Ovidius University is a defining landmark of the city of Constanta, an ancient metropolis that starts its history back 2,500 years ago. Founded by the Greek settlers in Miletus in the 6th century BC, Tomis was conquered by the Romans in 71 BC. and renamed Constantiana by Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, in honor of his sister. The name was abbreviated to Constanta during the Ottoman era.
During the 13th century, especially the Genoese merchants dominated the Black Sea and thus Constantia flourished, then decay, two centuries later, under Turkish domination. The town began to rejuvenate in the nineteenth century, with the development of the port and the construction of the bridge across the Danube. King Carol I played an important role in the development of the city as the main shopping node and spa resort.
Constanta has steadily developed in recent years becoming the largest city in the region. Constanta Port is the largest European Black Sea port and one of the largest in the continent. The city is linked to the capital and the rest of the country through a modern motorway, Europe, through the Danube-Black Sea Canal and the world through an international airport.
Ovidius University is a public higher education institution founded in 1961, becoming a multidisciplinary university in 1990, with bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs recognized by national and international accreditation institutions with a high degree of trust. With more than 15,000 students, Ovidius is Europe’s largest Black Sea University.
The university bears the name of the Romanian poet Publius Ovidius Naso , who lived the last part of his life at Tomis, the Greek colony preceding the city of Constanta. The spiritual patron of the university left a cultural heritage to the whole of humanity, transmitting to the generations that come through the ancient myths of Metamorphosis a message of passion and dedication, of the power of love, of creation, evolution and transformation.