The University of Bucharest is a leading academic centre and a significant point of reference in society, and it adheres to the principles of academic integrity and critical thinking. The University is one the leading higher education institutions in Romania and South-East Europe by actively contributing through research and teaching to the development and use of knowledge.
Master's Programmes
Social Sciences (11)
- Master Behavioral Economics
- M.A. Open Mind
- Master Research in Sociology
Humanities (3)
Business & Management (2)
Journalism & Media (1)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1)
About
History
The University of Bucharest is rich in history and has been actively contributing to the development and modernisation of Romanian education, science and culture since 1694.
Education
The University of Bucharest offers numerous study programs, from Bachelor degrees to PhD programmes, as well as lifelong learning programmes and Erasmus programmes.
The University of Bucharest offeres undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in social sciences and humanities, and natural sciences. The University consists of nineteen Faculties, each specialised in an academic field.
The University's Faculties are the following: Mathematics and Informatics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Geology and Geophysics, Business and Administration, Law, History, Sociology, Psychology and Education Sciences, Political Sciences, Philosophy, Journalism, Letters, Foreign Languages and Literature etc.
Research
Research Results:
- Research Contracts;
- General and Financial Information regarding the contract with UB;
- Autoevaluation Report;
- Annual Research Report;
- Publications of the University of Bucharest;
- Scientific Journals available online;
- Access to international data base;
Research Centers:
- Research Laboratories;
- BCUB;
- Research Centers
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2019
GSSA 2019
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
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QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2020
801
2019
801 -100
2018
701
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2020
872 -98
2019
774 -21
2018
753
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2019
901 -100
2018
801
2017
-
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2020
1001 -200
2019
801
2018
801
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
IRO co-ordinates the internationalisation process within the UB. It suprevises all the in-coming and out-going academic and research exchanges developed by the University of Bucharest.
In this context, its main responsabilities are monitoring and counselling the international independent undergraduate and postgraduate students, the foreign guest lecturers, the Romanian UB students and teaching staff who wish to study abroad. IRO promotes the scholarships on higher education offered by the Romanian Government and organises the Doctor Honoris Causa awarding ceremonies. It also organises the UB summer school, at Sinaia.
Housing services
UB has 18 student accommodation buildings with the capacity to host over 5,300 students and 2 cafeterias. Our University has numerous libraries which harbour thousands of books and volumes. Students have the possibly to benefit from state-of-the-art laboratories.
ICT services
Nowadays, the Internet has become one of the main communication and information facility of the modern world. The number of Internet users grows constantly. In Romania there are several companies that provide services of this kind. The easiest way to rapidly access the web is used in the Internet-cafes in every town of the country.
Student Life
Campus life
Bucharest is a vibrant and energetic metropolis. The Universitys buildings are surrounded by cafés and restaurants and parks which come in handy for much-earned study breaks.
Student clubs
The University has more than 25 student associations and organizes numerous student events and academic conferences.
Student Reviews
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Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
Studying an experimental science at the University of Bucharest is not ideal. The laboratories are poorly equipped and students spend most of their time in courses focused on theoretical aspects rather than practical ones. For this reason, including an experimental section in the dissertation is particularly challenging and many students opt for a theoretical thesis. Some...
A semester at the University of Bucharest
Anonymous rated 2 out of 5 stars
I will start by showing my gratitude for even having the chance to get an education that will help me get a better future. Although I feel lucky to be studying at a university, I am disappointed in my university for various reasons. One of these reasons is the reality that, after just one semester of courses, I am left with more confusion than knowledge. My professors...
Courage, don't be scared
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
This university offers so good programmes where you can truly learn a lot of things. I am proud I followed this university, the prefessors are so well prepared, there are different opportunities, its not expensive.
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