MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
Dear former, current and future students,
The Moldova State University is an institution with history and traditions that has succeeded to establish itself as an elite university center.
Our multiple educational, research and innovation achievements, aligned to the highest standards, have permanently favored the social,economic and cultural development of the Republic of Moldova.
We set ourselves the goal, we succeeded and we always return to the idea of organizing a dynamic and modern educational process. The
Moldova State University has the quality of building diligence, and this belief is based on the full potential of the institution: the professorial
staff of high academic standing, the didactic support, the technical material background and, especially, the contingent of students withperformance aspirations.
The students, who studied at the Moldova State University, are aware that the most important contribution is to their own personality, they
enjoy the complex and harmonious development of their professional training. Thanks to them, to those who wear the MSU quality emblem,
we appreciate today with respect and gratitude the years that have passed and the people who have contributed to writing the history of thisinstitution.
The current students of the Moldova State University are to explore with perseverance the professional training process. Our institution
continuously promotes critical and creative thinking models in the spirit of flexibility, dedication and seriousness. You are the ones who ensure
the prestige of the Moldova State University through a permanent tendency to obtain performance and excellence.
Those who will continue to choose to be the part of the family of the Moldova State University, we assure you that you will find in our
institution an environment conducive to the development of professional and cultural horizon, a space of intellectual solidarity, dignity andprofessional performance. We are waiting for you!
Be assured that the Moldova State University is a united and consolidated educational community that promotes social development andeducational progress of students in a trustworthy and friendly environment.
Through the educational and professional training activities organized within the institution, we offer the possibility to all the students tobenefit from education that meets the highest standards, to have a proportionate development and a full manifestation of their personality.
Effective intra-university and inter-university collaboration, the collegial and partnership communication relationship led to the effective
dynamism of the quality and excellence in education and research.
The Moldova State University remains a citadel of knowledge and culture, a spring of inexhaustible energy and a space for choice ofspecialization by young people who are aware of continuous competition and opportunities that open to them.
We can achieve success only through unity and solidarity in achieving a common interest - the promotion of the MSU values: professional
competence, transparency, dynamism, flexibility, creativity, openness and innovation, a modern management that encourages and motivatesthe young generation to study and research.
We state with certainty that within the Moldova State University, the key word is performance that implicitly invokes the future, and being a
student of the MSU is a path that needs to be treated with seriousness, discipline, hard work, perseverance, dedication and passion!
The Senate of the Moldova State University

BRIEF HISTORYThe Moldova State University (MSU) is the first higher education institution with the status of a university, established in Moldova. Founded on October 1, 1946, and initially named Chisinau State University, it managed to create a solid
national and international reputation. The establishment of the university became a pillar of higher education development and consolidation in our country.
Initially at the MSU there were 5 faculties: Physics and Mathematics, Geology and Soil Science, Biology, Chemistry, History and Philology. In the first year (1946-1947) the 12 Chairs have enrolled 320 students and the educational process was
guided by 35 professors. In 1958 the MSU has inaugurated the correspondence education section, which still functions atsome of the Faculties. The evening section was available for a number of years (1958-1981) to facilitate training of young
specialists.
Soon the MSU became the recognized leader of the national higher education system, responding to the needs of thesociety through diversification of programs provided and establishing new subdivisions, departments and faculties: Faculty of Economics (1953 and reestablished 2002), Faculty of Law (1959), Faculty of Engineering and Technology (1959),
Faculty of Foreign Languages (1964), Department for Training of Foreign Students (1967), Faculty of Journalism (1980),
Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology (1994), Faculty of Political Science (1995), Computing Centre (1973).
In 1946-1988 the MSU was part of the Soviet university system, being managed from Moscow (the capital of the USSR).
After the collapse of the Soviet Union major changes have been made in the national education system. In 1988-1996 theuniversity improved traditional teaching and learning forms and applied new technologies. On January 19, 1990, the institution gets its present name – the Moldova State University.
During 70 years of its existence the MSU became an elite university center both at national and international level.
About 120 000 graduates of this university work in various areas: economy, education, culture, justice, politics, etc. A
greater part of intellectual elite of Moldova was shaped here. The Moldova State University is the first higher education
institution that was accredited at the national level (2001).
The Moldova State University is the first nationally accredited higher education institution (2001). Educational process isperformed by a high level academic community, capable to provide teaching and learning at the level required by the labour market, aligned to modern training paradigms due to joining in May 2005 the Bologna Process. Academic mobility –2one of the Bologna Process desiderata – is performed through active participation in international projects, including
those funded by the EU, as well as based on bilateral agreements with other universities in different countries of the world.
In 2011, at its 65th anniversary, as a sign of high appreciation of the outstanding merits in development of national university education and promotion of reform in that area, for substantial contribution to training highly qualified specialists andyoung researchers, the Moldova State University was awarded the highest state distinction - „Ordinul Republicii” (Orderof the Republic).
Since 2013, the Moldova State University is on the first place in the top most prestigious universities of Moldova,
according to Ranking Web of Universities results, developed by the Supreme Council of Scientific Research from the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain. This proves that the MSU is a competitive higher education establishment, whose
graduates have a broad range of employment opportunities.
The Moldova State University is a natural environment for academic freedom. Here pluralism of opinions, creativity, as
well as the tendency to ensure quality of highly qualified professional training are and have always been supported. The
university turned into a democracy lab with ideas generated based on a constructive dialog between the students and faculty.
The Moldova State University enjoys a modern infrastructure that corresponds to international standards providing
for the activities of both students and academic staff and creating a supportive environment for education and research.
The university infrastructure includes 6 study blocks, 10 university student hostels, University Library, Palace of Sports,
Cultural Centre, canteen, internship and recreation facilities.
Presently, the Moldova State University is one of the most important higher education institutions from the country. There
are about 13 000 students at all three cycles (Licentiate, Master, Doctorate), who study at over a hundred programs of licentiate and master cycles in the framework of 11 faculties, and 11 doctoral schools.
The Moldova State University is recognized in the area of international university education and is integrated intoa strong network of international cooperation: about 110 bilateral cooperation agreements with higher education institutions from 28 countries. Today the Moldova State University is a member of the International Association of Universities(IAU), the University Agency of Francophonie (AUF) and the Eurasian Association of Universities (AEU).
Starting with 2011, the MSU has become a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Republic of Moldova - Romania - Ukraine (CUMRU), and since November 23, 2018 is an associate member of the University Consortium, of which the
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, the Bucharest University, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Alexandru
Ioan Cuza University of Iași and West University of Timișoara.

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONInternational cooperation is an important aspect of the activities of the Moldova State University, contributing significantly
to the improvement of the quality and efficiency of the research and education process, but also to the formation of competitive
academic community in a continuous institutional development.
Education and research mobility carried out in other countries stimulates personal development and the creation of new visions,provides new perspectives and opportunities for network collaboration, being also a valuable and useful personal and institutional
experience.
International cooperation of the MSU is based on over 100 collaboration agreements with higher education institutions from22 countries, inter-institutional partnerships and international projects developed in cooperation with other universities, which isreflected in teaching, learning and research aiming at encouraging innovation and curricula development, updating the content ofstudies, modernizing research and scientific training processes.
The Moldova State University is an active full-fledged member in three international associations: International Associationof Universities (IAU), Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Eurasian Association of Universities (EAU).
The internationalization of the university is well demonstrated by successful partnerships in various projects in different cooperation programs, such as Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, Black Sea Basin, Joint Operational Programme Romania – Republic of Moldova,
academic exchange program in Central Europe (CEEPUS III), FREE MOVER, Fulbright, as well as various projects supported by
AUF, DAAD and other international agencies and funds.
Besides, international education and research training programs, mainly those with the present mobility, are considered themost evident and dynamic elements of the internationalization process implemented by the MSU.
In the framework of bilateral agreements and the academic exchange programs, the number of students and the academic staff has
increased the recent years. Academic staff with the status “visiting staff ” and students from other countries (Germany, Spain, Romania, Belgium, Denmark, United Kingdom, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Greece, the Czech Republic, Sweden etc.) also contribute tobuilding new mindsets and add multicultural note to the atmosphere in academic community.
International students that study at the MSU either those who have come through an exchange programme or those who
study to get the diploma represent an important component of the academic community of our university. To prepare foreign candidates for admission, the MSU organizes annual Romanian and Russian language courses that last 8 months, or intensive coursesthat last 3 and 6 months. At the same time, the university offers a range of education programs in the English language.
Based on interministerial collaboration agreements, professors from different countries come annually to the Moldova State University. They teach at different faculties or do research in the MSU research laboratories.

