Partner

The University of Bucharest (UB), established in 1864, is one of the oldest universities in Romania, with a prestigious academic record, comprising 19 faculties with almost 34000 students and over 1300 academic staff. It is member of the CIVIS – European Civic University Alliance, together with other 9 universities from as many countries, and part of a reliable network of 300 international bilateral collaborations with universities in 52 countries.

Apart from its own research infrastructure and scientific expertise in areas relevant for the present project such as quantum physics, condensed matter physics and optics, it benefits from a partnership with top research institutes in Romania focused on doctoral studies in Physics. Relevant for the present project is that UB, via the Faculty of Physics, has a long tradition of offering bachelor programmes in Informatical Physics and in Technological Physics, the curriculum of which includes several courses dedicated to programming languages, virtual instrumentation and data acquisition, computer networks and system architectures, bachelor programmes, and master programmes in Theoretical and Computational Physics, which offer courses such as Quantum Optics and Quantum Information and Communication.