UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA ROMANIA

UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA
The first institutions of academic education in Craiova, founded after the
adoption of the law in 1947, were the following:
The Faculty of Agriculture – 1947
The Agricultural Institute – 1948
The Technical Institute – 1951
The three-year Pedagogical Institute – 1959
On the first of October 1989, the University of Craiova had the following
structure:
The Faculty of Natural Sciences, offering specializations in:
Mathematics, Informatics and Physics
The Faculty of Philology – specializations in Romanian Language and
Literature – Foreign Languages (English, French, Russian), French
Language – Romanian Language;
The Faculty of Economics – specializations in: Industrial, Constructions
and Transports Economy, Finances – Accountancy, Accountancy and
Agricultural Economy;
The Faculty of Medicine – specialization in: General Medicine
The Faculty of Electrotechnics – specializations in: Electrotechnics,
Automation Technology and Computers, Electromechanics, Electrical
Equipments (sub-engineers), Thermoelectrical Devices (sub-engineers)
The Faculty of Mechanics – specializations in: Technology of Car
Manufacturing, Tools and Equipment, Equipment for the Industry of
Constructions, Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Constructions (subengineers)
Picture taken during 1950 – 1962
According to the decision of the Ministerial Council, no. 894, from 27.08.1065
(published in the Official Monitor of R.S.R., no. 2 from 10.09.1965) the
University of Craiova was born
Under the terms of the above mentioned decision the University of Craiova
was to house: The Faculty of Mathematics, the Faculty of Chemistry, the Faculty of
Philology, the Faculty of Economics, the Faculty of Electrotechnics, the Faculty of
Agriculture and the Faculty of Horticulture. The agreement stipulated that, as soon as
the University of Craiova had been founded the Agricultural Institute was to end its
activity, its faculties being transferred to the University while the three-year
Pedagogic Institute was to go on functioning together with the Faculty of History –
Geography while the Faculty of Natural Sciences was at the same time
administratively and functionally integrated into the new academic institution.
Between 1966 and 1969 the University of Craiova succeeded in establishing
its own academic structure through the administrative and functional
integration of different specializations into a single unitary institution.
Since 1990 a new stage in the development of the University of Craiova
has begun, characterized by the increasing autonomy of the administrative
structure and the re-organisation of the academic community through the
introduction of new faculties and specializations, computerized educational
process and improvement of laboratories, through fast integration into the
European and international academic circuit.
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