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RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
During the decades of the scientific-didactic activity the Moldova State University has affirmed itself as a modern educational institution and a
polyvalent scientific center, with the recognized merits in the academic and research environment in the Republic of Moldova and abroad. The excellence
and the high performance of the MSU is demonstrated by the scientific schools established at the MSU in the fields of: mathematics and computerscience, applied and theoretical physics, coordinative analytical and ecological chemistry, human and animal biology, botany, zoology and biotechnology,
history and linguistics, journalism and communication sciences, law, sociology, political science and philosophy, psychology and education sciences. The
scientific publications, the patents of inventions, the scientific elaborations of the university students from the MSU were appreciated within the highest
national and international scientific forums, increasing the prestige and the recognition of the results of the research, innovation and technologicaltransfer realized within the institution.
Recent research and innovations at the MSU are carried out on the basis of the MSU Research and Innovation Strategy (2015-2020), supported by
SWOT analysis and the three fundamental pillars of the knowledge triangle - Education, Research and Innovation. This strategy enabled the efficiencyof the research and innovation infrastructure (the founding of the Research and Innovation Institute), the updating of the Research and Innovation
organization chart at the MSU, the modernization of the research equipment through the extra-budgetary sources of the MSU, rationalization of thedoctoral studies (11 doctoral schools), accession to the European Charter of Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers andthe gradual implementation of these fundamental documents within the MSU. The General Directorate for Research and Innovation of the European
Commission, in July 2015, conferred on the Moldova State University the prestigious title and logo “HR Excellence in Research” as recognition of thesuccesses registered by the scientific-didactic community.
The MSU addresses current issues in the fundamental and applied research of the real and exact sciences and of the socio-human and economic sciences,promoting new ideas, concepts and advanced technologies. The scientific research at the MSU is carried out within the educational departments and the
Research and Innovation Institute (ICI), consisting of 21 scientific research laboratories, 11 doctoral schools, 5 centers of excellence, the TechnologicalTransfer Office and “Inventica USM” Innovation Incubator. The scientific investigations within these research units are carried out in accordance with theresearch profiles of the MSU, adjusted to the strategic directions of the activity in the field of science and innovation for the years 2013-2020, approvedby the Decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova no. 150 from 14.06.2013.
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Innovative materials, technologies and products;
Energy efficiency and harnessing of renewable energy sources,
Health and biomedicine;
Biotechnology;
National heritage and society development.

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The Moldova State University is the founder and co-founder of the scientific journals:„Studia Universitatis Moldaviae”, five series:
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Real and natural sciences ISSN 1814-3237
Exact and economic sciences ISSN 1814-3199
Education Sciences ISSN 1857-2073
Humanities ISSN 1811-2668
Social Sciences ISSN 1857-2103„Moldavian Journal of the Physical Sciences”„Chemistry Journal of Moldova”.

The scientific potential of the MSU is impressive: about 1,050 didactic-scientific and scientific staff members, including 75 university professors, 280
associate professors and associate researchers, as well as 351 PhD students. Over the past 15 years, university researchers have carried out scientificresearch in 300 national and 200 international projects, published over 600 monographs, 1570 textbooks and methodical works, over 18,000 of scientificarticles and theses at conferences, obtained 420 titles of protection and 380 medals. For special science achievements, 16 scientists from the MSU wereawarded with the National Prize, 17 researchers became Youth Prize Laureates, and 19 are the holders of the ASM Prizes. During this period 48 theses ofdoctor habilitate and 481 theses of doctor of science were defended.
The university is well-known in the field of international university education and is integrated into close relations of international cooperation,
having signed about 103 bilateral co-operation agreements with higher education institutions from 29 countries. Today, the Moldova State University is amember of the International Association of Universities (IAU), Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), the Eurasian Association of Universities(AEU). The USM and the Cross-Border Consortium of the Universities of Ukraine, Romania and Moldova (CUMRU), from 2018, it is an associate
member of the University Consortium.
The prestige of the Moldova State University on the international arena is strengthened by 36 illustrious people who have great achievements in scienceand culture from 16 countries of the world who have been awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa.

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EDUCATIONAL OFFER
The educational process at MSU is structured in three cycles: Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Studies. The educational offer consists of around80 programs at license level, 100 programs at master level and 27 programs at doctorate study level, which cover social sciences, humanities, science,engineering, education and services.
The didactic activity in the framework of the MSU is specific to a classical university, characterized by diversity. It is oriented towards achieving thestrategic objective of developing and strengthening the educational offer quality, that comprises about 70 licentiate study programs, 60 master programsand 27 doctoral programs that cover 17 general fields of study out of 26 doctoral programs that are available in the Republic of Moldova and train thehighly qualified specialists in education sciences, the humanities, philology; social and behavioral sciences; journalism and information; administrative
sciences, economic sciences, law, chemical sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, environmental sciences, mathematics and statistics; informationand communication technologies; engineering and engineering activities; silviculture; public services. The MSU is involved in the education during its
whole existence, offering continuous training programs and personal development programs for beneficiaries from various professional categories, ages,social status.
LICENTIATE
Licentiate degree studies correspond to 180-240 educational credits. The duration of studies at the MSU is 3 years, with the exception of the specialties in
the field of law, engineering and the double specialties in the education sciences, which duration is 4 years. The forms of education are: full-time studies(with the duration of studies of 3-4 years) and part-time studies (with the duration of studies of 4-5 years). The university also offers mixed type of
education, in the framework of which full-time studies and part-time studies can be provided by the didactic help and monitoring through the electronic
platform of distance learning.
MASTER
The master degree studies at the MSU last 1,5-2 years and correspond to 90 - 120 educational credits. The studies may be full-time and part-time.
DOCTORAL STUDIESThe doctoral study programs are carried out at the MSU in the framework of 11 doctoral schools, with the full-time studies (lasting 3 years) and part-timestudies (lasting 4 years), as follows: History, Archaeology and Philosophy, Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology and Educational Sciences,
Linguistic and Literary Studies, Romano-Germanic Linguistic Studies and World and Comparative Literature, Biological and Geonomic Sciences,
Chemical Science, Economic Science, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Social Science, Legal Studies.
The MSU has the necessary institutional capacity for advanced study programs and individual research programs at the doctoral level, having 212
qualified research advisers for the 104 scientific specialities that are offered by the university. At the same time, doctoral schools are actively involved inscientific cooperation, participating in national and international research and grant programs, organization of doctoral studies in co-tutorship etc.
CONTINUING EDUCATIONThe MSU offers additional qualification programs, in the same field of vocational training, with a duration of 1 year, 60 credits and retraining programsin related professional fields, with the period of study of 2 years, 90-120 credits, with a duration of 2 years of studies, for about 70 specialties.
The short lasting programs of continuing education and personal development (related to the individual’s priorities), between 1-20 credits, are offered inaccordance with the interests and development needs of the benificiary.

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FACULTY OF
BIOLOGY
AND SOILSCIENCE

Contact

Address: 65a M. Kogălniceanu St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 244 324
E-mail: biologie@usm.md
Web: usm.md
FB: www.facebook.com/biousm

The Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences was founded at the same time as the Moldova State University in 1946 at the initiative of renowned
scholars – academician N. Dimo and professors V. Andreev and I. Vul.
Over the years there have been numerous reorganizations, changes in the nomenclature and the structure of the departments, specialties,
specializations, some being instituted, others being closed, depending on the needs of the country, the development of new branches ofscience. However, the high level of training of the specialists remained constant, first and foremost, provided by the high quality teachers.
During these years, the faculty has trained over 6500 specialists for our country and other countries as well (Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Italy,
Germany, Bulgaria, Vietnam, some countries from Africa, Latin America, etc.).
Among the graduates of the Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences there are four academicians (Teodor Furdui, Andrei Ursu, Ion Toderaş andSerafim Andrieş) and three corresponding members of the ASM (Valentin Ungureanu, Vasile Şalaru and Ion Dediu), well-known personalities
who have contributed and continue to contribute to the development of different fields of research, production, education, etc. The specialists
trained within the Faculty work in different research and production centers in the country and abroad.
In all the specialties of the Faculty, an essential role in the study process is the practical applications in the field. These are performed in themost relevant and picturesque regions of the country, including at the practice resort in Bădragii-Vechi village (Edineţ).
A true pearl of the faculty is the Museum of Natural Sciences, with the sections of Geology, Soil Sciences, Botany and Zoology, whose patrimony
is made up of about 14 thousand of zoological specimens and about 80 thousand of herbaceous plants, coming from the Republic of Moldova
and from different geographical areas from all over the world .
The Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences has six scientific laboratories within the Institute of Research and Technological Transfer of the
Moldova State University with an annual budget of about 2-2.5 million MDL.
DEPARTMENTS••

