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Iași University

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași
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Former names
University of Iași
Mihăileană University
Cuza Vodă University
Motto Per libertatem ad veritatem (Latin)
Motto in English
Through freedom to truth
Type Public
Established 1860 (1860)
Rector Tudorel Toader
Academic staff
1,723
Students 25,724 (2013-2014)
Undergraduates 18,594
Postgraduates 7,200
Location Iași, Romania
Campus Urban
Colors Yellow White and Sky Blue             
Affiliations Universitaria Consortium
Coimbra Group
Utrecht Network
EUA
IAU
AUF
RUFAC
Website www.uaic.ro
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The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (Romanian: Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”; acronym: UAIC) is a public university located in Iași, Romania. Founded one year after the establishment of the Romanian state, by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former Academia Mihăileană was converted to a university, the University of Iași, as it was named at first, is the oldest university of Romania, and one of its advanced research and education institutions. It is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium (the group of elite Romanian universities).

The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University offers study programmes in Romanian, English, and French. Its coat of arms with the Y shaped heraldic pall symbolizes the three initiatives which led to the foundation of the University: the Trei Ierarhi Collegium, the Academia Mihăileană, the University of Iași. The central element is the Bible, the classic emblem of higher education. The three shiny stars stand for the three faculties of the University at its foundation moment, Philosophy, Law and Theology, on blue and argent background, the same colors used on the Cuza family shield.

In 2008, for the third year in a row, the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University was placed first in the national research ranking compiled on the basis of Shanghai criteria. In the 2012 QS World University Rankings, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University was included in the Top 700 universities of the world, on the position 601+ , together with three other Romanian universities.

The University is a member of some of the most important university networks and associations: the Coimbra Group (CG), Utrecht Network, European University Association (EUA), International Association of Universities (IAU), University Agency of Francophony (AUF), and the Network of Francophone Universities (RUFAC).


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