Human resources is one of the major asset of North East Region of Romania.
Iasi is the most important university city from Romania, with universities and faculties covering all the major fields of research and innovation. In the same time Iasi is a city well known at international level, specially in United States of America due to the Technical University and the Computer Science University, providing a lot of engineers in the computer science area.
The Universities from Iasi
There are in Iasi 5 public Universities and 3 private Universities, Iasi being the oldest University Center from Romania. The students are from Iasi but also from North East Region of Romania and also from the other regions from Romania. The majority of the students are not from Iasi, the percent being around 23,33 % from Iasi students in the total number of registered students.
Iasi Universities |
Number of registered students |
Number of existing campus accommodation places |
Number of students from Iasi |
Number of students outside of Iasi – Potential market |
Universitatea Tehnica “Gheorghe Asachi” Iasi |
17238 |
7500 |
3448 |
13790 |
USAMV “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Iasi |
4609 |
1600 |
922 |
3687 |
Universitatea “Al. I. Cuza” Iasi |
37307 |
6000 |
7474 |
29833 |
UMF “Gr. T. Popa” Iasi |
7497 |
2670 |
1499 |
5998 |
Universitatea de Arte “George Enescu” Iasi |
1639 |
245 |
328 |
1311 |
Private Universities – P. Andrei |
8000 |
0 |
3200 |
4800 |
Private Universities – M. Kogalniceanu |
1500 |
0 |
1000 |
500 |
Private Universities – Apollonia |
850 |
0 |
500 |
350 |
TOTAL |
78640 |
18015 |
18371 |
60269 |
*source: Romania Ministry of Education, Research and Sports
This represent a new, young and highly motivated qualified work force of around 80.000 new entries every year. This graduates will work in Iasi or other North East City if given opportunity for a realistic paycheck, in the average rates presented in the living and costs section.
Olso, as you can see from the description of the Iasi City, the universities covered all the area of possible qualified workforce. In the same time, post graduate studies and also long life learning programs are developed in the universities and also in the private NGOs.