THE UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA

GENERAL INFORMATION

Founded in 1947, with 4 faculties in the beginning, the University of Craiova has developed continuously, the number of specialization's increasing and today it meets the standards of a high quality academic instruction.
The University of Craiova is one of the most advanced universities in the country, including short-term (3 years) as well as long-term (4-5 years) teaching programs, post-graduate studies (MA and doctoral) in more than 30 fields and 90 specialization's. The number of the teaching staff (over 1,000) and students (over 22,000) places the University of Craiova among the 5 largest universities in Romania.

The university includes 17 faculties and 2 colleges:

• Faculty of Letters

• Faculty of History, Philosophy and Geography

• Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics

• Faculty of Physics

• Faculty of Chemistry

• Faculty of Law

• Faculty of Economic Sciences

• Faculty of Theology

• Faculty of Sport and Physical Training

• Faculty of Agriculture

• Faculty of Mechanics

• Faculty of Electrotechnics

• Faculty of Electromechanics

• Faculty of Automation

• Faculty of Economic Sciences of Drobeta Turnu Severin

• Faculty of Management and Technological Systems Engineering of Drobeta Turnu Severin

• University College of Craiova

• University College of Drobeta Turnu Severin

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THE ACADEMIC SYSTEM

The academic year starts on October, 1st and finishes at the end of June. It is divided into 2 semesters, each containing 14 weeks of teaching activities and is followed by a session of examinations. There is also an extra session in September, when the students who have failed in the former session have another chance to pass their exams. In accordance with the profile, certain faculties also have practice periods at the end of each semester, immediately after the conclusion of the teaching activities.
The evaluation of students' knowledge is done similarly in writing and/or orally in the two sessions of examinations; sometimes the evaluation can be associated with periodical testing during the semester, projects, written papers or practice evaluation.
The grading system is based on a scale from 1 to 10, on which 10 is the highest and 5 is the minimal grade to pass an exam. The ECTS equivalence is the following:

In certain instances theoretical and practical knowledge are evaluated separately, a minimal limit being settled for the student to pass either component. Thus, if the student does not get the minimal grade in one of the components he/she will not pass the exam, even if the average value of the two separate grades is higher than 5.

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