▁Nr . ▁ 4 2 8 ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁developed ▁campus ▁on ▁Str . ▁Bal ta ▁Alb ina , ▁Nr . ▁ 9 . ▁It ▁has ▁educated ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁notable ▁al umn i ▁through ▁its ▁history . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁many ▁contemporary ▁sources ▁as ▁" the ▁fin est ▁school ▁in ▁Roman ia ". ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁The ▁principal ▁language ▁of ▁instruction ▁is ▁English , ▁with ▁all ▁scientific ▁and ▁technical ▁subjects ▁being ▁taught ▁in ▁English , ▁while ▁the ▁subjects ▁required ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁exam ▁are ▁taught ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁curr icul um ▁in ▁Roman ian . ▁The ▁resulting ▁mixed ▁language ▁environment ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁advantages ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁offers ▁pros pective ▁students ▁and ▁help ▁the ▁institution ▁differenti ate ▁itself ▁from ▁other ▁compet itors . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁follows ▁the ▁national ▁curr icul um . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁providing ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁instruction ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁curr icul um , ▁the ▁school ▁also ▁organ izes ▁international ▁science ▁and ▁engineering ▁compet itions ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁students , ▁including ▁INFO M AT RI X , ▁L um ina ▁Math ▁and ▁fir ST ep . ▁These ▁cont ests ▁are ▁complement ary ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁national ▁compet itions ▁across ▁the ▁scientific ▁discipl ines ▁organ izes ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education , ▁and ▁emphas ize ▁a ▁more ▁interactive ▁and ▁engaged ▁approach ▁to ▁science ▁and ▁technology . ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁mission