Presentation of the University

Total number of students: Romanian, foreign (EU and non-EU), Romanians everywhere, and in academic mobility: 25,717 (18,584 at undergraduate studies, 6,277 at master’s studies, and 856 at doctoral studies), of which:

• • Romanian students: 23,169
    
    • Undergraduate studies: 16,743
    • Master’s studies: 5,654
    • Doctoral studies: 772

• • Foreign students (EU and non-EU): 140
    
    • Undergraduate studies: 55
    • Master’s studies: 26
    • Doctoral studies: 59

• • Romanians everywhere: 2,208
    
    • Undergraduate studies: 1,624
    • Master’s studies: 566
    • Doctoral studies: 18

• Students in academic mobility: 200
  
  • Undergraduate studies: 162
  • Master’s studies: 31
  • Doctoral studies: 7

Total number of students (Romanians, EU and non-EU foreigners, Romanians everywhere, and students in academic mobility) by faculties (undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral):

• Biology: 897
• Chemistry: 303
• Law and Center for European Studies: 2,193
• Economics and Business Administration: 7,327
• Physical Education and Sports: 1,266
• Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences: 2,822
• Physics: 378
• Geography and Geology: 1,278
• Computer Science: 1,463
• History: 696
• Letters: 2,125
• Mathematics: 555
• Psychology and Educational Sciences: 3,258
• Orthodox Theology: 1,012
• Roman-Catholic Theology: 144

The total number of tenured teaching staff employed for an indefinite period is 719, of which:

• university professors: 209
• associate university professors: 250
• lecturers / work chiefs: 225
• teaching assistants: 35

The total number of teaching staff employed for a fixed term is 75, of which:

• university lecturers: 6
• teaching assistants: 69

Total number of associated teaching staff: 1,080
Total number of research staff: 113
Total number of auxiliary teaching staff: 546
Total number of non-teaching staff: 531

Year 2024-2025

• over 600 partner universities from 71 EU and non-EU countries
• Incoming Erasmus+ study mobilities: 889
• Incoming Erasmus+ traineeship mobilities: 17
• Incoming Erasmus+ teaching mobilities: 107
• Incoming Erasmus+ training mobilities: 65
• Outgoing Erasmus+ study mobilities: 569
• Outgoing Erasmus+ traineeship mobilities: 578
• Outgoing Erasmus+ teaching mobilities: 171
• Outgoing Erasmus+ training mobilities: 142

The total number of projects for which funding was obtained through the Romanian Secondary Education Project (ROSE) is 30 (2017-2024), of which:

• Non-Competitive Grant Scheme for Universities (SGNU): 13 projects, of which 3 in 2017 (Round I) and 10 in 2019 (Round II);
• Competitive Grant Scheme for Student Support (SGCU-SS): 3 projects in 2020 (Round III);
• Competitive Grant Scheme for Universities – Summer Programs (SGCU-PV): 12 projects, of which 1 in 2017 (Round I), 8 in 2019 (Round II), and 3 in 2020 (Round III);
• Competitive Grant Scheme for Universities – Learning Centers (SGCU-CI): 2 projects, of which 1 project in 2017 (Round I) and 1 project in 2019 (Round II).

The total value of projects financed through the Romanian Secondary Education Project (ROSE) is over 19 million lei.

The total number of projects for which funding was obtained through the Institutional Development Fund (FDI) is 8 projects (in 2025), of which:

• Domain 1: increasing social equity for the purpose of social inclusion and increasing access to higher education: 1 project;
• Domain 2: increasing the degree of internationalization of higher education in Romania: 1 project;
• Domain 3: ensuring the proper functioning of university botanical gardens, didactic stations, practical bases, and other infrastructures supporting didactic activities, similar to practical bases, within universities, used for student training: 1 project;
• Domain 4: supporting the activities of student entrepreneurial societies (SAS) within universities: 1 project;
• Domain 5: improving the quality of didactic activity, including compliance with academic deontology and ethics: 1 project;
• Domain 6: developing institutional capacity for research in higher education institutions: 1 project;
• Domain 7: correlating the educational offer with labor market demand (including those related to career counseling and guidance): 1 project;
• Domain 8: supporting the participation and access of students with disabilities to the educational process: 1 project.

The total value of projects financed through the Institutional Development Fund (FDI) in 2025 is 2,359,000 lei.

Projects financed through European Structural and Investment Funds in the 2014 – 2020 programming period:

• Regional Operational Program (POR): 2 projects as a beneficiary (total project value: 32,002,115.37 lei);
• Human Capital Operational Program (POCU): 7 projects, of which 4 as a beneficiary (total project value: 26,189,269.50 lei) and 3 as a partner (total value contracted by UAIC: 5,808,212.28 lei);
• Competitiveness Operational Program (POC): 4 projects as a beneficiary (total project value: 112,135,846.31 lei);
• Operational Program for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (POPAM): 1 project as a beneficiary (total project value: 553,876.16 lei);
• Administrative Capacity Operational Program (POCA): 2 projects as a partner (value contracted by UAIC: 1,280,608.59 lei);
• Large Infrastructure Operational Program (POIM): 2 projects, of which 1 project as a beneficiary (total project value: 1,403,202.04 lei) and 1 project as a partner (value contracted by UAIC: 5,301,799.57 lei);
• Technical Assistance Operational Program – North-East RDA (POAT): 1 project as a beneficiary (total project value: 1,412,790.40 lei).

