Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava
The Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, also known as University of Suceava, is a public university in Suceava, Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania, officially founded in 1990 and initially established in 1963 as the Institute of Pedagogy.
It was named in honour of the Moldavian monarch Stephen the Great. It awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees. The university is also open to international students from the European Union and/or outside of it. Thus, the Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava can also be regarded as an international university. However, it mostly attracts students from the high schools in Suceava and across Suceava County.
The Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava is situated on Strada Universității nr. 13 in the Areni neighbourhood from the town centre, also in the proximity of the town hall. As of 2023, it is currently ranked 16th in Romania by EduRank. According to the 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings, the Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava is currently ranked on a certain position between the places 1201–1400.
History
The first public higher education institution in Suceava was founded in 1963 as the Institute of Pedagogy. The institution had three faculties: Letters, Mathematics and Physics, and History and Geography. In 1984, it was transformed into the Sub-Engineering Institute, subordinated to the Technical University of Iași.In 1990, after officially given the university title by the Romanian government, the institution started to individualize throughout academic consolidation, didactic and scientific diversification, not least by getting better known nationally and internationally. In September 2008, the university was awarded with a High Confidence Rating by the executive bureau of ARACIS. In 2009, the Ștefan cel Mare University was ranked fourth on a list created by the Kienbaum Management Consultants firm in cooperation with Capital financial magazine about the images universities have among employers.
Timeline
- 1963–1975: Higher educational phase - Institute of Pedagogy;
- 1976–1984: Joint Institute for Higher Education, Pedagogical and Technical;
- 1984–1989: Institute of Associate Engineering ;
- * 1985: Power Engineering was introduced to train engineers ;
- * 1986: Evening courses in Automation and Computers were held for the first time.
- Post–1990: "Ștefan cel Mare" University of Suceava
- * 1990: Day courses on a five-year basis were first introduced for both specializations; Automation and Electromechanics specializations were established, Engineer degree, day courses and evening courses ; the Electrotechnics Chair was established, which represented the forerunner of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering;
- * 1991: The Faculty of Electrical Engineering was established; the Computers and Automation Chair was established; the Engineer Diploma was awarded to the first generation of graduates in Power Engineering.
Faculties
Nowadays, the Ștefan cel Mare University has the following eleven faculties:- Faculty of Economics and Public Administration;
- Faculty of Educational Sciences;
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science;
- Faculty of Food Engineering;
- Faculty of Forestry;
- Faculty of History and Geography;
- Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences;
- Faculty of Letters and Communication Sciences;
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Management;
- Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences;
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sports.