UBB–FSEGA organizes the student selection process for the Ecotopia Program between February 24 and March 4, 2026.
Ecotopia is an international educational program organized by the economics and business faculties of several universities that are members of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance:
✓ Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
✓ Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy – Department of Economics and Department of Management
✓ CY Cergy Paris University, France – Institute of Economics and Management
✓ ESSEC Business School, France – CY Alliance and Initiative of Excellence
✓ University of Ljubljana, Slovenia – School of Economics and Business
✓ Pompeu Fabra University – Barcelona, Spain – ESCI (School of International Business)
✓ Stellenbosch University, South Africa – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
The Ecotopia educational program runs throughout the three years of undergraduate studies and offers the following benefits:
✓ Free online courses offered by partner universities on topics such as:
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Business Sustainability
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European Challenges
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Challenges and Their Solutions as Seen by Outsiders
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(G)local Challenges
✓ Two summer schools hosted by partner universities (July 2026 and July 2027)
✓ One academic year of study mobility at one of the partner universities, funded through Erasmus, during the second year of study
(For this purpose, students selected for the Ecotopia program must also apply to the Erasmus mobility selection process organized in spring 2026.)
✓ Ecotopia certification at the end of the undergraduate studies, recognized at the European level
More details about the program are available here:
https://econ.ubbcluj.ro/stire.php?id=1621
Eligibility criteria
The following FSEGA students are eligible to apply:
✓ Students enrolled in the first year of undergraduate studies
✓ Students with at least an intermediate level of English (B1)
✓ Students with a minimum average grade of 8.00 obtained during the first semester
Within this selection process, 7 places are available for FSEGA students in the Ecotopia program.
Selection timeline
✓ February 24 – March 1, 2026 – Submission of application files electronically by email to
international@econ.ubbcluj.ro
Subject line: Ecotopia Application File
✓ February 26, 2026 (12:00–13:00) – Ecotopia program presentation, Room 118
✓ March 2, 2026 – Communication of interview schedules (via email to candidates)
✓ March 3, 2026 – Online selection interviews via Zoom:
https://econ-ubbcluj-ro.zoom.us/j/6356517007
✓ March 4, 2026 – Announcement of the selection results (via email)
Application file requirements
The application file must include the following documents:
✓ Candidate Application Form, completed, dated, and signed, submitted as a PDF named:
Nume_Prenume_Fisa
✓ Curriculum Vitae, dated and signed, submitted as a PDF named:
Nume_Prenume_CV
(written in English)
✓ Motivation Letter, dated and signed, submitted as a PDF named:
Nume_Prenume_Scrisoare
(written in English)
✓ Official certificate issued by the faculty secretariat, confirming the average grade for the first semester, submitted as a PDF named:
Nume_Prenume_Adeverinta
Candidate evaluation criteria
✓ Application file: 30%
✓ Interview: 30%
✓ Average grade from the first semester of the first year of study: 40%
Selection Committee
Chair:
✓ Lect. univ. dr. Liviu D. Deceanu – Departmental Erasmus Coordinator
Members:
✓ Conf. univ. dr. Ovidiu N. Bordean
✓ Lect. univ. dr. Ioana S. Mihuț
✓ Asist. univ. dr. Ecaterina Tomoiagă
✓ Asist. univ. dr. Louisa M. Bucur