The Department of International Relations and German Studies, part of the Faculty of European Studies, brings together 19 permanent teaching staff and six associate members specializing in international relations, political science, sociology, history, or German studies.

Currently, DIRGS serves the following specializations:

The Bachelor Programs:

International Relations and European Studies are hold in Romanian, English and German

We teach in Romanian, English, and German languages more than 20 disciplines in the field of International Relations, such as: Theory of International Relations; Analysis of International Conflicts; Foreign Policy and Diplomacy; Sociology of International Relations; History of International Relations; Geopolitics, etc.

For more details, please see the following links:

https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/relatii-internationale-si-studii-europene/,

https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/relatii-internationale-si-studii-europene-in-limba-engleza/.

https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/relatii-internationale-si-studii-europene-in-limba-germana/

Business diplomacy

We teach ten disciplines in the field of International Relations to provide the necessary skills in international diplomacy, as well in the international/corporate negotiation.

For more details, please see the following links: https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/diplomatie-in-afaceri/

The Master Programs:

Etudes Politiques Européenes Comparées (FR)

The program approaches, from a multidisciplinary perspective, the international political scene. Our graduates continue their career through doctoral studies in the field of international relations, or political science, or in European and international institutions, NGOs, French or multinational companies.

For more details, please see the following links: https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/studii-politice-europene-comparate-lb-franceza/

International Relations, Foreign Policy and Crisis Management (ENG)

The basic aim of the Master program is to prepare graduate students with useful abilities and knowledge for careers in the field of applied international relations, focused on diplomacy profession and related job in international actions and interventions.

For more details, please see the following links: https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/master-international-relations-foreign-policy/

Doctoral studies:

PhD coordination within the Doctoral School of “International Relations and European Studies” https://sites.euro.ubbcluj.ro/sdrise/.

Research and international projects

The teaching staff are/have been involved in the following research projects: https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/proiecte-de-cercetare/, institutional development projects, https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/proiecte-institutionale/, and scientific events of the Institute of International Relations and Area Studies, https://sites.euro.ubbcluj.ro/irisa/.

Funding institutions for our research grants: Horizon Europe, UEFISCDI, Erasmus+, Government of Canada, Fulbright Program.

Journal

The department coordinates the publication of the academic journal Studia UBB Europaea: http://studia.ubbcluj.ro/serii/europaea/index_en.html