FREE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA
Universitatea Liberă Internaţională din Moldova (ULIM)

The Free International University of Moldova is situated in the centre of the capital of the Republic of Moldova — Chisinau city. The university’s impressive exterior harmonises with its interior: spacious auditoriums, well-equipped laboratories, a library and specialised reading rooms, a media library with access to the latest information technologies, a sport complex, restaurant, winter garden and corridors with permanent painting exhibitions. The university’s library collection contains more than 25,0000 volumes and is considered one of the most modern and largest academic libraries in Moldova.

Conceived as an alternative university, ULIM is a self-financed and self-administrated institution. It was founded on 16 October 1992 by government decision and is accredited by the National Council for Academic Assessment and Accreditation. In 2007, ULIM was awarded the Certificate of Compliance of the university's system of quality management and administration with the international standard ISO 9001:2001. It was also awarded, by the Rectors’ Council of Europe and the European Centre for Studies and Research in Vienna, the international distinction ‘European Quality’ for the great success achieved in the promotion of university education quality and the national university system.

ULIM comprises eight faculties:

• Law
• Economics
• Medicine
• Foreign languages
• Informatics and engineering
• History and international relations
• Psychology and social assistance
• Journalism and public communication.  

The essential principles of the educational process at ULIM are harmonised with the international curricula standards, the university education being combined with fundamental and applied scientific research. At present, the didactic activity at ULIM is performed in accordance with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The educational process is adapted to the Bologna Process Principles.

ULIM prepares specialists to qualify for three degrees: bachelor, master and doctoral. Instruction is in Romanian, Russian, English and French languages. ULIM is the Alma Mater of foreign students coming from over 50 countries, including the USA, Germany, Russia, Romania, Middle East countries etc.

Scientific activity
University science plays an important role at ULIM. The scientific activities that are co-ordinated with the ULIM’s senate have become an inherent tradition of university life.

There are seven scientific research institutes at ULIM:

• Institute of Scientific Research in History
• Institute of Intercultural and Philological Research
• Mass Media Institute
• Institute of Scientific Research in Human Rights Protection
• Institute of Social Formation and Research
• Institute of Scientific Research in Economics
• Institute of Scientific Research in Ecology and Biomedicine.

International relations

ULIM is a full member of:

• International Association of Universities (IAU)
• International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)
• Association of Francophone Universities (AUF)
• European University Association (EUA)
• Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI).

The Free International University of Moldova is a signatory of the Magna Charta Universitatum.

ULIM’s authority in the international arena enabled it to consolidate about 60 partnership agreements with university and scientific institutions throughout the world. Among these are:

• Institute of Higher International Studies, Nice, France
• Montreal School of Higher Commercial Studies, Canada
• Clemson University, Tiffin University, USA
• University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
• University ‘Klement Ohridskii’, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Katowice University, Poland
• Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow State Law Academy
• Economical Sciences Academy, Bucharest, Romania.

ULIM benefits from different international projects financed by cultural bodies, embassies and foundations. The beneficiaries of these projects are ULIM’s professors and students, whose didactic and research activity is focused on university values’ promotion.  

ULIM has partnership agreements with some European universities on running double-degree programmes, resulting in the award of bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. Scholars from other countries, as well as top executives from Moldova, deliver lectures at ULIM. And our students can enhance and test their knowledge through participation in a wide range of international exchange programmes administered by ULIM.

The Free International University of Moldova has many notable alumni. Most of them occupy high-ranking posts (ministers, international leaders, MPs, company owners) in the Republic of Moldova as well as abroad. They have contributed to some of the most important scientific discoveries.

Since its foundation, ULIM has conferred its honorary degree, Doctor Honoris Causa, to well-known figures in Europe and the USA, such as heads of state, presidents, statesmen and so on.   

The modern sports complex used by professors and students alike completes the vast palette of ULIM activities. Apart from the day-to-day health and recreational benefits, the sport complex provides facilities for training distinguished champions. ULIM sports champions flourish in an impressive array of sporting activities. Today, about 200 of the most distinguished sportsmen and sportswomen from Moldova are ULIM students. They are members of the National Federation of University Sports and members of selected teams representing the Republic of Moldova in various kinds of sport, including: football, handball, athletics, free-style wrestling, judo, sport dances and chess!

Among them, there are 34 Masters of sport of international category; 5 Grand Masters; 6 international Grand Masters (chess); and 26 Masters of sport. Most Olympic Games participants are Masters of sport of international class. ULIM sportsmen are prize winners of European and World Championships, Balkan Games etc. During the last five years the sportsmen of ULIM won over 70 gold, silver and bronze medals in the European Championships, European Cups, Balkan Games and World University Championships.