ðə tˈuː hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz, ðə pˌɑːlɪtˈɛknɪk ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ænd ðə pˌɛdɐɡˈɑːɡɪkəl ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, mˈɜːdʒd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ænd fˈɔːɹmd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ɡælˈɑːɾi.
The two higher education institutions, the Polytechnic Institute and the Pedagogical Institute, merged in 1974 and formed the University of Galați.