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The first higher education school in Bacău was founded in 1961 as the Pedagogical Institute of Bacău. In 1984 it was transformed into the Sub-Engineering Institute, subordinated to the Technical University of Iași. In 1990, the institution became a university.
Timeline
1961: the Pedagogical Institute of Bacău is founded (three faculties: Humanities, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences)
1964: the Faculties of History and Geography, and Physical Education are added
1976: renamed as the Institute of Higher Education of Bacău
1976: Faculty of Engineering is founded
1984: renamed as the Institute of Associate Engineering (part of the Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute of Iași)
1985: Inorganic Chemistry Technology study programme is introduced
1986: Power Engineering study programme is introduced
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1990: renamed as the University of Bacău (two faculties: Engineering, and Letters and Sciences)
1996: the Department of Physical Education and Sports (part of the Faculty of Letters and Sciences) is transformed into the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports
2002: the Faculty of Letters and Sciences is split into two faculties (Letters, and Sciences)
2004: the Department of Economic Sciences (part of the Faculty of Sciences) is transformed into the Faculty of Economic Sciences
2009: renamed as the Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău
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