Official launch of academic partnership with the Romanian-American University for dual degree programmes

CITY College, University of York Europe Campus officially announced its strategic partnership with a leading university in Romania, the Romanian-American University (RAU), and the commencement of dual-degree Bachelors and Master programmes at the official launch event that took place in Bucharest at the campus of RAU, on the 16^th of May 2023.

The event was attended by representatives of CITY College Europe Campus, the University of York and RAU namely: Mr. Yannis Ververidis, President and Principal of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus, Prof. Steve King, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of York and Prof. Costel Negricea, Rector of the Romanian-American University. Guests who honored the event with their presence included H.E. Mr. Andrew James Noble, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Romania, Mr. Nikolaos Vlahakis, Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of Public Diplomacy, Embassy of Greece, H.E. Mr. Ambassador Cristian Diaconescu, President of the Foreign Business Center, and Cristian China Birta - Managing Partner of Kooperativa 2.0.

Prof. Steve King, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of York, Prof. Costel Negricea, Rector of the Romanian-American University, and Mr Yannis Ververidis, President and Principal of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus

Through this new dynamic academic partnership students in Romania will be given the unique opportunity join our dual degree programmes in Bucharest leading to two degrees: a degree from a world-class university, the University of York (139th in the world - Times Higher Education –THE 2023) and a degree from the Romanian-American University.

Mr Yannis Ververidis, President and Principal of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus

"We firmly believe that there is great capacity and desire for quality British higher education in Romania, particularly in a post-Brexit world. Through the study programmes we have recently launched in Bucharest students from Romania will now have the unique opportunity to study programmes that combine the strengths and capacities of the CITY College, University of York Europe Campus and the Romanian-American University to meet the challenges of the modern world and fulfill the current aspirations and needs of students and communities. They will receive degrees from both the University of York and the Romanian-American University, thus having the best opportunity to excel in their chosen careers!" stated Mr Yannis Ververidis, President and Principal of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus.

Prof. Costel Negricea, Rector of the Romanian-American University