University of Iaşi

Infobox University
name = University of Iaşi


established = 1860
type = public
rector = Vasile IŞAN
faculty = 833
students = 36,441
undergrad = 31,385
postgrad = 5,056
city = Iaşi
country = Romania
website = http://www.uaic.ro/

The University of Iaşi (in full: "Alexander John Cuza University, Iaşi"; Romanian: "Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza", Iaşi") is a university in Iaşi, Romania. It was the first institution of its kind in the Danubian Principalities, opening in 1860.

The university is made up of 15 faculties (History, School of Law, School of Business and Administration, Philosophy, Letters, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, School of Pedagogy, Geography, Orthodox Theology, Catholic Theology, and Sport) with more than 35,000 students. The rector is Professor Dumitru Oprea.

The Iaşi campus is situated on Copou hill in the northern part of the city. The main building of the university was built in 1896, and was enlarged in the 1930s.

History

The university was founded by an 1860 decree of "Domnitor" Alexander John Cuza, under whom the former "Mihaileana Academy" was converted to a university.

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu had been a student at Iaşi until his expulsion in 1922. In June 1923, poor university conditions and the modification of Article 7 of the new Romanian Constitution to allow immigrants, including Jews, to gain citizenship, led to student strikes throughout Romania. The National Christian Defense League, founded by Codreanu and Professor A. C. Cuza, took over the university and flew its swastika banner over the entrance. These events were leter investigated by a committee headed by Rector Traian Bratu, Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, and Nicolae Basilescu.

Notable past and present faculty

* Petre Andrei
* Vasile Arvinte
* Viorel Barbu
* Simion Bărnuţiu
* Odette Blumenfeld
* Traian Bratu
* Dimitrie Brândză
* Ioan Cantacuzino
* A. C. Cuza
* Nicolae Daşcovici
* Emil Dumea
* Alexandru Gafton
* Tahsin Gemil
* Dimitrie Gusti
* Dragomir Hurmuzescu
* Iorgu Iordan
* Nicolae Iorga
* Gheorghe Ivănescu
* Titu Maiorescu
* Grigore Moisil
* Dumitru Oprea
* Constantin Ion Parhon
* Ion Petrovici
* Alexandru Philippide
* Luca Piţu
* Alexandru-Florin Platon
* Dimitrie Pompeiu
* Constantin Stere
* Simion Stoilow
* Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
* Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol
* Alexandru Zub

Notable alumni

* Sorin Antohi
* Teoctist Arăpaşu
* Monica Bârlădeanu
* Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
* Gabriela Creţu
* Benjamin Fondane
* Dimitrie Gusti
* Nicolae Iorga
* Traian Lalescu
* Nicolae Malaxa
* Cristian Mungiu
* Gheorghe Nichita
* Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
* George Pruteanu
* Isaac Jacob Schoenberg
* Marin Sorescu
* Constantin Stere
* Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
* Gheorghe Vrânceanu
* Alexandru Zub

External links

* [http://www.uaic.ro "Al. I. Cuza" University of Iaşi Website]
* [http://www.romanianjewish.org/ro/carte2/mosteniri_ale_culturii_iudaice_02_05_16.html "Evreii în prima universitate din România" at the Romanian Jewish community site]
* Utrecht Network