Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (Romanian: Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza"; acronym: UAIC) is a public university located in Iași, Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former Academia Mihăileană was converted to a university, the University of Iași, as it was named at first, is one of the oldest universities of Romania, and one of its advanced research and education institutions. It is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium (the group of elite Romanian universities).
Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iași | |
Former names | University of Iași Mihăileană University Cuza Vodă University |
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| Motto | Per libertatem ad veritatem (Latin) |
Motto in English | Through freedom to the truth |
| Type | Public |
| Established | Academia Vasiliană: 1640 Princely Academy of Iași: 1707 Academia Mihăileană: 1835 Current institution: 26 October 1860 |
| Affiliation | Coimbra Group (CG), Utrecht Network, European University Association (EUA), International Association of Universities (IAU), Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) |
| Rector | Tudorel Toader |
Academic staff | 1,723 |
| Students | 24,047 (2019-2020) |
| Undergraduates | 18,594 |
| Postgraduates | 7,200 |
| Location | , Romania |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Yellow White and Sky Blue |
| Website | www |
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World | 1201–1400 (2024) |
| THE World | 1501+ (2024) |
| USNWR Global | =1172 (2023) |
The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University offers study programmes in Romanian, English, and French. In 2008, for the third year in a row, it was placed first in the national research ranking compiled on the basis of Shanghai criteria.
The university is a member of some of the most important university networks and associations: the Coimbra Group (CG), Utrecht Network, European University Association (EUA), International Association of Universities (IAU), University Agency of Francophony (AUF), and the Network of Francophone Universities (RUFAC).