Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University is a public university located in Iași, Romania. Founded one year after the establishment of the Romanian state, by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former Academia Mihăileană was converted to a university, the University of Iași, as it was named at first, is the oldest university of Romania, and one of its advanced research and education institutions. It is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium .

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Literature, Sociology, and Philosophy. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University’s most academically influential people include Eugen Lovinescu, Garabet Ibrăileanu, and Benjamin Fondane.