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OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY OF CONSTANZA

ROMANIA

2005

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"Ovidius" University ofConstantza was set up by gov-ernmental decision, on the 7-thof March 1990. This youngUniversity however prides itselfon continuing fifty years of hign-er education in this scenic areaof Dobrudja.The University of Constantza,

settled on the Black Sea coast;ranks as one of the major institu-

tions of higher education inRomania and it has known spec-tacular development. It is com-plex educational institution, amodern university that hasestablished a national and inter-national reputation for itsachievements.It counts about 20,000 stu-

dents and consists of 15 facul-ties, 62 specializations, master

studies for 54 specializations,and 7 PHD programs.

The teaching staff membersmore than 1,315 specialists 100full professors, 250 associateprofessors, 440 lecturers, 360assistant professors and 150junior assistant professors, and15 researchers.The University is provided

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with fully equipped buildings forlaboratories, classrooms, auti-doriums, multimedia rooms andother training rooms, covering100,000 square meters.It also owns a central library

with over one million books andperiodicals, 10 reading roomswith more than 500 seats in anarea of more than 10,000meters. The network of branch-es includes 4 faculty libraries.New computer networks havebeen established for the benefitof the students and academics.Other important facilities are

computing services, languagecenters and "Ovidius" UniversityPress, a publishing housewhich prints university treatiesand research work of teachigstaff. It also prints the "Annals ofConstantza University" contain-ing scientific papers in differentfields such as biology, physics,

chemistry, literature and linguis-tics, medical, economic sci-ences, mathematics, history,geography, informatics, theolo-gy, agriculture, engineering. The University has 5 student

hostels with more than 1,500places, restaurants, student’sclubs offering plenty of recre-ational and cultural facilities.At the University’s sports club,

located on the Mamaia Lake,students can use about 10hectares of sports fields for theirtraining: football and athleticsfields, volleyball, handball, bas-ketball, tennis courts, rooms forphysical fitness and rhythmicgymnastics, a swimming pool,saunas, body-building rooms, amodern and complex nauticalclub for rowing and yachting,etc.As partner in the Erasmus-

Socrates-European Programm

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"Ovidius" University securesstudy mobility for students andstaff with over 50 Universitiesfrom Europe, U.S.A., LatinAmerica and Asia. In thisrespect, an instrument facilitat-ing mobility is the European sys-tem of transfer credits adoptedin the 1998-1999 academic year.The special geographical

location of Constantza, its statusas major Black Sea port andEuropean historical and touristcentre, offer "Ovidius" Universitythe chance of rapid develop-ment.Research work is being suc-

cessfully carried in all majorfields of science.7

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Professor Victor Ciupina, Ph.DRector of the Ovidius University of Constantza

OVIDIUS University

of Constantza


MANAGEMENT BOARD

Rector

Professor Victor Ciupina, Ph.D

Vice-rectorsProfessor Nicolae Peride, Ph.DProfessor Florea Voinea, Ph.DProfessor Victor Ploae, Ph.DProfessor Tahsin Gemil, Ph.D

Deputy Vice-rectorProfessor Marian Cojoc, Ph.D

General CancellorAssoc. Professor Mihaela Bratu, Ph.D

General DirectorEng. Laurentiu Sarbu

This brochure gives you information about the programmes offeredby Ovidius University of Constantza - Romania in 2005

If you need further information please contact:International Relation Office

Ovidius University

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124, Bulevardul Mamaia 900527, 8700 Constantza, Romania

Phone/Fax: +040 241 618372; 619040; 614576E-mail: [email protected];

Aleea Universitatii 1, 8700 Constantza, RomaniaPhone/Fax: +040 241 511512; 511000; 553944

E-mail:[email protected]

W eb: www.univ-ovidius.ro


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The capital of the historicalprovince of Dobrudja (an arealying between the Danube andthe Black Sea) and the secondlargest city of Romania,Constanta has a long history.

Greek sailors form Milet set-tled here in the 6th century B.C.calling the place Tomis.

The colony particularlythrived under the Roman rule,beginning with the 1st centuryB.C.

The vestiges of the AncientGreek, Roman and Byzantine civ-ilizations have been of particularinterest for Romanian and foreignhistorians and archeologists.

W ith a population of over350,000 inhabitants, Constanta islocated about 130 kilometersaway from the Danube Delta, and225 kilometers away fromBucharest. It has a six-hour directmaritime route to Istanbul (600km by road).

Constanta has temperate cli-mate with hot summers and coldwinters. The average annual tem-

perature is approximately 11o

Celsius.Constantas a long tradition

of multiethnic peaceful coexis-tence: its cosmopolitan and opencharacter make it suitable forinternational contacts andcooperation.

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"Ovidius" University of Constantawas granted a charter by to theRomanian Government’s decision, onof March 7, 1990. This is one youngand modern University which howev-er has a long history and an experi-ence of about 50 years of high educa-tion in this beautiful area of our coun-try, Dobrogea.

Constanta University, settled onthe Black Sea coast, is one of themost important institutions of highereducation in our country and it hasknown spectacular post-revolutiondevelopment.

"Ovidius" University of Constantais a complex educational institution, amodern university that has estab-lished a national and international rep-utation for its achievements.

It counts about 20,000 studentsand consists of 15 faculties, 62 spe-cializations, master studies for 54specializations, and 7 PHD pro-grams.

There are also more than 700members on the teaching staff.

The university has buildings withlaboratories, classrooms, multimediarooms and other training rooms, cove-ring 63,500 square meters.

It also has a central library withmore than one million books and peri-odicals, 4 reading rooms with morethan 400 places, in an area of morethan 5,000 square meters.

The network of branches includes4 faculty libraries. New computer net-


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works have been established for thebenefit of the students and academ-ics.

Other important facilities arecomputering services, language cen-tres and "Ovidius" University Press isa publishing house which prints uni-versity lectures, treatises andresearch works of the teaching staff. Italso prints the "Annals of ConstantaUniversity" which contain scientificarticles in di-fferent fields like: biology,chemistry, li-terature and linguistics,medical, economic sciences, mathe-matics, history, geography, informat-ics, theology, agriculture, engineering.

The university has 4 student hos-tels with more than 1,000 places,restaurants, students’ clubs whichoffer plenty of recreational and cultur-al facilities.

The university’s sports club islocated on the banks of Mamaia Lakeand students can use about 2hectares of sports fields as follows fortheir training: 3 football and athleticsfields, volleyball, handball, basketball,tennis courts, a room for phyisical fit-ness and rhythmic gymnastics, aswimming pool, saunas, body-build-ing rooms, a modern and complexnautical club for rowing and yachting,etc.

The special geographical positionof Constanta, the most important porton the Black Sea coast, European his-torical and tourist centre, offers to"Ovidius" University the chance of
