Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Lucian Blaga University

The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romanian: Universitatea "Lucian Blaga" din Sibiu) was founded in 1990, with five schools: Letters, History and Law, Medicine, Food and Textile Processing Technology, Engineering and Sciences. Other schools were added later.

The motto of the University, Mens agitat molem (Mind moves matter), is taken from the Aeneid.

Schools

• Andrei Şaguna School of Theology
• School of Letters and Arts
• Nicolae Lupu School of History and Patrimony
• Simion Bărnuţiu School of Law
• Hermann Oberth School of Engineering[1]
• School of Political Science, International Relations and European Studies
• School of Sciences
• Victor Papilian School of Medicine
• School of Economics
• School of Journalism
• School of Agricultural Sciences, Food Industry and Environmental Protection
• The University College
• School for Distance and E-Learning[2]

School of Engineering

The school of engineering was established in 1976, as the Institute of Superior Education. In 1986 it was transformed into the Sub-Engineering Institute, subordinated to the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.

In 1990, the Institute of Superior Education changes its name to "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, and the Mechanical Faculty became the School of Engineering.

Honoring the technical contributions of Hermann Oberth, the famous rocket scientist born in Sibiu, the Engineering Faculty adopted his name, and now is called the "Hermann Oberth" School of Engineering. Some of the most prestigious professors who taught here are: Ilie Isarie, Graţian Şteţiu, Dan Nanu, and more recently Constantin Oprean (the actual rector of "Lucian Blaga" University, 2004), Dan Maniu-Duşe, Dan Paul Brândaşu, Lucian Vintan [3], and Octavian Bologa.

Students have now the opportunity to choose from a wide range of technical specializations: Industrial Engineering, Economical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Textile Engineering and Transportation, Distribution and Storage of Hydrocarbures. After graduation, students have the opportunity to continue their studies with post-graduate and doctoral programs in Quality Management, Manufacturing Management, Computer Science, Human Resource Management, Natural Gas Valorification and Advanced CAD Technologies.

School of Journalism

The school of journalism was established in 1992 and accredited within three years for its high standards in education. In 2001 it was extended with new degree programs: Communication Sciences and Public Relations, as well as Philosophy. Students have the opportunity to continue their studies with post-graduate programs in Communication Sciences and Publishing, Journalism and Public Relations, Culture and Communication.

Alexandru Grad [4] (1939–2005), the first dean of the Faculty, founded the program.

School of Theology

The school of theology is the oldest one in Sibiu.

School of Law

Law studies have a long tradition in Sibiu. The Academy of Law, with courses taught in German, was founded in 1844. The names of important public figures have been associated with this School of Law eve since: Simion Barnutiu – an outstanding representative of Romanian law, Ilie Macelariu – a renowned participant in the Transylvanian political movements of the nineteenth century, Dionisie Pop Martian – founder of Statistical Studies in Romania, Aron Densusianu – poet and literary critic, among others.

During the Second World War, years of critical ordeal in the history of Romania, the city of Sibiu sheltered the University of Cluj and implicitly its Faculty of Law, which had been forced to seek refuge in this part of the country.

The year 1971 meant a new beginning – the founding of the Faculty of Public Administration – faculty which functioned until 1987, when it was disbanded. However, in 1990 the University of Sibiu was founded and the Faculty of Law initiated then was the revival of studies connected to the legal system and public administration. The faculty trains experts in the field of Law – judges, prosecutors, notaries, legal advisers – and that of Pubic Administration. The high level of education, the thorough study of certain legal fields and a valuable and experienced teaching staff – all contribute to the full integration of graduates in the various branches of the legal professions.

School of Letters and Arts

Higher education in the Humanities was established in Sibiu in 1969 under the stimulating patronage of “Babes-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca. In the period before 1990 it produced 15 generations of alumni and, after a 3-year discontinuity between 1987-1990, it re-emerged under the aegis of the newly founded University of Sibiu, named after the distinguished national philosopher and scholar Lucian Blaga in 1995.

The study of Modern Languages at LBUS has constantly grown and diversified since its re-launching in the 1990s, first along the lines of traditional undergraduate degree programmes in German, English and Romanian, that were soon to be complemented by new programmes in French, Modern Applied Languages (English, German and French), all accredited by the Ministry of Education and Research. Beginning with 2006 and accredited in 2007, the undergraduate programme Librarianship and the Science of Information has carried on the studies in the field of librarianship. In addition to the existing humanistic subject areas, new degree programmes in Dramatic Art and Theatre Management have been designed, both subjects being successfully accredited by the Ministry.

Postgraduate degree programmes have also known a significant development, LBUS offering 2-year MA degrees in different study areas. The Faculty of Letters and Arts runs a number of fifteen accredited MA programmes focusing on professionalization, research and complementariness. The five doctoral programmes, which the Faculty of Letters and Arts runs are in the fields of British and American Literature, Romanian Language, Romanian Literature and German Literature.

Beginning with the academic year 2005-2006, the curricular profile of humanistic education at LBUS underwent restructuring along the following three study-cycles: three-year BA studies, 2-year MA studies and 3-year Ph.D. studies, in keeping with the Bologna Declaration on the European Space for Higher Education and the 288/2004 Romanian National Education Law.

Moreover, the teaching staff of the Faculty of Letters and Arts conducts their research work within two centres: The Centre for Philological and Intercultural Research and the “C. Peter Magrath” Centre for Intercultural Studies. The Faculty of Letters and Arts also hosts the Modern Languages Centre, an independent unit pursuing distinct goals, that was established in 2004 and that offers alternative language training to specialists and non-specialists, working closely with members of the Faculty of Letters and Arts.

The Faculty of Letters and Art hosts the Confucius Institute where students can attend classes in Chinese language and culture.

Foreign professors from Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria and France carry on their activity within the lectureships hosted by our institution and supported by the diplomatic missions and the cultural centres of the respective countries in Bucharest.

Both the teaching staff and the students in the faculty of Letters and Arts gain to a significant extent from the Erasmus mobility programmes, as well as from the institutional partnerships with prestigious universities in Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Greece.

The Philology section organizes every year several prestigious symposia with national and international participation. Mention should be made of the “Emil Cioran” International Symposium, Tagung der Germanisten, East-West Cultural Passage, The American Week, Les Journées de la Francophonie, the “Lucian Blaga” National Student Symposium (held in honour of Lucian Blaga, the patron of our university), as well as the Student Symposium “Cultures in Transit.”

External links

• Official website