National Intelligence Academy

[1] In order to become an intelligence officer, a student must complete at least a master's degree.

[1] The university's origin can be found in the Psychosociology Faculty of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza Police Academy, which was created by a governmental order in 1991.

[2] In 1996, it was reorganized as the "National Institute of Intelligence" (Institutul Național de Informații) and in 2000, it came to have the current form.

[2] The fact that many government ministers and magistrates were alumni of this university, was noticed by journalists.

Sidonia Bogdan noted in România Liberă that in no other European country so many magistrates were pursuing PhD under the guidance of top politicians such as Gabriel Oprea and that the Superior Council of Magistracy should explain why this is happening.