Heritage and vibrancy

Valahia University of Targoviste is a state-run comprehensive higher education institution dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of Targoviste, a Romanian Middle Age capital, and nurturing the intellectual, social, cultural and economic vibrancy of a thriving city.

“A university with the name of a country,” as the President of the Romanian Academy of Sciences put it, referring to the name of the medieval principality of Valahia, the university has taken from the past a vibrant tradition of leadership, high culture, interculturality, and multilingualism, which are conveyed into high-quality education and scientific research, outstanding study and living facilities for students, national professional integration, and academic openness in Europe and throughout the globe.

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Through all of its programs, Valahia University of Targoviste fosters excellent education, advanced theoretical research, innovation and change, cooperation and synergy, all of which are meant to contribute to long-term growth in connection to the requirements of the society it serves. The university is an advanced, comprehensive, open, and accountable higher education institution that responds to the demands of the university community as well as the community at large – locally, nationally, and worldwide.

The university’s main mission is to educate students and conduct scientific research. Its goal comprises a civic and cultural dimension, which involves the organization of cultural, artistic, and sporting activity in the university campuses, in addition to its standing as a center of didactic, professional training, and scientific research. As a result, the University gains the characteristics of the socio-economic community’s major center, education, civilization, and culture in the region where it operates. At the same time, the university functions as a hub for economic and social development, contributing to the well-being of South Muntenia, Romania, and the EU as a whole.

After a quality external inspection by its international education committee, the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education granted Valahia University of Targoviste the High Rate of Confidence for the year 2021-2025. This is proof of the university’s high-quality educational, scientific, and managerial processes, as well as its social, educational, and cultural operations, as well as acknowledgement of its ongoing growth.

According to the Quality Management System Certified ISO 9001: 2008, the university is regularly monitored in terms of the quality of its activities by an internal Audit Department and an external audit firm AEROQ.

For the quality of its education, research, and policies, the university is ranked in international rankings such as Times Higher Education, U-Multirank of the European Commission, Bertelsmann Foundation and Santander Bank, while for its Green Campus and Sustainability policy is included in U.I. Green Metric – World University Ranking.

According to the university’s U-Multirank ranking for 2021, „its overall profile shows top performance across various indicators, with 4 ‘A’ (very good) scores overall.”

Valahia University is the higher institution of two brand new campuses, one located in Târgoviște and the second one in Alexandria.

In Târgoviște seven faculties (Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Electric Engineering, Electronics Information Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Food Sciences, Faculty of Materials Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty of Sciences and Arts and Faculty of Political Sciences, Letters and Communication are located in the main campus, on Aleea Sinaia, no. 13.

The Rectorate building, the Multidisciplinary Institute of Research, student hostels, departmental libraries, open air amphitheater and various other student facilities are accommodated in the same university grounds. 20 amphitheaters, 140 laboratories equipped with the newest facilities and/or IT equipment and more than 40 seminar classrooms are accessible to you in the main campus.

Two other faculties (Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Orthodox Theology and Education), the Doctoral School and the Main University Library are situated in the second campus, in the city center, on Lt. Stancu Ion St., no. 35.

The International Conference Center of the university is located on Maior Ion Alexandrescu, no. 39, close to the old town, and hosts symposiums, conferences, academic ceremonies, doctoral defenses in the large conference hall with a capacity of 168 participants and the adjoining three conference rooms.

The Office of International Relations can be reached at the Synagogue of Târgoviște, on Poet Grigore Alexandrescu Nr. 34, which now belongs to the university and is a place worth visiting.

For recreational activities and sports students have access to Building S of the university where a synthetic field for mini-football, handball, basketball, and runway as well as fitness, gym and other sport facilities are available. For swimming and aquatic entertainment the university uses the modern Swimming Tourist Complex of Târgoviște situated on Calea Ialomiţei, no. 9–15.

The second major campus is located in Alexandria, Soseaua Tr. Magurele, nr. 1-3, and hosts the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, the student hostels, the library, administrative, social and entertainment activities.

The Student Union of Valahia University of Targoviste is an autonomous, independent, democratically founded, non-profit, non-partisan, and apolitical organization that brings together students of all levels of study, regardless of nationality, gender, age, or religion. The Student Union was formed to oversee the legal conduct of university activities as well as to fight for and defend the rights and interests of all university students. The Student Union works to ensure student representation in faculty and university administration structures, housing commissions, dorms, and other administrative structures. It also conducts professional, social, cultural, athletic, and economic activities, edits publications, defends the rights of students who have been harmed or suffered physically, mentally, morally, or educationally, upholds the democratic demands of other apolitical organizations, and takes action against human rights violations.

Contact:
Aleea Sinaia no. 13, Valahia Campus, Student Hostel no. 3, cam. 001, ground floor
Email: lsuv@valahia.ro
Webpage: https://www.valahia.ro/studenti/liga-studentilor-uvt