The Rector's Message

In 1961, on the basis of the Decision of the Ministers' Council no. 547/1961 and the Order of the Minister of Education and Culture no. 688/1961, the Pedagogical Institute of Bacău was founded and, in 1976, the Pedagogical Institute became the Institute of Higher Education of Bacău, in which most of the study programmes were technical. In 1990, the Institute becomes the University of Bacău, in accordance with the Order no. 7751/1990 of the Ministry of Culture, and as of October 13, 2009 (cf. M. O. nr. 684/12.10.2009) changes its name to “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău.

The mission of “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău is both a didactic mission and one of scientific research; it is focused upon regional necessities and nternationally. The University trains its students in fundamental domains and disciplines and ensures appropriate qualifications in B.A./B.Sc. domains and specialisations.

The improvement of the graduates' professional and research training is also achieved through graduate studies, doctoral studies, short-term graduate studies, lifelong learning courses, post-graduate studies of specialization, and academic programmes of professional conversion.

Between 1990 and 2012, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău has been developing its range of domains and study programmes; it is currently structured into five faculties and 1 department, 34 B.A./B.Sc. programmes, 32 M.A./M.Sc. programmes, 3 doctoral programmes; various other post-graduate courses are also developed.

In addition to the above-mentioned programmes, the students of “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău may attend the courses of the Pre-service and In-service Teacher Training Department; they can obtain the ECDL – European Computer Driving Licence which is the world's leading end-user computer skills certification programme, internationally accepted in over 135 countries; they may also attend the academic Cisco Networking Academy programme, in which over 50 countries participate.

The quality of the didactic and research activity that is carried out at “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău is also internationally acknowledged and is one of the foundations for the achievement of bilateral programmes of students' and teaching staff's mobilities among European universities. At present, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău collaborates with 71 European universities within the framework of the SOCRATES Programme and 20 other agreements have been signed with foreign universities and research institutes.The living standards of the students in Bacău are high, both from the perspective of the accomodation and social facilities as well as from the point of view of the cultural offer of the town of Bacău.These are only some of the reasons for which we recommend “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău to high-school graduates for their B.A./B.Sc. studies, to university graduates for their M.A./M.Sc. studies, to M.A./M.Sc. graduates for their doctoral studies. All our students and alumni, all those that benefited from the services of our University can certify the information above.

Whatever your age may be, you are welcome to experience what “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău can offer, to acquire the training you desire. Our continued existence of over fifty years entitles us to firmly believe that we are a trustworthy partner.

Professor Carol SCHNAKOVSZKY, Dr. Sc.

The Rector of “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău