The Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău (
Romanian: Universitatea „Vasile Alecsandri” din Bacău) is a public
university in
Romania, located in
Bacău. Named in honor of the poet
Vasile Alecsandri, it was founded in 1990.
History
The first higher education school in Bacău was founded in 1961 as the Pedagogical Institute of Bacău.[2] In 1984 it was transformed into the Sub-Engineering Institute, subordinated to the Technical University of
Iași. In 1990, the institution became a university.
Timeline
1961: the Pedagogical Institute of Bacău is founded (three faculties: Humanities, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences)
1964: the Faculties of History and Geography, and Physical Education are added
1976: renamed as the Institute of Higher Education of Bacău
1985: Inorganic Chemistry Technology study programme is introduced
1986: Power Engineering study programme is introduced
1990: renamed as the University of Bacău (two faculties: Engineering, and Letters and Sciences)
1996: the Department of Physical Education and Sports (part of the Faculty of Letters and Sciences) is transformed into the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports
2002: the Faculty of Letters and Sciences is split into two faculties (Letters, and Sciences)
2004: the Department of Economic Sciences (part of the Faculty of Sciences) is transformed into the Faculty of Economic Sciences
2009: renamed as the Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău