Babeș-Bolyai University and the University of Warwick, one of the world leaders in the technology and biomedical fields, signed a strategic inter-university cooperation agreement. The focus will be on components related to technology and biomedical innovation.
University of Warwick Chancellor Stuart Croft and UBB Chancellor Daniel David. PHOTO: UBB
Between April 17-19, 2024, Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) received the visit of the delegation of the University of Warwick (Great Britain, UW). Both universities are part of GUILD – the organization of some of the most important advanced research universities in Europe (reseach-intensive/world-class universities – https://www.the-guild.eu/) and are also partners in within the EUTOPIA European Universities Alliance (https://eutopia-university.eu/).
On the occasion of this visit, there were general and thematic discussions related to the multiple axes of cooperation between the two partner institutions, with an emphasis on the joint activities carried out in EUTOPIA and GUILD.
Also, the Rector of the University of Warwick, Prof. Stuart Croft, and the Rector of Babeș-Bolyai University, Prof. Daniel David, signed an inter-university strategic cooperation agreement that provides for the organization of joint study programs, the consolidation of collaboration in various research fields and developing exchanges of experience on how the two universities participate in the development of ecosystems in the regions where they operate.
The focus will be on components related to innovation in the technology and biomedical area, areas where the University of Warwick is one of the world leaders.
UBB, the university with the most complex academic profile in the country
Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (UBB) is the university with the most complex academic profile in the country (by the number of programs and the multicultural character with three official academic languages: Romanian, Hungarian and German), with the oldest academic tradition in Romania (started 442 years ago – 1581), also representing the largest academic community in the country (over 50,000 people, from 15 localities and 11 counties).
Since its foundation, UBB has been part of the gallery of prestigious and reference universities in Romania, for seven years being in the first position in the country in the University Metaranking that summarizes the major international rankings of universities.
In addition, for several years UBB occupies the first positions in the country in global international rankings and in fields, constantly being among the first 5% of universities in the world (out of the approximately 30,000 existing ones), with an advanced academic infrastructure (e.g. CDI units integrated into European networks, modernized didactic laboratories and integrated with virtual/augmented/mixed reality through the UBB-EON-XR Center, etc.).
Recently (2021), following the international QS STAR audit, UBB was confirmed as the first world-class university (QS*****) in Romania, from 2020 UBB was accepted into GUILD, the organization of some of the most prestigious European universities world-class/research-intensive, received the European HR Award for Excellence, and from 2021/2022 it is part of the EUTOPIA alliance of European universities.
