About us
March 16, 2021 2025-04-22 11:28About us
The mission of the University of Oradea is to provide education and research to a high standard of quality in a national and international context of social, professional and, last but not least, intellectual development of the individual, and at the same time to contribute to social and cultural development of Oradea. These missions are shaped by objectives such as attracting students from all over the world, positioning the university among the best educational institutions in the country and in Europe and conveying a wider community to the significance and importance of academic education and scientific research in general and the one conducted within this university, in particular. The University of Oradea has materialized international relations with 352 institutions from 39 countries.
Academic education is provided to the students at the highest level within the 15 faculties through a wide range of bachelor, master, doctorate and postgraduate programs. At every faculty the instructive and educational activity is enriched by scientific research. Along with professional performance and moral behavior, scientific research becomes the priority criteria for academic evaluation of academic staff.
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1780
In 1780, a “Superior Institution of Philosophical Education” was founded in Oradea
1788
In 1788, it became The Faculty of Law, the oldest faculty, not only from Romania, but from a vast region of the Eastern European also
1923
Since 1921 all courses of the Faculty of Law were held in Romanian language as in 1923, by the foundation of two Theological Academies, the academic life of Oradea received new dimensions.
1934
The Law Academy of Oradea, together with the two theological academies, was to make another step forward by integrating a faculty of letters, thus achieving the old desideratum of creating a University of Crisana in Oradea. But in 1934, under inauspicious circumstances and after 150 years of longstanding activity, the Law Faculty – the academic nucleus of Oradea – is transferred to Cluj.
1 October 1963
After nearly three decades of no activity of the Academy of Law from Oradea, on 1 October 1963, by an order of the Ministry of Education, a 3-year Pedagogical Institute is established in Oradea, meant to fill the shortage of teaching staff in general education education. The new academic institution begins its activity within two faculties: Philology and Mathematics and Physics to which the Faculty of History and Geography and Physical Education beginning with the next year. din învățământul general. Noua instituție de învățământ superior orădean își începe activitatea cu două facultăți: Filologie și Matematică-Fizică, la care, din anul următor, se adaugă Facultatea de Istorie-Geografie și cea de Educație Fizică.
May 1990
In May 1990, by a decree of the Romanian government, the Technical University was founded following some prestigious academic traditions of Oradea. Later on, the name of the university was changed in University of Oradea.
At present, the University of Oradea is an accredited public academic institution with the qualification awarded by ARACIS: HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE (GRAD RIDICAT DE ÎNCREDERE)
Within the University of Oradea there is the Department of Teaching Staff Training (DPPD) which provides the teaching training for students and ensures the improvement of the education level of the teachers completed by teachers’ degrees in a wide range of specialties.
At the same time, the attention is focused also on the continuous development of the distance learning and for this purpose there is the Department for Distance Learning and Low Frequency Education (DIDIFR). The Department of Continuing Education has also been set up at the university (D.E.P) whose fundamental objective is the development of competences and completing of the knowledge acquired in a form of initial training (bachelor, master, PhD). Training activities in the sphere of continuous vocational training include: conversion/retraining; Training courses; Postgraduate specialization courses; Postgraduate training courses; Workshops.
The didactic and research activity of the University of Oradea is carried out in a proper Academic environment corresponding to the study programs and the number of students. Continuously expanding and modernizing, the heritage provides high standards for carrying out the quality education process in line with ARACIS requirements. The University of Oradea has 15 faculties with 49 departments and 27 research centers certified institutionally. Number of study programs: 112 (7 – ID, 1 – FR), 83 masters, 12 PhD. Very important, the university has the University Publishing House of Oradea and two printing houses of its own.
The material basis of the university for the educational-research and research process consists of:
The University campus (Campus I, II, III), with a total area of 181,582 sqm, is among the most appropriate in Romania, according to European practices. This aspect is also given by the successful combination of buildings architecture and the small dendrological park with many species, some of which are true rarity. University students benefit from grouped functionality: canteen, accommodation, library, medical office, dental practice, sports base and also outdoor recreational space that offers a pleasant ambience.