Biology and Ecology
Soil Science, Geography, Geology, Silviculture and Design

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Biological sciences
Biological sciences
Environmental sciences

Biology
Molecular biology
Ecology

Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian

Physical sciences
Physical sciences
Physical sciences
Silviculture

Geography
Geology
Soil science
Silviculture and public gardens

3 years, full-tume
3 years, full-tume
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-tume
3 years, full-tume
3 years, full-tume
4 years, full-tume;
5 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Applied biological sciences
Ecological monitoring
Landscape design and green
spacesReproduction of forest genetic
resources

Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization

Length of studies, number ofcredits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits

Scientific field
Biological sciences

Specialty
Biochemistry

Language of instruction
Romanian, Russian

Biological sciences

BotanyBiological sciences

Zoology

Biological sciences

Human and animal physiology

Biological sciences

Genetics

Environmental sciences

Ecology

Biological sciences

Biotechnology

Physical sciences

Soil science

Physical sciences

Geography

Length of studies
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time

Biological sciences
Environmental sciences
Silviculture
Silviculture

CYCLE III DOCTORATE

Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
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FACULTY OF
CHEMISTRYAND
CHEMICALTECHNOLOGIESContact

Address: 60A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 244 355
E-mail: fctc1946@gmail.com
Web: chimie.usm.md
FB: facebook.com/chimie

The Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology (FCCT) was founded in 1946, maintaining itself for seven decades as a “forge” of highly
qualified specialists in the fields of chemistry, pedagogy and chemical technologies.

Today, the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology remains the only one in the Republic that trains highly qualified specialist-chemists in the pedagogical and technological fields. Through its activities the FCCT ensures an efficient continuity of secondary, university andpostgraduate education for the fields of vocational training: Chemistry, Biopharmaceutical Chemistry, Industrial Chemical Technology andTechnology of Cosmetics and Medical Products. During its activity, more than 3000 specialists have been prepared. They work successfully in
the Republic and abroad.
The intensive research activities are carried out at the FCCT at the same time with didactic activities. Scientific research is performed in 3
scientific laboratories in various fields of chemistry and chemical technology.
Developing its international relations and exchange, cultivating cooperation projects with other European or American universities andinstitutions, the faculty extends scientific collaboration and exchange of students and didactic staff, as it is well known that chemistry has oneof the most “internationalized” fields of education and scientific research from the beginning of the third millennium.
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Chemistry
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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study
Education sciences
Education sciences
Chemical sciences
Chemical sciences
Chemical technology andbiotechnologies
Chemical technology andbiotechnologies

Specialty

Industrial chemical technology

Length of studies
3 years, full-tume
3 years, full-tume
3 years, full-tume
3 years, full-tume;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-timeTechnology of cosmetics andmedical products

3 years, full-tume;
4 years, part-time

Chemistry
Chemistry and biology
Chemistry
Biopharmaceutical chemistry

Language of instruction
Romanian, Russian
RomanianRomanian, Russian
RomanianRomanianRomanian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Exact sciences
Environment protection

Coordination chemistry
Ecological chemistry and

Master of research
Master of research

Length of studies,
number of credits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits

Chemical technology and biotechnologies

environmental protection
Technology of cosmetic andmedicinal products

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific fieldSpecialty

Chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

Chemistry

Analytical chemistry

Chemistry

Physical chemistry

Chemistry

Organic chemistry

Chemistry

Ecological chemistry

Chemical sciences

Special technologies

Length of studies
3 years, full-tume;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-tume;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-tume;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-tume;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-tume;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-tume;
4 years, part-time

Language of instruction
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian

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Contact

FACULTY
OF LAW

Address: 67 M. Kogălniceanu St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 69380068
E-mail: decanatdrept.@gmail.com
Web: drept.usm.md
FB: facebook.com/Facultatea.de.Drept.USM

The law includes all the legal norms that establish the legal framework for the organization of the society, the principles underlying thestudy programs at the Faculty of Law.

The teaching-learning activity is oriented to the development of the skills to understand and correctly interpret a normative act based on theinternal and external case law. In this context, the Law specialty aims at achieving its objectives by: training professional competences basedon theoretical and practical training in the field of law, training research skills in the field of jurisprudence, training professional competences
based on theoretical and practical training in the field of law, training research skills in the field of jurisprudence, training specialists in order toinvestigate the contradictory problems in the jurisprudence, developing the methodological basis of the evolution of science branch, ensuring
the conditions for the multilateral development of future specialists, forming the civic position and the ethical dimension of the personality.
The faculty also has the francophone and anglophone divisions, within which the students who have a high level of French or English can study
in the field of jurisprudence.
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Public Law
Private Law
Criminal Law
Procedural Law
International and European Law

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study

Law

Specialty

Law

Length of studies

4 years, full-time; 5 years, part-time

Language of instruction

Romanian, Russian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Length of studies, number of credits

Law

Criminal law

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits;
2 years, 120 credits

Law

Civil law

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits

Law

Civil judicial proceedings

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits;
2 years, 120 credits

Law

International law

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits

Law

Criminal law and criminal procedures

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits

Law

Human rights

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits

Law

Labour law and business law

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits

Law

Public law and electronic governance

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits

Law

Tax and customs law

Master of professionalization

1,5 years, 90 credits;
2 years, 120 credits

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific fieldSpecialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Social sciences

General theory of law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Constitutional law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Public law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Administrative law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Financial law (banking, tax, customs)

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

International and European public law 3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Civil law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Business right

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Civil procedural law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Family law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Labor and social protection law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Private international and Europeanlaw

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Criminal law and criminal
enforcement

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Criminology

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Criminal procedural Law

3 years, full-tume; 4 years, part-time

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FACULTY OF
PHYSICS AND
ENGINEERING

Address: 60 A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova

Telephone: +373 22 244 386, +373 67317713
E-mail: vnicorici@yahoo.com
Web: http://phys.usm.md
FB: facebook.com/FizicaInginerieUSM

The Faculty of Physics and Engineering, founded in 1946, has trained over 3700 specialists, who successfully work in various fields of national
economy, education and science. Every tenth graduate has obtained the scientific degree of doctor of sciences, and every one hundredth - ofdoctor habilitate.
Starting with 2003, the Faculty of Physics and Engineering prepares engineers for the programs of Information Technology, Engineeringand Quality Management. In order to train the IT staff, the faculty invites specialists from various IT companies that organize professional
development trainings with students. The graduates of the respective programs are employed in the engineering field, covering the needs ofthe labor market.
In 2018, the first laboratory in the Republic of Moldova - “Office of Education for Drones” was inaugurated at the faculty, the project being
co-financed by the Erasmus + Program. The technical equipment of the laboratory corresponds to European standards, which allows thetraining of the students from the specialties Physics, Information Technology, Engineering and Quality Management.
Currently, the Faculty of Physics and Engineering intends to carry out the didactic and research activity, based on the established values andthe requirements of the society, under the conditions of promoting quality and efficiency through the implementation of the transferable
credit system and through the development of professional training standards.
The studies at the Faculty are based on three cycles: licentiate degree, master’s degree, doctoral degree. The faculty has a high intellectual
potential, both on a didactic and scientific levels, where undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students are involved in international
education and research programs, as well as in the academic mobility.
DEPARTMENTS••”Iu. Perlin” Department of Theoretical Physics
Applied Physics and Informatics

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Physical sciences
Education sciences
Information and communication
technologies

Physics
Physics
Information technologies

3 years, full-time
3 years, full-time
4 years, full-time; 5 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian

Engineering and engineering
activities
Information and communication
technologies

Engineering and quality
management
Computers and networks

4 years, full-time; 5 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

4 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

Physical sciences

Hydrology and meteorology

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study
Physical sciences
Physical sciences

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Length of studies, number of credits

Information and communication
technologies

Theoretical physics
Physics and semiconductors
engineering
Information technologies inmodeling

Master of research
Master of research

2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Engineering and engineering
activities

Measurement procedures and meth- Master of professionalization
ods in environmental engineering

2 years, 120 credits

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific field
Applied computer science
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Modeling, mathematical methods,
software
Statistical and kinetic physics

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Physics of macroscopic systems

Computational physics and processmodeling
Physics of solid states

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, RussianApplied physics

Physics and technology of materials

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, RussianApplied physics

Physics of nanosystems andnanotechnologies
Physics of environment

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, RussianApplied physics
Computers and information
technologies
Didactics of sciences

Information technologies, products
and systems
School didactics(by levels and disciplines)

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FACULTY OF
HISTORYAND
PHILOSOPHY

Contact

Address: 60 A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 67560053
E-mail: istoriedecanat@gmail.com

Web: istorie.usm.md
FB: facebook.com/istorie.usm

The Faculty of History and Philosophy is one of the faculties that founded the Moldova State University on October 1, 1946. For morethan 70 years of experience and evolution, the Faculty has undergone several structural changes: 1949-1962 – the Faculty of History andPhilology, 1962-1964 – the Faculty of History and Law, 1964-2003 – the Faculty of History, 2003-2008 – the Faculty of History and Psychology,
2008-present – the Faculty of History and Philosophy. The faculty has extended throughout the years, taking important steps in modernizing
the structure and programs of studies: some departments have become autonomous and have founded some new faculties: the Faculty of
Letters, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, the Faculty of International Relations, Political Sciences andPublic Administration, the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work.
In the present times the Faculty of History and Philosophy has 2 departments: Department of History of Romanians, World History, Archaeology
and Ancient History and Department of Philosophy and Anthropology that prepare highly qualified specialists for historical and philosophicaleducation and research in the Republic of Moldova, based on modern programs of studies in which theoretical aspects are combined with thepractical excellence. The accomplishment of its educational and research mission is ensured by a prestigious scientific-didactic staff composedof about 40 teachers and professors.
The graduates of the Faculty of History and Philosophy can embrace various professional careers: teachers in pre-university or university
education, scientific researchers, museographers, archaeologists, archivists, journalists, librarians, politicians and political analysts, civil
servants, etc. The students of the Faculty benefit from a competitive education environment that stimulates the creativity, the scientificinitiative, the personal development and active involvement of the future specialists in the construction of the modern society.
In those 70 years of its existence, the Faculty of History and Philosophy has established itself as a representative unit of education from the
Moldova State University and from the country in the field of history and philosophy through its didactic-scientific staff and the exceptional
quality of the students and the graduates.
DEPARTMENTS••

History of Romanians, World History, Archaeology and Ancient History
Philosophy and Anthropology

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Education sciences

History

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Education sciences

History and the English language

4 years, full-time

Romanian

Education sciences

History and geography

4 years, full-time

Romanian

Humanities

History

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

Philosophy

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

Anthropology

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Length of studies, number ofcredits

Humanities

State and society from historicalperspectives (forms of government,
national security and international
relations)

Master of research

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

Cultural heritage management

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

History and culture of religions

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

Philosophy, anthropology andcultural management

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

Modern philosophies

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific fieldSpecialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Humanities

History of Romanians (by periods)

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

World history (by periods)

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

Archaeology

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

Theory and methodology of historical 3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-timescience

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

Documentology and archive
management

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

History of philosophy

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

Ontology and gnoseology

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

Historical philosophy

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Humanities

Philosophy of science and technology(by areas)

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

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Contact

FACULTY OF
JOURNALISMAND
COMMUNICATIONSCIENCES
Address: 60 A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 67560012, +373 67560008,+373 67560009
E-mail: decanatul@mail.ru
Web: jurnalism.usm.md
FB: facebook.com/jurnalism.usm

The Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences proposes an integrated vision on the studies, in which the general educational
objectives that emphasize the concept of “universal specialist”, as well as specific objectives for narrow branches of vocational training arefound.
The professional knowledge and skills are acquired in the framework of complex professional training activities, where the emphasis is placed,in particular, on professional projects, oriented towards the design and implementation of promotional materials, advertising campaigns andpress releases; of newspapers, news bulletins, RTV and online broadcasts, of public events of a socio-cultural nature. The professional projects
can be heard on the online radio station of the Faculty “Unda Liberă-Terrabit”, viewed on Facebook page, Youtube and the Student Council ofthe Media.
The graduates of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences can become journalists of the printed and online press, radio andtelevision presenters; talk-shows moderators; reporters, editors, online media platform administrators; commentators, advertising andmarketing specialists, copywriters, Public Relations specialists, spokespersons, referrals, librarians, documentarists, information transfer
experts, university teachers, etc.
The educational standards adopted at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences promote professionalism, freedom of thought,
pluralism of opinion, social responsibility and creative spirit.
DEPARTMENTS•••

Theory and Practice of Journalism
Radio and TV
Communication and Information Theory

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Communication sciences

Jurnalism and media processes

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time Romanian, RussianCommunication sciences

Communication and public

3 years, full-time

Communication sciences

relations
Library management, information

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time Romanian

Romanianassistance and archive management

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Length of studies, number ofCommunication sciences

Video products and media

Master of professionalizationcredits
2 years, 120 credits

Communication sciences

promotingManagement of the media

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Communication science

institution
Radio-television talk show

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Communication sciences

Public relations and advertising

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Communication sciences

Management of the information

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

institution

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific fieldSpecialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Social sciences

Journalism and media processes

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time RomanianSocial sciences

Communication and public

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time RomanianSocial sciences

relationsPublishing activity processes and3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time RomanianSocial sciences

methodologies
Information and3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time Romanian

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Contact

FACULTY OF
LETTERS
Address: 65a M. Kogălniceanu St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova

Telephone: +373 22 244 071, +373 22 242 595
E-mail: facultatealitere@gmail.com
decanatflls@gmail.com
Web: litere.md; lls.usm.md
FB: facebook.com/litereusm
facebook.com/limbisiliteraturistraineUSM

The Faculty of Letters, being among the founding structures of the Moldova State University, became an active and prestigious presence inphilological higher education. Due to its mission to train high performance specialists in philology, the Faculty of Letters ensures continuity anddevelopment of national cultural traditions, fitting them into the circuit of European values, as well as raises awareness of them and promotes them inthe cultural space of our country. Having combined harmoniously respect for tradition and innovations, permanently striving for research excellenceand building a supportive environment for quality teaching and learning, the Faculty of Letters gives its students knowledge and competences
required for professional success in education and other related areas: translation, editing, mass-media, public relations, so that our graduates caneasily find a job.
The mission of the Faculty of Letters is to train specialists in the field of philology, translation and education science of high qualification, bothin the mother tongue (Romanian and Russian), as well as in the modern foreign languages such as English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
The training of the specialists takes place in three university cycles: licentiate, master and doctorate. The students of the Faculty of Letters have thepossibility to complete the pedagogical or specialized internships in various high schools, public and private institutions, with which the faculty has
concluded collaboration agreements. Also, the students of the faculty have the opportunity to consult the specialized literature from the Austrian
Library, the British Centre, American Studies Center, Academic Success Center and “Russkii mir” Cultural Center. In the Polish and Turkish Language
Centers there are courses for those who want to learn a new language.
Through the diversity of proposed academic programs – both undergraduate and graduate – the Faculty of Letters proposes to its students an
educational path which is not just a starting point of a successful career, but also a way to shape their personality of future philologists. They get
unforgettable experience, build interpersonal relations based on respect and appreciation, collaborate with their peers from abroad and enjoy
academic motilities, a simulating learning environment fostering creativity.
DEPARTMENTS
•
•
•
•
•
•

Romanian Linguistics and Literary Science
German Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
Romance Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
Translation, Interpretation and Applied Linguistics
World and Comparative Literature
English and French for Specific Purposes

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Education sciences

Romanian language and literature

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Education sciences

Romanian language and literature and French language

4 years, full-time

Romanian

Education sciences

Romanian language and literature and English language

4 years, full-time

Romanian

Education sciences

Russian language and literature and English language

4 years, full-time

Russian

Education sciences

English language and French language

4 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

Education sciences

French language and English language

4 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

Education sciences

German language and English language

4 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

Philology

Romanian language and literature

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Spanish language and English language

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

Philology

Italian language and English language

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianTranslation

Translation and interpretation. French language andEnglish language

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianTranslation

Translation and interpretation. English language andFrench language

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianTranslation

Translation and interpretation. English language andGerman language

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianTranslation

Translation and interpretation. English language and
Italian language

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianTranslation

Translation and interpretation. English language
and Spanish language

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Length of studies, number of credits

Humanities

Romanian language, literature and civilization

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

Linguistics and communication

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

Romanian literature in the European context

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

Russian language and literature: intercultural andorganizational communication

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

Translation and interpretation of conferences

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Humanities

Multilingual communication, intercultural management
and business languages

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific fieldSpecialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Philology

Linguistics; language philosophy; psycholinguistics;
computerized linguistics

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Grammar

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Phonetics and phonology; dialectology; history of thelanguage; sociolinguistics; ethnolinguistics

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Lexicology and lexicography; terminology andspecialized languages; Translation

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Semiotics; semantics; pragmatic

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Text theory; discourse analysis; stylistics

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Glotodidactics

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Romanian literature

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Philology

Theory of literature

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

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FACULTY OF
MATHEMATICS
AND COMPUTERSCIENCE

Contact

Address: 60 A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 244 720
E-mail: usm.mathcs@gmail.com
Web: fmi.usm.md

FB: facebook.com/fmiusm

After seven decades of evolution, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science is today a university entity of research, education,and reference in the national and international academic and scientific network, mature and comprehensive, with a valuable heritage ofteachers, researchers, doctoral students and students. The traditions and prestige of the faculty honor and oblige at the same time to academic
performances and to the continuous modernization of the educational offer.
The main mission of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science is to train highly qualified specialists in the fields of Mathematics
and Computer Science, competent teachers in these fields, as well as to promote education and research in accordance with the demandsof a society based on knowledge and continuous education. At the same time, the faculty has the role of an active member of the social
environment, which has the mission to promote the mathematical and computer culture in the society, to contribute to the improvement of
the education system, to adopt regulations conforming to modern national and international standards.
Along with the instructive-educational and research activity with the students, with the purpose of increasing the professional performance,
the faculty didactic staff constantly develops research activities and is successfully involved in carrying out national and international scientificprojects.
Since 2008, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science has hosted seven editions of the International Conference Mathematics & IT
Research and Education.
DEPARTMENTS••

Mathematics
Computer Science

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Mathematics and statistics

Mathematics

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianMathematics and statistics

Applied mathematics

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianInformation and communication
technologies

Computer science

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianInformation and communication
technologies

Information management

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianInformation and communication
technologies

Applied computer science

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian, English

Education sciences

Mathematics

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

Education sciences

Computer science

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study
Mathematics
Development of software products
and applications

Masters programmes
Mathematical structures andmethods of solving the application
problems
Applied computer science

Type of the progamme
Master of research

Length of studies, number ofcredits
2 years, 120 credits

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific fieldSpecialty

Natural sciences

Mathematical analysis

Natural sciences

Differential equations

Natural sciences

Geometry and topology

Natural sciences

Mathematical logic, algebra number theory
Mathematical cybernetics andoperational research
Theoretical basis of computerscience; computer programming
Computer programming

Natural sciences
Natural sciences
Natural sciences

Length of studies
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time

Language of instruction
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian23

FACULTY OF
PSYCHOLOGY ANDEDUCATIONSCIENCES,
SOCIOLOGY AND
SOCIAL WORK
Address: 65a M.Kogălniceanu St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova

Contact

Telephone: +373 22 242 722,
+373 67317318, +373 67315316
E-mail: fpsesas@gmail.com
Web: psesas.usm.md
FB: facebook.com/facultateapsesasusm

The F

aculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Sociology and Social Work (FPESSSW) is a structure within the framework of the Moldova State
University and is part of the implementation of a common European space for higher education by promoting the respective educational policies, thesystem of European and national values, but also through the initial and continuous professional training of highly qualified specialists in the field of
education and psychology, sociology and social work.
The Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Sociology and Social Work is recognized at the national as well as international levels througheducational, scientific, sports performances. The available human, curricular, technological and communication potential ensures the quality of studies inall three cycles of higher education. The faculty’s educational policies focus on the following principles:
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•
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students and teachers are the main actors of the educational process;the interconnection of higher education, research and the labor market;
promoting interculturality, multiculturality and openness to European values;
active, interactive learning through cooperation and collaboration;
promoting lifelong education;
producing and promoting innovations;transfer of technologies and experiences.

The Research Center and the Laboratory for the Development of Educational Policies operate within the faculty, as well as Psychological Assistance Center,
Psycho-pedagogical Counseling Center, and National Social Work Center.
The students have the right to create different associations and to participate actively in the decision making at the faculty level. At the same time, they haveopportunities to participate in various projects of academic mobility, research, volunteering, etc.
The faculty has human resources, highly qualified specialists who can compete with the universities in the country and abroad. The researchers and didactic
staff of the faculty actively participate in the elaboration and promotion of the educational and social policies at the national level.
The faculty is open to collaboration with the respective structures from the European Universities.
DEPARTMENTS•••

Psychology
Education Sciences
Sociology and Social Work

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Education sciences

Psycho-pedagogy

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Education sciences

Civic education

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian

Education sciences

Pedagogy in primary education and English
language

4 years, full-time

Romanian

Education sciences

Pedagogy in primary education / Psychopedagogy

4 years, full-time; 5 years, part-time

Romanian, RussianSocial assistenceSocial assistence

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Social sciences

Sociology

3 years, full-time

Romanian, RussianSocial sciences

Psychology

3 years, full-time

Romanian, Russian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Length of studies, number of credits

Social sciences

Clinical psychology

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Social sciences

Labor and organizational psychology

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Social sciences

Legal psychology

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Education sciences

Educational management

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Education sciences

Training of trainers

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Education sciences

Counseling for family problems

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Education sciences

Psycho-pedagogy of higher education

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Education sciences

High school education pedagogy

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Education sciences

Psycho-pedagogy of deviant behavior

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Education sciences

Educational and spiritual counseling

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Social sciences

Family-centered social policies

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Social sciences

Management of social services

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Social sciences

Opinion, marketing and advertising surveys

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific fieldSpecialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

General psychology

General psychology

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

General psychology

General theory of education

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

General psychology

School didactics on educational stages anddisciplines

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

General psychology

University pedagogy

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Sociology

Theory and methodology of sociology

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Sociology

Social structure, institutions and social
processes

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

Sociology

Theory and practice of social work

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

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FACULTY OF
INTERNATIONALRELATIONS,POLITICAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVESCIENCE

Contact

Address: 60 A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 797124
E-mail: frispausm@gmail.com
Web: frispa.usm.md

FB: facebook.com/frispausm

The Faculty of International Relations, Political and Administrative Sciences of the Moldova State University is the first faculty inthe country, which was at the foundation of the establishment and affirmation of the political science of the Republic of Moldova,
and is considered to be the national leader in the professional training of young people for the political and administrative field.
The faculty graduates work in the majority of the important public and political institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in the
non-government sector and within the framework of some prestigious international organizations. The faculty has a significant
scientific and didactic potential for training high qualified specialists as well as for developing the theoretical background necessary
for the promotion of the reforms.
The Faculty of International Relations, Political and Administrative Sciences has succeded to build a space of knowledge in thefield of government studies and to develop a responsible and active behaviour for its disciples through an extremely rich portfolioof university studies. The students are in the centre of the educational activities of the university, they are taught to think freely, by
encouraging the spirit of critical thinking, the capacity to constantly renew the knowledge, setting up a stable connection based on
efficiency and utility between the educational process and the labour market.
The study programs of the faculty offers a quality education, in which the didactic, research and extracurricular activities successfully combine the formal and the non-formal education. At the same time, students are encouraged and supported to develop theirskills acquired throughout the study semesters through internships conducted within national profile institutions or international
academic mobilities.
DEPARTMENTS• Political and Administrative Science• International Relations

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study
Social and behavioral sciences

Specialty
International relations

Social and behavioral sciences
Administrative sciences

Political sciences
Public administration

Length of studies
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time

Language of instruction
Romanian, Russian, English
RomanianRomanian

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study
Social and behavioral sciences
Social and behavioral sciences
Social and behavioral sciences
Administrative sciences

Masters programmes
Diplomatic studies
European studies
Political analysis and counseling
Public policies and services

Type of the progamme
Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization

Length of studies, number ofcredits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific field
Political sciences

Political sciences

Political sciences

Political sciences
Political sciences
Political sciences

Specialty
Theory, methodology and historyof political science; politicalinstitutions and processes
Theory and history ofinternational relations and global
development
Theory and methodology ofinternational relations anddiplomacy
History of international relations
and foreign policy
Problems and strategies of global
and regional development
European integration theory,
European institutions, processes
and policies

Length of studies

Language of instruction

3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time

Romanian*

3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time

Romanian*

3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time

Romanian*

3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time;
4 years, part-time

Romanian*Romanian*Romanian** as well as in the languages of international circulation at the request of the doctoral student with the respective approval27

Contact

FACULTY OF
ECONOMICSCIENCES

Address: 60 A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 242 290, +373 67560155
E-mail: fse.usm@gmail.com
Web: fse.usm.md ; turist.usm.md

The Faculty of Economic Sciences of the MSU is an academic structure with tradition in higher education in the Republic of Moldova.

