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Encyclopedia > Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

University of Iaşi
Established 1860
Type public
Rector Dumitru Oprea
Faculty 833
Students 36,441
Undergraduates 31,385
Postgraduates 5,056
Location Iaşi, Romania
Website http://www.uaic.ro/

The University of Iaşi (in full: Alexander John Cuza University, Iaşi; Romanian: Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza", Iaşi) is a university in Iaşi, Romania. It was the first institution of its kind in the Danubian Principalities, opening in 1860. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... County IaÅŸi County Status Municipality Mayor Gheorghe Nichita, Social Democratic Party, since 2003 Area 93. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... County IaÅŸi County Status Municipality Mayor Gheorghe Nichita, Social Democratic Party, since 2003 Area 93. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...


The university is made up of 15 faculties (History, School of Law, School of Business and Administration, Philosophy, Letters, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, School of Pedagogy, Geography, Orthodox Theology, Catholic Theology, and Sport) with more than 35,000 students. The rector is Professor Dumitru Oprea. The Romanian Orthodox Church (Biserica Ortodoxă Română in Romanian) is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ...


The Iaşi campus is situated on Copou hill in the northern part of the city. The main building of the university was built in 1896, and was enlarged in the 1930s. The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...

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History

The "Mihai Eminescu" Central Library of the University

The university was founded by an 1860 decree of Domnitor Alexander John Cuza, under whom the former Academia Mihăileană was converted to a university. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1632x1224, 485 KB) Summary Central Universitary Library Mihai Eminescu -Iasi Photo taken by user: O mores Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1632x1224, 485 KB) Summary Central Universitary Library Mihai Eminescu -Iasi Photo taken by user: O mores Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Mihai Eminescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ) (January 15, 1850 – June 15, 1889), born Mihail Eminovici, was a late Romantic poet, the best-known and most influential Romanian poet celebrated in both Romania and Moldova. ... Domnitor (pl. ... Alexander John Cuza Alexandru Ioan Cuza (March 20, 1820, GalaÅ£i – May 15, 1873, Heidelberg), more commonly known in English as Alexander John Cuza, was the domnitor (ruler) of the United Principalites of Romania between 1859 and 1866. ...


Corneliu Zelea Codreanu had been a student at Iaşi until his expulsion in 1922. In June 1923, poor university conditions and the modification of Article 7 of the new Romanian Constitution to allow immigrants, including Jews, to gain citizenship, led to student strikes throughout Romania. The National Christian Defense League, founded by Codreanu and Professor A. C. Cuza, took over the university and flew its swastika banner over the entrance. These events were leter investigated by a committee headed by Rector Traian Bratu, Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, and Nicolae Basilescu. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (born Corneliu Zelinski; September 13, 1899 – November 30, 1938) was the charismatic leader of the Romanian ultra-Nationalist and strongly anti-Semitic movement in the interwar period, the Iron Guard (Garda de Fier) or The Legion of the Archangel Michael (also known as the... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... A. C. Cuza (Alexandru C. Cuza; November 8, 1857, IaÅŸi—1947) was a Romanian far right politician and theorist. ... A right-facing Swastika in a decorative Hindu form The swastika (from Sanskrit ) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing () or left-facing () forms. ... Constantin Rădulescu-Motru Constantin Rădulescu-Motru (born Constantin Rădulescu, he added the surname Motru in 1892; February 15, 1868–March 6, 1957) was a Romanian philosopher, psychologist, sociologist, logician, academic, dramatist, as well as centre-left nationalist politician with a noted anti-fascist discourse. ...


