Grigore Moisil National College of Computer Science (Braşov)

Grigore Moisil National College of Computer Science
Established	1938
Type	Highschool
Headmaster	Mariana Bulbuc
Students	672
Grades	9-12
Location	Calea Bucureşti nr. 75, Braşov, Romania
Website	http://moisilbrasov.ro

Second building (1960)

Grigore Moisil National College of Computer Science is a high school from Braşov, Romania, that carries the name of academician Grigore Moisil, the "founder" of Romanian computer sciences.

History

The history of the high school dates to 1938.^[1]

• Since the first part of the building was constructed in 1938, it has been the home of five institutions: Primary Schools 3 and 11, and later on, Secondary Schools 2, 6 and 4.

• Along with the construction of the second building in 1960, the name was changed into "General Culture High School number 4".

• The school year 1972 sees the introduction of a new profile, top notch at the time, and a new name for the school: "High School for Automatic Data Processing", which, of course, concerned Computer Science.

• During 1973-1977 and 1990–2002, the institution's name will be "Computer Science High School" (Romanian: "Liceul de Informatica"), as between 1977-1990 it will be called "Mathematics - Physics High School number 1" (Romanian: "Liceul de Matematica - Fizica nr. 1").

• In 2002, it takes on the name of "Grigore Moisil Computer Science National College".^[2]

Classes

• Since 1990, the school has had, for each year
  • 5 classes of intensive - computer science profile
  • 1 class of intensive - English profile

• There are a total of 24 classes (18 computer sciences + 6 English)

• There are 28 students per class. That means 168 per year and a total of 672.

• After admission, the top 28^[3] that opt for the English class are sent to class 9A, and the rest are assigned, randomly and in equal proportions to classes 9B to 9F.

• The high school only has day program.

• Class hours are usually held Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM; some classes last until 5:00 PM.

Famous graduates

The most famous graduats of the high school are:^[4]

• Dumitru Prunariu (b. 1952) - first Romanian cosmonaut; currently, division general with 2 stars, in reserve
• Ioan Ghise (b. 1956) - Romanian politician, member of PNL, former mayor of Brasov (1996–2004), currently deputee for PNL
• Victor Socaciu (b. 1953) - one of the great Romanian folk musicians; in the jury of the Golden Stag
• Dan Balteanu (b. 1943) - academician, director of the Romanian Institute of Geography
• Daniel Capatos (b. 1973) - journalist
• Mihai Dobrovolski (b. 1974) - radio host, founder of Radio Guerilla
• Raluca Arvat (b. 1975) - journalist, sport news section host for Pro TV

External links

• (Romanian) Official site

References

1. ^ http://moisilbrasov.ro/viewpage.php?page_id=26
2. ^ The term "National College" is a distinction given to well achieving high-schools; it has nothing to do with college
3. ^ by the admission average
4. ^ CNI "Grigore Moisil" Brasov Magazine- No 2, May 2009, page 18