Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest International Student Guidebook Table of Contents Romania 3 .............................................................................................. Introduction 3 ......................................................................................... History 3 ................................................................................................. Culture 5 ................................................................................................. Nature 7 ................................................................................................. Education system 9 ................................................................................ Bucharest 11 ........................................................................................... Introduction 11 ......................................................................................... Culture 11 ............................................................................................... Parks 13 .................................................................................................. Religious centers 13 ................................................................................. Embassies and consulates 14 ................................................................... Climate 14 ................................................................................................ How to reach Bucharest 14 ....................................................................... How to reach UTCB 14 ............................................................................. Academics and Registration 15 ................................................................. Education at UTCB 15 ............................................................................... Bachelor degrees 16 ................................................................................. Master degrees 17 .................................................................................... Doctoral studies 17 ................................................................................... Accreditations 19 0 1 Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest International Student Guidebook ..................................................................................... Accommodation 28 Affiliations/Memberships .................................................................................. 19 .................................................................... The Orientation Week 28 Grading Scale and Credit System (ECTS) ........................................................................... 19 .............................................. Romanian grading scale vs. ECTS grading scale 28 Romanian language course .................................... 20 .................................................................. Transcript of records 29 Categories of international students ........................................................................... 20 ..................................................... Academic Calendar 30 Tuition .............................................................................. 20 fees......................................................................................... National holidays in the academic year 2017-2018 31 Registration fee ................................ 21 ................................................................................... Medical and Health Services 31 Credit's value ................................................................. 21 ....................................................................................... UTCB health services 31 Fee for equivalence of previous undergraduate studies ........................................................................... 21 .......................... Medical emergency 31 Rules, methods of payment and deadlines .............................................................................. 22 ............................................. Hospitals and drugstores 31 Admission and registration ..................................................................... 22 ................................................................... Housing and Accommodations 33 Language requirements ............................................................. 23 ........................................................................ UTCB residential facilities 33 Student card .................................................................... 23 ........................................................................................ Living on Campus 35 Immigration regulations ................................................................................. 24 ....................................................................... Banks 36 EU students .................................................................................................. 24 ......................................................................................... Post office 36 Non-EU students ........................................................................................... 24 .................................................................................. Student Associations 36 Working permit ........................................................................... 26 .................................................................................... Living off Campus 38 Erasmus+ Mobility ................................................................................ 27 ................................................................................ Shopping 38 How to apply ............................................................................................. 27 ........................................................................................ Mobile phone networks 39 Deadlines of application ........................................................................ 27 ....................................................................... Transport and travelling 39 Health insurance ........................................................................ 27 .................................................................................. Leisure 41 ................................................................................................ Visa and residence permit Safety & emergency 28 42 .................................................................... .............................................................................. 2 3 Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest International Student Guidebook Autentification 43 ..................................................................................... Romania Maps 44 ................................................................................................... Introduction Located in south-eastern Europe, Romania has borders with Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and the Black Sea. A stable population of about 19 million inhabitants (48.7% men and 51.3% women) is spread over a territorial area of 237 500 km², about half of them in urban areas. Romanians are the majority (88.6%), followed by Hungarians (6.5%), Roma (3.2%), Ukrainians, Germans, Turks, Russians, etc. The official language is Romanian, a Latin/Romanic language. Romania, the eastern Latin country of Europe, with historical influences from the great empires, the most francophone country (except those where French is native), with its traditions and culture, with its impressive heritage and spectacular nature, welcomes you! History In the Antiquity the current territory of Romania was inhabited by the Dacian civilization which confronted at the beginning of our era with the Roman Empire and was eventually conquered in the second century. The "Dark Ages", so called by historians because of the lack of historical sources between the third and the thirteenth centuries, were marked by the Christianization and by the invasions and installation of the Slavs and Magyars among the proto- Romanians. From the fourteenth century to the mid nineteenth century, the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia were vassals of the Turks and obtained their independence in 1878. Transylvania was a principality vassal of Hungary, later of the Ottoman Empire and of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the Crimean War, Romanian politicians decided, with the help of France, to found in 1859 "Little Romania" by the union between Moldavia and Wallachia. However, the new country was dependent of the Ottoman Empire. Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was called to reign Romania in 1866 and later became the first King of Romania, in 1881. After the Russo-Turkish war, in 1878, Romania gains its full independence from the Ottoman Empire. On the 1st of December1918, Transylvania, Bukovina, Bessarabia (territories under the influence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia, populated by Romanians) proclaim their independence and their union with Romania, under King Ferdinand, who had fought alongside the Allies in the First World War. Due to this event, the 1st of December became nowadays the National Day of Romania. 4 5 Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest International Student Guidebook During the Second World War, Romania was allied with Germany against Stalin who had occupied the eastern Moldova in 1940. Culture However, in 1944, King Michael I Romanians contributed to world’s culture by a

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