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[Adroit207]

Hi, I am currently a interantional business student in the US. I am interested in completing my bachelors degre abroad, specifiacly in Romania, where I was born. I have some questions about the business schools in Romania. Which ones are the best? (I heard the ASE in Bucuresti is pretty good) What kind of application procces would I have to go through (I will complete one year of school here, so I would be a transfer student)? Although I can speak and write in Romanian, I do not have a very wide vocaculary, especialy when it comes to business jargon, are there any courses in English? How diffiult schould I expect school to be? Is this a good investment? When I go out in the world how will a Romanian diploma be looked at?
On a separate note, I am also looking into the posibility of studying in Europe (right now I'm leaning towards Finland). Does having Romanian citizenship make any difference in the school tuition (taxes)?
Any information would be most helpful.

Thanks

[CairoMig]

ASE is one of the most respected schools in Bucharest and therefore probably in Romania. A large grey concrete block opposite the British Council, it has the added advantage of doing its degrees in English. I gave a lecture to the English language section and there was a mix of foreign and Romanian students. The FL section is not at the main ASE site but in an older building elsewhere in the city centre.

I personally didn't find Romanian teaching methods what you would call inspiring, even by continental European standards. If you're looking for dynamic work groups and learning about the latest in the business world, well Romanian universities aren't famous for this, although they are rigorous in terms of academic standards. In some universities (not ASE mind you) there are time to time scandals about how a university lecturer asks "rich" foreign students for presents or even cash if they want to pass exams. Since they earn around $150 a month this is hardly a surprise.

You have to pay for university in Romania as a foreigner but its so cheap (especially compared to the US) that you are looking at something daft like $500 a year. You need an AIDS/HIV test and syphillis test (I kid you not) to be able to register.

Since there are so many foreign students (especially middle eastern) they have very well organised methods to register, as well as info on their web pages about dates, etc.

Hope this helps

[naturegirl321]

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=6463

Check out this. There is a link for schools.

[Mike_2003]

[naturegirl321]

[Adroit207]

Thanks a lot! Your informantion has been really helpfull. I emailed ASE in Bucuresti and I am waiting on a reply. Does anyone have any info on Romanian citizens studying in Europe?

[naturegirl321]

[CairoMig]

Education is free in Romania, if you have a Romanian passport, as long of course as you get a place! Say there are 75 free places (i.e. places) and you are number 78 well you can normally pay fees and still get in.

Free places only goes up to 1st degree level, so Master's degrees are not free. It also only applies to State universities, not private ones such as the Spiru Haret University which has branches all over the country.

[naturegirl321]

How much is tuition for RO passport holders?

[CairoMig]

I take back my comment about dirty cheap university fees in Romania, obviously the influx of rich Lebanese has made them think how they can rake in the $$$$$$$$$$$$$!

According to the University of Bucharest, fees start at $320 a month (for 9 months) for humanities, $360 a month for Medicine and Pharmacy and $470 a month for music and art.

This is expensive. In Spain for example, fees for all students, regardless of their nationality starts at around 500 euros a year!