University of Oradea
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The University of Oradea is a public University, located in Oradea
Oradea
Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...

, in North-Western Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

.

With its four colleges and 18 faculties, has a total of 123 fields of study for undergraduates and 151 post-graduate specialisation degrees. The University employs 2,003 people, of which 1,237 are teaching personnel, and over 35,000 students (including part-time students and those engaging in distance learning).

International Relations

The University of Oradea is collaborating with 214 universities, institutes and companies from 31 countries. It is integrated in the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

's Socrates and Erasmus programs. There are over 800 international students enrolled in various Faculties.

Facilities

The University of Oradea has three lecture halls, each with 640 seats, 22 amphitheatres with a total of 1940 seats, as well as 60 lecture and seminar rooms. The facilities of the university in addition have a 200-seat dining hall and two dormitories for boarding students. The new library is still under construction which, when completed, will be one of the largest in Romania. The university has an additional facility at Stâna de Vale, in the Apuseni mountains of Bihor county
Bihor County
Bihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...

, which includes accommodations as well as educational and recreational facilities.

Colleges

The university has four colleges:
  • College of Technology, Economics and Administration
  • Medical College
  • Pedagogic College, Oradea Campus
  • Pedagogic College, Beiuş Campus (in the town of Beiuş
    Beius
    Beiuș is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani.-Population:According to the 2002 Census, Beiuş has a population of 10,996 inhabitants....

    )

Faculties

The university has 18 faculties:
  • Faculty of Architecture and Constructions
  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (formerly Faculty of Electrotechnics and Information Technology)
  • Faculty of Energy Engineering
  • Faculty of Environmental Protection
  • Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Faculty of History and Geography
  • Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence
  • Faculty of Letters
  • Faculty of Management and Technological Engineering
  • Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
  • Faculty of Music
  • Faculty of Orthodox Theology
  • Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
  • Faculty of Political and Communication Sciences
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Social Humanistic Sciences
  • Faculty of Textiles and Leatherworks

Faculty of Architecture

The Faculty of Architecture was founded in 2002, is located in Barbu Stefanescu Delavrancea 4.
It has two sections, one for the Romanian and one for the international students.
Both sections give the ability to students, to study Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Protection, Cadastral Survey, Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Constructions as well as Architecture, in Romanian as well as the English language.

The Dean of the Faculty of Architecture is Professor Aurora-Carmen Marcia.

Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law which was founded in 1874 is located in General Magheru 26.
It has two sections, one for the Romanian and one for the international students.
Both sections offer the courses of Roman Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Commercial and Cambia Law, Financial Law as well as Common and Canon Law.

Since the introduction of Romania into the European Union, the Faculty of Law has modified its curriculum offering courses on the European Law.

The Dean of the Faculty of Law is Professor Valentin Mirisan Ph.D. .

Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, which was founded in 1991, is located in Piata 1 Decembrie 10. It has two sections, one for the Romanian and one for the international students. The international section which has over 500 students from all over the world gives the ability to foreign students to study medicine, in courses taught entirely in the English language.
The Faculty has a 6 years curriculum, and the languages of instruction are Romanian and English.

The Faculty of Dentistry, located in the building of Piata Creanga 2, has one of the most modern Dentistry laboratories, with all the latest technology equipment. A second section of the Faculty, is located in the building of Piata 1 Decembrie 10.
The Faculty has a 6 years curriculum and the language of instruction is Romanian.

The Faculty of Pharmacy, which was founded in 1992, is located in Strada Castanilor 2.
The Faculty has a 5 years curriculum and the language of instruction is Romanian.

The clinical courses are taking place in the Bihor County Hospital, the Municipality Hospital and the Pelican Hospital.

After an initiative of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Professor Dr. Gheorghe Bumbu, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea is following the educational method which was first applied by Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...

, in which medical students are given the ability to present the topics of their lectures, supervised by their professors.

Medicine in Romania

Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 has a long standing tradition in the medical field. The Romanian health care system, has been in existence since 1700.

George Emil Palade
George Emil Palade
George Emil Palade was a Romanian cell biologist. Described as "the most influential cell biologist ever", in 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, together with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. The prize was granted for his innovations in electron microscopy and...

, the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...

 winner of 1974 in Physiology or Medicine, was born in Iași
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...

, in North-Eastern Romania, while Nicolae Paulescu
Nicolae Paulescu
Nicolae Paulescu was a Romanian physiologist, professor of medicine, the discoverer of insulin . The "pancreine" was a crude extract of bovine pancreas in salted water, after which some impurites were removed with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.-Early life and activities:Born in Bucharest,...

, the discoverer of insulin
Insulin
Insulin is a hormone central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle....

, was born in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

.

Notable is, that during the 1828 plague in Bucharest, 21 out of the 26 doctors, lost their lives while administering treatment for the disease.

Conferences

Medical Days of Oradea

Medical Days of Oradea is the annual congress organised by the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Oradea. During the Medical Days of Oradea, doctors and medical students from all over the country, have the opportunity to present the outcomes of their research.
Search and Rescue

Search and Rescue, is the annual conference of Emergency Medicine and Rescuing in Special Situations, organised by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, S.A.R.T.I.S.S., S.M.U.R.D. and Salvamont Rescue Team.

Seminars

Since the Academic Year 2010 - 2011, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, is organising various training seminars, such as the Emergency Medicine Club and Trauma Suturing Skills.

Research

Biobaza, the newly founded research center of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, is located in the center of the city.

Publications

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, is publishing the Oradea Medical Journal.
Oradea Medical Journal, is an interdisciplinary, medical journal focusing in the continuing education of primary health care providers all around the world. Its main aim, is to assist the practising physicians to improve their diagnostic abilities in their day to day practise, by providing them the access to quality review articles, as well as original research papers.

Activities

Various activities are part of the Academic Curriculum.
A Freshmans Party which is organised annually by the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, is the traditional event welcoming the new students.

The International Evening, organised by the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, is one of the most spectacular events of the Academic Year. During the event, students from all over the world offer a traditional dinner, while giving the opportunity to their guests, to have a small impression of their cultures and traditions through presentations and musical shows.

The Spring Barbeque, taking place on the first Friday of May, is occurring in parallel with a medical books market, as well as various other competitions.

Summer Camping

Medical Adventure School on Holidays (MASH), is an annual summer training camping for medical students that started in 2001. It is offering courses of First Aid, trainings for rescuing in special situations, as well as various competitions and team tasks, to medical students from all over Europe.

MASH is organised by S.A.R.T.I.S.S. and the Association of Medical Students of the University of Oradea. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, Salvamont Rescue Team, the Romanian Red Cross and S.M.U.R.D. of Bihor County, are some of the co-organizers.

See also

  • Oradea
    Oradea
    Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...

  • Bihor County
    Bihor County
    Bihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...

  • George Emil Palade
    George Emil Palade
    George Emil Palade was a Romanian cell biologist. Described as "the most influential cell biologist ever", in 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, together with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. The prize was granted for his innovations in electron microscopy and...

  • Nicolae Paulescu
    Nicolae Paulescu
    Nicolae Paulescu was a Romanian physiologist, professor of medicine, the discoverer of insulin . The "pancreine" was a crude extract of bovine pancreas in salted water, after which some impurites were removed with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.-Early life and activities:Born in Bucharest,...

  • List of Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine
  • Nobel Prize Controversies
    Nobel Prize controversies
    Subsequent to his death in 1896, the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Prizes. Annual prizes were to be awarded for service to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. Similarly, the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic...


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