honoris Causa diploma awarded to Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1973 is also on display.

The last part of the exhibit portrays the way the University has changed from 1989 to the present day, following its institutional development, international visibility and the evolution of student life.

Museum Visiting Hours:Monday – Thursday: 08.00 –14.00 Friday: 08.00–12.00

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12.2. The “Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden

Address: 32 Cotroceni St., District 6, BucharestTelephone: +4021–410.91.39

The Botanical Garden in Bucharest was founded in 1860, during the reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, at the initiative of physician Carol Davila. If in the beginning it was coordinated by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, since 1874 the Botanical Garden belongs to the University of Bucharest. Professor Dimitrie Brândză had a great contribution in establishing and developing the botanical garden on the current place, in Cotroceni area, on the right side of the Dâmboviţa River.Nowadays, the Botanical Garden “D. Brândză” is managing plants collections (living and preserved), which are well identified and used for the purpose of training students, for scientific research, for phyto-diversity conservation and for the purpose of environmental education and public information.Spreading over an area of 18.2 ha, the Botanical Garden “D. Brândză” is currently organised in specific outdoors sections (e.g. Decorative, Rare plants, Flora of Dobrogea, Rosarium, Iridarium, Taxonomic, Flora of Asia) and indoors sections (Greenhouses, Herbarium, Museum, Library, Centre of Ecological Education). In the last years, new sections were developed to better suit its objectives: Grandma Garden – a traditional country garden, Children’s Garden, Books’ Garden.The living collection of the Botanical Garden “D. Brândză” counts over 2,600 taxa, while the General Herbarium shelters over 300,000 specimens. There are also diverse and interesting collections in the Botanic Museum: more than 1,500 aquarelle representing wild and cultivated plants in Romania, vegetable products and objects made from plants, some historical exhibits, and a few dioramas.Botanical Garden “D. Brândză” develops many programmes collaborating with volunteers, and one of these programmes was awarded in 2011 with the “Green Areas Award” for the project Grandma Garden. Another programme on Spring Cleaning was awarded in 2013 with the “Civil Society Award”.

Visiting hours:

Gardenopened daily 8.00–20.00 (16 March–15 October) 9.00–17.00 (16 October–15 March)

Greenhousesopened Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10:00–15:00Saturday, Sunday, 09:00–13:00

Botanical Museumopened Tuesday – Friday10.00–15.00opened Saturday – Sunday9.00–13.00

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Hațeg Country area has one of the most beautiful countrysides in Romania, with superb rural landscapes, so diverse that it has often been referred to as little Transylvania. The region has rich geological heritage and spectacular internationally important sites that contain fossils of dwarf dinosaurs, unique in the world. Local communities are the guardians of important traditions enriched with elements from the foreign cultures that have interacted with and left their mark on the local community throughout the ages.For Romania, the global geopark concept has opened a new era in approaching natural and cultural heritage conservation in the context of local development. Hațeg Country Global UNESCO Geopark was created as a grass roots project by a consortium of universities, local administrations, local and national institutions coordinated by University of Bucharest. It aims to protect the local heritage, to reinforce the potential for the development of the region and to strengthen the local identity. Hateg Geopark has created the framework, motivation and support to integrate research, education and training.The Geopark provides the setting for the development of a less conventional tourist destination, with focus on the promotion of geo and bio-diversity and cultural heritage. For this reason, the efforts concentrate on designing thematic tourist routes, visiting and interpretation spots subsumed under the slogan Walk through the ages. The purpose is to give visitors the opportunity to discover the Hațeg Land, beginning with the time when the landforms took shape under the Tethys Sea waters, advancing through the age of dinosaurs, of the Dacians, Romans, the knights, getting to know the traditions and culture specific for this area to this day. Therefore, the management team has chosen the variant of fitting out several visiting points and not a classic museum collecting everything under one roof, in order to give visitors the opportunity to spend as much time as possible in Hațeg Country.

For researchers, teachers and students of the University of Bucharest, creating the Geopark is an exercise of sustainable approach, it takes time, a lot of skills and opportunities to learn, discover and share. Behind the success story of a UNESCO Global Geopark are people animated by this state of mind.

12.3. Hațeg Country Global UNESCO Geopark

Address: 9A Libertății St., Hațeg, Hunedoara CountyTelephone: +4025–477.78.53Email: [email protected]: hateggeoparc.ro

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