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The "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
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| Rector | Marius Traian Bojita, Prof. Dr. |
| Address | 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Str. Emil Isac No. 13, Romania |
| Tel. No. | +40 64 195524/ 195516/ 197256 – extension 47 |
| Fax No. | +40 64 197257/ 196585 |
| E-mail address | dri@umfcluj.ro |
| Website address | http://www.umfcluj.ro |
| Faculties & Colleges |
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| Type of course | Full time and Part-time |
| Length of course |
University Degree -the Faculty of Medicine - 6 years of study -the Faculty of Dentistry - 6 years of study -the Faculty of Pharmacy - 5 years of study College Degree the College of Radiology, Medical Imaging, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine – 3 years the College of Dental Techniques – 3 years the College of Clinical Laboratory techniques – 3 years the Nursing School – 3 years the College of Pharmaceutical Laboratory Techniques – 3 years Postgraduate Programmes: Residency: 2 to 7 years, depending on the specialty. Competency courses: 6 months to 1 year, depending on the competence required. Postgraduate training courses: between 1 and 6 weeks. Master’s degree: 1 Ph.D Degree: with attendance (4 year duration) and without attendance (6 year duration). |
| Date of commencement | 1st October |
| Class size | varies, according to faculty / college chosen. Between: 6-15 |
| Accommodation | Available, but foreign students prefer rented accommodation. |
| Fees |
National students: no tax for the moment, but this regulation might change. Overseas students: 360 USD a month, 10 months a year |
| Financial assistance |
National students: yes Overseas students: usually no, but the Romanian Ministry of National Education may give grants, especially for students coming from countries that have signed bilateral agreements with Romania. |
| Admission requirements |
Undergraduate: a standard application form; a photocopy or a legalised copy of their certificate of study; a legalised copy of their birth certificate; a medical certificate, issued by an appropriate medical authority confirming the ability to study abroad; two photographs 3/4 cm; an international standard English test (for entrance to the English Section) Postgraduate: - a university degree, for doctoral studies, in addition to their degree, they should have: recommendations from recognized scientific personalities; a list of their published scientific papers; an individual scientific activity project. IMPORTANT: originals and translations of all documents in English/French, legalised by the Romanian Embassy in their country of origin Language fluency required Romanian is required for all faculties or colleges of our University. Applicants must prove their proficiency in Romanian by participating at a test orgsnised by the Ministry of National Education. An option would be to register for the preparatory year organised in Cluj by Babes-Bolyai University, for foreign students that intend to study in Romania / Cluj. Length of the course: one academic year. Our University has a department specifically for foreign students where the full undergraduate course is taught solely in English. Students applying at this department should have passed an international standard English test. |
| Student profile |
Ratio of overseas / national Undergraduate: overseas 579 / national 2889 M 346 M 774 F 233 F 2115 Postgraduate: residency - overseas 40 / national 1424 masters degree: 11 all national (7 M / 4 F) Only Romanian students are registered for the other postgraduate programs Age range: Undergraduate: 18 – 30 Postgraduate: from 24 onwards |
| Contact for application |
Monica Oprea Admissions Office - Foreign Students dri@umfcluj.ro |
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THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE Degree: Medical Doctor (M.D.) Dean: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petru Adrian MIRCEA The faculty has a strong strategy of development, ensuring a modern, high quality medical education system in accordance with international standards. As a result of these high education standards and our strict evaluation criteria, the overall results of the latest residency contests has placed our graduates in primary positions at national level. 2564 students are enrolled, studying under the supervision of 490 academics from 67 chairs. FACULTY OF DENTISTRY Degree: Medical Doctor (M.D.) Dean: Prof. Dr. Dorm Borzea The priorities of the Faculty place considerable emphasis on the development of multidisciplinary skills: observation, practicals, clinical, communication, computer, team work and management skills New study disciplines have been introduced, such as: occlusology, implantology, oral pathology and dental community medicine, in accordance with international higher education criteria. At present, 608 students attend the courses of this Faculty, working under the supervision of 52 academics from 6 chairs. FACULTY OF PHARMACY Degree: Pharmacist Dean: Prof. Dr. Cornelia Tarmure The Faculty of Pharmacy has a complex structure including teaching staff and laboratories for all fundamental and specialty study disciplines. After 1989, New targets were initiated: the computerization of the education process, restructuring of the curricula according to contemporary European standards by adopting the transferable credit system as a basis for international mobility grants and prizes for students. 503 students are enrolled, studying under the supervision of 48 academics from 21 chairs. THE COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, MEDICAL IMAGING, NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND RADIOTHERAPY Degree: Radiology Technician Director: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silviu Sfrangeu The College was created in 1995, through the initiative of the Department of Radiology and Imaging, accepting 25 students annually. The College trains medical staff essential for the highest level of diagnostic medicine using sophisticated imaging technology and radiotherapy techniques. 75 students are enrolled, studying under the supervision of 30 academics from 11 chairs. THE COLLEGE OF NURSING Degree: to be precised by the Ministry of National Education Director: to be precised The College was created this year, therefore, we only have 15 students enrolled in the 1st year. The College is supervised by the Faculty of Medicine - initiator of this program, as a response to national priorities. 