ROMANIAN LANGUAGE PREPARATORY YEAR
2025-2026
The Romanian Language Preparatory Year is addressed to foreign citizens who wish to undertake a study programme taught in Romanian and do not hold a Romanian Language Proficiency Certificate or do not have at least a B1 level of linguistic proficiency in Romanian.
Candidates who are not able to submit any proof related to their Romanian language proficiency will be automatically enrolled in the Romanian Language Preparatory Year.
The Romanian Language Preparatory Year for undergraduate/master/doctoral studies is a one-academic year (10 months), full-time programme, split in 2 semesters.
Candidates shall apply through the EvStud online platform, where they must fill in all the fields with the requested information and upload all of the registration documents mentioned below.
Candidates shall take full responsibility for the authenticity and correspondence of the submitted copies of digital/scanned documents with the original ones.
For the academic year 2025-2026, the University of Craiova allocates 80 places to foreign citizens applying to the Romanian language preparatory year, with a limit of 15 places for each country of origin (summing BA, MA and PhD studies). The University of Craiova will submit to the Romanian Ministry of Education, for the issuance of the acceptance letter, the names of no more than 15 applicants from the same country of origin, in descending order of their admission grades. Places that will remain free in the first session shall be posted again in the second application session. If places remain free for some countries in the second application session, they will be redistributed in descending order of the admission grades.
For further information, please contact the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Letters by e-mail at admiterelicenta.literecv@ucv.ro.
I. CALENDAR (applying for a Letter of Acceptance for Studies)
Application submission
1st application session: April 15-May 11, 2025
2nd application session: June 2-July 29, 2025
Preliminary results shall be published on
1st application session: May 12, 2025
2nd application session: July 30, 2025
Study Place Confirmation - All candidates included on the list of preliminary results must upload Annex 7 – Confirmation Form (for candidates originating in non-EU countries) on the platform, as follows:
1st application session: May 13-14, 2025
2nd application session: July 1-2, 2025
Final results shall be published on:
1st application session: May 15, 2025
2nd application session: July 3, 2025
The deadline for enrolment at the University of Craiova is January 15, 2025.
Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree
ROMANIAN ETHNICS/ EU CITIZENS/ NON-EU CITIZENS
Application documents:
- birth certificate – certified copy or certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original was not issued in one of these languages);
- passport copy – valid for at least 6 months after the date of issue of the Letter of Acceptance;
- copy of the document certifying the permanent residency abroad;
- marriage certificate, if applicable (to prove the name change), certified copy or certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original was not issued in one of these languages);
- application form, duly filled in and signed (Annex 2 – to be submitted only by Romanian ethnics and EU citizens), which must include a recent photo of the candidate (to be filled in capital letters);
- application form, duly filled in and signed (Annex 2B – to be submitted only by non-EU citizens), which must include a recent photo of the candidate (to be filled in capital letters);
- declaration of affiliation to the Romanian cultural identity (to be submitted only by Romanian ethnics);
- high-school graduation diploma or equivalent thereof – certified copy of the document in the language in which it was issued and certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original was not issued in one of these languages) - the documents are to be authenticated by the competent authorities in the issuing country;
- Bachelor’s Degree diploma or equivalent thereof (only for Master’s Degree candidates) – certified copy of the document in the language in which it was issued and certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original not issued in one of these languages) - the documents are to be authenticated by the competent authorities in the issuing country;
- transcript(s) of records for previous studies – certified copy or certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original was not issued in one of these languages) and the syllabus for candidates who request validation of the studies attended for certain periods of time - the documents are to be authenticated by the competent authorities in the issuing country;
- medical certificate (in Romanian, English or French), stating that the applicant does not suffer from any contagious disease or illness which is not compatible with the future profession;
- receipt/proof of payment of the file processing fee (to be submitted only by EU and non-EU citizens).
Doctoral Studies
Application documents:
- birth certificate – certified copy or certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original was not issued in one of these languages);
- passport copy – valid for at least 6 months after the date of issue of the Letter of Acceptance;
- copy of the document certifying the permanent residency abroad;
- marriage certificate, if applicable (to prove the name change), certified copy or certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original was not issued in one of these languages);
- application form for PhD studies, duly filled in and signed (Annex 5 – to be submitted only by Romanian ethnics and EU citizens), which must include a recent photo of the candidate (to be filled in capital letters);
- application form, duly filled in and signed (Annex 2B – to be submitted only by non-EU citizens), which must include a recent photo of the candidate (to be filled in capital letters);
- high-school graduation diploma or equivalent thereof – certified copy of the document in the language in which it was issued and certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original was not issued in one of these languages) - the documents are to be authenticated by the competent authorities in the issuing country;
- Bachelor’s Degree diploma or equivalent thereof (only for Master’s Degree candidates) – certified copy of the document in the language in which it was issued and certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original not issued in one of these languages) - the documents are to be authenticated by the competent authorities in the issuing country;
- Master’s Degree diploma or equivalent thereof – certified copy i of the document in the language in which it was issued and certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original not issued in one of these languages) - the documents are to be authenticated by the competent authorities in the issuing country;
- transcript(s) of records for previous studies – certified copy or certified translation by a notary public (in Romanian, English or French, if the original was not issued in one of these languages) and the syllabus for candidates who request validation of the studies attended for certain periods of time - the documents are to be authenticated by the competent authorities in the issuing country;
- medical certificate (in Romanian, English or French), stating that the applicant does not suffer from any contagious disease or illness which is not compatible with the future profession;
- receipt/proof of payment of the file processing fee (to be submitted only by EU and non-EU citizens).
