Career
Career opportunities in Bucharest
While some universities focus on the value of the degree, others such as the ones specialized in medicine, offer employment after graduation is a state institution.
If you graduated already, you should know that the economy of Bucharest is quite stable, since the city accounts for 23% of Romania’s GDP. Services and industry are the largest fields of Bucharest’s finances, especially in information technology and communications.
There are offices of some multinational corporations, such as Oracle, JTI, Metro Systems, HP, EA, Microsoft, General Electric Healthcare and others.
Life
Bucharest city life
Bucharest is situated on the banks of Dâmbovita and is structured on seven hills: Mihai Voda, Dealul Mitropoliei, Radu Voda, Cotroceni, Spirei, Vacaresti and Saint Gheorghe the New. The city has areas and neighbourhoods with unique features.
The city’s architecture blends the old with the new and includes landmarks and sites such as the Cantacuzino Palace, the glass arcade covered street of Macca-Vilacrosse, the CEC Palace, House of Capsa or the Central school for girls. The House of the Parliament is the largest Parliament building in the world and second largest structure.
In Bucharest you will find large parks with lakes, such as Herastrau, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Tineretului, Cismigiu or you can visit the impressive Botanical Garden. You may enjoy a walk in the urban area or spend the day near the city at the largest wellness and relaxation centre in Europe.
The cultural scene is represented by the National Museum of Art of Romania, the Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Museum of the village, the Military Museum or the National History Museum. The National Library of Romania has been restored and now it attracts many visitors.
Performance halls are present throughout the city. Some of them are the Romanian National Opera, Romexpo or I.L. Caragiale National Theatre. Among the local annual events there are the George Enescu Festival or Gaudeamus Book Fair. Nightlife is concentrated in bars, pubs, clubs or cafes.
International atmosphere in Bucharest
A significant amount of the city’s inhabitants are Romanians. However, you may also meet Hungarians, Jews, Turks, Chinese and Germans. Some of these ethnics have their own communities, at the margins of Bucharest.
The locals of Bucharest, especially the students and those who recently graduated know English at an advanced level. You can enjoy socializing with locals and benefit from an international experience.
Weather Bucharest
Weather in Bucharest is balanced and involves very warm summers with occasional rainfall and cold winters with snow and freezing. Average temperatures range from 1.5°C (34.7°F) in January and 28.8°C (83.8°F).
Universities in Bucharest
A pioneer of the first wave of European Universities Alliances, CIVIS brings together 11 leading research higher education institutions across Europe and 6 prestigious universities in Africa embarked on an odyssey to transform higher education. CIVIS is a vibrant community of over half a million students and 70.000 staff members, including 37.400 academics.
Located in the heart of Bucharest’s old town, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism provides training for future architects, product designers, monument restorers, as well as landscape, territorial and urban designers.
WU is an international university that is very aware of its responsibility to society and the research community and acts conscientiously in all that it does. WU is all of us: the people that study here, teach, perform research, work in our administrative units, or are even just visiting our campus as guests or to attend one of our many public events.
EU-CONEXUS is a strong partnership between nine universities developing science and innovation into a hub of excellence on Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (SmUCS).