Preparatory Year of Romanian Language

Admission Results - Final list 2025

Click the button to visualize the admission results list, July 2025:

Admission results - Final list

The platform is now closed!

Before clicking the button below to access the Admission Platform, please read all the information listed.

Be aware that you must click the button SELECT from the Available study programs for the desired program and click SAVE in order for the platform to register your selection and also process the amount of money you have to pay.

Admission Platform

What is the Preparatory Year?

The Preparatory Year of Romanian Language is a program organized by the University of Bucharest to help international students learn Romanian for programs taught in this language.

The participation in this program is NOT mandatory linked to one of our bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees. In order to access a degree the preparatory year graduate must participate once again in a new admission process for the desired degree.

Enrolling in the Preparatory Year of Romanian Language provides you with the opportunity to access programs at any Romanian university offering courses in Romanian. These programs are categorized into 6 (six) sciences that will ensure the necessary knowledge for pursuing the desired degree:

Humanities and Arts
Social Sciences
Engineering
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Sports and Physical Education

Attending the Preparatory Year of Romanian Language and graduating the final exam does NOT guarantee enrollment in the first year of your further studies.

The graduate student of the Preparatory Year of Romanian Language will follow a new admission process for the desired study cycle (Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD).

What are the costs for the program?

There is an admission fee of: 100 EURO/admission (NOT refundable)

There is a study fee of: 2900 EURO/year

Click on the button to know more about the number of available places:

Available places

What does the the 6 (six) main sciences mean?

The six main domains are general fields designed to help Romanian language preparatory year students learn specialized terminology for their future academic programs.

What are the steps after the program?

The main steps are:

Graduating the Preparatory Year
Uploading the file for the desired study program
Following the admission process
Enrolling in the desired study cycle

Is accommodation included in the study fee or can it be accessed upon a fee?

No. The University of Bucharest grants accommodation only for scholarship holders. Paying students must find accomodation solutions by themselves.

The accommodation proof is needed also for the visa process.

What is the minimum grade for application?

To ensure the admission file is considered valid, the candidate must have a minimum study grade equivalent of 60/100 (or 6/10 in the Romanian grading system).

For students from educational systems different from the Romanian system, their grades will be converted to the Romanian grading scale, which ranges from 1 to 10, by the Admission Committee.

Do not forget to superlegalize or apply the Hague Apostille on your diploma(s)

Whether is the High School Diploma, the Bachelor's Degree Diploma or the Master's Degree Diploma, in order to have a valid file is mandatory to obtain the superlegalization or Hague Apostille.

Click on the following buttons in order to find out if your diploma(s) must be superlegalized or applied the Hague Apostille, based the country of issuing.

Superlegalization Required Countries

Algeria

Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan

Central African Republic

Brazil

Bolivia

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Benin

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Bhutan

Chile

Canada

China (except Hong Kong and Macao)

Costa Rica

Cambodia

Cameroon

Chad

Ivory Coast

Comoros

Congo

Djibouti

United Arab Emirates

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Philippines

Guatemala

Guinea

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Equatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Jordan

Indonesia

Iraq

Iran

Jamaica

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Lebanon

Laos

Libya

Malaysia

Mali

Morocco

Madagascar

Mauritania

Micronesia

Myanmar

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Nauru

Nepal

Niger

Oman

Pakistan

Paraguay

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Qatar

Rwanda

Syria

Sri Lanka

Singapore

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Sudan

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tuvalu

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Uganda

Vietnam

Yemen

Zimbabwe

Zambia

If your diploma(s) must be superlegalized, the file will be valid only if the diploma holds the authentication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country that issued the diploma.

Hague Apostille Countries

South Africa

Albania

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Azerbaidjan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

China (only Hong Kong and Macao)

Cyprus

South Korea

Croatia

Denmark

Ecuador

Switzerland

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

India

Ireland

Iceland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

North Macedonia

Malta

Mexico

Monaco

Montenegro

Norway

New Zealand

Netherlands

Panama

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Suriname

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Ukraine

Hungary

Venezuela

Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Botswana

Brunei

Cape Verde

Colombia

Cook Islands

Dominica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Fiji

Grenada

Honduras

Kazakhstan

Lesotho

Liberia

Liechtenstein

Malawi

Marshall Islands

Mauritius

Moldova

Mongolia

Namibia

Niue

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

Saint Lucia

Sao Tome and Principe

Seychelles

Swaziland (Eswatini)

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Vanuatu

If your diploma(s) is/are issued in a country part of the Hague Convention, the file will be valid only if the Hague Apostille is applied on the diploma(s).

Admission Process Step by Step

1. Prepare your admission file

Access and read carefully the following list where you can find all the mandatory documents needed in order to have a valid file.

Before starting the admission process check that your high school diploma is listed in the list of recognised high school diplomas by the Ministry of Education in Romania.

All the documents submitted through the platform should be renamed according to the following pattern: Type of document. Surname

example: Highschool Diploma.[your surname]

2. Apply on the admission platform

Using the admission button, you can access the dedicated platform where you must submit all the required documents and fill all the mandatory information in order to generate your admission file.

The omission on the admission platform of any of the above mentioned documents will invalidate your submitted file!

3. Wait for the Letter of Acceptance

Once you have successfully sent your documentation, you have to wait for the issuing of the letter of acceptance by the Ministry of Education.

Be aware that the process can take a minimum of 30 working days. As soon as the Ministry of Education will issue the letter, you will receive a confirmation email from the University of Bucharest.

4. Obtain the Study Visa

Please verify if you are part of one of the countries that does NOT require a study visa by clicking the button!

You have to apply for the study visa at the Romanian Embassy in your country or at the nearest Romanian diplomatic mission.

The University of Bucharest is NOT involved in the process of obtaining the study visa.

For further information we kindly ask you to click on the eViza-Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Romania button and to consult the “Get informed” section.

Do not leave the original documents at the embassy, only copies, as you will need them at the enrollment. Without original documents, enrollment is not possible!

5. Book an enrollment appointment

After obtaining the Letter of Acceptance and the study visa issued by the Romanian Embassy, you must book an appointment for the enrollment using the following calendar (Multiple appointments for the same person are NOT accepted).

Make sure the calendar is on the Eastern European Time-Bucharest (GMT +02:00).

6. Enroll at the International Office and Sign the study contract

You can now come to our office for the enrollment (90, Panduri Road, 4th floor, room 404, Bucharest, Romania).

The candidate must be present in person for the enrollment!

Make sure you come at the appointment only after you book it in advance and with all the original documents uploaded on the admission platform plus:
a. Proof of payment (original);

Keep in mind that the bank fees are NOT included in the tuition fee specified in the letter of acceptance issued by the Ministry of Education.

b. Passport with student visa;
c. 4 photos ¾ cm;

! Please note that the enrollment will take place ONLY if you submit at the office the originals for all the documents.