Today, the Faculty of Economic Sciences is one of the largest faculties of the Moldova State University, being recognized at national levelas an important center for professional and scientific training in the field of economics and business administration, as well as at theinternational level, as a partner and provider of quality education and research. The educational offer of the faculty is supported by the concerns of the faculty management and the didactic staff for the modernization and compatibility of the curricula, through the didactic andscientific activities, oriented towards the beneficiaries. Being governed by fundamental principles, such as promoting quality and creativity
in education, excellence in research, partnership with the labor market, academic competitiveness at national and international levels, theFaculty of Economic Sciences is a prestigious faculty of profile, being recognized internationally, for its performance in education and research, as well as for innovative and efficient solutions for sustainable development of society. This is evidenced by the national and international as well as European institutions of quality assurance in the field of university study programs. Thus, in 2016, the Faculty obtained
the international accreditation of two degree programs: the Accounting program, accredited by the Association of Chartered Accountants ofGreat Britain and the Finance and Banks program, accredited by the Quality Assurance Agency of AQAS in Germany. The Faculty of Economic
Sciences has concluded successful partnerships with prestigious university centers for the international recognition of specialized diplomas.
European partnerships provide access to information and experience exchanges, to didactic and scientific mobility, as well as double diplomas
for students of master and doctoral programs.
DEPARTMENTS••••

Business administration
Accounting and economic informatics
Economy, marketing and tourism
Finance and banks

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CYCLE I LICENTIATEGeneral field of study
Economics
Economics
Economics
Economics
Economics
Public sciences

Specialty
Business and administration
Accounting
Cybernetics and economic
informatics
Marketing and logistics
Finance and banks
Hotel, tourism and leisure

Length of studies

Language of instruction

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian, English
Romanian, Russian
Romanian, Russian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian, Russian, English
Romanian, Russian, English
Romanian, Russian, English

CYCLE II MASTER
General field of study

Masters programmes

Type of the progamme

Business and administration
Business and administration
Accounting
Accounting
Marketing and logistics

Business administration
Human resources management
Audit and financial expertiseCompany accounting
Marketing studies

Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization

Length of studies, number ofcredits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits

Marketing and logistics

Hotel management and marketingand tourism
Bank administration
Public finances and taxation

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Master of professionalization
Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits
2 years, 120 credits

Master of professionalization

2 years, 120 credits

Finances
Finances

Finances

Finance management andbusiness accounting

CYCLE III DOCTORATE
Scientific field
Economics
Economics
Economics
Economics
Economics
Economics

Specialty

Length of studies

Language of instruction

Economic theory and economic
policies
Global economy; international
economic relations
Economy and management in thefield of activity
Marketing and logistics
Finance
Accounting; audit; economic
analysis

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

Romanian

3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time
3 years, full-time; 4 years, part-time

RomanianRomanianRomanian

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DOCTORAL STUDIESThe Moldova State University has implemented since 2015 a new paradigm for organizing doctoral studies. This involves moreinnovations. From the statutory point of view, doctoral studies have become the third cycle of university education, and froman institutional point of view - part of the Institute of Research and Innovation. Their academic management is provided by the
Scientific Council of the MSU, consisting of representatives of the doctoral schools and of the doctoral students, and the operational
one - of the Doctoral Studies Office and the Doctoral Schools.
Doctoral studies, with the part-time studies and full-time studies, are carried out in the framework of advanced study programs(60 credits) and of the individual research plans of the doctoral students (120 credits). The last ones are guided by the scientificsupervisors, assisted by the commissions of guides, each of them being composed of three researchers, connected directly orconnected to the investigation of the doctoral student. Admission to doctoral studies is carried out by means of congress, mainly,
based on research projects and interviews, at the budget places allocated by the ministry of the profile following a national contestof doctoral grants, as well as based on study fees.
The Government of the Republic of Moldova has authorized the opening of 11 doctoral schools at the MSU in the following fields:
natural sciences, engineering sciences and technologies, social and economic sciences, the humanities. The doctoral programs
authorized by the MSU comprise 104 scientific specialties. The doctoral students are guided by about 100 doctors habilitate,
university professors and over 130 doctors, associate professors.
The new paradigm of doctoral studies, currently implemented, has an innovative character and is in line with the principles andrecommendations of the relevant European ministerial meetings in Salzburg (2005, 2010) regarding the doctoral programs and thetraining of researchers in the conditions of the knowledge society, including:• the progress of the knowledge through the original research constitutes a basic component of the doctoral studies;• incorporation into institutional strategies and policies to respond to new professional challenges and career development
opportunities;• ensuring the diversity of scientific research, including joint doctorates;• recognition of the status of incipient researcher for doctoral students;• ensuring the supervision and evaluation of the doctoral students based on a transparent contractual framework regarding thesharing of responsibilities between the doctoral candidates, the supervisory authorities and the institution (and, as the case may
be, other partners);• applying innovative practices in organizing and conducting doctoral studies introduced in European universities throughinternational, national and regional collaboration.

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Faculty and doctoral school

Doctoral Schools of the
Moldova State University

Faculty of Biology and Soil Science
Doctoral School of Biological and Genomic Sciences
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences
Faculty of Law
Doctoral School of Legal Sciences
Faculty of Physics and Engineering
Doctoral School of Physical Sciences and Engineering
Faculty of History and Philosophy
Doctoral School of History, Archeology and Philosophy
Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences
Doctoral School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Letters

Doctoral School of Linguistic and Literary Studies
Doctoral School of Romano-Germanic Linguistic Studies and World and Comparative Literature
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Doctoral School of Mathematics and Computer Science
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences
Doctoral School of Psychology and Education Sciences
Doctoral School of Social Sciences
Faculty of International Relations, Political Sciences and Public Administration
Doctoral School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Economic Sciences
Doctoral School of Economic Sciences

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Director of doctoral school
Dr. hab., univ. prof. Victor Șalaru
doctoratbiologieusm@gmail.com
Dr. hab., univ. prof. Maria Gonța
doctoratchimieusm@gmail.com
Dr., assoc. prof. Svetlana Slusarenco
doctoratdreptusm@gmail.com
Dr., assoc. prof. Viorel Dușciac
doctoratfizicausm@gmail.com
Dr., assoc. prof. Aurel Zanocidoctoratistorieusm@gmail.com
Dr. hab., univ. prof. Victor Saca
doctoratsocialusm@gmail.com
Dr. hab., univ. prof. Irina Condrea
Dr., assoc. prof. Cornelia Cincilei
doctoratlitereusm@gmail.com
doctoratlingvisticausm@gmail.com
Dr., assoc. prof. Boris Hîncu
doctoratmatematicausm@gmail.com
Dr., assoc. prof. Svetlana Tolstaia
doctoratpsihopedagogieusm@gmail.com
Dr. hab., univ. prof. Victor Saca
Dr. hab., univ. prof. Victor Saca
Dr. hab., assoc. prof. Mariana Mîrzac
doctorateconomieusm@gmail.com

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DEPARTMENT FOR
CONTINUINGEDUCATION

Contact

Address: 60A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 245 440; +373 67435533;+373 67436644
E-mail: formarecontinua.usm@gmail.com
FB: facebook.com/formarecontinua.usm

Lifelong learning is a priority direction of educational policies in the Republic of Moldova. The challenges of the 21st century, influenced by
new technologies, the knowledge-based economy, the increasing speed of technological changes and globalization, cause people to adapt
by acquiring new knowledge, skills and attitudes in different contexts. Currently, skills requirements have changed, more and more jobs are
subject to automation, technologies are playing an increasingly important role in all fields of activity, while entrepreneurial, social and civic
competences are becoming more and more relevant to ensure resilience and the ability to adapt to change.
At the MSU, lifelong learning is one of the pillars of the strategic university development - research, innovation and training – continuing
education being a significant area in making changes in the educational system. Continuing education within the university is organized by
the Department for Continuing Education (DCF).
The mission of the DCF is to coordinate the quality educational services in the general education and the continuous vocational training of
the adults, to ensure the needs of the adults in the personal and professional development, by updating or gaining new knowledge and skills
necessary for the active integration in the society and in the labor market. In order to achieve its mission, the DCF applies a coherent strategy
of affirmation and development, in accordance with the values and principles of adult education and lifelong learning, with the provisions ofnational and European legislation in the field of adult education and continuous professional training of adults.
DCF proposes training and instruction programs, additional qualification, specialization, retraining the staff from various fields of activity:
education, services, public administration, social assistance, economics, computer science, applied computer science, law, journalism, communication sciences, chemical technology, environmental sciences, psychology, library science and information assistance, modern languages.
The DCF organizes and coordinates the continuous professional training at the university level, ensures the connection between different
strategies and areas of continuous professional training of the teaching staff at the institutional level, monitors the organization of the continuous professional training of the teaching staff at the faculty level, ensures the publicity of the continuous training strategies within theframework of the MSU.

