Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (UBB) is the university with the most complex academic profile in Romania (by the number of programs and the multicultural character with three official academic languages: Romanian, Hungarian, and German), with the oldest academic tradition in Romania (started 442 years ago – 1581). Babeș-Bolyai also represents the largest academic community in the country (with approximately 55,000 people from 15 cities and 11 counties).

Since its foundation, UBB has been part of the gallery of prestigious and reference universities in Romania, for seven years being in the first position in the country in the University Metaranking that summarizes the major international rankings of universities. In addition, for several years, UBB has occupied the first positions in the country in global international rankings and in fields, constantly being among the top 5% of universities in the world (out of the approximately 30,000 existing ones), with an advanced academic infrastructure (e.g., CDI units integrated with European networks, modernized didactic laboratories and integrated with virtual/augmented/mixed reality through the UBB-EON-XR Center, etc.).

Recently (2021), following the QS STAR international audit, UBB was confirmed as the first world-class university (QS*****) in Romania. In 2020 UBB was accepted into the GUILD, the organization of some of the most prestigious world-class/research-intensive European universities, received the European HR Award for Excellence, and since 2022 it has been part of the EUTOPIA European universities alliance.