Grigore Moisil National College of Computer Science (Brașov)

Grigore Moisil National College of Computer Science
Address
Calea Bucureşti nr. 75 Brașov Romania
Information
Type	High school
Established	1938
Headmaster	Mariana Bulbuc
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	672
Website	http://moisilbrasov.ro

Second building (1960)

Grigore Moisil National College of Computer Science is a high school in Brașov, Romania, that carries the name of academician Grigore Moisil, the "founder" of Romanian computer sciences.

History

The history of the high school dates to 1938.^[1]

• Since the first part of the building was constructed in 1938, it has been the home of five institutions: Primary Schools 3 and 11, and later on, Secondary Schools 2, 6 and 4.
• Along with the construction of the second building in 1960, the name was changed into "General Culture High School number 4".
• The school year 1972 sees the introduction of a new profile, top notch at the time, and a new name for the school: "High School for Automatic Data Processing", which, of course, concerned Computer Science.
• During 1973–1977 and 1990–2002, the institution's name will be "Computer Science High School" (Romanian: "Liceul de Informatica"), as between 1977–1990 it will be called "Mathematics – Physics High School number 1" (Romanian: "Liceul de Matematica – Fizica nr. 1").
• In 2002, it takes on the name of "Grigore Moisil Computer Science National College".^[2]

Classes

• Since 1990, the school has had, for each year
  • 4 classes of intensive – computer science profile
  • 1 class of intensive – English profile
• There are a total of 20 classes (15 computer sciences + 5 English)
• There are 30 students per class. That means 150 per year and a total of 750.
• After admission, the top 30^[3] that opt for the English class are sent to class 9A, and the rest are assigned, randomly and in equal proportions to classes 9B to 9E.
• The high school only has day program.
• Class hours are usually held Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Famous graduates

The most famous graduates of the high school are:^[4]

• Dumitru Prunariu (b. 1952) – first Romanian cosmonaut; currently, division general with 2 stars, in reserve
• Ioan Ghise (b. 1956) – Romanian politician, member of PNL, former mayor of Brasov (1996–2004), currently deputee for PNL
• Victor Socaciu (b. 1953) – one of the great Romanian folk musicians; in the jury of the Golden Stag
• Dan Balteanu (b. 1943) – academician, director of the Romanian Institute of Geography
• Daniel Capatos (b. 1973) – reality show host
• Mihai Dobrovolski (b. 1974) – radio host, founder of Radio Guerilla
• Raluca Arvat (b. 1975) – journalist, sport news section host for Pro TV
• Ernest Takacs (b. 1980) – TV presenter

External links

• (Romanian) Official site

References

1. http://moisilbrasov.ro/viewpage.php?page_id=26
2. The term "National College" is a distinction given to well achieving high-schools; it has nothing to do with college
3. by the admission average
4. CNI "Grigore Moisil" Brasov Magazine- No 2, May 2009, page 18