By UBB, we mean University of Babes Bolyai, in Cluj Napoca. We just found out there is a UBB in Poland, University of Bielsko Biala, which also offers courses in Polish for…
Month: September 2026
Correction: Calea, not strada moților
I think we got the address wrong. Copy-Paste failed us, we should have done our own research. But we got it from the horse’s mouth? Well, I think the horse was wrong. …
What can Romania do to ready its military?
We see the writing on the wall. The larger powers are asking and taking. A Canadian province that never had a referendum before might vote to break up. (We knew that Quebec…
The weakness of online job boards in Cluj
I don’t remember ever getting a job from a job board. In Britain, I remember walking up to the company directly and hand my CV to the recruiter, or, more often, filling…
Has Voyo improved? 2026
Let’s start with things you might be interested in if you live in Cluj. You know Mircea bravo? his films are set here, and a few of his features are on Voyo,…
Gratitude phrases in Romanian (for the book fair).
I remember when my aunt told me that the Argentinian comic book character always said, “please,” “thank you,” and “you’re welcome.” Well, she must have said a Spanish equivalent, which has been…
Should Romania adopt school uniforms?
If I understand Adevărul newspaper correctly, it seems that Romania has adopted school uniforms. The parties that some have labelled as extremists, PSD and AUR, have voted in the very British thing….
Is the FICT book fair worth it?
Perhaps you are reading this in English, but can still read Romanian. Maybe your Romanian isn’t that good yet, but you have friends who read in Romanian. Are you interested in buying…
Learn Japanese and Portuguese through UBB institutes (fall 2026) and Korean
The Camoes institute of Cluj and the Japanese cultural center have announced language classes for the fall term through their social media pages. (It isn’t always easy to see these things on…
Western style stationary now available in Cluj
If you asked us in 2024 what we missed about Belgium, we might say calendars, atoma notebooks, and family organisers. Even this year, in our trip abroad, we started to stock up…