University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest (UB) (Romanian: Universitatea din București) is a public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on 4 July 1864 by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy into the current University of Bucharest, making it one of the oldest Romanian universities. It is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium (a group of elite Romanian universities).
Universitatea din București | |
| Latin: Universitas Studiorum Bucurestiensis | |
Other names | UB, UniBuc |
|---|---|
| Motto | Virtute et Sapientia (Latin) |
Motto in English | Virtue and Wisdom |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1694 – Princely Academy of Bucharest 1821 – Saint Sava College 4 July 1864 |
Academic affiliations | IAU, UNICA, EUA, CIVIS |
| Endowment | RON 1.14 billion (US$274.76 million) (2018) |
| Budget | RON 364.7 million (US$87.67 million) (2018) |
| Rector | Marian Preda |
Academic staff | 1,300 (2022) |
| Students | 32,576 (2022–2023) |
| Undergraduates | 22,428 (2022–2023) |
| Postgraduates | 8,911 (2022–2023) |
| Location | , Romania |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | navy blue |
| Website | unibuc.ro |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 67 (2022) |
The University of Bucharest offers study programmes in Romanian and English and is classified as an advanced research and education university by the Ministry of Education. In the 2012 QS World University Rankings, it was included in the top 700 universities of the world, together with three other Romanian universities.