The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) has announced the results of the selection of students from countries outside the European Union who will benefit from scholarships offered by the Romanian state for studies starting with the 2024-2025 academic year.
According to a press release sent on Tuesday, this year, the MFA received a large number of requests – 81,914, from candidates from 160 countries, from five continents, “an aspect that highlights the growing interest, globally, of students for the educational opportunities offered by Romanian universities”.
Applications were submitted online, on the StudyinRomania platform (www.studyinromania.gov.ro), between January 16 and March 16, 2024. Of the nearly 82,000 applicants, only 500 were accepted.
In the selection process, both criteria related to academic excellence, geographical diversity and gender balance, as well as Romania’s foreign policy objectives in relation to the countries of origin regarding the candidates, were taken into account.
The 500 beneficiaries of the scholarships will study in university centers all over the country: Brasov, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Craiova, Iasi, Sibiu, Timisoara and others.
They will train in a wide range of fields, such as international relations, engineering, information technology, agronomy, law, performing arts, philology, economics, business administration and educational sciences, says the MAE.
“This successful program is part of a wider effort by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote education in the spirit of intercultural understanding, knowledge and respect for fundamental human rights, as a way to combat intolerance. The program will contribute not only to a more effective promotion of Romanian higher education institutions worldwide, but especially to the creation of bridges between Romania and the students’ countries of origin”, stated the state secretary for inter-institutional relations Janina Sitaru.
The program runs in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and with the support of the Executive Unit for the Financing of Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI) within the Ministry of Education, which developed and manages the StudyinRomania IT platform.