ASE - ranked 1st in THE WUR 2027

ASE ranks first in Romania for the eighth consecutive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. For the eighth consecutive year, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) is ranked first in Romania in the "Times Higher Education World University Rankings" - THE WUR 2027, published on September 30, 2026. ASE maintains its position in the 801-1000 band at world level, among 2,297 universities from 118 countries. At national level, ASE shares the top position with the University of Bucharest and "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy among the 22 Romanian universities included in the 2027 edition. Maintaining this ranking--despite the total number of ranked universities rising from 2,191 to 2,297--confirms ASE's consistent presence in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Press release...

ASE climbs in the global Top 150 in ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2026

ASE is ranked 101-150th worldwide in the field of Economics, according to the 2026 edition of ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), maintaining, at the same time, its position as the national leader in Romania in this field. The result confirms the steady evolution of ASE in the ShanghaiRanking international ranking: from 301-400 in 2024, to 201-300 in 2025, to 101-150 in 2026. Press release...

Best Practice Exchange in the USA

Between September 27 - October 10, 2026, a Delegation from ASE - represented by PhD Teaching Assistant Andra Mecu, Director of the Department of Liaison with the Business Environment, and PhD Teaching Assistant Florentina Tanase, Project Coordinator for the ASE Alumni Association - participated in the "University Alumni Relations Capacity Building Program". The program focused on the relationship between universities and alumni, viewing it as a long-term strategic partnership that can support new generations of students and the university's development. Organized by the Romanian-American Foundation (RAF) and CIEE, with the support of UNC Charlotte and NC State University, the program took place in Charlotte and Raleigh, USA.
Over the course of the two weeks, participants examined American best-practice models through meetings with deans, university leaders, and teams specializing in alumni relations. Additionally, sessions led by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education - CASE offered concrete solutions for engaging alumni in mentoring, research, volunteering, and business sector partnerships. ASEțs representatives emphasized that the experience gained in the USA would create opportunities to develop new collaboration mechanisms among ASE, the alumni community, and the business sector. Photo gallery...

ASE at the Meeting of the Universitaria Consortium in Sibiu

During October 8 - 11, 2026, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) participated in the meeting of the Universitaria Consortium hosted by the "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu. ASE's Delegation, led by Rector, PhD Prof. Nicolae Istudor, included Vice-rectors and representatives from the institution's administrative structures.
The meeting provided a forum for dialogue and the exchange of best practices among the Consortium's member universities, with the aim of strengthening academic cooperation, addressing current challenges in higher education, and identifying shared directions for institutional development. Photo gallery...

Conferences organized by ASE's Faculty in October 2026

• October 11-13: "3rd European Summit of Critical Thinking for Education 2026", organized by ASE's Department for Teacher Training and the Association for Informal Logic & Critical Thinking (AILACT), USA; conference website...
• October 21: The National Conference on Debt Recovery, organized by ASE's Faculty of Law, the "Acad. Andrei Radulescu" Institute of Legal Research, the Commercial Debt Management Association (AMCC), the European Association for Banking and Financial Law - Romania, and the Romanian Business Law Association; conference website...
• October 22-23: the 22nd edition of the International Administration and Public Management Conference "Rethinking Public Administration and Human Resources Management in the context of Artificial Intelligence Development", organized by ASE's Faculty of Administration and Public Management; conference website...
• October 22-23: the 17th edition of the "FOE International Conference. Global Entrepreneurship: Political Economy, Financial and International Business Perspectives", organized by ASE's Faculty of International Business and Economics, conference website...
• October 29-30: the 14th edition of the "International Conference Synergies in Communication", organized by the Department of Modern Languages and Business Communication from ASE's Faculty of International Business and Economics, conference website...
• October 29-30: the 20th edition of the "International Management Conference - IMC 2026 - Management in an Age of Intelligent Systems and Human Values", organized by ASE's Faculty of Management and the Romanian Academic Society of Management (SAMRO); conference website...

Scientific events 2026

Throughout 2026, ASE organizes more than 35 scientific events in the fields which it organizes education and research programs in. For details, please access https://cercetare.ase.ro/conferences.