School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics
The hospitality industry is the sector with the strongest evolution globally, and for the year 2025 estimates show that 1 in 10 jobs will be in tourism. For almost 30 years, the School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics has been matching theoretical and practical aspects of the hospitality industry with the aim of providing the highest education level to our undergraduates, so that they may function successfully on any international market.
Owner and CEO Europoint
General Manager - Hotel Iaki, Mamaia
Group Department Manager - Christian Tour
General Manager - Hotel International Sinaia
Cruise Director (Celestyal Cruises)
Starting with their first year of study, undergraduates and graduates are provided with maximum and active support from the school management when looking for a job commensurate with the skills acquired under the academic curriculum followed during the two cycles of training – Bachelor and Master studies.
BACHELOR programs
The major Economy of trade, tourism and services prepares undergraduates through specialty disciplines such as: tourism economy, hotel technologies, the management of tourism human resources, the technique of tourism operations, tourist transports, catering and restaurant management, information systems and information applications in tourism, ecotourism and rural tourism, tourist resources and destinations, hotel design, entertainment and agreement etc.
The integrated program of ongoing professional development and academic research offer graduates multiple opportunities of employment in fields of activity such as:
- operational tourism management;
- tourism consulting and logistics;
- catering and quality management in the hospitality industry;
- counselling in economic accounting, the economy of environment, general economy;
- the technique of tourism operations;
- trade and marketing expertise;
- analysis and prognosis in tourism and environment;
- marketing/PR;
- rural tourism and agro tourism;
- resort, mountain and sea tourism;
- transportation companies;
- non-governmental organizations;
- e-ticketing and informational systems in tourism;
- business and event tourism.
MASTER programs
The following Master programs are organized within the School of Domestic and International Economy of Tourism:
- Master program in Romanian – Tourism Business Administration – with further opportunities of developing a career in hotels, restaurants, catering companies, travel agencies, ecotourism, rural tourism, agro tourism, health care departments, transportation companies, conference and reunion centers, environment protection etc.
- Master program in English – Business Management in Tourism and Aviation – which focuses on the development of specific and multidisciplinary competences, but also cognitive and practical skills, considering the need of professional training in tourism and air transportation. The program is targeted at both young people from Romania, but also at foreigners who wish to study this field in a modern university in the heart of a European capital.
The School of Domestic and International Economy of Tourism is directly involved with the ATC RAU, Authorized IATA Training Center of the Romanian-American University, which offers programs covering the fields of tourism and aviation.
The Romanian-American University has been the first university in Romania to receive an IATA certification as an authorized Training Center in 2011.
This accreditation ensures the University the right to organize and run the courses of the Foundation for Travel and Tourism and travel and Tourism Consultant. The permit was granted based on the proven instructive expertise and the general ability of the institution to provide high quality training.
Dean: Professor Cezar Mihălcescu, Ph.D
- Areas of professional competence: Online promotion of tourism products and services – E-Tourism, Design of Information Systems, Office Applications Technology, E-Commerce, Databases.
- Areas of managerial competence: Vice-Dean of the School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics, a member of the Senate of the Romanian-American University since December 2006.
- Contact: [email protected]
BACHELOR programs
The major Economy of trade, tourism and services prepares undergraduates through specialty disciplines such as: tourism economy, hotel technologies, the management of tourism human resources, the technique of tourism operations, tourist transports, catering and restaurant management, information systems and information applications in tourism, ecotourism and rural tourism, tourist resources and destinations, hotel design, entertainment and agreement etc.
The integrated program of ongoing professional development and academic research offer graduates multiple opportunities of employment in fields of activity such as:
- operational tourism management;
- tourism consulting and logistics;
- catering and quality management in the hospitality industry;
- counselling in economic accounting, the economy of environment, general economy;
- the technique of tourism operations;
- trade and marketing expertise;
- analysis and prognosis in tourism and environment;
- marketing/PR;
- rural tourism and agro tourism;
- resort, mountain and sea tourism;
- transportation companies;
- non-governmental organizations;
- e-ticketing and informational systems in tourism;
- business and event tourism.
MASTER programs
The following Master programs are organized within the School of Domestic and International Economy of Tourism:
- Master program in Romanian – Tourism Business Administration – with further opportunities of developing a career in hotels, restaurants, catering companies, travel agencies, ecotourism, rural tourism, agro tourism, health care departments, transportation companies, conference and reunion centers, environment protection etc.
- Master program in English – Business Management in Tourism and Aviation – which focuses on the development of specific and multidisciplinary competences, but also cognitive and practical skills, considering the need of professional training in tourism and air transportation. The program is targeted at both young people from Romania, but also at foreigners who wish to study this field in a modern university in the heart of a European capital.
The School of Domestic and International Economy of Tourism is directly involved with the ATC RAU, Authorized IATA Training Center of the Romanian-American University, which offers programs covering the fields of tourism and aviation.
The Romanian-American University has been the first university in Romania to receive an IATA certification as an authorized Training Center in 2011.
This accreditation ensures the University the right to organize and run the courses of the Foundation for Travel and Tourism and travel and Tourism Consultant. The permit was granted based on the proven instructive expertise and the general ability of the institution to provide high quality training.
Dean: Associate Professor Ștefan-Alexandru Ionescu, Ph.D
- Areas of professional competence:
- Multidimensional Data Analysis, Risk Analysis, Big Data in Tourism, Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence, Decision Automation, Neural Networks.
- A member of the following professional associations: Romanian Society of Econometrics, Association of Tourism Professionals from Romania, Association for Service Quality (ACS), Romanian Distribution Committee.
- Entrepreneurial experience in consultancy in the fields of statistics, forecast, artificial intelligence, management consulting, as well as commercial activities, import-export activities and activities regarding international transport.
- Contact: [email protected]
Vice-Dean: Professor Cezar Mihălcescu, Ph.D
- Areas of professional competence: Online promotion of tourism products and services – E-Tourism, Design of Information Systems, Office Applications Technology, E-Commerce, Databases.
- Areas of managerial competence: Vice-Dean of the School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics, a member of the Senate of the Romanian-American University since December 2006.
- Contact: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +4 0372.120.137
Location: RAU campus, building C, 4th floor, room 403
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Scholarships and internships in Europe, North America and Asia
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Academic counseling and partnership with employers
The university has a significant number of partnerships with employers in each of its fields of studies, in order to provide its students both internships and numerous jobs.