Faculty of Orthodox Theology
The Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca is a centre of theological education and training based on the Apostolic Tradition of the Eastern Church. Being aware of the need for a spiritual experience in all areas of human existence, our faculty encourages a living theology and a dynamic mode of theological argument by which to discover new meanings of the unchanged and unique Truth, in an attempt to render the content of Revelation accessible to contemporary man. In this respect, it plays the role of forming priests and lay theologians for church bodies, but at the same time it has the capability of transmitting a theology school that provides the instruments required for a theological reading of reality and mediation of meeting of the world with the living Christ.
The beginnings of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca go back to 1924 through the establishment of the Orthodox Theological Institute in Cluj-Napoca by Bishop Nicolae Ivan (1921-1936). After a troubled history, the activity of the institute was even halted (between 1952-1990), and according to protocols signed between the Ministry of Education and the Romanian Patriarchate, beginning with the 1992-1993 academic year, the Theological Institute of Cluj reestablished in 1990 was integrated into the Babeș-Bolyai University, taking the name of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology Cluj-Napoca.
Today, the Faculty offers four undergraduate specialisations: Pastoral Theology, Didactic Theology, Social Work Theology and Sacred Art; six master's specialisations: Hermeneutics and Doctrine, Pastoral and Clerical Guidance, Romanian Orthodoxy and Liturgical Life, acred Art, Bioethics - Moral, Ethics and Deontology, Pastoral Counselling and Psychosocial Assistance ; 10 doctoral specialisations: Orthodox Spirituality, Church Music and Ritual, Old Testament Theology with elements of biblical archaeology and Hebrew language, History of Romanian Orthodox Church with elements of palaeography, Missiology and Ecumenism, Church History, Bible study and exegesis of the New Testament, Christian Morality, Pastoral Theology.
THEOLOGY Field |
FULL TIME education |
1. Programme: SACRED ARTS - CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND CREATION OF CULTURAL ASSETS |
2. Programme: PASTORAL COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK |
3. Programme: ADVANCED RESEARCH IN ORTHODOX THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
4. Programme: BIOETHICS - MORAL, ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY |
5. Programme: PASTORAL AND LITURGICAL LIFE |
6. Programme: DOCTRINE, HERMENEUTICS AND CHURCH HISTORY |
Selection criteria |
NOTE Degree programmes will be organised subject to a minimum number of 15 applicants per programme. Should a degree programme be cancelled, applicants who have been admitted to that programme may apply for reallocation to other degree programmes. |
| Full time education | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field | Specialisation | Budget 2025 | Master in Didactics | Ethnics | Tuition-paying |
| Theology | Sacred art - Conservation, Restoration and Creation of Cultural Assets | 3 | 6 | ||
| Theology | Pastoral Counselling and Psychosocial Work | 12 | 8 | ||
| Theology | History of Religions. Geopolitics of Monotheistic Religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) | 5 | 9 | ||
| Theology | Advanced Research in Orthodox Theology and Religious Studies (in English) | 3 | 10 | ||
| Theology | Bioethics - Moral, Ethics and Deontology | 1 | 6 | ||
| Theology | Doctrine, Hermeneutics and Church History | 10 | 10 | ||
| Theology | Pastoral and Liturgical Life | 8 | 9 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 58 | |
JULY 2026 |
Application process and deadlines |
14-19 |
Submitting applications online (the platform opens on 14 July at 9:00 and closes on 19 July at 12:00) |
20 |
Posting the list of applicants |
22 |
Posting results of admission tests |
22-23 |
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23 |
Posting initial lists |
23-27 |
Online confirmation of places, phase I |
27 |
|
27-28 |
Confirmation of places, phase II |
29 |
Posting final lists |
30 |
Submission of original documents |
SEPTEMBER 2026 |
Application process and deadlines |
7-9 |
Submitting applications online (the platform opens on 7 September at 9:00 and closes on 9 September at 12:00) |
9 |
Posting the list of applicants |
10 |
Posting results of admission tests |
11 |
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12 |
Posting initial lists |
12-14 |
Online confirmation of places, phase I |
15 |
|
16 |
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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
Specialisation / Field |
Master's degree |
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Full time |
Part time |
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All specialisations |
50 |
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Specialisation / Field |
Master's degree |
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Full time |
Part time |
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All specialisations |
150 |
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EU: European Union; EEA: European Economic Area; SC: Swiss Confederation;
