As the Charter of the university states,[5] in 1961 the Pedagogical Institute was founded by Order of the Ministry of Education no.

Building A, completed in 1998, hosts the Senate Hall and classrooms used by Philology, Economics, Law, History and Theology students.

Other spaces belonging to the Faculty of Dentistry are situated downtown at 58 Ilarie Voronca Street, in a building refurbished in 2002.

[citation needed] According to its Charter,[5] Ovidius University is governed by two formal bodies: the Administrative Board, responsible for day-to-day operations, and the Senate, which is the supreme decision-making body, in charge of establishing the regulatory framework of the university.

The university is led by the rector, who is the legal representative of the institution and the president of the Administrative Board, assisted by five vice-rectors.

At the moment bachelor's programs in English are offered in Medicine and Computer Science as well as in Cultural Studies.

[6] As of 2014[update], most of the over 1,100 international students come from Moldova, Israel, Turkey, Albania, the United Kingdom, North Macedonia, Morocco, India, Turkmenistan, South Africa, etc.

Since 1993, the Faculty of Medicine began teaching English-language medical programs at all levels and specializations, both in undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

[citation needed] In July 2013, Rector Dănuț Epure Tiberius was arrested on charges of complicity to bribery, following a complaint.

An undercover investigator, posing as a businessman, named "Constantin", contacted Tiberius Dănuţ Epure, in July 2013, telling him that he was ready to pay any amount for the admission of his daughter, Liliana, to the Faculty of Pharmacy.

They met again on 11 July, exchanging the sum of 5,000 euros, but no agreement was reached, however, on the records there are data on other "transactions".