Babeş-Bolyai University
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Babeş-Bolyai University |
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Latin: Universitas Napocensis
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| Motto | Traditio Nostra Unacum Europae Virtutibus Splendet |
| Established | 1581 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Nicolae Bocşan |
| Faculty | 1,700 |
| Students | 45,500 |
| Location | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Website | www.ubbcluj.ro |
The Babeş-Bolyai University (UBB - Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai) in Cluj-Napoca is the largest university in Romania. With more than 45,500 students, the university offers 105 specialisations, of which there are 98 in Romanian, 52 in Hungarian, 13 in German, and 4 in English. The university was named after two prominent Transylvanian scientists, the Romanian scientist Victor Babeş and the Hungarian mathematician János Bolyai.
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[edit] History
In 1581, Stefan Báthory, Governor of Transylvania, took the initiative in founding a college in Cluj, which was to be under the control of the Jesuits. This college was later closed down. The Catholics took the initiative and established in 1688 an academy in Cluj under the control of the Jesuits. In 1776, Empress Maria Tereza founded a German university in Cluj. But this enterprise was not to survive long either, Joseph II replacing the university with the famous Piarist Highschool, where the teaching was done in Latin.
In 1872, the authorities established a university in Cluj (Romanian: Universitatea din Cluj, Hungarian: Kolozsvári Tudományegyetem) with teaching exclusively in Hungarian, which caused discontent amongst the Romanian population. In 1881 the university was renamed Franz Joseph University after the Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph.
At the end of World War I, the Romanian authorities took over the Cluj University, transforming it into a Romanian institution. On May 12, 1919, the Romanian University of Cluj was set up, with King Ferdinand proclaiming the university open on February 1, 1920. The Hungarian university was moved first to Budapest, where it remained until 1921, then to Szeged.
In 1940, as a result of the territorial revision imposed by Germany and Italy through the Second Vienna Award, the Romanian university was moved to Sibiu and Timişoara, and the Hungarian university was brought from Szeged to Cluj. After World War II, once the Second Vienna Award was abrogated, the Romanian university returned to Cluj and took the name "Babeş". Parts of the Hungarian university moved again to Szeged and were later named University of Szeged, which became one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary and in Central Europe. The remaining parts formed the Hungarian University of Cluj and took the name "Bolyai".
The two universities, the Romanian Babeş University and the Hungarian Bolyai University, merged in 1959 forming the "Babeş-Bolyai" University, with teaching in both Romanian and Hungarian. Later on, under the comunist regime, the studies in Hungarian were gradually reduced. After 1989, the Hungarian language education was significantly expanded by increasing the number of specialisations in Hungarian. Also specialisations taught in German and English have been introduced.
The university is now the most diversified (in terms of specialisations) and the most complex higher education institution in Romania.
[edit] Academics
The university has 21 faculties and over 1,700 faculty members. The University offers bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees, along with advanced postgraduate studies.
The university is located in an ethnically diverse area and this is very well illustrated in its structure: 19 of the 21 faculties provide a Romanian curriculum; 17 of them provide a Hungarian curriculum; 9 of them provide a German curriculum and 2 of them provide an English curriculum. The Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology and the Faculty of Protestant Theology provide courses only in Hungarian. Graduate schools offer the same multilingual structure. The Hungarian and German minorities are also very well represented in the Professors' Council and the University Senate.
Babeş-Bolyai University has more than 45,000 students. The structure of the student body is composed out of 3,000 Ph.D. students, 500 international students, 4,300 secondary education teachers, and 38,000 undergraduate. Here is the list of the faculties, along with the languages in which their courses are taught—(RO-Romanian, HU-Hungarian, DE-German, EN-English).
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science RO HU DE EN
- Faculty of Physics RO HU DE
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering RO HU DE EN
- Faculty of Biology and Geology RO HU DE
- Faculty of Geography RO HU DE
- Faculty of Environmental Science RO HU
- Faculty of History and Philosophy RO HU DE
- Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education RO HU
- Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration RO HU DE
- Faculty of Letters RO HU DE
- Faculty of Theatre and Television RO HU
- Faculty of Law RO HU
- Faculty of Economics RO HU DE
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport RO HU
- Faculty of European Studies RO
- Faculty of Sociology and Social Assistance RO HU
- Business School RO
- Faculty of Orthodox Theology RO
- Faculty of Greek Catholic Theology RO
- Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology HU
- Faculty of Protestant Theology HU
[edit] Campus
The main campus is located in the city of Cluj-Napoca. The university buildings are spread across the city. The university has several student housing areas, most notable being Haşdeu with more than 20 dormitories buildings. The Lucian Blaga University Library is located in the city centre. The university also has several colleges located in 18 cities spread across Transylvania.
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