ERASMUS Incoming Students

Dear Erasmus students,

You are welcome to "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau and we are glad that you have decided to choose our university.

We hope you’ll have an interesting and useful study period spent at Bacau.

The academic calendar of our University:

  • 1st semester: 1st October – mid-February (courses and exams)
  • 2nd semester: Mid-February – 1st July (courses and exams)

The deadlines for receiving your Erasmus application forms are as follows:

  • 1st semester or full academic year: 1st July
  • 2nd semester: 1st November

The language of instruction at our University is Romanian.

"Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau can offer accommodation in its halls of residence but we have a limited number of rooms available for the incoming students, therefore the places are granted on a first come, first served basis and it is important to send your applications in due time.

Description of the Romanian grading system:

MarkDefinition:
10EXCELLENT: outstanding performance with only minor errors
9VERY GOOD: above the average standard, but with some errors
7-8GOOD: Generally sound work with a number of notable errors
6SATISFACTORY: fair, but with significant shortcomings
5SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria
4FAIL: Some more work required before the credit can be awarded
1 - 3FAIL: Considerable further work is required

ECTS grading scale:

ECTS Grade% of successful students normally achieving the gradeDefinition
A10EXCELLENT - outstanding performance with only minor errors
B25VERY GOOD - above the average standard but with some errors
C30GOOD - generally sound work with a number of notable errors
D25SATISFACTORY - fair but with significant shortcomings
E10SUFFICIENT - performance meets the minimum criteria
FX-FAIL - some more work required before the credit can be awarded
F-FAIL - considerable further work is required