Universitatea Alternativă

The Alternative University
Universitatea Alternativă

4 circles, 2 on top of two others, intersecting, blue, yellow, green, magenta

The logo of the university
Former name
 CROS - Centrul de Resurse pentru Organizații Studențești (Resource Center for Student Organisations)
Type Private, Alternative
Established 2008 (2008)
Administrative staff
 9
Students 200
Location Bucharest, Romania
44°26′55″N 26°06′15″E / 44.4485°N 26.1041°E / 44.4485; 26.1041Coordinates: 44°26′55″N 26°06′15″E / 44.4485°N 26.1041°E / 44.4485; 26.1041
Colors                  Blue, Yellow, Green and Magenta
Website universitateaalternativa.ro

Universitatea Alternativă (en: The Alternative University, past: CROS - Centrul de Resurse pentru Organizații Studențești) is a private university in Bucharest, Romania that aims to provide a different learning experience to its students, focusing on autonomy and freedom of its students.[1]

Some students of the public educational system in Romania felt the need for a reform. In this context, a group of five students from Politehnica University of Bucharest decided to establish CROS (which will later become Universitatea Alternativă), as an environment for NGOs led by students.[2]

Learning Communities

Currently, the university is organised into 6 learning communities, Incubatorul de Afaceri (entrepreneurship), New Media School (communication and media), .edu (education), SyncerSchool (management), HRemotion (human resources) and Vânzări (sales and marketing).[3]

Approach

The university centers its vision on the needs on the student, allowing them to propose courses, the staff making sure the resources are available. All courses start from a real-world model, gradually building up to a theoretical model, through analasys of different situations, relevant to its students.[2]

During a year, the students embrace the values of relating, learning, playing, sharing and dreaming,[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Universitatea Schimbă-lume - Forbes.ro". Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  2. 1 2 "REVOLUŢIE în EDUCAŢIE: Cinci tineri au creat o ALTFEL de universitate". Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  3. ↑ "Ce înveți?". Retrieved 2015-05-25.


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