2025 SUMMER SCHOOL
ROMANIAN LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION SUMMER SCHOOL
The 32nd edition (face-to-face format)
July 14th-26th 2025
The Faculty of Letters, History, Philosophy and Theology yearly organizes
The Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization Summer School.
For this year’s edition we propose a face-to-face format Summer School.
The courses address all foreigners interested in the Romanian language and culture, in particular students who study Romance Languages, translators, cultural promoters, employees who work for companies having a direct contact with Romania etc.
In 2025, the Summer School will be organized between July 14th and 26th.
For further information please contact:
The Summer School Secretary: cursuri.vara.lift@e-uvt.ro.
What do we offer?
● The possibility to study or to improve your Romanian language, using digital instruments and up-to-date teaching techniques.
● A team of well-prepared and open to dialogue teachers.
● Introduction to Romanian studies, focusing on intriguing historical and regional cultural issues, starting from the unquestionable multi-cultural and multi-ethnic tradition of Timișoara.
● Language courses organized at three levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and targeted at improving speaking skills (conversation) and practice.
● Several cultural activities which will be held and which aim at discovering the country and the Romanian people.
● Several cultural activities will be located in Timișoara (a city which was one of the European Capitals of Culture in 2023) and in the Banat region.
● The chance to interact with people interested in Romania and to make new friends.
The number of hours:
● 40 hours of Romanian Language (teaching-learning: 4 hours daily).
● 20 hours of supplementary learning activities: Romanian language workshops (conversation and vocabulary; oral discourse; written communication), cultural workshops.
What does a daily schedule look like?
Monday-Friday:
Intensive language courses – 9.00-11.00
Break – 11.00-11.30
Intensive language courses – 11.30-13.30
Break – 13.30-17.00
Romanian language workshops (conversation and vocabulary – beginners; oral discourse and written communication – intermediate and advanced) / culture-oriented workshops held – 17.00-19.00
Costs
Tuition fee (face-to-face format): 750 EUR
The tuition fee covers: the courses and the supplementary learning activities, the materials used, visits, accommodation in one of the university’s hostels (for those who choose this).
Tuition fee payment: after receiving the answer of acceptance from the organisers.
You can join us by filling in this form, which also contains a section which asks you to upload a cover letter (1 page). If you have any problems with the form, you can contact the organisers at the following e-mail address: cursuri.vara.lift@e-uvt.ro.
Alternatively, the registration form can be downloaded, filled in and sent at the following e-mail address: cursuri.vara.lift@e-uvt.ro.
Deadline: June 1st 2025
Deadline for the tuition fee payment (in the account indicated in the form and on the website): June 2nd-8th 2025.
The fee for the Summer Courses can be paid (between 2nd and 8th June 2025) through banking transfer into the account of the West University of Timisoara (Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara) opened at “Banca Comercială Română”, Timişoara Branch (swift code RNCB ROBU):
RO 56 RNCB 0249 0492 9471 0008 (Please specify: “Romanian Summer Course Fee”)
Organising Team:
Professor DANA PERCEC, Ph. D., Dean of The Faculty of Letters, History, and Theology
Associate Professor ANA-MARIA RADU-POP, Ph. D., coordinator of The Summer School
Lecturer EMINA CĂPĂLNĂȘAN, Ph. D, volunteers and cultural activities coordinator
Research Assistant ADRIANA IEREMCIUC, Ph. D., administrative coordinator
Teaching Team:
• Romanian language courses
Associate Professor ANA-MARIA RADU-POP, Ph. D.
Associate Professor GABRIEL BĂRDĂȘAN, Ph. D.
Lecturer EMINA CĂPĂLNĂȘAN, Ph. D.
Lecturer MONICA HUȚANU, Ph. D.
Lecturer NADIA OBROCEA, Ph. D.
Lecturer CRISTINA SICOE, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant IRINA DINCĂ, Ph. D.
Research Assistant ADRIANA IEREMCIUC, Ph. D.
COSTINEL PARTENIE, Ph. D. Student
• Workshops’ Team
Associate Professor BOGDAN ŢÂRA, Ph. D.
Lecturer NADIA OBROCEA, Ph. D.
Lecturer CRISTINA SICOE, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant IRINA DINCĂ, Ph. D.
