Dimitrie Cantemir University

What Dimitrie Cantemir University does

Dimitrie Cantemir University, operated through its Faculty of Law in Cluj-Napoca (Universitatea Creștină Dimitrie Cantemir – Facultatea de Drept Cluj), is a private Romanian higher-education institution founded in 1991 as part of the parent university headquartered in Bucharest. The faculty delivers one accredited undergraduate law degree (Licență) and two master's programs — Științe Penale și Criminalistică (Criminal Sciences and Criminalistics) and Dreptul Național și European al Afacerilor (National and European Business Law) — with both full-time (IF) and part-time (IFR) study options. Course delivery is supported by a MOODLE-based e-learning platform (elearning.ucdc.ro), and the institution holds ARACIS accreditation, the mandatory regulatory approval for Romanian higher-education programs.

The faculty generates revenue through annual tuition fees that vary by program and study form, with specific amounts published yearly in fee schedules (e.g., Hotarâre-CA-Taxe-2026-2027). Go-to-market is event-driven: recruitment is conducted through annual admission campaigns, open days, an annual legal education competition ("I Rule of Law") for high school students, Erasmus international exchanges, and a year-round academic calendar anchored by the recurring International Conference "The Efficiency of Legal Norms" (now in its 15th edition). Cumulative alumni exceed 5,887 graduates since 2002 (over 6,000 licensed graduates and 1,500+ master's graduates cited in a 2021 graduation speech), and the faculty maintains a self-reinforcing research ecosystem through the Mircea Mureșan Research Center, the Fiat Iustitia and Juridică Studențească academic journals, and active student/alumni associations including AJNEP.

The institution is non-profit, privately held, and operates in a single regional market (Transylvania, Romania) with a small, stable program portfolio. There is no publicly disclosed revenue, no external funding rounds, and no M&A activity; growth efforts are confined to international academic partnerships (notably a 2024 collaboration with Arizona State University) and a published 2026-2031 Development Program. The competitive position relies on ARACIS accreditation, 35 years of operating history, an established alumni network in the Romanian legal profession, and a practitioner-academic faculty blend that supports graduate outcomes (73% employment rate for 1995-2017 cohorts).

Name

Dimitrie Cantemir University

Legal name

Universitatea Creștină Dimitrie Cantemir - Facultatea de drept Cluj Napoca

Website

https://dimitriecantemir.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Dimitrie Cantemir University is a private Romanian higher-education institution operating the Faculty of Law in Cluj-Napoca, founded in 1991 and accredited by ARACIS. It offers one undergraduate law degree and two master's programs delivered via campus-based classes and a MOODLE e-learning platform, primarily serving individual students in Transylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education (Higher Education)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Affiliated Private Research Universities (EDAHABAJ)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Higher education
• Law degree programs
• Master's law programs
• Academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Cluj-napoca

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees (Taxe de Școlarizare): Revenue from annual tuition fees charged to students for undergraduate (licență) and master's programs. Fees are published annually and vary by program and form of study (IF = full-time, IFR = part-time).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The institution is a private Romanian university offering accredited undergraduate (Licență) and master's level legal education, delivered on campus in Cluj-Napoca and through the Moodle e-learning platform, alongside associated academic services such as the Mircea Mureșan Research Center, the Fiat Iustitia journal, an Erasmus exchange program, and an annual international conference on legal norms.

Product overview

Dimitrie Cantemir University's Faculty of Law in Cluj-Napoca operates as an educational institution offering a unified portfolio of law programs and academic services. The core offering consists of a bachelor's degree (Licență) in law and two master's programs—Științe Penale și Criminalistică and Dreptul Național și European al Afacerilor—complemented by an e-learning platform (MOODLE), an Erasmus international exchange program, and various academic activities including the annual international conference "THE EFFICIENCY OF LEGAL NORMS," the Mircea Mureșan Research Center, the Fiat Iustitia academic journal, and student scientific sessions. The faculty, part of the larger Universitatea Creștină Dimitrie Cantemir network, has been operating since 1991 with ARACIS accreditation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Științe penale și criminalistică (Master's Program): Master's program in Criminal Sciences and Criminalistics
• Dreptul național și european al afacerilor (Master's Program)

Products and services

• Licență Program in Law (Undergraduate Bachelor's Degree) A four-year ARACIS-accredited undergraduate law degree (Licență) providing students with specialized legal competencies aligned with labor market requirements, designed for prospective law students preparing for legal professions.
• Master's Program: Științe Penale și Criminalistică (Penal Sciences and Criminalistics) Accredited master's program focusing on penal sciences and criminalistics, intended for law graduates and legal professionals seeking advanced specialization in criminal sciences and forensic practice.
• Master's Program: Dreptul Național și European al Afacerilor (National and European Business Law) Accredited master's program focusing on national and European business law, intended for law graduates and legal professionals seeking specialization in cross-border and commercial legal practice.
• MOODLE E-Learning Platform Online learning management system (Moodle) hosted at elearning.ucdc.ro providing enrolled students with course access, online learning materials, and distance learning support for both full-time and part-time study modes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 73% of graduates from 1995-2017 are employed in the labor market
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arizona State University (Central European Cultural Collaborative and College of Global Futures)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2024Universitatea Creștină Dimitrie Cantemir from Bucharest partnered with Arizona State University to organize online courses in English for students. The course 'Politics and Culture in Pre-and Post-World War II Europe' was offered from March 18-29, 2024, taught by Professor Ileana Orlich and Professor Matthew Slaboch. Students receive a completion certificate with 3 transferable ECTS credits.
• Asociația Justiția Nihil Expetit Praemii (AJNEP)minorOthersStudent association within the faculty that organizes the annual legal education competition 'I Rule of Law' for high school students, in collaboration with other organizations.
• Asociația Voci pentru Democrație și JustițieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for organizing the annual legal education competition for high school students, contributing to civic education and rule of law awareness.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Universitatea Creștină „Dimitrie Cantemir" (Bucharest main campus): The parent institution based in Bucharest, operating additional faculties across multiple disciplines. Comparable as the same legal entity under a different operating model (broader multi-faculty private university vs. single-faculty branch).
• Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara (Faculty of Law): Major public law faculty in western Romania. Competes for the same national student pool of aspiring lawyers and serves as a benchmark for regional public-sector legal education.
• Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai (Faculty of Law): Public, research-intensive university located in the same city (Cluj-Napoca), operating the most prestigious law faculty in Transylvania. Directly competes for the same regional student pool and legal profession placement outcomes.
• Universitatea Româno-Americană: Private Bucharest-based university offering law and business-law programs with English-language tracks. Comparable as a private Romanian higher education institution with international orientation.
• Universitatea „Nicolae Titulescu" din București: Private Bucharest-based university with an established law faculty and similar tuition-driven, ARACIS-accredited model. Direct competitor in the private Romanian legal education market.
• Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iași (Faculty of Law): One of Romania's oldest and most respected public law faculties, located in the historical legal-education hub of Iași. Comparable as a long-established Romanian law faculty with broad program portfolio.
• Universitatea Titu Maiorescu: Private Romanian university in Bucharest offering accredited law programs. Direct private-sector peer competing for tuition-paying students with similar positioning as a non-public higher education institution.

Broad incumbents

• Universitatea din București (Faculty of Law): Romania's flagship public university with the largest and most established law faculty. Located in Bucharest (the parent university's home market), it sets the benchmark for legal education quality and recruiter expectations nationally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DreptCantemirCluj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drept-dimitrie-cantemir-cluj

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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