ENROLMENT
In order to be enrolled at the University of Craiova, candidates must submit, in original:
- all documents included in the application file;
- their Letter of Acceptance for studies;
- copy of their passport and a study visa;
- two 3/4 photos.
Candidates must submit their study documents in original upon being authenticated by the authorities in the issuing country, as follows:
- The original study documents which are issued by states that are part of the Hague Convention shall bear the Hague Apostille of the competent authorities in the issuing country.
- The original study documents which are issued by states that are part of the Hague Convention shall be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the issuing country and by the Embassy/Consulate Office of Romania to the issuing country.
List of countries for which the authentication of study documents is mandatory
VISA
Upon receiving their Letter of Acceptance from the Ministry, non-EU applicants must contact the closest Romanian authority and search for information concerning the study visa application.
This is a personal matter in which the university does not interfere. In case the visa application includes some documents issued by the university, the candidate must contact the university and request for those documents to be issued specifically.
General information regarding the conditions of entry on the territory of Romania
Lodging Study Visa Application for Romania - Brief Guide
ACADEMIC FEES
Field of Study |
Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree/ Residency/ Postsecondary Studies, (EUR/year) |
Doctoral Degree, Postgraduate Studies (EUR/year) |
Automotive Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transport Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Maritime and Navigation Engineering, Engineering and Management, Aerospace engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, System Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications and Information Technologies, Mechatronics and Robotics, Agronomy, Food Products Engineering, Geodetic Engineering, Forestry, Horticulture, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Informatics, Environmental Science, Geography, Biology, Physical Education and Sports, Kinetic Therapy , Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
2500 |
3500 |
Architecture |
3200 |
4500 |
Law, Administrative Sciences, Communication Sciences, Sociology, Social Assistance, International Relations and European Studies, Political Sciences, Language and Literature, Applied Modern Language, Philosophy, History, Theology, Education Sciences, Business Administration, Cybernetics, Statistics and Information Systems in Economy, Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Economy and Foreign Affairs |
2000 |
2900 |
Medicine |
3000 |
4100 |
Visual Arts, Music, Contemporary Romanian Musical Arts |
4000 |
5300 |
Musical performance – canto, Musical performance – musical instruments, Theatre and Performing Arts, Performing Arts – acting, Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship |
7000 |
9300 |
Audiovisual communication: screenwriting, media advertising, filmology) |
9000 |
11700 |
IMPORTANT!
Romanian ethnics are not required to pay tuition and file processing fees.
EU citizens and non-EU citizens must pay a file processing fee amounting to 400 RON or 80 EURO in the following bank accounts:
UNIVERSITATEA DIN CRAIOVA
C.I.F. 4553380
IBAN (RON): RO48BRDE170SV46910431700
IBAN (EUR): RO65RNCB0134018453880070
Banca Comerciala Romana SA
SWIFT: RNCB ROBU
Mention on the bank transfer: “ROMANIAN LANGUAGE PREPARATORY YEAR PROCESSING FEE (FULL NAME OF THE CANDIDATE)”
The file processing fee is NONREFUNDABLE!
Information on the payment of the hostel lease fee by bank transfer
Forms and useful documents:
- Annex 1 – List of recognized diplomas
- Annex 2 – Application form (for Romanian ethnics)
- Annex 2B - Application form (for candidates originating in non-EU countries)
- Annex 3 – Declaration of affiliation to the Romanian cultural identity
- Annex 4 – Confirmation form (for Romanian ethnics)
- Annex 5 – Application form for PhD Studies
- Annex 6 - Self-declaration
- Annex 7 – Confirmation Form (for candidates originating in non-EU countries)
- Study offer
- Doctoral Schools and accredited fields
- Metodologia de școlarizare a românilor de pretutindeni în învățământul superior de stat din România începând cu anul universitar 2017-2018;
- Procedură de primire la studii și școlarizare a candidaților cetățeni străini în anul universitar 2021-2022;
- Ordin MEN-MAE-MRP-admitere romani de pretutindeni 2017-2018.
- Metodologia de primire la studii şi şcolarizare a cetăţenilor străini începând cu anul universitar 2017 - 2018_ORDIN 3473-2017
- Ordin nr. 4151-2020 privind modificarea Metodologiei de primire la studii şi şcolarizare a cetăţenilor străini