Admission of foreign citizens
Admission of foreign citizens to study at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University is carried out in accordance with the Methodology.
- EU citizens and Romanian citizens who studied abroad may be admitted under the same conditions as Romanian citizens, provided that their studies abroad are recognised by the National Centre for the Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas.
- Details on the admission of foreign citizens (EU and non-EU) and of Romanian citizens who studied abroad are available here: https://international.uaic.ro/?page_id=4852
- Foreign citizens and Romanian citizens who studied abroad, registered for the admission competition or admitted to UAIC, may apply for enrolment in a higher year of study based on the recognition of partial studies completed abroad, in accordance with Ministerial Order (OMECTS) 3223 of 8 February 2012 approving the Methodology for the recognition of study periods completed abroad (see here the operational procedure for the recognition of partial study periods completed abroad).
The application is submitted to the admission committee / the university’s chief secretary, and the recognition and equivalence file contains the following documents:
- Application form – standard form – available from the faculty admission committee or the university’s chief secretary. It can also be downloaded here;
- Copy of the baccalaureate diploma obtained in Romania or, where applicable, the certificate issued by the relevant directorate of the Ministry of Education and Research recognising the higher-education entry diploma obtained abroad / the letter of acceptance to studies, together with the original diploma for certification as a “true copy”;
- Copy of the bachelor’s or master’s diploma obtained in Romania or, where applicable, the certificate issued by the relevant directorate of the Ministry of Education and Research recognising the diploma giving access to doctoral studies obtained abroad / the letter of acceptance to studies, together with the original diploma for certification as a “true copy”;
- The document, apostilled or legalised, as applicable, certifying the academic record for the completed years of study, which must include the subjects, grades, number of credits/points and number of course hours for each subject, issued by the applicant’s home higher education institution, together with a certified translation into Romanian;
- The course syllabi for the subjects studied at the applicant’s home higher education institution, where applicable, together with a certified translation into Romanian;
- Language proficiency certificate for the language of instruction and examination, where applicable;
- Copy of the birth certificate and of the identity card or passport and, where applicable, a certified translation into Romanian, together with the original birth certificate for certification as a “true copy”;
- Copy of the marriage certificate, if the name on the study documents differs from the one on the identity document, and, where applicable, a certified translation into Romanian, together with the original certificate for certification as a “true copy”;
- Sworn statement that previous studies were not interrupted as a result of expulsion for breaching the code of ethics and professional conduct of the home university.


