University Babes-Bolyai

Institution Info

The development to the Cluj University can be illustrated by a few synthetic data of its evolution taking into account the years 1938, 1970, 1989, 1992, and 1999.
In 1938, the Cluj University had 3094 students in four faculties, trained by 115 members of the academic staff (4 honorary professors, 84 full-time professors, 29 associated professors, senior lecturers, assistants) and 245 lecturers, and teaching assistants. Up to that point, the Central University Library, Academic College, the University Office, the Publishing Office, the University extension, the Institute for Experimental Psychology, the Sports Park and other units had been organised.

In 1971, Babes-Bolyai University reached the maximum figure of its post-war development, having 14438 students in 8 faculties, taking 36 specialisations under the guidance of 648 members of the academic staff. Meanwhile, the university built the dormitories in the Hasdeu Complex. After 1971, as a result of the erroneous university policy of the Ceausescu regime, Babes-Bolyai University was dramatically reduced. In 1989 the number of students in our university dropped to 5940 taking courses in 7 faculties with 19 specialisations under the supervision of 626 academic staff members.

In 1992, Babes-Bolyai University recreated the structure of specialisations it had during its peak previous development. The number of students reached 12247, studying in 11 faculties and 55 specialisations, being assisted by 826 academic staff members.

Since 1993, the most comprehensive and the strongest development in the history of the Cluj University was recorded. Our university is now the most diversified (in terms of specialisations) and the most complex higher education institution in Romania. In 1996 the building of the new campus started, and in 199 the building of the new complex of student dorms of our university was begun. In 2004 Babes-Bolyai University reached the greatest development in its entire history.

The above-mentioned development has gone through many crucially important decisions and radically new initiatives regarding the organisation of studies, the development of scientific research, the extension of the community services offered, the modernising of the infrastructure, the creation of the modern communication network, the involvement of Babes-Bolyai University in the democratisation and the transition of Romania. The decisions of transforming Babes-Bolyai University in a prestigious university of Central and Eastern Europe (1994), of intellectual, civic, and moral committment to the democratisation of Romania and Euro-Atlantic integration (1993), of massively expanding the infrastructure investments (1996), of reorganisation according of a multilingual and multicultural profile (1995), of transforming it into a relevant institution of the international system of universities (2000), of confronting the conditions of globalisation with new initiatives (2003) have been among the crucially important decisions for the current profiling of Babes-Bolyai University.