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Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai

Acronym: UBB

General Information

Identification Code: 573131319990-45
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Entity Form: Public Higher Education Institution
Registration Category: Academic institutions
Registration Date: 12/22/2015
Last Update: 3/25/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca (UBB) has a complex, multicultural academic profile with three lines of study, featuring cultural, scientific, technological and vocational dimensions, from arts and theology to humanities, social and natural/life sciences, mathematics/computer science, engineering/technology and sport. UBB is a key actor in Cluj, Transylvania, and Romania. UBB’s primary strategic objective is to consolidate these aspects, while at the same time enhancing its level of impact and quality so that it may compete in a generally accepted sense of the term in the international academic environment, along the main players in the global higher education. In other words, to develop and confirm a world-class university status. In essence, this is the continuation of the vision of the founding fathers of the University, who already wanted it to be anchored in the most advanced international academic models.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Culture
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Environment
  • International co-operation and development
  • Migration and asylum
  • Public health
  • Regional policy
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • sub-national
  • national
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Babeș-Bolyai University has been actively involved and/or encouraged the participation in research and educational activities relating to the main topics concerning the European Union, congruently with the European Unions objectives on education, innovation, inclusion, employment, and climate/energy. In line with the roadmaps designed, UBB is interested in being actively involved in the following fields pertaining to the Transparency Register: COMMUNICATION. As a main goal, UBB aims to improve its representation policies and branding, respectively that contribute to the global outreach of the university. CULTURE. UBB is the most complex Romanian university, counting 22 faculties as subdivisions. With a prevailing academic logic of supraorganization in 6 academic schools, the university wishes to correlate the organizational culture with the relevant faculties so as to create a niche professional culture which outlines the specific organizational framework. DEVELOPMENT. Considering its evolution from 6,000 students (1990) to 39,264 students (2023) and from 6 faculties to 22, Babeș-Bolyai University’s interest for institutional development is obvious. In its search for possible main tracks, UBB has adopted and developed multiculturalism as its main feature, looking into its sustainable growth and advance. EDUCATION. UBB engages to be a pilot institution in the implementation of the innovative didactic programmes through its departments and affiliated structures, in all fields of study. REGIONAL POLICY. UBB is an aggregating pillar in the development of the relation with the society, being an indicator or the guiding lines for societal evolution. The University acts as a consultant of the local authorities, an active member of the regional development bodies, shaping its position and vision in the national and European milieus and long term strategies. RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY. As the main goal in the internationalization process is to access the first 500 positions of the global rankings, UBB has emphasized the European dimension of its research mission doubled by innovation. YOUTH. We are now the first Erasmus+ engine in the country, attracting the most considerable share national funding for student mobility in the programme. Moreover, skills development had been adopted as a strategic target in the internationalization process of the University, as well. Moreover, it has become the first Romanian university to use the HEInnovate tool of the OECD and EC focusing on supporting future entrepreneurs and the innovation trend in the region, and a considerable number of other programs that target inclusiveness and increased employability. Furthermore, UBB is the holder of the Erasmus Charter for higher Education 2021-2027, being the most active Romanian university in this programme.
Communication Activities: • Involvement in 13 working group coordinated by The Guild of European Research Intensive Universities, promoting EU agendas, policies and programmes, e.g. Africa – Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE). • Cybersecurity courses as part of the EIT Digital Master School since 2023 • SMEGoNet – SMEs Go Global Network and IART Territories – Innovative and responsible tourism territories (INTERREG IVC) • Implementation of the HEInnovate self-assessment tool in the university • Contribution to the White Paper with Policy Recommendations about the Role of HEIs in a Quadruple Helix Collaboration for RIS3 - Self-reflection Tools for Smart Universities Acting Regionally - RE-ACT Erasmus+ project • “UBB Goes Green”: Babeș-Bolyai University adopted its green strategy in 2016 • “UBB4Society&Economy!” supporting RDI through community engagement. • “Youth Participation to the European Agenda of Social Justice. International Conference for Students active in Social Change”, held in Cluj-Napoca, on 21-22 April 2015. Series of publications dedicated to the topics promoted by the European Commission • STUDIA EUROPAEA • STUDIA POLITICA
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Str. Mihail Kogălniceanu, nr. 1
Post Code: RO-400084
City: CLUJ-NAPOCA
Country: ROMANIA
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EU Office

Address: Str. Mihail Kogălniceanu, nr. 1
Post Code: RO-400084
City: CLUJ-NAPOCA
Country: ROMANIA
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 5
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 5
Members F T E: 0.5

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: n/a
Organisation Members: EUTOPIA European University alliance https://eutopia-university.eu/ The Guild of European research-intensive universities https://www.the-guild.eu/ European University Association (EUA) http://www.eua.be/ Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) https://www.auf.org/ SGroup - Universities in Europe https://sgroup-unis.eu/ Magna Charta Observatory www.magna-charta.org/ Danube Rectors' Conference (DRC) https://www.drc-danube.org/ European Language Council (ELC) http://www.celelc.org/ European Consortium for Political Research https://ecpr.eu/ Erasmus Association of Erasmus Coordinators https://www.eaecnet.com/ Three Seas Initiative (3SI) https://3seas.eu/ Network for Education and Teacher Training (NETT) http://www.nett-eu.com/