Official founding decree
The Romanian-language high school is established as part of the expansion of Romanian education across interwar Transylvania.
Emanuil Gojdu National College · Oradea
School history
After World War I and the union of Transylvania with Romania, a network of high schools with Romanian as the language of instruction was founded across the region — including the institution that today bears the name of philanthropist and patriot Emanuil Gojdu.
The liceu opened its doors in the autumn of 1919 and soon became a centre of secondary education in Oradea. For more than a century it has educated generations whose paths still cross in the alumni community.
Timeline — milestones
Student enrolments
Pupils register for the newly opened liceu.
First faculty council
The first formal meeting of the teaching staff marks the start of systematic school organisation.
Solemn inauguration
The ceremonial start of the school year, with Romanian as the medium of instruction, aligns the liceu with the new Romanian state.
Named „Emanuil Gojdu”
The institution operates under the patronage of Emanuil Gojdu — a philanthropist who in the 19th century famously supported Romanian schools — with a classical–modern curriculum.
Transition into the Romanian system
The liceu shifted from Dual Monarchy-era arrangements toward the curricula and structures of Romanian public education (including Spiru Haret’s reforms), including the language of instruction.
The interwar years
In the interwar period the school underwent strong growth and played a vivid role in local cultural and educational life.
Border changes after the Vienna Award
Administrative upheaval altered how the liceu operated, yet it continued to serve successive cohorts amid a changing political landscape.
Resumption under Romanian administration
After the Second World War the institution resumed as a Romanian state high school and again took the name “Emanuil Gojdu” in 1945.
CNEGO and alumni
Today the national college combines strong academic traditions with cultural projects and ties between year groups — the setting for the Gojdu Alumni network.
Go further
Stay connected to the school and your year
Alumni can help preserve the archive (yearbooks, photographs) or join the community for news and gatherings.