University of Craiova
Universitatea din Craiova | |
Seal of the University of Craiova | |
Other name | UCV |
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| Motto | Vita sine litteris mors est |
Motto in English | Life without literature is death |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1947 – establishment 1965 – university status |
Academic affiliations | EUA |
| Budget | € 15.98 million (2013) |
| Rector | Cezar Ionuț Spînu |
Academic staff | 2,000 |
| Students | 20,088 (2014) |
| Address | 13 Al. I. Cuza Str., 200585 Craiova , , Romania 44°19′09″N 23°48′03″E / 44.31917°N 23.80083°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Yellow and white |
| Website | www |
| University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 211-220 (2022) |
The University of Craiova (Romanian: Universitatea din Craiova) is a public university located in Craiova, Romania. It was founded in 1947, initially with four institutes, in the Palace of Justice of Craiova. It is the largest university in the historical Oltenia province of Romania. It was the last university established in the Kingdom of Romania. It was the fifth university in Romania officially approved by the Ministerial Council of the Socialist Republic of Romania in 1965, with seven faculties: Mathematics, Philology, Electrotechnics, Agriculture, Horticulture, Chemistry and Economics. The university is a member of the European University Association. It currently includes a total of 16 faculties and two colleges for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Professor Cezar Ionuț Spînu has been the university's 13th Rector since 2016. The university is governed by a seven-member Vice-Rector Board.
The university is internationally known for its football club CS Universitatea Craiova.