The document provides information about Craiova, Romania. It discusses that Craiova is the capital of Dolj County, located on the banks of the Jiu River. It has a population of over 300,000 people and is a political and economic center. The document also outlines some of Craiova's cultural sites, universities, parks, and transportation infrastructure.

1. CRAIOVA,ROMANIA Romania is a country in the S-E of Europe Since January 1 st 2007 we are members of European Union

3. Bucharest is the capital city , industrial, and commercial centre of Romania . Being the largest city in the country, it is located in the southeast of the country.

4. University of Bucharest

5. The romanian Athenaeum

6. Palace of Parliament

7. The Village Museum

8. Sibiu-European Capital of Culture 2007

9. Carpathian Mountains

10. Babele(old women)-Bucegi mountains

11. Bucegi Sphinx-is a rock formations, the result of erosion and varying hardness of the rock layers

12. Bâlea Lake-glaciar lake In 2006, the first ice hotel in Eastern Europe was built in the neighborhood of the lake.

13. Bâlea I ce H otel and I ce C hapel

14. Transfăgărăşan road is the highest(2000m) and most dramatic paved road in Romania The road provides access to Bâlea Lake and Bâlea Waterfall.

15. The Statue of Dacian king Decebalus is a 40-meter high statue that is the tallest in Europe. It is located on the Danube's rocky bank .

16. Voroneţ is a monastery in Romania often known as the “Sixtine Chapel of the East” due to the magnificant frescoes on the west wall,a representation of the “Last Judgement”.In addition “Voroneţ blue” has been added to the lexicon of art alog side colours such as the “Titan Ted” of Rubens and “Veronese Green”

17. The Peleş Castle

18. Bran Castle-Dracula’s Castle

19. The Danube Delta

22. Constantin Brâncuşi Was an internationally renowned romanian sculptor whose sculptures, which blend simplicity and sophistication, led the way for modernist sculptors.

23. The Gate of Kiss

24. The Table of Silence

25. The Endeless Column

26. Mademoiselle Pogany

27. Roma nian fo lklore

28. Hora is a traditional Romania folk dance that gathers everyone into a big closed circle. The dancers hold each other's hands and the circle spins.

29. Traditional costume in Romania

31. Traditional wedding

32. The Merry Cemetery ( Cimitirul Vesel ) is a cemetery in the village of Săpânţa , Maramureş county. It is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the persons that are buried there as well as scenes from their lives

34. Romanian ceramics

35. Typical private gate in the Maramureş region

36. Romanian Preuniversitary Educational System

37. 1. Kindergarten pre-preschool education (0-3 year olds) pre-school education, consisting of three or four grades ( Small Group , Middle Group , Big Group ) (3-6 year olds) 2.Elementary school consists of 5 grades div i ded in: pre-school preparatory grade school grades I to IV The programme “Second Chance” Pre-University Level is structured in 4 cycles:

38. 3.Secondary education which comprises: lower secondary education- Gymnasium — grades V to IX upper secondary education- High school- which comprises 3-4 grades, namely grades X-XII/XIII 4. Tertiary non-university education , which comprises post-high school education with 1-3 years. Pre-University Level is structured in 4 cycles:

39. Pre-school, elementary and lower secondary education constitute compulsory pre-university education. High school education can be organized as a daily attendance type of education, evening school, part-time studies and distance education. High School can offer the following specializations and academic programs: Theoretical program Vocational programs Technical programs

40. CRAIOVA LOCATION

41. The municipality of Craiova has a population of 302,601 (Census 2002). Ethnic composition: Romanians : 292,487 (96.66%) Hungarians : 218 (0.07%) Germans : 173 (0.06%) Serbs : 34 (0.01%) Roma : 8.820 (2.91%) Italians : 178 (0.06%) Greeks : 188 (0.06%) Ukrainians : 32 (0.01%) and 471 others. Craiova (pronounced [ krajova ] ), the fifth largest Romanian city and capital of Dolj County , is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia . It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and the Danube (south). Craiova is the chief commercial city west of Bucharest and the most important city of Oltenia.

42. Web cameras- Live from Craiova Camera 1: http://82.77.65.104/cgi-bin/guestimage.html Camera 2: http://82.77.65.43:8208/cgi-bin/guestimage.html Camera 3: http://82.77.65.43:8207/cgi-bin/guestimage.html

43. DOLJ PREFECTURE English Park

44. CITY HALL

46. Musical fountain

47. Center of Craiova

48. The musical fountain in Craiova is unique in the country as design and the third in the world, after the ones in Shanghai and Prague.

49. CHURCHES

50. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Facultat y of Agronomy Pharmaceutics Faculty Faculty of Medicine Facultat y of Automatic s Universit y of Craiova

51. Romanian Personalities Alee -in the Park of Marin Sorescu Theatre, Craiova

52. HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

53. “ Theodor Aman” Art Museum

54. The House of Bania

55. The Oltenia Museum

56. Museum of Natural History of Craiova

57. Fratii Buzesti College Institutions of pre-universitary education Stefan Velovan Pedagogical College Carol I National College Elena Cuza College Marin Sorescu High school of Arts “ Charles Laugier ” Vocational School

58. NICOLAE ROMANESCU PARK

59. A special sight in Craiova is represented by “Nicolae Romanescu” Park, with its picturesque character. Unique in Romania, this valuable architectural monument is also one of the most interesting accomplishments of its kind in Europe. Located in the southern part of the town at the end of Unirii Street, the park is also known as “Bibescu” Park or the People’s Park, all names being accurate. NICOLAE ROMANESCU PARK Short history

60. It was bought by the Town Hall in 1853 for 12,000 ducats. The land it was located on had belong to Iancu Bibescu, the brother of rulers Grigore Bibescu and Barbu Stirbei. ASround the end of the last century, a great park was created, at the initiative of Nicolae P. Romanescu, the mayor of Craiova during those times. The order was given to the French landscape architect Emil Redont in 1899. The works began in 1901 and its inauguration toiok place in May 1903. It is the largest park of its kind in Europe.

62. F ootball Club Univesit y of Craiova

63. FORD Factories

64. International Airport of Craiova

65. GRUPUL ŞCOLAR DE TRANSPORTURI AUTO Craiova, Rom â nia GRUPUL ŞCOLAR DE TRANSPORTURI AUTO CRAIOVA Craiova – Bvd. Nicolae Romanescu nr. 99 tel 0251-427636 Fax: 0251-428643 - e-mail: autocv2004@yahoo.com web: www.autocv.ro GRUPUL ŞCOLAR DE TRANSPORTURI AUTO CRAIOVA Craiova – Bvd. Nicolae Romanescu nr. 99 tel 0251-427636 Fax: 0251-428643 - e-mail: autocv2004@yahoo.com web: www.autocv.ro GRUPUL ŞCOLAR DE TRANSPORTURI AUTO CRAIOVA Craiova – Bvd. Nicolae Romanescu nr. 99 tel 0251-427636 Fax: 0251-428643 - e-mail: autocv2004@yahoo.com web: www.autocv.ro GRUPUL ŞCOLAR DE TRANSPORTURI AUTO CRAIOVA Craiova – Bvd. Nicolae Romanescu nr. 99 tel 0251-427636 Fax: 0251-428643 - e-mail: autocv @autocv.ro web: www.autocv.ro

66. School Resources and Facilities Classes take place on a school property consisting of two buildings No . of Pupils : 1214 No . of Teachers : 84 ( 40 Teaching degree I, 25 Teaching degree II, 15 Teaching degree Definitivat, 4 beginning teachers ) N o. of laboratories and workshop : 6; N o. of informatics labs : 2, each equipped with 25 computers with internet access ; School library: 11.067 volumes. No. of workshops for technical training: 4 ; Medical office ; Dental office ;

67. For general training Material base Maths office History office Informatic laboratory Biology laboratory Chemistry laboratory

68. Most of our pupils are involved in many extracurricular activities. 22 nd of A pril 20 10 The Earth’s Day Painting on glass The Days of Craiova Halloween Party! Sweet 9 th of May! Let’s communicate wherever we are

69. 4 octombrie 2009 Animal Day Ecology Club OZON

71. Resources For special training: - auto laboratory - technical measures and applied mechanics laboratory - Office of legislation - car repairing workshops - electrical office The school has an auto park with: - 1 IVECO truck - 5 Dacia cars - 2 Dacia Logan cars Driving license for the B, C, CE, E categories can be obtained during school.

