With a history of over 160 years and a constantly confirmed prestige, the University of Bucharest is today a dynamic and inclusive academic milieu, student-centered and characterized by creativity, innovation and pragmatism.
Gathering 20 faculties, with 101 undergraduate programs, 224 master’s programs, 9 didactic master’s programs, 24 doctoral schools in specific fields and a school for interdisciplinary doctoral studies, over 50 centers and 9 research units, the University of Bucharest is well-known as an institution of excellence in education and research that has made it a priority preparing its students for life and profession.
The University of Bucharest expresses a continuing concern for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration and comes with a wide educational offer that includes many areas of study: Business and Administration, Biology, Chemistry, Law, Philosophy, Physics, Geography, Geology and Geophysics, History, Journalism and Communication Sciences, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Letters, Mathematics and Computer Science, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Sociology and Social Work, Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science, Orthodox Theology, Roman Catholic Theology and Baptist Theology.
With over 37,000 students, 1,300 professors and 500 researchers, 1,200 employees as administrative staff, the University of Bucharest is a strong and supportive community, constantly working to ensure the highest quality of provided services, guaranteeing its graduates easy and effective assimilation in the labor market, regardless of the field or program of study.

Internationalization
Over the years, the University of Bucharest has developed partnerships with 214 universities around the world and is involved in 529 Erasmus + agreements. At the same time, the University of Bucharest is connected to national, regional, European and international university networks, including: The Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA), The European University Association (EUA), The Balkan Universities Association (BUA), Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN), L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and Central European Exchange Program for University Studies (CEEPUS).
Since 2019, the University of Bucharest is part of CIVIS – a European University Alliance along with ten other prestigious European universities: University of Aix-Marseille, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Free University of Brussels, Autonomous University of Madrid, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Stockholm, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, University of Glasgow, University of Lausanne, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg.

Excellence in research
The University of Bucharest has more than 50 affiliated institutes, departments and research centers, linked to the fields of study within its faculties, as well as the “Dimitrie Brandza” Botanical Garden in Bucharest, the UNESCO Geopark Țara Hațegului, several Neolithic and medieval archeological sites and a series of research units: in ecology, in Sinaia and Brăila, in geography and geology, in Orșova, Eșelnița and Sfântu Gheorghe, and in physics, in Surlari. At the same time, the Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), founded in 2014, was developed as an innovative structure that encourages excellence and interdisciplinarity in Life, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Exact Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences. ICUB’s mission is to provide a dynamic and creative environment for both young and reputable researchers and to establish itself as a central point in the international network of research institutes, promoting collaboration and partnerships with other research centers and projects.
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ArchaeoSciences Summer School 2026: “How They Used to Do It: Experimental Archaeology and the Role of Mollusks in the Daily Lives of Prehistoric Communities”
Events, Research, Announcements, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: A new event within the Sultana School of Archeology at the University of Bucharest: The dynamics of the prehistoric communities located in Mostiștea and Danube valleys...
Between June 22 and 24, 2026, the Faculty of Biology of UB, ICUB & ASFC organized the third edition of the international conference “Medical, Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology. Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses: Friends or Foes?”
Events, Research, Announcements, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: Call for papers: UB & ASFC announce “The Third International Conference on Medical, Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology. Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses: Friends or Foes?”, organized between 22–25 June 2026...
ArchaeoSciences Round Table: Interdisciplinary Dialogue on the Development of Archaeometallurgy in Romania and the Balkans
Events, Research, Announcements, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: ArchaeoSciences Round Table: Paleogenetic & Archaeology Perspectives in Romania #2 ICUB invites you to the ArchaeoSciences Round Table Palaeogenetics & Archaeology Perspectives in Romania #3 A new...
NEWS
University of Bucharest Admissions 2026 Summer Session: Record Competition and Nearly 50% Increase in Applications for Some Degree Programmes
UB Student, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: The University of Bucharest offers more than 20,000 places for the 2026 summer admissions session, including over 8,000 state-funded places The University of Bucharest offers more than 20,000 places for the 2026...
University of Bucharest Joins €2 Million European Project to Strengthen University Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Research, International, Major Research Projects, Sustainability, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: DANUBIUS-RO-2: nearly 10 million euros for positioning Romania as the coordinating country of a pan-European research infrastructure. The University of Bucharest, a partner in the project The University of...
Nature Study: University of Bucharest-Led Research Produces Romania’s First National Map of Potential Rockfall Occurrence, Identifying 1,500 km² at Risk in the Carpathians
Press Releases, Research, International, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: On Saturday, 24 January 2026, the University of Bucharest marked the start of a scientific expedition to Antarctica, involving four researchers from the University of Bucharest and the National Institute for...
Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders. #ChooseUB and Become the Leader of the Organisations Shaping Society
UB Student, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: BA, MA and PhD students of the University of Bucharest, invited to become CIVIS Ambassadors UB hosted a meeting between Prof. Carmen Chifiriuc, Vice-Rector for Research of UB, Prof. Gabriela Popescu, President...
New Courses at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies: Students to Study Vibe Coding, Scrollytelling, UX/UI Writing, Multiplatform Audience Management, AI for PR and Advertising, and Digital Wellbeing
UB Student, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: The Students at FJSC, Major in Advertising, Again in the Top 10 of the Most Prestigious Pan-european Advertising Competition, Adventure Communication and inclusion through Romanian Sign Language: lessons on...
ArchaeoSciences Summer School 2026: “How They Used to Do It: Experimental Archaeology and the Role of Mollusks in the Daily Lives of Prehistoric Communities”
Events, Research, Announcements, UB NewsPostări asemănătoare: A new event within the Sultana School of Archeology at the University of Bucharest: The dynamics of the prehistoric communities located in Mostiștea and Danube valleys...








