The Transilvania University Of Brașov (Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov) is a university and research institution in Brașov with 0ver 20,000 students enrolled, making it the largest university in the center of the country.
The foundation of the university goes back to 1948 when the Institute of Silviculture was established. In the following years, other higher educational institutions were established and in 1971 the University of Brașov was created, following a merger of the Polytechnic Institute and the Pedagogic Institute. In 1991 its name was changed to Transilvania University of Brașov.
The building on Bulevardul Eroilor is one of several buildings of the Transilvania University of Brașov across the city and hosts amongst others the Multicultural Center and the Confucius Institute.
The building was constructed between 1881 and 1885 based on the design of the architect Peter Bartesch and has a Neo-Renaissance style. Originally it functioned as the Palace of the Pension Office and as the seat of the County Prefecture.