20 academics from 26 chairs are responsible for the teaching process. THE COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TECHNIQUES FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIES Degree: to be precised by the Ministry of National Education Director: Prof. Dr. Gheorghe Jebeleanu The College was created this year, therefore, we only have 15 students enrolled in the 1St year The College is supervised by the Faculty of Medicine - initiator of this program, as a response to national priorities. 20 academics from 19 chairs are responsible for the teaching process. THE COLLEGE OF TECHNIQUES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL LABORATORIES Degree: to be precised by the Ministry of National Education Director: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Valentin Zaharia The College was created this year, therefore, we only have 15 students enrolled in the 1st year. The College is supervised by the Faculty of Pharmacy - initiator of this program, as a response to national priorities. 12 academics from 12 chairs are responsible for the teaching process. THE COLLEGE OF DENTAL TECHNICIANS Degree: Dentist Director: Jr. Lect. Dr. AIm Serbanescu Created in 1993, the College is supervised by the Faculty of Stomatology - initiator of this program, as a response to national priorities. 84 students are enrolled for studies working under the supervision of 35 academics from 6 chairs. MASTER'S DEGREE Degree: Master's in Medical Informatics Director: Prof. Dr. Stefan Tigan The master's degree in medical informatics is intended to be a 1 year program of theoretical and practical training, in order to prepare specialists with interdisciplinary skills (medicine, informatics, epidemiology and biostatistics), necessary for the achievement of the health system reform in Romania. 11 students are currently enrolled. DOCTORAL DEGREE Director: Prof. Dr. Mircea Grigorescu – Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs The doctoral degree is organized in two ways: with attendance (4 year) and without attendance (6 year). At the end of the doctoral program, after oral presentation of the doctorate thesis and the confirmation of the scientific title awarded, the degree of "Doctor in Medicine" or "Doctor in Pharmacy" is given. In our University there are 56 scientific directors in 36 specialties (30 in medicine and 6 in pharmacy). This training curriculum is being undertaken by over 570 doctors from Romania and abroad. Welcome to our University! Founded in 1872, the Faculty of Medicine was part of the Franz-Joseph University. In 1919, Iuliu Hat,ieganu was named Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. The Faculty continued to develop its curriculum and increase the number of its disciplines, so that in 1948 the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy was created, with the faculties of General Medicine, Hygiene, Pediatrics, Dentistry and Pharmacy. In the academic year 1990, the Institute became the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, with the following faculties: Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, and in 1993 the University was designated as the "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, after its first Romanian Professor of Clinical Medicine, who also was the first Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. In 1996, the University participated in a contest organized by PHARE for the selection of primary level university institutions (LOIs), and was the only Medical University in Romania designated a primary level university. The University has both Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate programmes (PG). In addition we have opened a new department specifically for foreign students where the full undergraduate course is taught solely in English. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Courses take place according to subject syllabi and curricula. In order to ensure the optimum participation of students in practical education, they are divided into study groups of 7-12 students, each group being supervised by an assistant lecturer. The students who have special aptitudes for research are integrated into scientific research student circles where, under the direct guidance of the teaching staff they carry out their activity in the research laboratories of the university, with access to top performance technology. The results of their activity can be communicated and published in scientific meetings, symposiums, specialty reviews and/or used for their graduation papers. The courses end with The License examination consisting of four tests: two theoretical tests, one practical test and the presentation of the diploma paper (paper elaborated during the final year of study under the scientific direction of the teaching staff). POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION Residency Residency is the standard form of postgraduate training in order to become a specialist doctor. The duration of residency studies is 2 to 7 years, depending on the specialty. All curricula have been adapted in accordance with the requirements of Higher Education Reform in Romania and its integration with the standards of Western European universities and also in order to create the possibility of applying for training abroad. Over 1452 residents attend this form of postgraduate training. Competency courses These are designed as short specialization programs in a more restricted branch derived from a basic specialty or as programs for acquiring medical equipment techniques, which confer the right and accreditation to practice the acquired knowledge. In order to obtain these, specialists attend a program of courses and practical training with a duration of 6 months to 1 year, depending on the competence required. Postgraduate training courses The duration of these courses is short, between 1 and 6 weeks. Their subjects and bibliography include various fields, as well as the latest results of medical scientific research which are transmitted both as theoretical information and practical applications, using the top level medical equipment of the university. Research is an essential element in our work. Subject fields range from anatomy, physiology, morphopathology, clinical fields, respectively - internal medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology and surgical specialties. In the latter years, exceptional performances in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, pediatrics, oncology, medical imaging and anesthesia and intensive care have