UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA

Address: 13 A.I. Cuza Street, 200585 Craiova
Telephone: +(4) 0251 414398
Fax: + (4) 0251 411688
E-mail: rectorat@central.ucv.ro
Web: www.ucv.ro

The University of Craiova - founded in 1966 and consisting of 7 faculties (Faculty of Mathematics, Faculty of Philology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Horticulture, Faculty of Chemistry and Faculty of Economic Sciences) - joined the system of Romanian academic institutions in the second half of the 20th century, being, in chronological order, the fifth university in our country after University of Iasi (1860) comprising three faculties: Faculty of Law, Faculty of Philosophy and Faculty of Theology; University of Bucharest (1864) started initially with the Faculty of of Law, Faculty of Letters and Faculty of Sciences, University of Cluj (1959), University of Timisoara, (1962), including the Faculty of Mathematics, Faculty of Physics and Faculty of Philology;

The current structure of the University of Craiova comprises 17 faculties:

• FACULTY OF LETTERS
  
• FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
  
• FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY
  
• FACULTY OF PHYSICS
  
• FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
  
• FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
  
• FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS
  
• FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
  
• FACULTY OF HORTICULTURE
  
• FACULTY OF LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
  
• FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  
• FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  
• FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
  
• FACULTY OF ENGINEERING IN ELECTRO-MECHANICS, ENVIRONMENT AND INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
  
• FACULTY OF AUTOMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRONICS
  
• FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING
  
• DROBETA TURNU-SEVERIN UNIVERSITY CENTRE
  

There are also a number of academic institutes, centres and departments within the University.

The Drobeta Turnu-Severin University Centre was set up in the 2004/2005 academic year, being part of the University of Craiova.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

The International Relations Office is in charge with International Relations policy-making within the University of Craiova.

Objectives

The International Relations Office aims to enhance international cooperation via multilayered action:

• Participation in international research and cultural programmes;
• Initiation and implementation of international academic cooperation agreements;
• Participation in international education, training and research grant schemes;
• Affiliation with international scientific organizations;
• Participation in international conferences;
• Activation of Visiting Schemes;
• Teaching staff, non-teaching staff mobility and training, and student mobility and placement.

Members

• International Relations Vice-Rector: Prof. Nicolae Panea, PhD
• Non-European programmes Assistant: Cristina Preda, PhD
• European programmes Assistant: Claudia Girbovan
• European programmes Assistant: Marius Giuroiu

University of Craiova is affiliated with well-known international associations:

• EUA – The Conference of the European Rectors (The European University Association);
• IAU – The International University Association;
• IAUP - The International Association of University Presidents;
• AUF – Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (University Association of French-Speaking Countries);
• IN.WBI - Wallonie - Bruxelles International
• AEUA –Arab and European Universities Association;
• BSUN - The Black Sea University Network

The International dimension of the University of Craiova is also reflected by:

• the French network, internationally accredited and supported by AUF;
• Foreign languages lecture rooms for French, British and American English, Spanish, Italian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Korean languages;
• Romanian lecturers at European universities (Italy, France, Czech Republic);
• The highest academic distinction, Doctor Honoris Causa, awarded to well-known scholars from U.S.A., France, Italy, Germany, South Korea, the Netherlands, Greece, Canada, Belgium;
• International cooperation agreements focusing on providing common educational modules for undergraduate and graduate programmes, participation in doctoral schools and research centres, signed between the University of Craiova and top ranking institutions of higher education from: France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Macedonia, Alger, Peru, China, Canada;
• The ”Constantin Brancusi” Summer School for Romanian language and civilization (Romanian as a foreign language), an opportunity for promoting European intercultural awareness and communication.

UNIVERSITY HERITAGE

I. THE CENTRAL BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSITY - THE RECTORATE

Today the main building is the headquarters of the Rectorate and of the following faculties: Law and Administrative Sciences; Physics; Letters; Mathematics and Computer Science; Horticulture; Socio-Human Sciences; Theology; Economic Sciences and Business Administration.

Central building	The Blue Hall
The University Hall	The University Hall
The University Hall	The University Hall
Lecture room	University restaurant

II. THE AGRONOMY COMPLEX

The Agronomy Complex includes the following buildings: the Agricultural Science Faculty (built in 1930), the student residences no. 1-5, a student restaurant, the halls and workshops for agricultural machinery.

The faculty building also includes the acting room for students from the Performing Arts department (part of the Faculty of Letters), its library and other rooms designed for teaching and training purposes.

The Buia Aula Magna - an auditorium with a seating capacity of 198 inside The Faculty of Agriculture and bearing the name of the founder of the Botanical Gardens of Craiova.

The Faculty of Agriculture

The Buia Aula Magna

III. THE MECHANICS COMPLEX

This complex comprises: the Faculty of Mechanical Engeneering, the Faculty of Chemistry, a production workshop, a mechanics laboratory, experimental greenhouses, four student residences and a student restaurant.

Faculty of Mechanics

Aula Magna of the Faculty of Mechanics

IV. THE ELECTROTECHNICS COMPLEX

This complex hosts the Faculty of Electrotechnics, the Faculty of Automatics, Computer Science and Electronics and the Faculty of Engineering for Electromechanics, Environment and Industrial Informatics.

The Headquarters of Electrical Engineering faculties

The Robotics laboratory

V. PHYSICAL EDUCATION COMPLEX

Faculty of Physical Education and Sports

Occupational therapy room

VI. THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND "UNIVERSITARIA" PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HOUSE

The Central Library has an encyclopaedic profile and includes over 1,000,000 volumes.

Reading room

Digital printing equipment

VII. "TELEUNIVERSITARIA" TV STATION AND STUDENT RESIDENCES

It was founded in 1995 and, since January 1996, the programmes have been carried out under the TELE "U" logo, with a broadcasting range of 30 km around Craiova.

"Teleuniversitaria" TV station

Student residences

VIII. THE "ALEXANDRU BUIA" BOTANICAL GARDEN

The "Alexandru Buia" Botanical Garden, it was founded in 1952 in order to contribute to a better training of the students at the faculties of Agriculture and Horticulture, and to enlarge the scientific research base; it was also designed as a recreational and aesthetic educational space open to the general public.
The Rânca Botanical Garden, situated in Parâng Mountains at an altitude of 1,530-1,560 metres, it is the only botanical garden at this height sheltering a wide range of European species.

The "Alexandru Buia" Botanical Garden

The Rânca Botanical Garden

IX. CUDTS

It has functioned in Drobeta Turnu-Severin since the 2004/2005 academic year being an integral part of the university.

CUDTS

X. THE UNIVERSITY HOUSE - THE UNIVERSITY CLUB

The Romanescu House, currently the University House (University Club), is listed among the Architectural Monuments in the county and has undergone several stages of construction, decoration and restoration. It is considered one of the most representative buildings of the nineteenth century in Craiova, the last intervention in its construction being performed in 1903.
Through its restoration between 1997 and 2001, the University House regained its former architectural glory, conferred by architect I.D. Berindey and sub-contractor C. Roschovsky in 1903.