International students willing to study in Romania can apply either to the Ministry of Education or to the chosen Romanian university, in order to receive the Letter of Acceptance. The following application papers are requested:
The application forms are available at the International Relations Offices of the Ministry of Education and Research - phone (4021); 3131013; 3157430; – fax (4021) 3126614 (address 28-30 Berthelot street) or of the Romanian universities, or at the Romanian Embassies abroad. The application papers, only in copy, have to be mailed to the Ministry of Education and Research or to the chosen university, in order to receive the Letter of acceptance.
The Ministry of Education and Research may issue the Letter of Acceptance in at least 2 months from the date of receiving the complete files. The official documents have to be submitted personally, in original, when applying in Romania.
Deadline: The application file must be sent to Romania by 1st of September (for undergraduate and graduate studies, for PhD applicants).
Admission to higher education institutions is based on the selection of application files. In order to apply architecture, arts, and sports, international students are required to present their portfolio.
In order for the student to choose his major, please check our website /admission/bachelor-degrees.php.
Usually, international students learn Romanian during the preparatory year. The candidates who speak Romanian can skip the preparatory year after having passed a test of Romanian language. The candidates who can formally prove that they have studied in Romanian for at least four years consecutively do not need to pass the Romanian language test or to attend the preparatory year.
The student enrolls to Ovidius University with all the documents: Letter of acceptance, Certified copy of the Baccalaureate Diploma, Academic record translated into Romanian, English, French or German, Certified copy of the Birth Certificate, Copy of the passport, Medical certificate.
Courses start 1st October.
International students have to take charge of accommodation arrangement.
They may apply for a room in one of the university hostels but fees free students have priority.
The fees for one year of study include the assessed practical experience stipulated in the curricula and the medical assistance, in the same conditions offered to the Romanian students.
The fee is payable Romanian currency (Lei) and varies between 2000 – 5500 lei for bachelor studies, between 2000-3300 lei for master studies and between 2000-4500 lei for PhD studies.