University of Craiova

University of Craiova
Universitatea din Craiova
Seal of the University of Craiova
Latin: Universitas Craiovensis
Other name
UCV
MottoVita sine litteris mors est
Motto in English
Life without literature is death
TypePublic
Established1947 – establishment[1][2]
1965 – university status[3][4]
Academic affiliations
EUA
Budget€ 15.98 million (2013)[5]
RectorCezar Ionuț Spînu [6]
Academic staff
2,000[7]
Students20,088 (2014)[8]
Address
13 Al. I. Cuza Str., 200585 Craiova
,
Craiova
,
Romania

44°19′09″N 23°48′03″E / 44.31917°N 23.80083°E / 44.31917; 23.80083
CampusUrban
Colours    Yellow and white
Websitewww.ucv.ro
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[9]211-220 (2022)

The University of Craiova (Romanian: Universitatea din Craiova) is a public university located in Craiova, Romania. It was founded in 1947, initially with four institutes, in the Palace of Justice of Craiova. It is the largest university in the historical Oltenia province of Romania. It was the last university established in the Kingdom of Romania.[2] It was the fifth university in Romania officially approved by the Ministerial Council of the Socialist Republic of Romania in 1965,[4][10] with seven faculties: Mathematics, Philology, Electrotechnics, Agriculture, Horticulture, Chemistry and Economics.[11] The university is a member of the European University Association. It currently includes a total of 16 faculties and two colleges for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Professor Cezar Ionuț Spînu has been the university's 13th Rector since 2016.[6][12] The university is governed by a seven-member Vice-Rector Board.[13]

The university is internationally known for its football club CS Universitatea Craiova.

  1. ^ Based on Act 138/25 April 1947 in the Official Bulletin of the Kingdom of Romania.
  2. ^ a b "Establishment". www.ucv.ro. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ Based on Act No.894/27 August 1965 by the Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
  4. ^ a b "Cronologia Dezvoltarii Universitatii din Craiova – Universitatea din Craiova". cis01.central.ucv.ro. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Romanian Academic Education Funding Trends – Case of the University of Craiova" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "The Rector". www.ucv.ro. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  7. ^ "University of Craiova". memim.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. ^ "RAPORT Topul universităţilor româneşti în funcţie de numărul de studenţi". 6 December 1904. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  9. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  10. ^ Iasi (1860), Bucharest (1864), Cluj (1959), Timișoara (1962), Craiova (1965), Brasov (1971)
  11. ^ University of Craiova Statistics[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Istoric". www.ucv.ro. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Vice-Rectors". www.ucv.ro. Retrieved 6 December 2017.