Finalisation of the short-term higher education is accomplished through a graduation exam, organised
based on the criteria established by the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth and a methodology
established by the university senates. Passing of the graduation exam is attested through a graduation
diploma – diplomă de absolvire specifying the specialisation and issued by the higher education
institution organizing the exam. Students that do not pass the graduation exam can receive, upon
request, a short-term higher education certificate – certificat de studii universitare de scurtă durată and
a copy of the matriculation fiche – foaia matricolă listing all the subjects and the corresponding marks.
Short-term higher education graduates holding a graduation diploma – diplomă de absolvire can
continue their studies in long-term higher education in the same or similar specialisations, based on
admission criteria established by the long-term higher education institutions (credits transfer applies).
Finalisation of the long-term higher education is accomplished through an exam – examen de licenţă
organised based on the general criteria established by the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth.
The content of the exams and the specific criteria are established by the university senates.
Graduates
passing the examenul de licenţă receive the title Licenţiat in the corresponding profile and
specialisation, attested through a diploma issued by the higher education institution organizing the
exam. Long-term higher education studies lasting for more than 4 years are finalised through the
diploma exam, as the case may be. Graduates passing the diploma exam receive the title diplomat in
the corresponding specialisation, according to the international standards, attested through a diploma
issued by the higher education institution organizing the exam. Graduates that do not pass the
examenul de licenţă or the diploma exam can receive, upon request, a long-term higher education
certificate – certificat de studii universitare de lungă durată and a copy of the matriculation fiche listing
all the subjects and the corresponding marks. Students or graduates wanting to pursue a teaching
career have the obligation to attend and pass the courses organised by the Teacher Training
Department. Passing of these specific courses is attested through a graduation certificate.
According to the general criteria established through Ministerial Order, the graduation exam (shortterm
higher education) and the examenul de licenţă or diploma exam (long-term higher education)
consist of the following two assessments:
Evaluation of the fundamental and speciality knowledge of the candidate, and
Presentation and defending of the graduation paper, licence paper or diploma project.
The content for each assessment is established by the higher education institution organizing the
exams. The exam is considered passed if each assessment is marked with at least 5.00 and the
average value of the two marks is at least 6.00. The candidates have to provide before sitting the exam
a certificate of their linguistic competences in a foreign language of international circulation issued by
the corresponding chair of the higher education institution or other recognised institution.
Post-graduate education (also referred to as 'post-university studies') is accomplished through: DEA
studies, master-degree studies, academic post-university studies, doctoral studies, specialty postuniversity
studies, in-service post-university training courses and specific forms of post-university
medical studies.
DEA studies, master-degree studies and academic post-university studies are finalised through a
dissertation exam during which the candidates have to present a dissertation in the specialisation of
study. The minimum passing mark for the dissertation exam is 6.00. Graduation is attested through a
DEA, Master or academic post-university studies diploma - diploma de studii academice
postuniversitare respectively, issued by the higher education institution. Finalisation modality of the
specialty post-university studies and in-service post-university training courses are established by the
university senates - colocviu. Graduation is attested through the specialty post-university studies
diploma – diploma de specializare postuniversitară and the in-service post-university training courses
graduation certificate respectively, both issued by the higher education institution.
For higher education, DEA studies and master-degree studies the final exams have to be taken before
an exam commission established for each specialisation. The exam commissions are established
through decision of the rector of the higher education institution organizing the exams, based on the
propositions of the faculty, college or department councils. The exam commission has to comprise at
least three members with doctorate degrees and the chair has to be a professor or a lecturer.
In each academic year the final exams can be organised in two sessions: the summer session (June-
August) and the winter session (January-February). For medical and pharmaceutical studies the final
exams can be organised in the autumn session (September-November) and the winter session. With
the approval of the faculties, colleges or departments councils special final exam sessions can be
organised for candidates that could not attain for objective reasons the regular ones.
Doctoral studies are finalised through a thesis publicly defended and evaluated by a commission of
specialists approved by the university senate of the IOD. The commission comprises a chair, the
Director of the doctoral programme and three official reviewers, specialists with outstanding scientific
activity holding a diploma de doctor in the domain (professors, lecturers, academicians, scientific
researchers of rank I – from the country or abroad) of which at least two do not function in the
respective IOD. The members of the commission produce review papers containing general and
analytical assessment remarks, and their conclusion on the academic value of the thesis, expressing
their agreement or disagreement upon the awarding of the diploma de doctor.
The final decision of the
commission is taken through open voting immediately following the public defending of the thesis and
in the presence of the candidate and the public. 'Summa cum laude', 'magna cum laude' or 'cum
laude' may be awarded for theses that prove remarkable creative qualities. The scientific title of Doctor
is awarded by the IOD following the confirmation of the National Council of University Titles, Diplomas
and Certificates Attestation. The IOD issues the diploma de doctor based on the Ministerial Order.
The Diploma Supplement was introduced on the basis of the Ministerial Order adopted in April 2000.
At present it is issued automatically, free of charge, by all institutions and for all Bachelor’s and
Master’s programmes, in Romanian and English.
Institutions:
National Centre for Recognition and
Equivalence of Diplomas
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