became a Higher Education Institute and was reorganized. At the time, due to a strong emphasis on engineering, some of the science majors were discontinued and new programs of study were set up, including welding engineering, hydrotechnical engineering and petroleum technology and petrochemistry. In 1984 the institute was reorganized to award only engineering degrees. 1990 to present By Government Decision 225 of 1990, signed by Prime Minister Petre Roman, the institute became in March 1990 a comprehensive university, named University of Constanța. One year later, by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science no. 4894 of 1991, the university took its present name, honoring Ovid, the Roman poet who was exiled in Tomis. Since 1990, Ovidius University of Constanța has witnessed a period of growth; it consists today of 16 faculties. Campuses Ovidius University is located in the city of Constanța, Romania. The university's buildings are spread over the city, with usable area (lecture halls, seminar rooms, laboratories and reading rooms) totaling over Main buildings The central (old) campus which hosts the Rector's office and the Administrative Board meeting room is located at 124 Mamaia Boulevard. Aside from the headquarters of the university the campus includes lecture halls and classrooms for the Faculties of Mathematics and Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Engineering, Arts, etc. Nearby, civil engineers conduct their activity at 27 Unirii Street, whereas psychologists and economists teach at 58 Ion Vodă Street. Next to the headquarters is the main university library, located at 126 Mamaia Boulevard. The more recent north campus is situated at 1 University Alley, next to the Mamaia Lake and the summer resort of Mamaia. Building A, completed in 1998, hosts the Senate Hall and classrooms used by Philology, Economics, Law, History and Theology students. Building B, built in 2008, is meant for Medicine and Life sciences, whereas the nearby Building C hosts Pharmacy and Dentistry students. Other spaces belonging to the Faculty of Dentistry are situated downtown at 58 Ilarie Voronca Street, in a building refurbished in 2002. Other facilities Access Organisation and administration According to its Charter, 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,