Study In Romania

Romania offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and research pathways across engineering, sciences, business, humanities, and healthcare. Compare institutions in cities such as Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, and Timișoara using the official Study in Romania directory. Look at the programme and campus—not only the country—when deciding whether an option fits your goals.

Romania is an EU member with its own admissions and immigration procedures. Self-funded admission and government scholarship admission are different routes, and their language and document requirements may differ.

Courses may be taught in Romanian or other languages, including English and French, depending on the institution and programme. Confirm the language of the specific degree, examinations, and practical training. A Romanian-language preparatory year may be needed for some pathways; it is not interchangeable with English-language admission.

Compare course prerequisites, duration, curriculum, and professional accreditation. For healthcare or other regulated careers, investigate licensing in the country where you intend to practise before accepting an offer.

These institutions are starting points for research, not a ranking or a statement of institutional partnership. Check the exact teaching language and course availability.

The official national directory can help you identify a programme and institution in your preferred area.

Your citizenship and qualifications determine the application pathway. Non-EU applicants should follow the university’s international admissions instructions and confirm the procedure for obtaining the required Ministry of Education acceptance documentation. EU applicants should check the relevant qualification recognition route.

There is no universal percentage requirement, IELTS exemption, or guaranteed decision timeline for all Romanian degrees. Prepare certificates, transcripts, a valid passport, required translations or legalization, language evidence, and any course-specific assessment. Ask the institution for the current intake deadline and the complete document checklist.

Use the university’s current fee schedule for your exact course and applicant category. Confirm the application fee, annual tuition, payment deadlines, refund terms, and whether payment evidence is required for your visa application. An advertised country-wide price should not replace a written institutional quote.

Compare university housing with private accommodation, including deposits, utilities, and commuting costs. Keep a contingency for document preparation, insurance, visa applications, travel, and arrival expenses. Do not book non-refundable travel before you have the necessary documents and permission.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs scholarship programme has its own eligibility rules and application calendar. Its bachelor’s and master’s pathways are taught in Romanian, with a preparatory language year where required. Do not assume this scheme funds a self-selected English-taught course.

Read the current call for eligible nationalities, excluded subject areas, required academic records, and what support is included. Institution-led awards and other scholarship schemes must be assessed separately. An application does not guarantee funding.

Non-EU applicants who require a study visa should consult the official long-stay D/SD instructions. The acceptance document, financial evidence, insurance, and tuition payment evidence must meet the current checklist for the applicant’s circumstances.

After arrival, follow the General Inspectorate for Immigration’s residence procedure within the applicable deadline. A student visa is not permanent residence, and admission does not grant citizenship or unrestricted access to employment. Ask the university’s international office about enrolment and residence support, then verify requirements with the authority.

Start with your intended qualification, subject, teaching language, and budget. Compare the actual curriculum rather than choosing by country name alone. Ask the admissions office to confirm which of your previous qualifications it accepts and whether your chosen intake is open.

1. Shortlist programmes using the institution’s official course catalogue.
2. Check academic prerequisites, language evidence, application deadlines, and any assessment or interview.
3. Prepare legible academic records and the translations or legalization requested for your application.
4. Review the offer, full fee schedule, refund terms, and accommodation arrangements before paying.
5. Confirm the immigration checklist for your citizenship and apply through the relevant official authority.
6. Arrange insurance, housing, arrival registration, and enrolment before travelling.

Create separate budgets for tuition and monthly living expenses. Include rent and deposits, food, transport, insurance, learning materials, application charges, document translation, and travel. A first-year estimate is not the total cost of a degree. Ask whether fees change in later years and whether a scholarship has renewal conditions.

Choose accommodation based on the campus you will actually attend. Request the written contract, deposit policy, utilities included, and cancellation conditions. Do not rely on part-time employment to meet required financial evidence or fund essential expenses.

A qualification’s recognition depends on the awarding institution, programme, and the country where you plan to use it. For regulated careers such as medicine, nursing, architecture, or law, ask the relevant professional authority about licensing and additional examinations before enrolling. A study offer does not guarantee a job, work permission, permanent residence, or citizenship.

Bring your academic records, preferred subject, intended intake, and budget to a counselling discussion. Global Circle can help you organise a shortlist, prepare questions for institutions, and understand application and pre-departure steps. Universities decide admission, scholarship providers decide awards, and immigration authorities decide visas and residence permission.

Can I study in Romania without IELTS? Only if the selected institution accepts other evidence for your programme. There is no country-wide exemption.

Does a scholarship cover an English-taught degree? Not necessarily. The MFA bachelor’s and master’s scheme uses Romanian-language study; other awards have separate terms.

Does studying lead automatically to permanent residence? No. Any later work or residence permission has its own legal requirements and application process.

• Study in Romania national programme directory
• Official application questions
• European Commission: Romania study profile
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs scholarship information
• Official scholarship application platform
• General Inspectorate for Immigration
• University of Bucharest
• Politehnica University of Timișoara international admissions

Sources reviewed 14 October 2026. The current official application and immigration checklists take precedence.