National University of Theatre and Film “I.L. Caragiale”, Bucharest
“I.L. Caragiale” National University of Theatrical and Cinematographic Arts in Bucharest (UNATC) is a state-funded, internationally recognized public higher education institution. Through its programmes, which emphasize research, innovation, diversity and interdisciplinarity, the University offers students the opportunity to specialize in theatre and film, as well as in mixed fields, at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels.
UNATC is composed of two faculties, corresponding to the specific academic fields: Theatre and Film. It also includes the Department of Doctoral Studies and the Center for Pedagogical and Educational Training, both subordinated to the Rector, as well as the International Center for Research and Education in Innovative Creative Technologies (CINETic) – a research department in the field of digital interaction and neuroscience applied to performing arts and film.
Its activity is in accordance with the new trends in theatre and cinema and in correlation with the demands of the job market, which has led to the emergence of new departments and specializations, as well as innovative interdisciplinary programs. The University’s mission is, therefore, a professional-formative one – the most important personalities, names of international reputation, in Romanian theater and film were and are graduates of this educational institution. At the same time, UNATC is today a university with a mission of artistic and scientific research in two fields of knowledge (Theater and Performing Arts, respectively Cinematography and Media) and with a strong orientation towards the field of specific artistic pedagogy. The way in which UNATC has been structured, through its historical evolution, is the very formula for success through which interdisciplinarity contributes to the development of arts that are by definition syncretic.