George Emil Palade (1912-2008)

He is the first Romanian to ever win a Nobel Prize (1974), awarded for physiology and medicine.

Gheorghe Botezatu (1882-1940)

A Romanian scientist, known as one of the founders of vertical flights, was a member of the Apollo 11 scientific team, which landed the first man on the moon.

Emil Racoviță (1868-1947)

Romanian biologist from Iași, world-renowned scientist and founder of bio-speleology.

``ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA`` UNIVERSITY OF IASI

It is the oldest university in Romania.

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ``GHEORGHE ASACHI`` IASI

It is the first engineering school in Romania – 1910.