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Universities in Moldova
Moldova has 18 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1930. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES18
OLDEST1930
FOUNDED 1900+15
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later15 · 83%
Date unknown3 · 17%
Oldest universities in Moldova
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1930Shevchenko Transnistria State University
1933State Agrarian University of Moldova
1940Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University
1940Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts of Moldova
1944Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
1945Alecu Russo State University of Bălți
1946Moldova State University
1964Technical University of Moldova
1990Transnistrian Technical Engineering Institute
1991Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova
1991State University of Physical Education and Sport
1993Military Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic
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