The ălțAlecu Russo State University of Bălți (USARB; Romanian: Universitatea de Stat „Alecu Russo” din Bălți) is a university located in Bălți, Moldova. It was named after the 19th century Romanian illuminist and ethnologist Alecu Russo.
History
The original complex of buildings in the 1930s housed the financial administration, three high schools (two of which were girls-only) and has the characteristic architecture of the time. The institution was founded in 1945. Languages (English, French, German, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian), mathematics, physics, some engineering, law, economics, music education, pedagogy, sociology, and psychology are offered at Bachelor and Master levels. There is a Ph.D. programme. Many of its buildings have been added or refurbished more recently. The courses and specialties are offered in Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, and English. The university houses one of the biggest libraries in the southeastern Europe, and is an important member of the implementation of the Bologna process in Moldova.
Faculties
Alecu Russo Balti State University faculties: Faculty of Real Sciences Faculty of Philology Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures Faculty of Psychology and Social Work Faculty of Sciences of Education and Arts Faculty of Law Faculty of Economics Faculty of Natural Science and Agroecology