Projects financed through European Structural and Investment Funds in the 2021 – 2027 programming period:

• North-East Regional Program 2021-2027 (PRNE): 4 projects, of which 2 projects as a beneficiary (total project value: 46,189,327.58 lei) and 2 projects as a partner (value contracted by UAIC: 1,822,318.54 lei);
• Education and Employment Program (PEO): 4 projects, of which 3 projects as a beneficiary (total project value: 15,234,627.55 lei) and 1 project as a partner (value contracted by UAIC: 1,172,606.11 lei);
• Sustainable Development Program (PDD): 1 project as a partner (value contracted by UAIC: 1,367,929.67 lei).

Projects financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR):

• Component 15 – Education: 6 projects as a beneficiary (University digitalization, Pre-university equipment, Modernization of university infrastructure, Construction of university infrastructure, and Educational management, with a total value of 112,887,965.94 lei) and 2 projects as a partner (Integrated professional campus and Training of early childhood education professionals, total value contracted by UAIC: 3,317,340.00 lei).

Projects financed through Interreg VI-A Next Romania-Republic of Moldova:

• Priority 1 – Green communities: 1 project as a beneficiary (total project value: 1,602,767.75 lei).

Project financed by the Department for the Relationship with the Republic of Moldova (DRRM) within the Government of Romania: 1 project with a total value of 126,506.10 lei.

National-funded research projects:

• • National Plan for Research, Development, and Innovation for the period 2022 – 2027 (PNCDI IV)
    
    • • Program 5.1 – Ideas
        
        • Exploratory research projects (PCE): 11 projects

     

    • • Program 5.2 – Human Resources
        
        • SUBPROGRAM 5.2.1 Start in Research
          
          • Research projects for stimulating young independent teams (TE): 7 projects

           

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    • • Program 5.7 – Partnership for Innovation
        
        • • SUBPROGRAM 5.7.1 – Partnerships for Competitiveness
            
            • Experimental Demonstration Project (PED): 3 projects

         

        • SUBPROGRAM 5.7.4 Technological Transfer in Support of Competitiveness – for the creation and development of RDI services
          
          • Technological Transfer Festival Project (FTT): 1 project (until Dec 5, 2025)

     

    • • Program 5.8 – European and International Cooperation
        
        • • SUBPROGRAM 5.8.1 Horizon Europe
            
            • ERANET Project: 1 CHIST-ERA project

         

        • SUBPROGRAM 5.8.3 – Bilateral/Multilateral (partial)
          
          • Romania – Republic of Moldova collaboration projects (ROMD): 3 projects
          • Complex bilateral projects with the Republic of Moldova (PCBROMD): 8 projects
          • Romania – France mobility projects – 2 projects (until Dec 31, 2025)

     

    • • Program 5.9 – Research in Fields of Strategic Interest Program
        
        • SUBPROGRAM 5.9.2 CERN-RO Participation in international bodies and research programs in the atomic and subatomic field: 2 projects

     

    • Program 5.10 – Science and Society
      
      • • Science in Schools Project (SSSC): 1 project

• • “King Carol I” Grants for Young Researchers (RCI) financed for a period of 4 years through the National Research Authority (ANS)
    
    • Contract for a period of 4 years, for the 2024-2025 series: 27 scholarship holders
    • Contract for a period of 4 years, for the 2025-2026 series: 32 scholarship holders

• FDI Projects, D6 – Research Support: 1 project (participation in activity implementation)
  
  • National Recovery and Resilience Plan – PNRR

Component 9. Support for the Private Sector, Research, Development, and Innovation
Investment 8. Development of a program to attract highly specialized human resources from abroad into research, development, and innovation activities (2nd round): 2 projects

Internationally funded projects

• European Commission Programs:

• • • Horizon Europe: 3 projects
    • Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation programme: 2 projects
    • DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Social Affairs: 1 project
    • Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL): 2 projects
    • Programme COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology: 22 actions
    • University Alliance “European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U): participation in the work package dedicated to innovation.

• Switzerland – Romania Cooperation Program

1. • MAPS: Multilateral Academic Projects (ROCH): 2 projects

• Other international programs:

1. • Korea – Romania cooperation project: 1 project
   • Service contract for ESA – European Space Agency: 1 contract
   • Amazon Research Awards – ARA Program: 1 project

Subsidiary contract for the implementation of the project “National electronic access to scientific literature to support the research and education system in ROMANIA – ANELIS PLUS 2020” (until Dec 31, 2025)

Contracts with third parties – 3 contracts

Patents and patent applications

• 4 patents, UAIC as holder

• 15 dormitories
• 3 canteens