"Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu-Mureș

Founded in 1960 by the Ministry of Education and Culture under the name of “The Pedagogical Institute of Tîrgu-Mureş” and functioning without interruption under different names and higher education structures, the “Petru Maior” University numbers over 40 years of existence. The presence of this institution in Tîrgu-Mureş, together with the University of Medicine and Pharmacy and the University of Theatrical Art, has provided the old Transylvanian town (historically known under different names: Novum Forum Siculorum, Marosvasarhely), that particular nucleus of spiritual, scientific and cultural life that marks the cultural level of an entire urban community where cultural, ethnical and confessional interrelationships are extremely complex and with high spiritual potential. The life of our institution was greatly influenced by the specific elements of different historical periods. As a direct participant in the life of the University during the last 25 years - out of which 10 as a Rector - I can appreciate, with understandable pride, that this academic community has achieved, without spectacular support from other universities, a quantitative and qualitative leap that makes it, in terms of its level of scientific and didactic competence, comparable with other, well established institutions.