Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza - Facultatea de Istorie, Iaşi

History is one of oldest topics in the Romanian superior education. In Moldavia, it was included in the syllabus of the seminar from Socola (Iaşi) in 1808 and two decades later it was one of the subjects taught at Vasilian Gymnasium and, beginning with 1834, at Mihăileana Academy. Here was created the first department of Romanian history, whose first representative was, between 1834-1844, Mihail Kogălniceanu. Besides him, other professors who illustrated the historical education from Iaşi until the University was founded were: Ioan Albineţ, Gh. Săulescu, Ioan Maiorescu, Theodor Codrescu, V.A. Urechea and others.

After the foundation of University from Iaşi (at 26th October 1860), history has been taught from many decades within the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters than as a part of Faculty of History-Geography and after that as a part of Faculty of History-Philosophy. Gradually, it recorded a diversification in respect of its themes and organization, receiving new directions of research, departments and institutional structures, such as the History Institute "A.D. Xenopol" actually ruled by Romanian Academy which during the time has given the University many talented and well-known professors.