Transilvania University of Brașov

Key Highlights

• Public Romanian university with an institutional history beginning in 1948
• 18 faculties and study activity across 43 academic domains
• 21,875 students reported for the 2025–2026 academic year
• Teaching sites in central Brașov, the Colina campus, and other city locations

Student Life & Environment

Student life is spread across Brașov rather than centred on a single enclosed campus. UNITBV reports two student residential campuses, Colina and Memorandului, containing 13 dormitories. Its 2025–2026 facts page lists 1,773 places in five Colina dormitories and 2,313 places in eight Memorandului dormitories. A place is not automatic: international applicants request accommodation through the application process, and assignments depend on availability and admission results. Both residential campuses have canteens. Accommodation configurations and facilities vary, with the university describing double or quadruple rooms, study spaces, laundry provision, video surveillance, and cooking facilities in some rooms. Students should confirm the specific building and room category offered before planning their budget. Recreation facilities include indoor sports halls and outdoor fields, while campus leisure spaces support activities such as table tennis and billiards. The university also provides cultural, sporting, volunteering, and student-association opportunities. Academic support includes a library, academic-writing centres, a modern-languages centre, tutoring arrangements, and digital student services. Career and personal-development support is available through the Centre for Career Guidance and Counselling and the Student Entrepreneurial Society. The university also reports company presentations, internship links, and projects connecting students with employers. Access to particular placements or extracurricular activities can depend on the faculty, language skills, and selection requirements.

Location & Surroundings

UNITBV is located in Brașov, a city in central Romania near the Carpathian Mountains. University buildings are distributed across the city: seven are reported in the historic centre, ten on the Colina campus, and four in other areas. This layout gives students access to both central urban facilities and larger campus infrastructure, but commuting needs depend on the faculty, residence, and timetable. Brașov combines a preserved historic core with residential, commercial, industrial, and tourism activity. Its economic base can be relevant to students seeking internships, especially in engineering, technology, services, and tourism, although the university does not guarantee placements. The institution maintains partnerships with companies, NGOs, and public bodies in the region. The surrounding area is particularly suited to students interested in mountain recreation. The university identifies Poiana Brașov, a major ski resort, as approximately 12 kilometres from the city, while Bran is roughly 30 kilometres away. Winters and the dispersed university estate should be considered when choosing housing. Prospective students should compare dormitory and private-rental locations with the teaching buildings used by their programme rather than assuming every class will be held at Colina.

Costs & Career Outcomes

Tuition depends on nationality category, funding status, faculty, programme, and level. The official 2026–2027 table for Romanian and EU-category fee-paying students lists 4,200 RON per year for undergraduate and master’s study in many faculties. Important exceptions include higher published charges for some medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, and music programmes. Non-EU tuition is published separately, generally in euros, and varies by field and study level. Applicants should use the row for the exact programme rather than treating a university-wide figure as applicable. Accommodation is charged separately. On the university’s posted dormitory-fee page available in August 2026, a place in a two-person room with shared bathroom was listed at 515 RON per person per month for Romanian or EU/EEA students occupying state-funded places and 735 RON for several fee-paying and mobility categories, including fee-paying non-EU students. Some scholarship or protected categories receive exemptions or pay only a utilities difference. Because that page does not clearly label an academic year, students should confirm the rate in their accommodation offer before budgeting. Career preparation includes faculty-based practical work and university-wide employer links. UNITBV reports more than 200 partnerships with companies, associations, and institutions in 2025, a corporate-relations office, company presentations and job notices through the Companies’ Podium, a Career Guidance and Counselling Centre, and a Student Entrepreneurial Society. These resources can support exploration, internships, and networking, but they do not constitute a placement or salary guarantee. International students should also consider how Romanian-language ability may affect access to local internships and employment.