“Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău is a medium sized public university, located in Bacău, the capital of Bacău County, in the North-East region of Romania. Since 1961, the university has progressively developed and carried on a tradition in the fields of education and research. With over 6,000 students and about 250 academic staff, the University is now structured in five faculties (Engineering, Letters, Sciences, Economic Sciences, Movement, Sports and Health Sciences), four departments (Teacher Training, Professional Counselling, Distance Learning, Management) and an Institute of Research, Development, Innovation, Counselling and Technological Transfer. “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău