University of Ovidius Constanța

University of Ovidius Constanța
founding	1961
place	Constanța
country	Romania
Rector	Sorin Rugina
Students	approx. 15,000 (2013/14)
Website	www.univ-ovidius.ro

The University of Ovidius Constanța was founded in 1961 as a public institution of higher education in Constan Institutiona , Romania as a pedagogical institute and turned into a university in 1990.

Ovidius Constanta University is a member of the European University Association (EUA), the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE), and the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF). It is a founding member of the Network of Black Sea Universities and the Network of Balkan Universities and hosts the General Secretariat of the Network of Black Sea Universities.

history

1961 to 1989

The pedagogical institute with four faculties was founded by decree 654/1961 of the then education minister Ilie G. Murgulescu . The institute consisted of the faculties:

Faculty of Literature
Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of Physics and Chemistry
Faculty of Science.

In 1961 the institute had 198 students and 31 employees. The institute was later expanded to include a course in history and geography.

With the decree 209/1977 the institute was recognized as an institution of higher education. At this point in time, some courses in the natural sciences were discontinued, for which, however, new courses in the areas of welding technology, water technology, petroleum technology and petrochemistry were created. In 1984 the institute was reorganized so that only engineering degrees could be obtained.

Since 1990

Government resolution 209/1990, signed by Prime Minister Petre Roman , transformed the institute into a university, and a year later the university was given its current name by decree 4894/1991 of the Ministry of Education. The university is named after the poet Ovid , who spent his last years in the former Greek province of Tomis, which was the name of today's Constanța 2000 years ago. Since 1990 the number of faculties has increased to 16.

Location

The University of Ovidius Constanța is located in Constanța, with the university's buildings spread across the city and totaling 24,000 m².

main building

The central (old) campus includes the rector's office and administration and is located at Mamaia Boulevard 124. This location also houses the premises of the faculties of mathematics and computer science, applied sciences, engineering and the arts. The civil engineering students study at the nearby Uniriistrasse 27, while the psychology and economics students study at Ion Voda Street 58. The university library is located next to the main building at 126 Mamaia Boulevard.

The newer north campus is located at Universitätsgasse 1, not far from Lake Mamaia . Building A, completed in 1998, houses the premises of the Faculties of Philology, Economics, Law, History and Theology as well as a large assembly hall. Building B, built in 2008, houses the areas of medicine and life sciences, while the nearby building C accommodates the areas of pharmacy and dentistry. Other rooms in the Faculty of Dentistry are located in the building, which was renovated in 2002, at 58 Ilarie-Voronca-Straße.

Organization and administration

According to the university's charter, the University of Ovidius Constanța is managed by two bodies: the administrative board for day-to-day business and the senate, which, as the highest decision-making body, determines the framework conditions. The university is headed by a rector, who is the legal representative of the institute and president of the board of directors, and is supported by five vice-rectors. The Senate is headed by the Senate President, who is assisted by a Vice President. The faculties are headed by deans, with the faculty councils being responsible for cross-faculty decisions.

The Ovidius Constan Consta University consists of 16 faculties:

Faculty of Literature
Faculty of Theology
Faculty of History and Political Science
Faculty of Law and Administration
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Marine Engineering
Faculty of Construction
Faculty of Art
Faculty of Psychology and Education

courses

The university offers over 80 bachelor's courses, over 70 master's courses and eight courses leading to a doctorate.

Bachelor courses in medicine , computer science and cultural studies are offered in English . The University of Ovidius Constanța offers a course in English, French and Romanian for the Ph.D. on.

In 2014, most of the 1,100 foreign students were from Moldova , Israel , Turkey , Albania , the United Kingdom , North Macedonia , Morocco , India , Turkmenistan and South Africa .

Foreign students who want to study in Romanian must first demonstrate their language skills or learn the language during the preparatory year. Applicants who have studied Romanian for at least four years do not need to take the language test or attend the preparatory year.

In 2014 the university had around 15,000 students.

Since his election in May 2014, the doctor specializing in infectious diseases and former General Director of the Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases Constanța, Professor Sorin Rugina has been the rector of the university. In 2016 he was re-elected for four years.

Academic profile

Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine was founded in 1990 as the Faculty of General Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy . In 1993 the faculty began to offer medical courses in various fields in English. There are currently 800 students, of which more than 600 are studying in English and around 200 in Romanian.

controversy

In July 2013, Rector Dănuţ Epure Tiberius was arrested for bribery. He was accused of having received € 1,000 through an intermediary to facilitate the admission of a foreign student to the Faculty of Pharmacy. He was also reported to have received € 9,000 through an intermediary from students taking an entrance exam for the Faculty of Pharmacy.

On September 11, 2013, Epure was dismissed by the university's Senate.

Individual evidence

Web links

44.194421 28.650645Coordinates: 44 ° 11 ′ 39.9 ″ N , 28 ° 39 ′ 2.3 ″ E

[1] Web Site Black Sea Universities Network

[2] Web Site Balkan Universities Association

[3] ( page no longer available , search in web archives: University Charter )@1@ 2

[4] ttp://www.univ-ovidius.ro/uoc/documente-oficiale/carta-si-regulamentele-universitatii/509

[5] PhD Programs ( Memento from June 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

[6] ttp://www.cnfis.ro/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CNFIS-Raport-public2013-2014-08-04_en_ultim.pdf

[7] ttp://infectioaseconstanta.ro/new/

[8] ttp://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-17243133-sorin-rugina-este-noul-rector-universitatii-ovidius-din-constanta.htm

[9] Archived copy . Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.

[10] ttp://adevarul.ro/locale/constanta/senatul-1_5231b81bc7b855ff5675a6f1/index.html

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