Student review [#8491]
for Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics
at Academy of Economic Studies - ASE
Bucharest, Romania
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies is by far the best university in Romania specializing in Economics, Business and everything around them.
The quality of the education is really high and a degree from this university weighs a lot in Romania, given its prestige. However, in my opinion, a lot of things need to be improved. Although things here are way better than at other prestigious universities in Romania, they can definitely be better. On a cost / benefits analysis, the tuition fees are too high for the facilities it offers. ASE has many buildings, but only two of them are decent. There are some modern classrooms in the others as well, but they are usually sponsored by a private company and they’re locked most of the time. Basically, you must be very lucky to get to study in those classrooms. The ordinary classrooms don’t have a video projector, which is more than necessary. The teachers are well prepared and mostly open minded, but from time to time you can also see some frustrated teachers who left their mind back in the times of communism.
Fortunately, ASE has a very good feedback programme and at the end of every semester the students can fill it 100% anonymously. However, measures based on the feedbacks are only taken on new teachers, not on the ones who worked here for a lot of time.
I highly recommend this university if you want to study economic studies in Romania, because it’s the only decent option. I still hope, though, that they will want to offer something more than decent and that they will take all the necessary measures to come to the 21st century.
P.S.: The teachers need to check their emails more than once a month, they need to learn to answer those emails as well and some of the secretaries really need to learn some manners!
P.P.S.: I also hope they will take care of their English websites and that they will try to attract more foreign students.
P.P.P.S.: Again, I also hope that they will try to sign Erasmus partnerships with more universities. At the faculty I’m studying, there are only three or four options. It’s not fair and it seems pretty ignorant.