YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IN EUROPE

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Romania
Your Scholarship in Europe 2008-2009
Long-term university education (4-6 year programmes provided by universities, academies
and conservatories): courses leading to a diplomã de licenţã (university diploma,
equivalent to a fi rst degree). The duration of long-term study courses varies by fi eld:
• 8 semesters (4 years) for sciences, humanities, economic and social sciences, law,
political sciences, art and sports;
• 10 semesters (5 years) for engineering, pharmacy, agriculture and forestry;
• 12 semesters (6 years) for general medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine and
architecture.
Graduate Education
Graduate education offers specialisation or an extension of the education provided in universities.
Graduate study programmes include:
• Advanced studies (1-2 years) for university graduates; graduates are awarded a degree
diploma.
• Masters studies (1-2 years) for university graduates.
• Graduate academic studies (2-3 years) organised by graduate study schools attached
to universities or functioning as autonomous units; studies are organised on an interdisciplinary
basis aimed at increased professional specialization.
• Doctorate studies (4-6 years) offered by universities and research institutes accredited
as such; doctorate courses are organized as day courses or night courses. The academic
title of doctor granted by the institution is validated by the National Council for
the Attestation of Academic Titles, University Diplomas and Certifi cates.
• Continuing education university courses lasting no more than one year, and addressed
to certain employment categories for those without a university diploma.
Higher education in Romania has the following forms: regular studies, reduced frequency
courses and Open Correspondence Courses.
TYPES OF DIPLOMA
As for certifi cation, there is a wide range of academic graduate and post-graduate diplomas
and distinctions that can be obtained after studying in Romania:
• Certifi cat de studii – A certifi cate awarded to students who have completed their studies
in higher education, but have failed to pass the exam to receive their degree.
• Diplomã de absolvire a unui colegiu – Diploma certifying the completion of studies
at a college and the relevant fi nal exam.
• Diplomã de licenţã – University diploma equivalent degree.
• Diplomã de magister/master – Master diploma.
• Diplomã de studii aprofundate – Diploma of advanced studies.
• Diplomã de studii (academice) – Diploma of graduate academic studies. This
kind of diploma is awarded by a school of graduate studies, within a higher educa-