General information
Hello. If you have reached this page, it means you are about to embark on the most extraordinary journey: learning Romanian language and exploring the richness of the Romanian culture and civilization. You will experience an intensive 2-semester program, full of fun and challenges where you will meet interesting people from all over the world and you can delve into the culture with the support of fantastic and helpful teachers.
The Romanian language course intends to get foreign students acquainted with various elements of specialized language, depending on the profile chosen in Romanian (technical, economics, philological, judicial, medical terms), and getting them used to the correct use of certain structures specific to specialized language, increasing linguistic competence and performance by imposing the learning of specialized terms.
The admission process for citizens from non-EU countries is performed according to the UPB Methodology for accepting to studies and schooling foreign citizens from non-EU states, that are not part of the European Economic Space and from the Helvetic Confederation.
Admission procedures
February 1, 2023 – August 1, 2023
You can apply online at: https://apply.upb.ro
The Preparatory Year – Romanian Language Course is mandatory for those students who wish to pursue their studies in Romanian language and do not have a valid language certificate. During this one-year, full-time academic program, the international students will acquire the necessary skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking in Romanian for academic purposes, but also specific knowledge correlated with future training profile.
The curriculum for the preparatory year implies studying the following mandatory subjects over two semesters.
First semester:
- Romanian language, levels A1-A2;
- Romanian culture and civilization.
Second semester:
- Romanian language, level B1 (introduction to specialized language)
After passing the exams in all studied disciplines, at the end of the preparatory year you will receive a graduation certificate, necessary to apply for undergraduate/Bachelor and postgraduate/Master studies in Romania.
For tuition fees please access ANNEX IV of the Methodology
You can apply online at: https://apply.upb.ro
UPB evaluates the files, in accordance with the legal regulations in force, and sends them to the Directorate-General for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE) of the Ministry of Education for the issuance of Letter of Acceptance.
The Ministry of Education sends the Letters of acceptance to studies to UPB and to the diplomatic missions, both in electronic format and hard-copy.
Incomplete files will not be processed and are declared rejected. The candidates can resubmit the file and the process is resumed.
- Application form;
- Consent for processing personal data;
- Statement of documents authenticity;
- Statement regarding engagement for payment of study tax;
- Birth certificate – certified and translated copy;
- Document which attests current residence;
- Passport (first 3 pages);
- A certified and translated copy of the High school diploma or its equivalent, authenticated by the proper authorities of the country of issue. For UPB study programmes, it is mandatory to study a minimum of 2 specialized subjects (mathematics, computer science, statistics, physics, chemistry, economics or technology);
- Certified and translated copy of the certificate attesting to the promotion of the High school exam (for the graduates of the current year);
- Transcript of records - certified and translated copy, related to the completed studies;
- Graduation certificate received after the year of Romanian language (this applies to the students who want to follow the programmes taught exclusively in Romanian);
- Certificate of foreign languages (this applies to the students who want to follow the programmes taught in a foreign language English/French/German);
- Medical certificate (in a foreign language) certifying that the candidate does not suffer from any contagious diseases or other afflictions incompatible with their future profession. The health certificate must comprise information that shows the current health condition and personal antecedents as to chronical diseases and SARS-COV2.
Documents can be translated into one of the foreign languages: English/French/Romanian.
When coming for enrollment, the candidates will present their study documents at the faculty, in original, along with the necessary translations (if the case).
