University of Bucharest
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The University of Bucharest (UB) (Romanian: Universitatea din București) is a public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on 4 July 1864 (159 years ago) (1864-07-04) by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy into the current University of Bucharest, making it one of the oldest Romanian universities. It is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium (a group of elite Romanian universities).[5]
Universitatea din București | |
Latin: Universitas Studiorum Bucurestiensis | |
Other names | UB, UniBuc |
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Motto | Virtute et Sapientia (Latin) |
Motto in English | Virtue and Wisdom |
Type | Public |
Established | 1694 – Princely Academy of Bucharest 1821 – Saint Sava College 4 July 1864; 159 years ago (1864-07-04) |
Academic affiliations | IAU, UNICA, EUA, CIVIS |
Endowment | RON 1.14 billion (US$274.76 million) (2018)[1] |
Budget | RON 364.7 million (US$87.67 million) (2018)[2] |
Rector | Marian Preda |
Academic staff | 1,300 (2022)[3] |
Students | 32,576 (2022–2023)[3] |
Undergraduates | 22,428 (2022–2023)[3] |
Postgraduates | 8,911 (2022–2023)[3] |
Location | , Romania |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | navy blue[4] |
Website | unibuc.ro |
The University of Bucharest offers study programmes in Romanian and English and is classified as an advanced research and education university by the Ministry of Education.