Local Plan for Sustainable Development of Sibiu Municipality

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SIBIU
WEAK POINTS
offer to the occupational standards, to the local and economic units needs.
• The low efficiency in co-operating with the family and the superficiality of the counselling and professional
orientation led in some schools lead to poor results in the national exams for capacity and school-leavingexamination.
I.5.2. HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher education has its beginnings in the 18 th
century, but developed especially after December
1989.
• The “Lucian Blaga” University in Sibiu was
founded in 1990. It developed from 5
departments to 10 departments and a college,
having at present 16,000 enrolled students.
There are over 600 professors, teaching almost
100 subject matters. There are 4 Scientific
Research Centres and many projects and
programmes with international partners.
• The Romanian-German University in Sibiu
functions in co-operation with the “Lucian
Blaga” University, the General Consulate of
Germany, and the Democratic Forum of the
Germans in Romania. This prestigious
university has 3 departments with six academic
concentrations, and a college. There are
regular exchanges of students and professors
with universities in Germany and other
countries.
• The Theological College “Andrei Şaguna”
marks the beginnings of higher education in
Sibiu, as it was founded in 1786. After
numerous changes, the college was
incorporated into the University of Sibiu in
1992, and has three sections: Orthodox
Pastoral Theology, Theology and Letters,
Theology and Social Assistance. In 2004, over
700 students were enrolled.
• The Academy of Terrestrial Forces “Nicolae
Bălcescu” functions with 3 academic
concentrations and over 1,200 students.
• The “Dimitrie Cantemir” University, Tourism
Geography College, was founded in 1990 and
has over 500 students and international
partners in Trieste and Liverpool.
I.5.3. CULTURE AND ART
In Sibiu there are theatres, a philharmonic orchestra,
three cinemas, libraries, five cultural centres, six
cultural institutes and ten museums.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Theatres and
musical 6 4 5 5 6
institutions
Libraries 67 61 61 59 59
Public libraries 1 1 1 1 1
Radio
57,255 53,624 47,696 35,885 27,423
subscriptions
TV subscriptions 44,370 43,253 41,023 40,110 40,351
I.5.3.1. Institutions and cultural events
Theatre in Sibiu
The origins of theatrical activity in Sibiu date back to
the 16 th century, when students gave two annual
representations on stage; on the 15 th of February
1582, the first pageant staging of a battle took place.
Starting with 1756, theatrical shows took place in the
house of Baron von Möringer, the present day Blue
House in Piaţa Mare. In 1789, the first theatre with
stable premises was founded in the Gros Tower,
opened by Martin Hochmeister. In 1923, the first
Romanian theatre was founded.
Today’s institution, the "Radu Stanca" State Theatre,
was founded in 1949 together with the “Gong” Theatre
for children and youth and with the State Philharmonic
House. The German theatre department was opened
in 1956. Starting with 1993, the International Theatre
Festival takes place every year in Sibiu.