The University of Craiova (Romanian Universitatea din Craiova) is a university located in Craiova, Romania. It is an institution of higher education of complex integration, founded in 1947, with four faculties in the beginning, it has developed continuously, the number of specialization's increasing and today it meets the standards of a high quality academic instruction. It is one of the most advanced universities in Romania, including short-term (3 years) as well as long-term (4-5 years) teaching programs, post-graduate studies (MA and doctoral) in more than 30 fields and 90 specialization's . The number of the teaching staff (over 1,000) and students (over 22,000) places the University of Craiova among the five largest universities in Romania . It comprises 17 faculties and 2 colleges, offering candidates training in fields of higher education. The University of Craiova was founded on 25 April 1947, comprising four faculties: Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Economical Science, and Agronomy. During the 1948 reformation of education, it includes two additional faculties: Agriculture and Agricultural Machines. In 1951, the institute of Electromechanics started to work.