History of the
Faculty of Management

Organisation into sections — the core of management

By royal decree, AISCI was organised into three sections. The Industrial Section (renamed in 1927 “Section II – Industrial Administration”) was the early core of the future Faculty of Management.

Extension to four years of study

Through the 1938 amendments, studies were extended to four years — “general courses” (years I–II) and “special courses” (years III–IV). Section III – Commercial, Industrial foreshadowed the faculty's current profile.

Merger with the Academy of Cooperative Studies

AISCI merged with the Academy of Cooperative Studies, forming the Academy of Commercial and Cooperative Sciences, with two faculties.

Institute of Economic Sciences and Planning (ISEP)

Through the education reform, the institution became ISEP, adapted to the requirements of the socialist economy. The Faculty of Planning and Economic Administration appeared, with the following sections:

• Industrial economics
• Agrarian economics
• Commercial and cooperative economics
• Labour economics
• Economics of technical and material supply

Integration into the Faculty of General Economics

Following restructuring, the faculty's programmes were integrated into the Faculty of General Economics.

Bucharest University of Economic Studies

The institution became the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE). Among its six faculties was the Faculty of Production Economics, with sections in Industrial Economics and Agricultural Economics.

Successive reconfigurations of the profile

The faculty became, in turn, the Faculty of Industrial Economics (1971) and then the Faculty of Economics of Industry, Construction and Transport (1974), reflecting its expanding specialisations.

Temporary merger with the Faculty of Accounting

The faculty merged with the Faculty of Accounting and Agrarian Economics under the name Faculty of Economics of Industry and Agriculture. The merger was dissolved in 1990, and the faculties became separate again.

Organisation into study modules

The move to a modern organisation based on study modules, bringing flexibility to the academic path.

Introduction of Public Administration

The Public Administration section was introduced, quickly attracting large numbers of students interested in a career in public institutions.

The transferable credit system

Adoption of the transferable credit system and in-depth specialisation tracks, preparing the alignment with European standards.

Separation of Public Administration

The Public Administration section split off to become the Faculty of Administration and Public Management — a recognition of the field's maturity and importance.