Transilvania University of Brașov

Transilvania University of Brașov
Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov
MottoLearn to be central!
TypePublic
Established1948/1971
Budget€67,377,017
RectorIoan Vasile Abrudan
Academic staff
710 full-time teaching staff and 57 researchers (7 full-time and 50 short-term)
Administrative staff
344
Total staff
1352
Students20,885
Undergraduates17,200
Postgraduates3,218
540
Location,
45°38′43″N 25°35′21″E
CampusUrban
Websitewww.unitbv.ro
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia156 (2022)

Transilvania University of Brașov (Romanian: Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov; UNITBV, also stylised UniTBv) is a higher education and research institution in Brașov, Romania which comprises 18 faculties, with a number of over 20,880 students and over 700 teaching staff members. Currently, Transilvania University of Brașov is the largest university in the centre of the country, a university that offers programmes in fields such as: mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, computers, construction, forestry, wood engineering, product design, nutrition and tourism, computer science, mathematics, economics, medicine, pedagogy, music, literature and linguistics, law, sociology and social work, psychology. There are 98 undergraduate programmes in the University: 81 full-time study programmes, 17 part-time study and distance learning programmes, 66 master's degree study programmes (63 full-time and 3 part-time) and 22 doctoral fields (full-time and part-time).

The involvement of Transilvania University of Brasov in the European University Alliance UNITA and the launch in November 2023 of a 14 million euro project, funded by the European Commission, marks an important step in the integration of the institution in the European academic space. This project facilitates the participation of students and teaching staff in academic mobility, joint study and research programs and international collaborations. The European funding also contributes to the improvement of the educational infrastructure and resources, with a positive impact on the quality of teaching and research at the university.