Romania – Bucharest
About the country
Location: South-East of Europe
Population: over 22 milions
Language: Romanian
Capital city: Bucharest
Climate:
May through September are Bucharest’s warmest months (June, July, and August being the height of the Bucharest summer), though May and September may have some chilly days. In addition, spring and autumn tend to be wet. Winters are cold, with temperatures below freezing.
Currency: leu (1leu=100 bani)
Learn more: www.aboutromania.com
National traditions
Holidays:
- January 1, 2 New Year’s Day
- April/May Easter The official holiday is the Orthodox Easter
- May 1 Labor Day International Labor Day
- December 1 National holiday (Union Day)
- December 25/26 Christmas
Food:
Romania has had influence from both invaders and neighbors where it’s traditional cuisine is concerned. Romania’s traditional food sees touches of Turkish, Hungarian, Austrian, and other cuisines, but over the years, these dishes have become just as traditional as the oldest Romanian traditional foods.Some main local dishes are:
- sarmale – minced meat, rice, onions and spices are mixed and then rolled into grape or cabbage leaves
- mititei (mici) – grilled, longish and spiced meatballs usually made from beef meat or mixed beef and mutton meat
- mamaliga (polenta) – made out of yellow maize cooked in boiling water with salt; when cold, it can be cut into slices just like bread; usually served hot mixed with cheese and eggs
- tochitura Moldavian stew with fried egg and grated cheese served with polenta
- ciorba – the Romanian sour soup is prepared by poultry meat and vegetables
Sweets:
- cozonac – cake prepared during Christmas or Easter; it’s a cake, bread shaped with different fillings depending on the baker (raisins, nuts, cocoa, etc.)
- papanasi - pancakes with sweet cheese, cream and comfitures
- clatite - pancakes filled with cheese, chocolate or jam
Drinks:
Palinca is the strongest of drinks, containing 60% pure alcohol. Then comes ţuica, usually made of plums but lately produced in other flavours as well, with 40% pure alcohol. Many Romanians living in rural arease produce these two drinks by themselves at home. Wine is next, Romania is a big wine producer and some of the best wineries are Murfatlar, Cotnari, Bohotin, Jidvei. Beer in Romania is cheap. The most important local brand is Ursus, but you can find many international brands.
Other: basically anything from fast food chains to fine dining
Advantages
Bucharest is located in the southeastern part of Romania. Just like many Eastern European capital cities, Bucharest was built on the banks of a river – the Dambovita. Bucharest has been the capital of Romania since the 19th century.Now it is a modern and jouyfull city, where you can visited a lot of interesting sites and also have a lot of fun. Fans of museums will enjoy Bucharest as there is many to choose from. On the other hand, if you want to go straight to the big attractions, you can visit the Parliament Palace – the 2nd largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon, the Univeraity Square or the Metropolitan Church.
There are also a lot of clubs for each kind of music and they are opened until 5 or 6 in the morning! Everybody is very kind and there are a lot of beautiful girls.:) Bucharest is a great starting point from which to explore the rest of the country. Away from the buzz of the city, you will find a different side of Romania – life in the countryside moves more slowly, the air is crisp and hospitality abounds. At 120km from Bucharest you’ll find many mountain resorts, where you can go skiing in the winter and climbing in the summer. There are also two well-knowed castles: Peles and Pelisor.
IADS member info
Type of membership: School Member: UMF “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania Faculty of Dentistry
Association: The League of Students in Dental Medicine Bucharest
Address: str.Ionel Perlea nr 12 cam. 1 sector 1 Bucuresti, Romania
Website: www.lsmdb.ro
Contact: contact@lsmdb.ro
Registration date at IADS: 2nd of March 2008
Number of Dental schools: 1
Number of students: 400
LEO Contact details
Name: Ana Elena Prescornitoiu
E-mail: prescornitoiu.lena@yahoo.com
Exchange Programme General Info
Availible cities/universities: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest
Best period for exchange: October-December, March-May
Exams period: January-February, June-July
Exchange duration: 1-2 weeks
Language requirements: English
Deadline for applications: 2 months in advance
Form of application required: IADS Application with NEO Signature and School stamp
Deadline for confirmation: 1 month in advance
Type of exchange: Unilateral/Bilateral
Number incomings accepted per year: 5/per country
Clinical work possibilities: Depends on students’ expertise
Social program: Organized by LEO
Estimated cost of exchange:
- accommodation: if bilateral free, if unilateral 70 €/week
- food: 15 €/day
- pocket money: 10 €/day
- spare time costs: cinema 4 €, disco 5-10 €
Exchange Program Detailed Info
THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO CHANGES!!
