assisted by five vice-rectors. The activities of the Senate are led by the president of the Senate, assisted by a vice-president. Faculties are managed by deans, the collegiate decision-making bodies being the faculty councils. Presently, Ovidius University consists of 16 faculties: Faculty of Letters Faculty of Theology Faculty of History and Political Sciences Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Faculty of Economics Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Dental Medicine Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Mechanical, Industrial and Maritime Engineering Faculty of Constructions Faculty of Arts Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences Degree programs The university offers bachelor's degrees in over 80 programs, master's degrees in over 70 programs and doctoral degrees in 8 fields of specialization. At the moment bachelor's programs in English are offered in Medicine and Computer Science as well as in Cultural Studies. Ovidius University of Constanța also offers Ph.D. programs in English, French or Romanian. , most of the over 1,100 international students come from Moldova, Israel, Turkey, Albania, the United Kingdom, North Macedonia, Morocco, India, Turkmenistan, South Africa, etc. The international students who wish to pursue studies in programs whose teaching language is Romanian are asked to demonstrate their proficiency or to learn Romanian during a preparatory year. The candidates, who can formally prove that they have studied in Romanian for at least four years consecutively, do not need to pass the Romanian language test or to attend the preparatory year. The number of students is about 15,000. Following the elections held in May 2014, the new Rector of Ovidius University of Constanța is Professor Sorin Rugina, a physician specialized in infectious diseases and former general manager of the Constanța Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases. During the elections held in 2016 the mandate of Professor Rugina was renewed for a four-year term. Academic profile Faculty of Medicine The Faculty of Medicine was founded in 1990, under the name of Faculty of General Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy in 1990. Since 1993, the Faculty of Medicine began teaching English language medical programs at all levels and specializations, both in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Currently there are over 800 foreign students, of which more than 600 are enrolled in the program in English, about 200 studying in Romanian. Ovidius put staff under surveillance against bribery, allegedly In