Notable past and present faculty

Simion Bărnuţiu (21 July 1808 - 28 May 1864) was a Transylvanian-born Romanian historian, academic, philosopher, jurist, and liberal politician. ... Dimitrie Brândză (1846-1895) was a famous Romanian botanist. ... Ioan Cantacuzino (1863-1934) was a renowned Romanian physician and bacteriologist. ... A. C. Cuza (Alexandru C. Cuza; November 8, 1857, Iaşi—1947) was a Romanian far right politician and theorist. ... Dimitrie Gusti (February 13, 1880—October 30, 1955) was a Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, and voluntarist philosopher; a professor at the University of Iaşi and the University of Bucharest, he served as Romanias Minister of Education in 1932-1933. ... Iorgu Iordan (also known as Jorgu Jordan or Iorgu Jordan; September 29, 1888 [O.S. October 11]-September 20, 1986) was a Romanian linguist, philologist, diplomat, journalist, and left-wing agrarian, later communist, politician. ... portrait of Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga (a. ... Titu Maiorescu Titu Maiorescu was a Romanian literary critic and a Prime Minister of Romania from 1912 to 1914. ... Grigore C. Moisil (born 1906 in Tulcea, Romania - died 1973 in Ottawa, Canada) was a Romanian mathematician and member of the Romanian Academy. ... Constantin Ion Parhon (October 15, 1874 - August 9, 1969) was a Romanian scientist, politician and head of state from 1947 to 1952. ... This article is in better condition on a foreign wikipedia. ... Dimitrie Pompeiu (1873-1954) was a famous Romanian mathematician. ... Constantin G. Stere or Constantin Sterea (Russian: Константин Егорович Стере, Konstantin Yegorovich Stere or Константин Георгиевич Стере, Konstantin Georgiyevich Stere; Moldovan Cyrillic: Константин Стере; also known under his pen name Şărcăleanu; June 1, 1865 – June 26, 1936) was a Romanian jurist, writer, politician, ideologue of the Poporanist trend, and, in March 1906, co-founder of the Via... Simion Stoilow or Stoilov (September 14 [O.S. September 2] 1873 – April 4, 1961) was a Romanian mathematician, creator of the Romanian school of complex analysis, and author of over 100 publications. ... Mihai Razvan Ungureanu Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu (born 1968) is a Romanian historian, diplomat and politician. ... Alexandru Xenopol Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol (March 23, 1847 - February 27, 1920) was a Romanian scholar, economist, philosopher, historian, professor, sociologist, and author. ... Alexandru Zub (b. ...

Notable alumni

Sorin Antohi is a Romanian historian, currently working as head of the History department at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. ... Teoctist I, born Toader Arăpaşu on February 7, 1915, has been the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church since 1986. ... Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (born Corneliu Zelinski; September 13, 1899 – November 30, 1938) was the charismatic leader of the Romanian ultra-Nationalist and strongly anti-Semitic movement in the interwar period, the Iron Guard (Garda de Fier) or The Legion of the Archangel Michael (also known as the... Gabriela Creţu (b. ... Benjamin Fondane (1898-1944) was a poet and literary critic. ... Dimitrie Gusti (February 13, 1880—October 30, 1955) was a Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, and voluntarist philosopher; a professor at the University of Iaşi and the University of Bucharest, he served as Romanias Minister of Education in 1932-1933. ... portrait of Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga (a. ... Traian Lalescu (1882-1929) was a Romanian mathematician of great renown. ... Nicolae Malaxa (1884-1965) was a Romanian engineer and industrialist. ... Cristian Mungiu is a Romanian filmmaker born in 1968 in Iaşi. ... Gheorghe Nichita is the mayor of Iasi since 2004. ... Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (born 12 March 1964) is a Romanian academic, activist and writer. ... George Pruteanu (born 15 December 1947) is a Romanian literary critic, university professor, and politician. ... Isaac Jacob Schoenberg (April 21, 1903 - February 21, 1990) was a Romanian mathematician who was born in Galati, Romania. ... Marin Sorescu (1936-1997) was a Romanian poet, writer, and novelist. ... Constantin G. Stere or Constantin Sterea (Russian: Константин Егорович Стере, Konstantin Yegorovich Stere or Константин Георгиевич Стере, Konstantin Georgiyevich Stere; Moldovan Cyrillic: Константин Стере; also known under his pen name Şărcăleanu; June 1, 1865 – June 26, 1936) was a Romanian jurist, writer, politician, ideologue of the Poporanist trend, and, in March 1906, co-founder of the Via... Mihai Razvan Ungureanu Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu (born 1968) is a Romanian historian, diplomat and politician. ... Gheorghe Vrânceanu (June 30, 1900, Valea Hogei, Lipova, Bacău, Romania – April 27, 1979, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian mathematician, best known for his work in differential geometry and topology. ... Alexandru Zub (b. ...

External links

  • "Al. I. Cuza" University of Iaşi Website
  • (Romanian) Evreii în prima universitate din România at the Romanian Jewish community site


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