also been demonstrated. Other field with important results in research are: odontology-parodontology, dental prosthetics, medical biochemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutical technology, analytic chemistry, physical chemistry of drugs and biopharmacy, drug control. As a student, you will benefit from the latest information in these fields. You will have the possibility to interact with research and be involved in research projects. Support for research come from a large variety of sources, ranging from government, international programmes, industry. The Library The "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy is served by the "Valeriu Bologa", Central University Library whose stock of over 500,000 medical and pharmaceutical textbooks can be consulted in the reading rooms or borrowed as short and long term loans. The library also possesses a rich collection of monographs and treatises, with subscriptions to over 160 international periodicals. At present, the collection of foreign publications has significantly increased due to higher recurrent budgets, but also with the support of international institutions and organizations, such as the University of Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone Publishers, Edinburgh, the Cultural Alliance France - Romania, the Faculty of Medicine of Tours, the British Council, Bucharest, World Vision International Organization and the Foundation for an Open Society. The library also provides access to electronic databases such as MEDLINE on CD-ROM plus free INTERNET access and e-mail services to university patrons. A local computerised database ensures access to the complete library stock. In addition to the Central Library, there are two main faculty libraries (Dentistry and Pharmacy) plus 40 other libraries at hospitals and departments, as well as at student hostels. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS We understand very well the importance of internationalization of Higher Education, and therefore, our University has developed over the years an extensive international cooperation through existing European and International Programs: Tempus, Erasmus, Socrates and Phare, by initiating regional or European mutual research projects, and by introducing the transferable credit system to facilitate student mobility. Our University is affiliated to important university associations: CRE, IAU (International Association of Universities), AUPELF-UREF (Agence Francophone pour l'Enseignement Supérieur et la Recherche), CIDMEF (Conférence Internationale des Doyens de Médecine d'Expression Française) and the European Association of Pharmacy Faculties, IDEN (International Distance Education Network). A series of agreements/ conventions have been concluded with the Catholic University from Louvain la Neuve, the University of Medicine - Budapest, the University of Medicine - Debrecen, the Faculty of Medicine - Szeged, Hungary, the Faculty of Medicine -Catania, Italy, Allegheny General Hospital - Pittsburgh, USA, and the Faculty of Medicine of Ljubliana. Members from the teaching staff have benefited from DAAD, KAAD and Humboldt scholarships, obtaining Visiting Professor titles in different universities. Open and Distance Learning is also one of our top priorities, as we understand and wish to promote its major importance in the future of Higher Education. In this respect, we have started ODL training programmes with national and international partners. The Center of Training in Ultrasonography (affiliated to the Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute - Philadelphia/SUA), is part of this programme. The centre aims towards the development of medical education by distance learning through the Internet and the development of Continuing Medical Education programs. The center is a partner of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, the U.S., and recognised by it. We work with the best world specialist in the field and with the huge database T.J. University already has. Halls of residence: The University has 9 halls of residence where approximately 2,700 students are lodged. Over 40% of the University students benefit from board and lodging grants given according to the grant system validated by the University Senate. These bursaries are awarded to exceptionally gifted students, students with the highest grade in the entrance examinations and also given for specific studies and those who require social assistance. Canteen: The University canteen is situated within close proximity of the university campus, offering diversified menus and accommodating 150 students at any one time Sports facilities: The University Sports Club, founded in 1966, has a sports area , where the students can practice sports such as basketball, volleyball, football, aerobics, target shooting, tennis, etc. Students’ clubs: At the Students' Cultural Club, students can participate in the drama circle, the choir, dancing, pop music bands etc., which not only enrich the spiritual life of the students but also provides free-time leisure activities. Living in Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca, the ancient cradle of Romanian culture and civilization, is situated in the heart of the historical province of Transylvania (the country beyond the woods), in the North-West of the country. It is the centre of the Cluj region, with a favorable strategic position, at the confluence of national and international communication channels. As the principal town of the district, it is one of the most important university, cultural and industrial centres of Romania, with a population of more than 400,000 inhabitants and about 40,000 students. Climate: Temperate-continental. Places of interest: The National Theatre and the Romanian Opera, the Hungarian Theatre and Opera, the Philharmonic Orchestra, The Students' House of Culture, the National Art Museum, the Historical Museum of Transylvania, the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania, the "Emil Isac" Museum, the Natural History Museum, the "Lucian Blaga" University Library, the "Octavian Goga" Public Library, the Academy Library, the University Staff Club, etc. Leisure: The Central Park, the "Iuliu Hatieganu" Sports Park, the "Horia Demian" Sports Hall, the Football Stadium, the Hoia Country Park, Faget forests and the renowned Botanical Garden. Cluj-Napoca has many pubs, restaurants, cafes, night-clubs, all very attractive to students. Coming to Cluj: By plane, as Cluj has an airport or by train from Bucharest. |
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