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)

University Vision Statement

The mission of the  University of Oradea  is to provide education and research at a high quality standard in a national and international context of social, professional and, last but not least, intellectual development of the individual, and also to contribute to social, economic and cultural center of the city of Oradea. These missions are achieved through objectives such as: attracting students from around the world, positioning the university among the best educational institutions in the country and in Europe and transmitting to a wider community the significance and importance of academic education and scientific research in general and the one held at this university, in particular. The University of Oradea has concluded international relations with 352 institutions from 39 countries.

The training and academic education offered to students takes place in 15 faculties, where, through a wide range of undergraduate, master's, doctoral and postgraduate courses, a complete training package in higher education is offered. In the faculties, the instructive-educational activity is accompanied and enriched by the scientific research. Along with professional performance and moral behavior, scientific research becomes the priority criterion for academic evaluation of higher education staff.

University History

In 1780, an "higher institution for philosophical education" was founded in Oradea, transformed in 1788 into a Faculty of Law, the oldest faculty, not only in present-day Romania, but in a vast region of eastern Europe.

Starting with 1921, all the courses of the Faculty of Law were held in Romanian, so that in 1923, by founding two Theological Academies, the university life of Oradea would receive new dimensions.

The Law Academy of Oradea, together with the two Theological Academies, had to take another step, by integrating a Faculty of Letters, to fulfill an older desideratum of forming a university of Crişana in Oradea, only in 1934, in circumstances that are quickly overlooked, the university nucleus in Oradea falls apart, and the Faculty of Law, after a century and a half of uninterrupted activity, is abolished and transferred to Cluj.

After almost three decades from the interruption of the activity of the Law Academy of Oradea, on October 1, 1963, by an Order of the Ministry of Education, a 3-year Pedagogical Institute is established in Oradea, meant to meet the shortage of teachers in general education. . The new higher education institution from Oradea starts its activity with two faculties: philology and mathematics-physics, to which from the following year the Faculty of History-Geography and the Faculty of Physical Education are added.

In May 1990, by a decree of the Romanian government, the Technical University was established, then called the University of Oradea, on the strong foundation of some prestigious Oradea university traditions.

Medical Adventure School on Holidays (MASH) is an annual summer training camping for medical students that started in 2001. It offers first aid courses, training for rescues in special situations, as well as various competitions and team tasks, to medical students from all over Europe.

MASH is organised by S.A.R.T.I.S.S. and the Association of Medical Students of the University of Oradea. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, Salvamont Rescue Team, the Romanian Red Cross and S.M.U.R.D. of Bihor County are some of the co-organizers.

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.