The Alecu 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.
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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
Notable professors and alumni
Alumni
Vasile Drăgănel (born 1962), Moldovan police general
Irina Lozovan (born 1983), Moldovan politician
Ilie Motrescu (1941–1969), Romanian writer and publicist
Tatiana Potîng (born 1971), Moldovan politician
Mihail Șleahtițchi (born 1956), Moldovan pedagogue, psychologist, university professor and politician
Renato Usatîi (born 1978), Moldovan politician and businessman
Professors
Nicolae Filip (1926–2009), Moldovan physicist
Tatiana Potîng (born 1971), Moldovan politician