A guide to everything you need to

know about RAU

Exchange studies can be very challenging, so

selecting the right university is very important.

Choosing Romanian-American University in

Bucharest means getting high quality studies in an

international university, a wide range of classes

and courses in English, possibility to meet people

from various countries, living in a wonderful city,

called “Little Paris” – Bucharest, travelling around

the beautiful Romania and much more.

Every year we are delighted to host students from

Europe and all over the world and provide them

with the highest quality of education and the best

Erasmus experience.

Romanian-American University was founded in 1991 by it’s

first rector Ion Smedescu. Throughout the years RAU gradually

improved and expanded. In 2002 the University was certified

by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher

Education and received a “High Confidence” rating. It was

also listed in the “University Ranking” research made by

famous German company Kienbaum Management

Consultants in cooperation with “Capital” magazine as the

“Best University in Romania”.

University’s mission is to promote the educational values of

the American academic education given the rich traditions

of the Romanian education. RAU has partnerships with

American Universities, American professors often come to

RAU to teach. Moreover, every year International Summer

School for American and Romanian students is organized

in RAU.

Business and administration

Marketing and sales management

Economics

Information and communication technologies

Law

Tourism, catering, hotel management

Dormitory is a modern tall

building with 150 rooms. It

is connected to university,

so students don’t even

need to go outside to get

to classes. Internet

connection is available in

each room and there is a

lounge area with a TV in

each floor. There are

three and four people

rooms that cost 100

EUR/month/person and

90 EUR/month /person

respectively.

Canteen is the connection

point between the

dormitory and the

university. It serves

traditional Romanian and

international food for

affordable prices. It also

has a lounge area with

sofas and TV.

If the canteen is closed for vacation or you just want to try

something else, there are several other places near the

University to grab a bite:

The canteen of the Agronomic University – cheap traditional

Romanian food;

Restaurant “18” – serves “all you can eat plus a drink” buffet

during the happy hours (25 RON);

Restaurant “The Gate” – for pizza and pasta lovers for

“student” prices;

There is also a grocery shop “Mega Image” on the same street

as the University.

University has a reading room with English and Romanian

books related to subjects taught at RAU. There is also a

computer room where students can do online research in a

quiet environment or just use a computer if they don’t own

one.

The aula is the biggestroom in the University,used for officialceremonies, concerts,theatre plays, moviewatching and guestspeakers. It fits 450people.

The fitness centre has

modern equipment, sauna

and solarium. Ping pong,

Cangoo jumps and aerobics

are also taking place here.

RAU students get discounts.

Unlike most of the

universities, RAU has a

small chapel inside the

building which students can

visit when they need peace

and quiet. It has an altar

and a reading room painted

with beautiful frescoes, but

no ceremonies are held

here. Thus, people with any

religion are always greeted

here by a priest that also

speaks English.

Medical office;

Bank;

RAU bookstore;

Snack bars;

Every semester RAU

organizes around 10

intensive courses taught by

foreign professors. These

courses last 1-2 weeks for a

few hours every day. In the

end students are awarded

with the certificate of

completion and 2-5 ECTS

credits.

Every year RAU organizessummer schools on differentsubjects where RAUstudents are joined by agroup of foreign students.Summer schools take placein RAU or other universitiesor even countries.

This center organizes conferences,

debates, seminars and summer

schools with guest speakers that

represent well known companies or

universities in the world.

It is an independent training facility

where a courses of IATA/UFTAA

Foundation & EBT are taught.

They are designed for the next

generation of specialists in travel,

tourism and aviation industries.

It is a place where visitors can get familiar with specific

Japanese elements – both traditional and pop-culture. The

objects in this library (books, CDs, etc.) were donated.

Everyone is welcome to contribute to the collection of items

as well.

It was opened in 2008 by the RAU and Microsoft Corporation. In

this center the academic teaching is balanced with the demands

of labour market concerning the IT field. Here students meet

and develop their abilities of working with high technology

through the online Microsoft platform.

It consists of 4 different

centers:

Romanian – Japanese

Studies Center “Angela

Hondru”;

Romanian – Chinese

Studies Center;

Romanian – Korean

Studies Center;

Romanian - Azeri

Studies Center.

Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Azeri language courses with native teachers;

culture, history, clothing, “ikebana”, “taiko”, tea ceremony and Japanese movie history classes;

Japanese business environment courses, summer schools, conferences, seminars, festivals, concerts and other events;

Internships in Japan, Korea, China and Azerbaijan.

Students club is an

organization that aims to create

an enjoyable academic

environment for the students of

RAU. It organizes trainings,

work-shops, charities and

parties.

Tourism club is called “Travel Mates”. It is

a group of students led by a tourism

professor that organizes trips around and

outside Bucharest, participate in projects

and fairs related to tourism, organize

events and conferences.

To apply to exchange studies all students have to fill theforms listed below and send them by post together with 3 IDtype photos (needed for student ID and other documents):

1. Application form for studies;

2. Europass CV in English;

3. Learning Agreement;

4. Application for accommodation (if needed).

The Office for European Programmes will review thereceived documents and selected students will get theAcceptance Letter and signed Learning Agreement. Theywill also be provided with all the information needed for theirarrival by e-mail. After that students will only need to decideon the form of travelling and pack their bags!

Autumn semester: 15th July

Spring semester: 15th December

For more information please contact

erasmus@student.rau.ro

Mihai Sebea, Director: sebea.mihai@profesor.rau.ro

European Programs Office –Erasmus (3rd floor, room 306):

Flavius Streianu, Coordinator: erasmus@student.rau.ro

International Students Office (3rd floor, room 308):

Sorana Florea: recruitment@rau.ro;

Aiste Razinskaite, Elena Grozavinternational@rau.ro

American Programs Office (3rd

floor, room 305):

Despina Barbieru: relatii_internationale@rau.ro

Romanian-American University

1B Expozitiei Blv., Bucharest, sector 1,

012101

Tel: +4 037 212 01 15 / +4 037 415 81 15;

Fax: +4 021 202 95 27;

E-mail: erasmus@student.rau.ro.

Web: www.rau.ro; www.ro-am.ro.