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In the afternoon Romanian students together with their project partners wnt sightseeing around the city; attended the Copou Park and the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University.
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iaşi, Romania. Its development started in 1834 ;the park is one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iaşi landmark. In its centre lies the Obelisk of Lions (1834), a 13.5 m (44 ft) tall obelisk dedicated to Regulamentul Organic, the first law on political, administrative and juridical organization in the Romanian Principalities. The gardens are a popular destination for tourists and locals, as well as a favourite location for poetry festivals, photography exhibitions and art and craft fairs. The park covers approximately 10 hectares and has been described as one of the most beautiful public gardens in Moldavia.
The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (Romanian: Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza") is a public university located in Iași, Romania.
Students were introduced with its history, faculties. Founded one year after the establishment of the Romanian state, by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, is the oldest university 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).
The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University offers study programmes in Romanian, English, and French. In the World University Rankings, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University is included in the Top 700 universities of the world.