Recognition of Teaching Positions

The procedure for the automatic recognition of university teaching positions obtained at accredited educational institutions abroad applies to:

• accredited university institutions in member states of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation;
• prestigious universities in other countries included in the List of prestigious universities in other countries, approved by order of the Minister of National Education and updated periodically;
• other accredited university institutions abroad than those mentioned, only on the basis of an international mutual recognition agreement concluded at intergovernmental or inter-university level;
• Romanian citizens;
• citizens of member states of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation;
• citizens of third countries.

Submitting the file

University headquarters

“Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Calea Mărășești no. 157, Rector's Office, Building D, 1st floor, room D103, E-mail: rector@ub.ro

Required documents

1. Application for recognition of a teaching position
2. Personal identity documents, in copy
   - identity card/ passport;
   - proof of name change (if applicable), in copy (Romanian), and certified translation (for other languages), in copy.
3. identity card/ passport;
4. proof of name change (if applicable), in copy (Romanian), and certified translation (for other languages), in copy.
5. Doctoral diploma
   - copy, if the document was obtained in Romania;
   - copy of the certified translation, if the document was obtained at an accredited educational institution in the EU or on the list of prestigious universities in other countries, approved by order of the Minister of National Education and updated periodically;
   - copy of the recognition certificate issued by CNRED, for study documents obtained at the other accredited university institutions abroad mentioned above, for which automatic recognition applies.
6. copy, if the document was obtained in Romania;
7. copy of the certified translation, if the document was obtained at an accredited educational institution in the EU or on the list of prestigious universities in other countries, approved by order of the Minister of National Education and updated periodically;
8. copy of the recognition certificate issued by CNRED, for study documents obtained at the other accredited university institutions abroad mentioned above, for which automatic recognition applies.
9. Proof of the teaching position; copy of the certified translation.
10. copy of the certified translation.
11. Curriculum vitae in Romanian or English, including details of any previous doctoral supervision activity (if applicable).
12. List of publications in Romanian or English.
13. in Romanian or English.

Authentication of the study documents submitted for recognition

• Doctoral diplomas obtained in Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus must bear the Hague Convention Apostille; the other EU member states are exempt;
• Diplomas issued in non-EU states that are signatories to the convention must bear the Hague Convention Apostille;
• Diplomas issued in non-EU states that are not signatories to the Hague Convention must be super-legalised by the competent authorities of the country that issued the diploma. Super-legalisation is applied by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country and the Romanian Embassy/ Consular Office in that country, or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country, its Embassy/ Consular Office in Romania and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
• Diplomas issued in non-EU states where Romania has no diplomatic missions, or which have no diplomatic missions in Romania, must bear the endorsement of the Ministry of Education and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country;
• Exemption from apostille or super-legalisation is permitted by law, by an international treaty to which Romania is a party, or on a reciprocal basis.

Assessment of documents

• The documents are assessed and the Rector's Decision on recognition or non-recognition is issued within a maximum of 30 calendar days of the file being registered;
• The deadline for completing the recognition file is a maximum of 15 calendar days from notification of the request for completion;
• The deadline for issuing the Rector's Decision may be extended by a maximum of 15 calendar days to receive the additional documents (if requested).

Issuing the recognition Decision

• The recognition Decision is issued at the university headquarters, during the university's working hours;
• by post, to the declared address;
• through the electronic Point of Single Contact (PCUe).

Issuing a duplicate

• No duplicate is issued, only a copy, as the document applies only within “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău.

Appeal procedure

• Appeals, in case of non-recognition, must be lodged within 15 calendar days of notification, by an application submitted to the University Registry or sent to rector@ub.ro. Appeals are resolved within 10 calendar days of registration. Following the appeal, the decision may be challenged before the competent courts.

The procedure for the automatic Recognition of the status of doctoral supervisor obtained at accredited university institutions abroad can also be consulted and started through the electronic Point of Single Contact

Adrian-Laurențiu APĂVĂLOAEI, Chief Secretary of the University

E-mail address: rector@ub.ro

Phone: (+40) 234 542 411, extension 144;

Fax: (+40) 234 545 753

Legal framework

OMECȘ no. 5922/06.12.2016 approving the Methodology for the automatic recognition, by higher education institutions,  of university teaching positions obtained at accredited university institutions abroad.