The University of Craiova. Background
Founded in 1947, the University of Craiova ranks among the top ten universities of Romania and it is the main institution of higher education in the South-West of the country, in the historical region of Oltenia. The University has a comprehensive structure covering a wide range of academic fields of interest, research and study programs organized into twelve faculties, 41 research centers, and 10 Doctoral Schools. Its own research hub, INCESA, is currently one of the largest Romanian organizations of applied research, designed to support the regional evolution of R&D infrastructure and activities.
University of Craiova is a member of the EC-funded Across European Universities Alliance which consists of nine member institutions representing their respective regions within the European Union as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina. The members are: University of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Bialystok University of Technology (Poland), Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany), University of Craiova (Romania), University of Girona (Spain), University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia), University of Perpignan Via Domitia (France), University of Ruse (Bulgaria, University of Udine (Italy).
