Romanian Society

At Coventry University there are about 500 Romanian students, or so our Facebook groups states. Due to these numbers, about 3 years ago, the Coventry University Romanian Society was founded.

The main purpose of the Romanian Society is to promote the nation’s culture and values (all the good ones). The idea to create the society came with the need of having a meeting place for Romanian students at Coventry. Most first year students needed information regarding many subjects and although the University can provide some help, the society can reach a bigger audience at one time. The society tries to help the Romanian first years to fit in and to get to know their way around the University and the city.

In the past, the society has brought the idea of the Fresher Ball (Balul Bobocilor) – a fresher year event where the newcomers have to take part in the Miss & Mister Fresher - as we have in Romania. Also, a small concert has been organised with the participation of the CIA (Craiova Independent Artists) band and it might not be the last concert the society organises.

As for future plans, the Romanians want to organize more sports, cultural and musical events. There are football and basketball tournaments and parties to be announced in the near future and the Fresher Ball should take place again.

Also, this year we want to organise a bigger event for the 1^st of December, Romania’s National Day and invite other nationalities to learn about a wonderful country.

The great thing about Coventry University that there is a society for everyone, including sport societies, interest societies and societies for your religion or country.

Irina,

Studying BA English and Spanish