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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author BRECKNER, Wolfgang W.
Title The Multicultural Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Publication year 2001
Source/Footnote In: Higher education in Europe. - 26 (2001) 3, S. 391 - 398
Inventory number 15727
Keywords Ausland : Rumänien : einzelne Hochschulen
Abstract Both the ethnic history of Transylvania and the history of higher education in the region are traced, particularly the history of Babey-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, which dates back to 1541. Today, this institution is a trilingual university offering lines of studies in Romanian, Hungarian, and German, as enshrined in the university charter of 8 July 2000. The trilingual instructional system, which is described in some detail, works well even if Romanians constitute the dominant ethno-linguistic group in Transylvania. The author proposes the model of BabeyBolyai University as a very suitable way to accommodate ethno-linguistic diversity in a united Europe. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)