MONDAY
- 8 – CLASSES
- 14 – LUNCH
- 15 – WALK TO THE CENTER OF BUCHAREST (UNIRII SQUARE, ATHENAEUM, LIPSCANI)
- 20 – DINNER
- 21 – BILLIARD, BOWLLING, PING PONG
TUESDAY
- 8 – CLASSES
- 14 – LUNCH
- 15 – VISIT THE ROMANIAN PEASANT MUSEUM, VICTORY AVENUE, HERASTRAU PARK
- 18 – FREE TIME
- 22 – CLUB PUB 24
WEDNESDAY
- 8 – CLASSES
- 14 – LUNCH
- 15 – VISIT THE PALACE OF PARLIAMENT, THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, DINNER
- 18 – FREE PROGRAMME
- 20 – MOVIE/ THEATRE
THURSDAY
- 8 – CLASSES
- 14 -LUNCH
- 15 -VISIT COTROCENI PALACE, BOTANICAL GARDEN
- 20 -BECKER BRAU LIVE MUSIC
FRIDAY
- 8 – CLASSES
- 14 – LUNCH
- 15 – VISIT ANTIPA MUSEUM, HIRE BIKES IN HERASTRAU PARK , SHOPPING
- 18 –FREE TIME
SATURDAY
- TRIP TO THE PELES CASTLE – SINAIA (CARPATHIANS MOUNTAINS)
- TRIP TO THE BLACK SEA COAST
- TRIP TO THE MUDDY VOLCANOS
EXTRA OPTIONS
- PAINTBALL
- KARTING
- TRADITIONAL DANCING LESSONS
- ARABIAN PUB
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Romania – Craiova
About the country
Location: Central Europe
Population: 22,000,000
Language: Romanian
Capital City: Bucharest
Climate: temperate continental
Currency: Leu( 1 Eu–4 Lei)
National Traditions:
Celebrations: January 1st-New Year; May 1st–Labor Day; December 1st–The Independence Day
Food: ciulama, ciorba, mamaliga, sarmale, saramura
Sweets: clatita, cozonac, gogoasa, laptede pasare
Drinks: tuica, rachiu, turt
IADS member info
Type of membership: Local
Association: The Society of Dental Students Craiova( SocietateaStudentilorStomatologiCraiova)
Adress: Romania, Dolj, Craiova, PetruRares4
Contact: pavel.scarlat@gmail.com
Registration date at IADS: 2009
Number of students: 200
LEO Contact Details
Name: Alexandru Cretu
E-mail: alexcretu1991@yahoo.com
Exchange Programme General Info
Best period for exchange: during the university year from October 1st–December 20thand from March 1stuntil June 1st, as well as during the summer holiday starting on July 15thuntil October 1st.
Exams period: January 1st-February 15th; June 1st–July 15th;
Exchange duration: 2-4 weeks
Language requirements: English
Deadline for applications: May 1stconcerning summer holidays exchanges and 2 months in advance for the rest of them.
Form of application required: original paper with school of NEO stamp via email
Deadline for confirmation: 1 month in advance
Type of exchange: Unilateral
Dear NEOs and LEOs,
The Faculty of Dental Medicine of UMF Craiova(Romania) has a history in preparing well-rounded students with good abilities in terms of their Dental education. We would have the pleasure to present you the Society of Dental Students Craiova “brand” through establishing durable and fruitful exchange partnerships in the name of our intellectual values. We frankly encourage the unilateral partnerships; however, we look forward in the future to establish bilateral agreements as well.
Romania – Iasi
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