73. KOCAELİ METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY "INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN FESTIVAL '' 2 1.04.2009 - 26.04. 2009 In this project was involved 24 countries, România was reprezented by our dance group coordonated by prof. Poenaru Silv ia .

74. THE PROJECT TEAM Together we wrote many projects…and we held many information session…so our school is one of the first school regarding European projects in our county. Responsible of Committee of Partnerships and School Projects Principal Coordinator of Project Team, ICT Teacher, Multiplier of European Information

75. I’m ICT teacher, Multiplier of European Information and Methodist at county level in field of projects I’m 37 years, I’m married and my husband is an engineer. I’ve got one child: Mihai– he’s 13.

76. I’m a History teacher and R esponsible of the Partnerships and School Projects I’m 4 6 years old , I’m married and my husband is an engineer. I’ve got one child: Andreea – she’s 1 8 .

77. Extra bugetary projects 200 7-2010 5 Leonardo da Vinci projects:4 IVT, 1 VETPRO 23 In service training Comenius 2 Study visits-2009 2 In service training Grundtvig 2010 1 Project from Social European Found –“School after School” 1 Multilateral Comenius Project with 7 country

78. BARBU GHEORGHE -Principal GRUPUL ŞCOLAR DE TRANSPORTURI AUTO Study visit Teacher training in Finland and the work environment in upper secondary and VET schools Tampere , 30.11-04.12.2009 Buget 1330 euro

79. 4 -8 of May 2009 Roma Eurodidaweb-Pedagogical use of Internet and Multimedia Tools Comenius Course Radu Daniela Laura ICT Teacher Grupul Şcolar de Transporturi Auto Craiova 1795 Euro

80. 03.08-14.08.2009 STAGE DE PERFECTIONNEMENT POUR PROFESSEURS DE FRANCAIS LANGUE ETRANGERE CENTRE DE LINGUISTIQUE APPLIQUEE BESANCON Course Comenius Dulea-Enescu Maria- Magdalena , French Teacher Grupul Şcolar de Transporturi Auto CRAIOVA , 1965 euro

81. Le jardin, monument vivant. Pedagogie du patrimoine des jardins en Europe. 7.09.2009 – 12.09.2009 L’Ecole Nationale du Paysage Versailles Course Comenius Iordache Geanina Florentina – primary teacher Grupul Scolar de Transporturi Auto Craiova 1965 euro

82. ICT in Collaborative, Project-based Teaching and Learning 06/09/2009- 12/09/2009 Network ICT Administrator BURNEA DRAGOS DAN 1965 euro Comenius Course COM-09-868-CG-MT

83. EURODIDAWEB PEDAGOGICAL USE OF INTERNET AND MULTIMEDIA TOOLS ICT Teacher 19-23 of October 2009 GRECU DANIELA 1965 euro www.llp-ro.ro

84. In service training Grundtig - “ Funding from the European Union for Educational and Related activities” A TENA 26 .04. 2010 -30.04. 2010 Radu Daniela Laura Multiplier of European Information Buget 1250 euro

85. 5-9 Iulie 20 1 0 Roma In service training Comenius Belu Tamara History Teacher at Grupul Şcolar de Transporturi Auto Craiova Buget aprobat 1 6 95 Euro Nr . de referin ţă bursă COM-10-485-CG-IT

86. In service training Comenius “ Multimedia and Interactivity in E -learning ” Wiener Neustad t , Austria , 29 .06-3.07. 2010 \ Radu Daniela Laura IT and Maths Teacher Bu d get 1915 euro

87. Leonardo da Vinci Project IVT-2007 Acquiring new competences in Motor Mechanics to make youth integration easier on the labor market– mobility of 9 pupils and 2 teachers – 30 days in Porrino,Spain

88. Leonardo da Vinci Project VETPRO-2008 “ Improvement of teaching competences of the specialists involved in professional training in the field of Mechanics” M obility of 4 teachers- 1 4 days i n Porrino/ Sp ain 2008

89. Leonardo da Vinci-IVT Project-2009-Porrino/Pontevedra/Spain, mobility of 14students for 21 days in Spain

90. We are honored to be here and hope to make some friends. Music: Rapsodia Romana nr.1, George Enescu, Romanian musician