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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași is the oldest higher education institution in Romania. Since 1860, the university has been carrying on a tradition of excellence and innovation in the fields of education and research. With over 26.000 students and 800 academic staff, the university enjoys a high prestige at national and international level and cooperates with over 250 universities world-wide. The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University became the first student-centered university in Romania, once the Bologna Process was put into practice. Research at our university is top level. For the second year in a row, the University is placed first in the national research ranking. Striving for excellence, the university takes unique initiatives to stimulate research quality, to encourage dynamic and creative education and to attract the best students to academic life. (www.uaic.ro)