 Welcome to Transylvania the land beyond the forest and welcome to Cluj the heart of Transylvania Romania's fastest-growing city and the most influential city in Western Romania. So why might you love Cluj? Maybe it's the academic spirit. Since Cluj is home to Romania's top 10 universities providing a highly educated workforce in more than 300 different specializations from IT to medicine or agriculture research and development. Cluj-Napoca is an internationally recognized medical center with a rich history in research and advanced treatment. Cluj-Napoca is the Romanian capital of clusters IT energy agriculture and creative industries. The European Commission selected Cluj to host for the first time in Romania the most important conference in the field of innovation. Open innovation 2.0 or it might be its constantly growing infrastructure with modern highways and a well-connected airport serving more than 2.5 million passengers per year. You might also appreciate the city's blooming economic environment with more than 25 banks represented here and home of the biggest private Romanian bank Cluj is a great place for business. We pride ourselves as Europe's Silicon Valley and the home of clusters but IT is not the only high-end industry represented in Cluj. Some of the world's business leaders have offices here and their businesses are constantly expanding. Cluj is a city with a rich heritage but with a strong cosmopolitan philosophy with an interesting mix of Romanians Hungarians Germans and other nationalities living here. It's no wonder we are ranked Europe's number one friendliest city towards foreigners. Did you know that Cluj has one of the highest living standards in all of Europe? This might come as a surprise but with two international schools several cultural events relevant on a continental scale we pride ourselves in offering a five-star living experience. By the way did we mention that through its modern infrastructure and passionate audience Cluj is Romania's sports and music capital? We are indeed proud of our city but we know we would not be what we are without the influences from everybody interacting with us so we strongly believe that together we can make Cluj better so welcome and we can't wait to share your vision and see how we can grow Cluj together. Last but not least we have a vision and you are part of that vision.