There are a number of post-secondary educational institutions in Romania. Public universities, owned and operated by the state, emerged as such in the 1860s. Private universities, except for a handful of theological seminaries, were set up after the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
Public institutions of higher education
[edit]Private institutions of higher education
[edit]Accredited
[edit]Temporarily authorised to function
[edit]Temporarily authorised to function and undergoing accreditation
[edit]Former universities
[edit]Institution | Location | Type | Est. | Until | Notes |
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Roman Catholic Theological Institute of Alba Iulia | Alba Iulia | private | 1945 | 2007 | |
Northern University | Baia Mare | public | 1991 | 2012 | Became North University Centre of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca |
Ștefan Gheorghiu Academy | Bucharest | public | 1945 | 1989 | |
Gheorghe Zane University | Iași | private | 1996 | 2013 | Absorbed into the Petre Andrei University of Iași |
Eftimie Murgu University of Reșița | Reșița | public | 1992 | 2020 | Became Reșița University Centre of the Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca |
Mihai Eminescu University of Timișoara | Timișoara | private | 1992 | 2014 |