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CENTRES FOR FOREIGNLANGUAGES AND
CULTURES

Contact

Addres: 65a M. Kogălniceanu St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 244 071, +373 22 242 595
Email: facultatealitere@gmail.com
decanatflls@gmail.com
Web: litere.md; lls.usm.md
FB: facebook.com/litereusm
facebook.com/limbisiliteraturistraineusm

AUSTRIAN LIBRARY (ÖSTERREICH-BIBLIOTHEK CHIȘINĂU)The Austrian Library in Chisinau was opened in June 2002, being a space and organizational affiliate of the Moldova State University. The library stock includes about 5,000 books and magazines, newspapers, CDs and DVDs,
CD-ROMs and video cassettes.
Exhibitions, lectures, seminars, book presentations, workshops and movie nights, various cultural events are organized within the library, with the representatives of the Austrian Embassy, journalists, writers from Austria, teachers and students from the MSU and other higher education institutions in the country. The library is managed by
the Austrian Cultural Forum in Bucharest and the Austrian Embassy in Moldova.
BRITISH CULTURE CENTRE
The British Culture Centre (BCC) was created at the initiative of Mrs. Ana Gorea, dr. assoc.prof., English Philology
Department, with the financial support of the British Embassy in the Republic of Moldova and inaugurated on
September 17, 2005 by the Rector of the MSU, Mr. Gheorghe Rusnac and the ambassador of the United Kingdom
to Moldova, Mr. Bernard Whiteside.
The embassy donated BCC the necessary technical equipment, over 1000 books of artistic literature, dictionaries,
civilization, the methodology of teaching English, linguistics, video tapes.
The primary purpose of the BCC is to promote the culture and civilization of Great Britain. The beneficiaries of
BCC are, first and foremost, the MSU didactic-research staff and students. Different workshops and seminars areorganized for the English teachers from Chisinau and from the Republic within the centre, both at the university
and pre-university levels. Students are offered consultations and help in selecting the books and materials necessary for the preparation of lessons, writing reports and theses.
Since September 2006, the BCC has also hosted the English Speaking Union (ESU). The ESU organizes monthly meetings within the BCC andis led by Mrs. Elizaveta Onofreiciuc.

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CENTRE OF HISPANISTICS „THEODOR BALABAN”
The Centre of Hispanistics was inaugurated in 2000 with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spainand the Gas Natural Fenosa group. The library of the centre contains about 350 books in Spanish - explanatory
dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, anthologies, linguistic literature and literary science - the stock being, over
the years, supplemented with book donations from the Embassy. The center is equipped with modern technology(3 computers, video cassette player, copier, printer, television, video cassettes, CD). In 2010 the centre was named
the Centre of Hispanisticcs “Theodor Balaban”, in memory of its founder.
Different activities dedicated to the diffusion of the Spanish language and culture, projections of the Spanish film,
meetings with personalities in the field, national and international conferences are organized in the framework of
the Centre of Hispanistics. Also, the examination sessions of the Cervantes Institute for the Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE)
are held annually.
During 2016-2019 at the MSU Centre of Hispanistics, there were organized lectures within the academic mobility of Erasmus +, CEEPUS, heldby Spanish teachers from Spain, Romania, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic. The centre is used daily by Spanish language teachers from theMSU to carry out the training process.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CENTRE
The Italian Language and Culture Centre was founded in June 2004 at the initiative of the Italian language
teachers from the MSU and with the moral and financial contribution of the Italian state institutions, as well asof some Italian private structures. The Italian Government, through the Italian Institute of Culture in Bucharest,
periodically, for several years, made donations of Italian books, thus managing to create a rich library both within
the university, and at the Italian Language and Culture Centre.
The centre is a useful and functional information and training structure, being the only one of its kind in Moldova,
which coordinates its activity with Italian state organizations, carrying out its activity due to the personal contributionof some teachers, based on volunteerism and enthusiasm. During the last 4 years, there were developed annual
courses for teacher training and student training, conducted by teachers from the University of Perugia, Italy,
thanks to the financial support of the Italian side.

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POLISH LANGAUGE AND CULTURE CENTRE
The Polish Langauge and Culture Centre was founded at the Moldova State University in 1998. The Polish language
was taught in the framework of university studies of licentiate, the specialty Applied English Language and Applied Polish Language, evening classes and specialized Polish language (for the specialists from different spheres).
These courses were taught by the invited professors from Poland, native speakers of the Polish language. Today, thePolish language is taught as the third language to the students, didactic staff as well as all the people who would
like to learn it. The best students benefit from the scholarships to summer and winter schools in Poland. The Polishlanguage and culture courses are organized by Polish university centres.
The Polish Language and Culture Centre, in collaboration with the Embassy of Poland in the Republic of Moldova,
organizes various cultural activities, meetings with the scientists, businessmen, and representatives of the Polish diaspora.
AMERICAN STUDIES CENTER
The American Studies Center, established in 1998 at the Moldova State University, the Faculty of Foreign Languages
and Literatures, reunites the scientists in the field of American studies, Germanic lingustics, specialists in politicaland social studies, university professors, students, and the NGO representatives.
The main objectives of the American Studies Center (ASC) are popularization of democratic values and principles,
assistance in building democratic institutions, dissemination of social and public policy strategies and promotionof American studies in the Republic of Moldova. The American Studies Center organizes annual events and activites for diverse audiences, with the support of the US Embasy in Chisinau to better understand the way in which
Moldova can efficiently respond to the social and public policy needs.
These include national and international conferences, seminars, round tables, on-line discussions and diverse training programs, with theparticipation of the American scientists, Moldovan students and some public persons. From 1998 till 2019, the ASC has organized over 100
national and international events.
In 2000, the ASC launched the American Studies master’s program at the Moldova State University. The biggest achievement of the facultyis the interdiscilpinary character of the program that includes courses in different areas of specialization: international relations, American
foreign policy, American history, American law, literary and social studies.
Over the past 20 years, the ASC has invited many American specialists to contribute to different events of the center as speakers, consultants
and research advisors for the teachers and master students in American studies.
Currently, the ASC has more than 2000 books and journals in fields related to American studies. These are: politics, economy, international
relations, history, mass-media, education, law and literature, as well as anthologies, dictionaries and others.

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RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTRE „RUSSKIY MIR”
Russian Cultural Centre „Russkiy Mir” was inaugurated at the Moldova State University on September 24, 2009.
Russian cultural centers represent an international cultural project implemented on the principles of partnershipand cooperation with the Foundation “Russkiy Mir” - “Russian World”, the Russian Federation, with educational
institutions in the world. The centre is an information and training system that allows access to educational andscientific information from Russia and offers the possibility to study Russian language and culture based on advanced methods and programs. It is also a creative and communication platform for organizing various activities
and events in the sphere of the humanities and maintaining an intercultural dialogue.
The centre has a rich library of artistic, scientific and didactic literature. The methodological assistance, textbooks and course supports are provided for teachers, philologists, undergraduate and graduate students. Periodically, bibliographic news,
shows of Russian-language theaters in Moldova are discussed, it is a meeting place with artists, famous sculptors, painters who share theirexperience, organizing exhibitions of paintings and sculptures. In recent years, the Russian Cultural Centre has been actively involved inorganizing and conducting the contest “Dictation on the Russian language”. The center collaborates with Rossotrudnichestvo, the “Moldova
and Russia” Friendship and Cooperation Association, the Russian Community in the Republic of Moldova, the Russian centres in Bucharest,
Munich, Plovdiv and other cultural organizations. The management of the Fund has appreciated the high level of cultural and educational
activity carried out within the Russian Cultural Centre of the MSU.

