Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences

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Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences (FSPAC) offers study programmes in Public Administration, Journalism, Public Relations and Communication, Leadership, Advertising, Political Science and Public Health. Since the beginning of 1995, the faculty has engaged in a continuous development in terms of education and research programmes, infrastructure, quality of education and extracurricular activities. The FSPAC mission is to train professionals in the field of political, administrative and communication sciences, achieving a stable connection based on efficiency and effectiveness between the educational process and the labour market. The teaching staff is mainly composed of a young team, trained within FSPAC and further specialised at prestigious universities in Europe and the United States.

  • Address: 71 Traian Moşoiu Street, Cluj-Napoca
  • Tel.: +40 264 431505
  • E-mail: admitere@fspac.ro
  • Web: fspac.ubbcluj.ro/ro

Specialisations

 

Communication Sciences Field

1 Specialisation COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian, Hungarian, German
- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian
2

Specialisation JOURNALISM - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian, Hungarian and English
- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian

3 Specialisation ADVERTISING- 3 years, full time education - in Romanian
4 Specialisation DIGITAL MEDIA- 3 years, full time education education - in Romanian and Hungarian
 

Administrative Sciences Field

5 Specialisation PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION- 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and Hungarian
- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian
6 Specialisation PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION in Satu Mare- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian
7 Specialisation PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION in Bistrița- 3 years, full time education - in Romanian
- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian
8 Specialisation PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION in Reșița- 3 years, full time education - in Romanian
- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian
9 Specialisation PUBLIC HEALTH- 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and English
10 Specialisation SOCIAL DATA SCIENCE- 3 years, full time education - in Romanian
 

Political Sciences Field

11

Specialisation POLITICAL SCIENCE  - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and English

 

Selection criteria for all specialisations

Phase I (preliminary):

  • Motivation letter written in the teaching language of the degree programme, graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
  • Candidates applying for degree programmes in languages other than Romanian and Hungarian will sit an interview (English) or a written test (German) where no language certificate is submitted.
  • Only successful candidates who Pass this examination will continue to the second phase of admission.

Phase II:

  • Candidates admitted after the first (preliminary) phase will be distributed on state funded places and on tuition places or will be on the waiting list according to the score of the baccalaureate exam.
  • Places not confirmed by candidates admitted to the second phase will be redistributed to the candidates on the waiting lists, in accordance with their options selected in the application form.

Phase III:

  • Candidates will be allocated state funded places or places on tuition or will be rejected.

Number of student places September 2025

Field Specialisation State funding Tuition Rural Ethnic
Administrative sciences  Public administration 27 154    
Public administration (Hungarian) 8 27    
Public administration (in Bistrița) 0 82    
Public administration (in Reșița) 0 16    
Public Health (English) 10 11    
Public Health 5 38   2
Conflict studies 8 34   1
Social data science 6 33    
Communication sciences  Communication and public relations 1 79   1
Communication and public relations (German) 13 27    
Communication and public relations (Hungarian) 7 24    
Journalism 2 164   1
Journalism (English) 10 4    
Journalism (Hungarian) 3 41    
Advertising 0 37   1
Digital media 1 23    
Digital media (Hungarian) 0 3    
Political sciences  Political science 2 55    
Political science (English) 3 69    
Total   106 921 22 6

 

Distance and part time learning
Field Specialisations Tuition
Administrative sciences  Public administration 35
Public administration (in Bistrița) 29
Public administration (in Satu Mare) 27
Public administration (in Reșița) 34
Communication sciences  Communication and public relations 47
Journalism 32
Total   204

 

Faculties Admission Calendar
July Session 2026

Pre-admission opens on June 15.
Applicants who already have a high school diploma or equivalent can submit their application files immediately.
Applicants awaiting their high school diploma can start an application and select their desired majors. They will be able to upload their diploma and finalize their application as soon as they receive it.

JULY 2026

Application process and deadlines

13-18

Submitting applications online (the platform closes on 18 July at 24:00 hrs)

19

Posting examination results

19-20

Submitting examination appeals and reporting observations (errors, omissions, etc.) (24 hours after the test results are posted)

21

Posting initial results (by specialisations)

22-24

Confirmation of places and applying for redistribution of places (the platform closes on 24 July at 24:00 hrs)

26

Redistribution of unused places after phase I

27-28

Confirmation of places after redistribution, phase II (the platform closes on 28 July at 24:00 hrs)

30

Posting final results

30 July - 30 August

Submission of original documents

Faculties Admission Calendar
September Session 2026

SEPTEMBER 2026

Application process and deadlines

7-9

Submitting applications online (the platform closes on 9 July at 24:00 hrs)

10

Posting examination results

10-11

Submitting examination appeals and reporting observations (errors, omissions, etc.) (24 hours after the test results are posted)

11

Posting initial results (by specialisations)

12

Confirmation of places and applying for redistribution of places, phase I (the platform closes on 12 September at 24:00 hrs)

13

Redistribution of unused places after phase I

14

Confirmation of places after redistribution, phase II (the platform closes on 14 September at 24:00 hrs)

16

Posting final results

September 16-25

Submission of original documents

Admission fee for Romanian citizens, European Union Citizens, European Economic Area citizens and Swiss Confederation citizens for the 2026 / 2027 academic year

EU: European Union; EEA: European Economic Area; SC: Swiss Confederation;

  • ADMISSION FEE = ADMISSION PROCESS + ADMISSION REGISTRATION
  • For tax reductions or waivers, please see our Admissions Regulations

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE - Admission Process

Specialisation / Field

Undergraduate degree
(lei)

Full time

Distance Learning

All specialisations (including branch campuses: Bistrița, Satu Mare, Sfântu-Gheorghe, Reșița)

60

60

 

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE - Admission registration

Specialisation / Field

Undergraduate degree
(lei)

Full time

Distance Learning

All specialisations

290

290

Branch Campuses (Bistrița, Satu Mare, Sfântu-Gheorghe, Reșița)**

90

90
** if they apply only at the branch campus

 

Tuition fees for the academic year 2026 / 2027 for Romanian, EU¹, EEA² and SC³ citizens.

1. UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

Specialisation / Field

Undergraduate degree
(lei)

Full time

Distance Learning

All specialisations (including branch campuses: Bistrița, Satu Mare, Sfântu-Gheorghe, Reșița)

5.700

4.900