Application for EU citizens 2026 – 2027

Previous studies/degrees recognition by CNRED is mandatory (click here for more details);

Registration deadlines:

Preparatory Year of Romanian language candidatesin July 2026. For admissions, the European candidates for the Preparatory Year of Romanian will access this webpage of the Department of Romanian Language for Foreign Students (click here)

Bachelor and Master candidates should check the admission conditions for Romanian students: https://admitere.uaic.ro/admitere-licenta/;

PhD candidates have to pass the entrance examination and need to obtain the Certificates for the recognition of their previous studies (High School studies, Bachelor’s studies and Master’s studies) from the National Centre for Recognition and Equivalence of diplomas (CNRED).

The following categories of candidates are eligible to enrol and participate in the doctoral admission exam:

· European citizens who have applied at the National Centre for the Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas (CNRED) to get their previous studies recognised, but who have not yet received a resolution from the Ministry, provided that they write a sworn statement in this respect;

· Candidates from third countries who have started the process with the Directorate-General for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE) to get accepted for studies, but have not yet received a resolution from the Ministry, provided that they write a sworn statement in this respect.

· These candidates may be declared conditionally admitted upon presentation of the documents issued by CNRED and DGRIAE, respectively, no later than the end of the Advanced University Training Programme (PPUA) in the first semester. If these documents are not presented by the specified date, candidates will lose their conditional admission status.

Recognition procedure at CNRED can take up to 30 days; 

  • CNRED form for applicants to undergraduate studies (Bachelor)- click here
  • CNRED form for applicants to postgraduate studies (Master and Doctorate) – click here

Please access the following links:

Degree assessment file may be sent directly to Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași

Files submitted at a later date may not be processed in due time.
VERY IMPORTANT: Incomplete files (not complying with regulations, not specifying full contact details or lacking proof of registration fee payment) will not be taken into consideration.