University of Oradea

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The University of Oradea (UO or U of O) (Romanian: Universitatea din Oradea) is an accredited public university located in Oradea in north-western Romania. With 15 faculties, the university has a total of 123 fields of study for undergraduates and 151 post-graduate specialisation degrees. The university employs 1600 people, of which 935 are teaching personnel, and over 19,000 students (including all forms of studies).

The University of Oradea is collaborating with 214 universities, institutes and companies from 31 countries. [ citation needed ] It is integrated in the European Union 's Socrates and Erasmus programs. There are over 800 international students enrolled in various Faculties. [ citation needed ]

The University of Oradea has three lecture halls, each with 640 seats, 22 amphitheatres with a total of 1940 seats, as well as 60 lecture and seminar rooms. The facilities of the university have a 200-seat dining hall and two dormitories for boarding students. The new library is still under construction which, when completed, will be one of the largest in Romania. [ citation needed ] The university has an additional facility at Stâna de Vale, in the Apuseni mountains of Bihor county, which includes accommodations as well as educational and recreational facilities.

- Faculty of Constructions and Architecture

- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (formerly Faculty of Electrotechnics and Information Technology)

- Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport

- Faculty of Management and Technological Engineering; http://imt.uoradea.ro

- Faculty of History, Political and Communication Sciences

The Faculty of Architecture, founded in 2002, is located in Barbu Stefanescu Delavrancea 4. It has two sections, one for Romanian students and one for international students. Both sections offer students the opportunity to study Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Protection, Cadastral Survey, Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Constructions, and Architecture, in Romanian as well as in the English language.

The Dean of the Faculty of Architecture is Professor Aurora-Carmen Marcia.

The Faculty of Law, founded in 1874, is located in General Magheru 26. It has two sections, one for Romanian students and one for international students. Both sections offer the courses of Roman Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Commercial and Cambia Law, Financial Law as well as Common and Canon Law.

Since the introduction of Romania into the European Union, the Faculty of Law has modified its curriculum offering courses on European Law.

The Dean of the Faculty of Law is Professor Cristian Mihes, Ph.D.

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, which was founded in 1991, is located in Piata 1 Decembrie 10. It has two sections, one for Romanian students and one for international students. The international section, which has over 500 students from all over the world, gives foreign students the opportunity to study medicine, in courses taught entirely in the English language. The Faculty has a 6-year curriculum, which was developed in collaboration with Harvard University and several other US universities, and the languages of instruction are Romanian and English. Currently, there are six university hospitals for general and specialized care, with a total of 2,987 beds.

The Faculty of Dentistry, located in the building of Piata Creanga 2, has one of the Dentistry laboratories. A second section of the Faculty, is located in the building of Piata 1 Decembrie 10. The Faculty has a 6-year curriculum and the language of instruction is Romanian.

The Faculty of Pharmacy, which was founded in 1992, is located in Strada Castanilor 2. The Faculty has a 5-year curriculum and the language of instruction is Romanian.

The clinical courses take place in the Bihor County Hospital, the Municipality Hospital and the Pelican Hospital.

After an initiative of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Professor Dr. Gheorghe Bumbu, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea is following the educational method which was first applied by Leiden University, in which medical students are given the opportunity to present the topics of their lectures, supervised by their professors.

Medical Days of Oradea ( Romanian : Zilele Medicale Oradene ) is the annual congress organised by the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Oradea. During the Medical Days of Oradea, doctors and medical students from all over the country have the opportunity to present the outcomes of their research.

Search and Rescue is the annual conference of Emergency Medicine and Rescuing in Special Situations, organised by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, S.A.R.T.I.S.S., S.M.U.R.D. and Salvamont Rescue Team.