The Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău () is a public university in Romania, located in Bacău. Named in honor of the poet Vasile Alecsandri, it was founded in 1990.
History The first higher education school in Bacău was founded in 1961 as the Pedagogical Institute of Bacău.About the "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacău In 1984 it was transformed into the Sub-Engineering Institute, subordinated to the Technical University of Iași. In 1990, the institution became a university.
Timeline 1961: the Pedagogical Institute of Bacău is founded (three faculties: Humanities, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences) 1964: the Faculties of History and Geography, and Physical Education are added 1976: renamed as the Institute of Higher Education of Bacău 1976: Faculty of Engineering is founded 1984: renamed as the Institute of Associate Engineering (part of the Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute of Iași) 1985: Inorganic Chemistry Technology study programme is introduced 1986: Power Engineering study programme is introduced 1990: renamed as the University of Bacău (two faculties: Engineering, and Letters and Sciences) 1996: the Department of Physical Education and Sports (part of the Faculty of Letters and Sciences) is transformed into the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports 2002: the Faculty of Letters and Sciences is split into two faculties (Letters, and Sciences) 2004: the Department of Economic Sciences (part of the Faculty of Sciences) is transformed into the Faculty of Economic Sciences 2009: renamed as the Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău
Faculties The University of Bacău has 5 faculties: Faculty of Economic Sciences Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Letters Faculty of Movement, Sports and Health Sciences Faculty of Sciences
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External links Official website