The procedure described below is intended to guide you through initiating a request for recognition of the status of PhD supervisor or habilitation obtained at accredited higher education institutions abroad.

The procedure is adopted on the basis of Order of the Minister of National Education and Scientific Research no. 5921/2016 published in the Official Gazette no. 1007 dated 15.12.2016 and entered into force on 13.02.2017.

The procedure applies to Romanian citizens and citizens of EU Member States, of the European Economic Area, or of the Swiss Confederation who have obtained the status of PhD supervisor at prestigious universities in other countries, which are on the list of prestigious universities approved by OMECTS no. 5825/2016 and periodically updated, who are seeking to settle in Romania.

Details about the procedure can be found here​

1. The following are eligible to apply for automatic recognition of the status of PhD supervisor: applicants who have obtained the status of PhD supervisor or habilitation at:

• accredited higher education or research and development institutions in a member state of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation;
• accredited higher education or research and development institutions included in the List of prestigious universities from other countries, approved by order of the Minister of National Education and Scientific Research, periodically updated;
• accredited higher education or research and development institutions subject to an international convention of mutual recognition, concluded at intergovernmental or interuniversity level.

Persons who do not fall into one of the situations mentioned above shall address the National Centre for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas within the relevant ministry directly.

2. Automatic recognition of the status of PhD supervisor by the University of Bucharest does not automatically entitle the holder to become a member of a doctoral school within the University of Bucharest, this status being obtained according to art. 12 (6) of the Regulation on doctoral university studies at the University of Bucharest.

3. The file of the person requesting recognition of the status of PhD supervisor shall be submitted, in the first stage, by email to the Doctorate and Habilitation Office (birou@doctorat.unibuc.ro) or on the electronic platform https://edirect.e-guvernare.ro/, where the documents in the file are checked before the file is registered. The verification will aim at the presence in the file of the documents listed at point 4. In case of unclear documents submitted, the Secretariat of the Doctorate and Habilitation Office may request clarifications and/or additional documents.

The file will include the following:

• Application for recognition, signed by the applicant;
• Identity document and proof of name change (if applicable) – copy;
• Doctoral diploma, if the qualification was obtained in Romania or at one of the accredited university education institutions listed in the List of prestigious universities from other countries, approved by order of the Minister of National Education and Scientific Research and periodically updated, or the recognition certificate issued by C.N.R.E.D., if the qualification was obtained at other accredited foreign universities;
• Diploma/certificate attesting the status of PhD supervisor or habilitation, issued by the institutions foreseen in the List of prestigious universities from other countries, approved by order of the Minister of National Education and Scientific Research and periodically updated;
• CV and list of publications & scientific contributions, signed by the applicant.
• List of PhD students supervised at other higher education institutions (if applicable).

The Doctorate Office will check the documents in the file before registering it. You may be requested to provide clarifications or to complete with documents/information.

4. The file is forwarded, electronically (on this platform or by email), within 2 working days, to the Doctoral School in the field for which recognition is requested.

5. The Council of the Doctoral School checks the file, from a scientific/academic point of view in relation to national and international quality standards, and sends, within 3 working days, a note containing its agreement or, as the case may be, disagreement regarding the recognition of the status of PhD supervisor. Any disagreement must be motivated within 5 working days from the receipt of the file.

6. The Doctorate and Habilitation Office informs the Director of C.S.U.D., who may order the return or completion with certain documents.

7. If the university doctoral study field mentioned by the applicant is not among the accredited doctoral fields of the University of Bucharest, the file is sent to the Director of C.S.U.D., who appoints a committee composed of three specialists, one of whom is a PhD supervisor in the field or the science branch to which the field mentioned in the applicant’s request belongs.

8. The committee appointed by C.S.U.D. analyses the file from a scientific/academic perspective, according to national and international quality standards, and sends, to the Director of C.S.U.D., within 3 working days, a note containing its agreement or, as the case may be, disagreement regarding the recognition of the status of PhD supervisor. Any disagreement must be motivated within 5 working days from the receipt of the file.

9. After receiving the favorable resolution from the Council of the Doctoral School/the committee appointed by C.S.U.D., the decision for recognition of the status of PhD supervisor in the approved field is issued.
​The procedure is adopted on the basis of O.M. no. 5921/2016 published in the Official Gazette no. 1007 dated 15.12.2016, in force as of 13.02.2017 and updated as of 17.02.2021