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their creative skills, finding and promoting young talents. Within 55 years of its activity, the faculty has a rich and sufficient experience incultivating the aesthetic education of the young students.
The Ist – IIIrd - year students who are enrolled in the Faculty of Arts, do their studies at one of the basic faculties of the Moldova State
University. The studies last for 3 years and end with the passing of the final exams, after which the graduates obtain a diploma conferring
the second profession, which gives them the possibility to practice the obtained specialty.
The enrollment to the faculty is made on the basis of some tasks that are held during September –October. The lectures are held 3 times
a week in the MSU House of Culture that has a concert hall for 500 seats, 14 audiences, theater and ballet rooms, musical instruments,
concert costumes, teaching materials, etc., which create favorable conditions for the didactic process. At the end of each semester, until
the beginning of the session at the basic faculties, the students of the faculty take exams in the studied disciplines. In the third year of
study the students complete their internship within the groups of the House of Culture.
The academic process is carried out on the basis of special programs approved by the Senate of the Moldova State University and theMinistry of Education, Culture and Research. The didactic- professorial staff is composed of professors of great artistic knowledge –the masters of art Maria Iliuţ and asscoiate professor Nicolae Gribincea, lecturers Svetlana Veselovschi, Leonid Serbin, Mihail Dudnic,
Anatolie Popovici, Iurie Iovu, Lucia Ciobanu, Adriana Derevici, Ion Proca, Ana Gheţu, Tatiana Bârlădeanu, Elena Ţurcanu, Olga Peiceva,
Valeriu Negruţa.
EDUCATIONAL OFFER
Directing and acting skills (drama theatre and vaudeville)
Choreography (folk dance, sports dance and modern dance)
Choral conducting (with piano studying)
Orchestra (folk instruments and aerophone instruments)
Folklore (with the study of pipe, kaval, ocarina and cobza)
Decorative Art

THE FACULTY PREPARES THE FOLLOWING SPECIALISTS:
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directororchestra conductor
choir conductor
choreographer
head of the ethnofolchloric grouphead of the decorative art circle

FACULTY OF FINE ARTS

Contact

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Address: 2 Tighina St.
Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 279 912
FB: facebook.com/arte.usm

The artistic evolution of the faculty students has been very successful in Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, theBaltic countries etc.

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LIBRARY

Address: 60 A. Mateevici St.
MD-2009, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 67560300
E-mail: usm.bcu@gmail.com
FB: facebook.com/bcu.usm

The Central Library of the Moldova State University provides the members of the university community with unlimited access to quality

information resources, services and products through the development and harnessing of document collections, meant to ensure the training
and research process in the specific fields, through the use of information and communication technologies, but also by forming a culture ofuser information.
The library collection is one with encyclopedic content, which covers all areas of knowledge and has about 1,700,000 documents of different
genres (monographs, serials, electronic documents). The collection of documents also includes special collections: old and rare books, selfreferenced doctoral theses, personal collections - "Ion Osadcenco", "Irina Stavschi", etc.
The users can access the Shared Catalog of the university libraries of Moldova (http://primo.libuniv.md/ ), created, extended and updated
within the TEMPUS project "Modernization of information services to improve the quality of studies". The platform allows searching and retrieval of information in electronic catalogs of university libraries, as well as the integration and access of own and foreign electronic resources.
The success of the MSU Central Library is the MSU Institutional Repository, opened within the aforementioned project, which presents theelectronic archive of the research results of the university scientific community (http://dspace.usm.md:8080/xmlui/ ).
As a member of the Electronic Resources Consortium for Moldova, the library annually subscribes to the EBSCO databases (about 18,000 electronic documents), as well as other databases (IOP Science, Cambridge JOURNALS, BIOONE etc.). Also, the users benefit from a subscription
to a special package of the prestigious SpringerLink database.
The library provides the users with spacious reading rooms that have necessary equipment for accessing information resources and products,
the Internet, as well as WI-FI areas.
The MSU Central Library participates in various national and international projects and works in partnership with the university and scientificcentres in the country and abroad, regarding the exchange of documents, the international exchange, in particular.

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MUSEUMS
Every museum has the function of maintaining a link between the past and the present. Currently two museums are open at the Moldova State University,

the Tudor Arnăut Museum of Antiquities and the Museum Natural Sciences, which, through permanent or temporary exhibitions, provide both students
and visitors with important and unique information in the respective fields.
The Tudor Arnăut Museum of Antiquities was established at the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the Moldova State University. 18 showcases containarchaeological evidence starting with the Palaeolithic era and ending with the medieval period. The exhibited pieces are mostly ceramic vessels, different inshape, size and decoration. Other pieces made of flint, stone, bone, brass, bronze, iron, glass represent work tools, weapons, harness parts, cult ornaments.
The Museum of Antiquities also has a didactic predestination, being used as a lecture hall, both in the disciplines directly related to the specialization inarcheology, ethnology and museology, as well as in the ancient history. The museum hosts the meetings of the Students’ Scientific Seminar of Archaeology
and Ancient History, whose members are graduate and postgraduate students who specialize in this area.
The Museum of Natural Sciences of the MSU, with a history of over 60 years, includes an impressive collection of plants and animals from all over theworld. Over 100 thousand exhibits collected by the collaborators of the departments of Zoology, Botany, Pedology. Rare or even extinct plants and animals
from different corners of the world are a rich factological material for the young generation education. The exhibition is open to the public.

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SPORT

Address: 1 Ismail St.
Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Telephone: +373 22 278 544
Web: usm.md
FB: facebook.com/PalatulSporturiloralUsm

The Sports Palace was founded on January 17, 1998, based on the decision of the Senate of the Moldova State University, and is a

sports center for training, fortifying and sustaining the health of students, academic and non-academic staff of the MSU.

The MSU Sports Palace, with a total area of 2346 m², has a handball court; a football field; three basketball courts; three volleyballcourts; six – badminton courts; a fitness room; a room with tennis tables; a swimming pool with a size of 25 × 11 m and an area of
275 m²; two saunas; a multipurpose room; a gym with modern equipment; a medical office; changing rooms; shower rooms and achemical laboratory. All the grounds in the multipurpose hall are strictly connected to the national rules of the respective sports
federations, which allows the organization of prestigious national and international competitions.
Depending on their interests and motivation, the MSU students are offered 14 sports sections, in which the trainings are offered freeof charge, with the involvement of recognized specialists in the field.
The MSU Sports Palace offers:

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Handball (men),
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Table tennis;
Volleyball
Basketball;
Football (men);

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Badminton;
Triathlon;
Judo (men).

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Opportunities for academic mobility in higher education institutions in the EU;
Computer network that includes training rooms, with Internet access to all faculties;
Free Wi-Fi access in the university campus;
Conference rooms equipped with high-performance technology;
Modern library;
Centres for Foreign Languages and Cultures;
Renovated study blocks;
Student dormitories located near the university campus;
The Faculty of Fine Arts;
University Medical Centre;
Sports Palace.

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CONTENTS
Foreword by the Rector.................................................................................................................................................................................1
Brief History..................................................................................................................................................................................................2International Coopeartion...........................................................................................................................................................................4
Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer.........................................................................................................................................5
Educational Offer.........................................................................................................................................................................................7
Faculty of Biology and Soil Science.............................................................................................................................................................8
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology......................................................................................................................................10
Faculty of Law ............................................................................................................................................................................................12
Faculty of Physics and Engineering...........................................................................................................................................................14
Faculty of History and Philosophy.............................................................................................................................................................16
Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences................................................................................................................................18
Faculty of Letters........................................................................................................................................................................................20
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science........................................................................................................................................22
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences .......................................................................................................................................24
Faculty of International Relations, Political Sciences and Public Administration ...............................................................................26
Faculty of Economic Sciences...................................................................................................................................................................28
Doctoral Studies.........................................................................................................................................................................................30
Department for Continuing Education.....................................................................................................................................................32
Centres for Foreign Languages and Cultures............................................................................................................................................33
Faculty of Fine Arts.....................................................................................................................................................................................37
Library.........................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Museums....................................................................................................................................................................................................39
Sport............................................................................................................................................................................................................40
Facilities.......................................................................................................................................................................................................41