nˌɪstɚɹˈɛsuː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv klˈʌdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ wɪð ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn fɪlˈɑːlədʒi, ɹoʊmˈeɪniən ænd ɪtˈæliən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚz.
Nistorescu graduated from the University of Cluj in 1974 with a degree in Philology, Romanian and Italian Languages and Literatures.