The University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine - Bucharest
The University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest (UASVMB) is one of the oldest education institutions in Romania. It was established upon the initiative of the Prince of Walachia, Barbu Dimitrie Stirbei, who, in 1852, decided to establish “The Agricultural Institute in Pantelimon”.
On the school seal (photo), there was an eagle with a sheaf of ears in its claws. This old school symbol was the basis for the current UASVMB logo. Only three years later, in 1855, “The School for Veterinary Education”, the precursor of the current Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, was established.
Along the 157 years of its existence, “The Agricultural Institute in Pantelimon” underwent multiple transformations, changes in headquarters and names, but, more important than these changes, a constant feature of the activity was the focus on high-performance education, “adapted to the needs of the population, aiming at directing the students towards specializations that are useful to society.” - as it was mentioned in the Princely Decree establishing “The Agricultural Institute in Pantelimon”.
Nowadays, The University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest is a modern education institution with all higher education forms, ranging from BSc, to MSc and PhD studies.
The UASVM Bucharest includes seven faculties in its structure:
- The Faculty of Agriculture
- The Faculty of Horticulture
- The Faculty of Animal Science
- The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- The Faculty of Land Improvement and Environment Engineering
- The Faculty of Biotechnologies
- The Faculty of Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development
The quality of the education provided in the faculties’ auditoriums, laboratories and work experience centres has made the UASVMB the most representative and prestigious institution in the field of agronomic and veterinary education in Romania, many of its graduates having become outstanding personalities both in the domain of agricultural practice, and in that of education, research and administration.
With an outstanding material basis and patrimony, which include two campuses - the “Agronomie - Herastrau” Campus and the “Veterinary Medicine - Cotroceni” Campus - the UASVM is a modern education institution, complying with European requirements.
The UASVM has three branches in its patrimony, which operate as veritable research, production and work experience centres - “Pietroasa” Winegrowing and Wine Research and Development Centre, “Istrita” Fruit-growing Farm and “Moara Domneasca” Didactic Farm.
Yet, for the current and future students, maybe the most important fact is that, regardless of the UASVMB faculties they go to, they are certain to be training in a specialization that the Romanian society needs, which gives them the guarantee of finding important and well-paid jobs.
The Mission of the University
The University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine - Bucharest has as fundamental mission to train the future specialists in the fields of vegetal and animal production, animal health, plant protection, biology and forestry, land improvement and management, environment protection, biotechnologies, land measurements and cadastre, agricultural production systems and rural development management and administration, engineering and management in public food supply and agritourism, horticulture and landscape architecture, economic engineering in constructions, engineering, foodstuffs control and expertise, by means of:
A - bachelor studies:
B - master’s studies, in Romanian or in international languages (English);
C - doctoral studies;
D - other training forms:
E - training specialists with advanced skills in the field of rural space development, environment protection, in increasing and maintaining the landscape heritage, the social and cultural values and traditions in the rural space;
F - promoting, applying and acquiring the modern technologies and techniques used in the fundamental and applied research activity, in laboratories, research and excellence centres;
G - integrating the University faculties in the international network of education and research institutions and expanding the international cooperation relations.
The Objectives of the University
The University development and modernization strategy for the interval 2009 - 2013, in the general context created by Romania’ accession to the European Union in 2007, has the following main objectives:
- to develop and modernize the existing faculties and specialisations;
- to create new specialisations, compatible with the European structures;
- to create new master’s programmes, also for the newly-created specialisation;
- to assess, accredit and reassess all the studies programmes upon accreditation;
- to attract a large number of graduates from the first cycle to the second and respectively third cycle of academic studies or other post-graduate education forms;
- to increase the university compatibility for a rapid integration of agricultural and veterinary medicine higher education in the European structures;
- to provide quality management in all the university departments;
- to develop, consolidate, modernise and expand the existing material basis;
- to achieve the level of performance, competitiveness and compatibility in the field of scientific research and technological innovation by relating to the international standards;
- to train specialists with higher education through bachelor, master’s, doctoral studies, professional reconversion and continuing education which also target participants at secondary level in the fields of: agronomics, horticulture, forestry, animal science, biotechnologies, veterinary medicine, civil engineering, geodesic engineering, food products engineering, environment engineering, engineering and management, applied engineering sciences and biology;
- to develop the scientific research and innovation, design, dissemination, consultancy, expertise activity and other specific production and creative services and activities, within its own research and production departments or units, including the collaboration with education and research institutions or with other legal entities in the country or abroad which should contribute to the development of the national and international scientific heritage;
- to maintain the university status obtained in 2008 through the institutional acknowledgement of UASVM Bucharest and the specific certificates: SRAC, ISO 9001 and IQ net;
- to represent the UASVM Bucharest at all academic and scientific research levels: CNATDCU (The National Council for the Recognition of Academic Grades, Diplomas and Certificates), The National Council of Rectors, ARACIS (The Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), CNCSIS (The National Higher Education Scientific Research Council);
- to operate the farms in the university structure by manufacturing, processing and marketing vegetal products (cereals, technical plants, vegetables, fruit, grapes and industrialized products obtained from them - mixed feeds, bakery products, edible oil, preserves and half-preserves made of vegetables and fruit, wine, natural juice, dehydrated fruit, etc.) and animal products (live animals, meat, fish, milk, eggs, wool, honey and products obtained from their industrialization - salami and sausages, cheese, meat and fish preserves, etc);
- civil and industrial design and constructions activities;
- land improvement and environment protection activities;
- products and persons transportation activities;
- other service providing activities.