{"id":991212,"date":"2026-07-28T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/about-us\/alumni-en\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:34:35","slug":"alumni-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/en\/about-us\/alumni-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"991212\" class=\"elementor elementor-991212\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-niekpzu elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"niekpzu\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-l742v66\" data-id=\"l742v66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7h7m28u elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7h7m28u\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alumni<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-rz7q6yl elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"rz7q6yl\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#46434c;font-size:18px;max-width:700px;margin:15px auto 0;\">Graduates of the Japanese Language and Literature programme \u2013 stories of success<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-w15yur3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"w15yur3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-jw1dexo\" data-id=\"jw1dexo\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lekayyr elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"lekayyr\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto;\">Graduates of the Japanese Language and Literature programme at the Faculty of Letters (UBB) continue to promote Japanese culture in Romania and internationally. From diplomacy and translation to education, gaming and research in Japan \u2014 every graduate carries with them the values and knowledge gained in Cluj-Napoca.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-l7mbfu3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"l7mbfu3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-jx26l3g\" data-id=\"jx26l3g\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46jne9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e46jne9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ana-johnson-moore-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987814\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ana-johnson-moore-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ana-johnson-moore-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ana-johnson-moore.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-zfzewq9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"zfzewq9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ana (Gherbove\u021b) Johnson-Moore<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9erhu9w elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9erhu9w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cFrom Cluj-Napoca to Cape Cod\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-y8etdws elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"y8etdws\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2018<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 Romanian Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qpdvo2j elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"qpdvo2j\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cThe literature courses within the programme proved to be extremely useful.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kzg2n6b elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"kzg2n6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_ana-johnson-moore.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a38682\" data-id=\"0a38682\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dadea8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dadea8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_adriana-pintea-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987816\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_adriana-pintea-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_adriana-pintea-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_adriana-pintea.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db2313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6db2313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adriana Pintea<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2872567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2872567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cA letter to my k\u014dhai\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000c6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000c6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2013<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 Chinese Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9647c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9647c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cI had no idea back then how many opportunities I would have, or how many places Japanese would take me.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fbc984 elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9fbc984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_adriana-pintea.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cxk8aas\" data-id=\"cxk8aas\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-xixfkbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"xixfkbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_andrei-herinean-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987812\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_andrei-herinean-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_andrei-herinean-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_andrei-herinean.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kdbljf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"kdbljf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andrei Herinean<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-iehurjy elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"iehurjy\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cI came, I saw, I came back a little more\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dy72ks elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dy72ks\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2016<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 English Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4r9tc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f4r9tc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cI am not ashamed to admit it was not easy. For all the jokes about learning the kana syllabaries and kanji, the Faculty of Letters is a demanding faculty.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9hbvaca elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9hbvaca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_andrei-herinean.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-j556fxd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"j556fxd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-h1zq1hu\" data-id=\"h1zq1hu\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-w9mn3gv elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"w9mn3gv\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_patricia-paula-pantea-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_patricia-paula-pantea-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_patricia-paula-pantea-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_patricia-paula-pantea.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964jzld elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"964jzld\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patricia Paula Pantea<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fyjns elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84fyjns\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cFrom the heart\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-hr28ize elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"hr28ize\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2021<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 Universal and Comparative Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82nb20r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82nb20r\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cI solemnly urge you to choose this programme if you truly want it, with all your heart!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ozpbonh elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ozpbonh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_patricia-paula-pantea.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-pa4nnxa\" data-id=\"pa4nnxa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kbxrmry elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"kbxrmry\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_petre-marian-vaduva-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_petre-marian-vaduva-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_petre-marian-vaduva-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_petre-marian-vaduva.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ndleap4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ndleap4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Petre-Marian V\u0103duva<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-wfwmclc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"wfwmclc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cJapanese \u2014 dreams and new opportunities\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7czsd55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7czsd55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2020<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Russian Language and Literature \u2013 Japanese Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b54yw elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9b54yw\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cOne of the best decisions I ever made was to go to Japan.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-i5we7bt elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"i5we7bt\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_petre-marian-vaduva.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ct7lxh9\" data-id=\"ct7lxh9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lvoeqig elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"lvoeqig\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ruxandra-gaibar-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ruxandra-gaibar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ruxandra-gaibar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ruxandra-gaibar.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-mdz81ho elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"mdz81ho\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ruxandra Lucia (Gaib\u0103r) Bucur<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1mtkq4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1mtkq4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cWelcome to the little Japanese universe\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-k514x9o elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"k514x9o\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2011<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Romanian Language and Literature \u2013 Japanese Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-briegkz elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"briegkz\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cFrom my own experience I can tell you that, whatever your reason, you have everything to gain.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-hfwrpg9 elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"hfwrpg9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_ruxandra-gaibar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36ea2f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36ea2f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c2e9dc\" data-id=\"0c2e9dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84610ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84610ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ana-maria-raducan-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987813\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ana-maria-raducan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ana-maria-raducan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_ana-maria-raducan.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b62f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2b62f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ana-Maria R\u0103ducan<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ffe34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48ffe34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThe Japanese way\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f84222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f84222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2017<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">English Language and Literature \u2013 Japanese Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea97833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea97833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cJapanese is not an easy language. But it is a beautiful language. It is beautiful because it holds so much within it.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9520755 elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9520755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_ana-maria-raducan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9fa3c9\" data-id=\"f9fa3c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af14618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af14618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/portrait_alexandra-achimov-drept-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-989694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/portrait_alexandra-achimov-drept-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/portrait_alexandra-achimov-drept-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/portrait_alexandra-achimov-drept.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761a8b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"761a8b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alexandra Achimov<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a53679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a53679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cAbout those years\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4f8ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e4f8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2019<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 English Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b474b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b474b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cThe student years on this programme: the first years that began to pass \u2014 they through us, and we through time.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddc90a elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bddc90a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_alexandra-achimov.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16f1789\" data-id=\"16f1789\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41d76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d41d76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:160px;height:160px;border-radius:50%;background:#2E7D32;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 auto 15px auto;\"><span style=\"color:#fff;font-size:48px;font-weight:700;font-family:Georgia,serif;\">AS<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d31d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98d31d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alexandru-Tudor S\u00eerb<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964a61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"964a61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cMEXT scholar, Kobe University\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256e305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256e305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2023<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c443d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c443d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cThat was one of the best decisions I have ever made.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3658826 elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3658826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_alexandru-sirb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fgx1oww elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fgx1oww\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-gywhbnc\" data-id=\"gywhbnc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-hndvifu elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"hndvifu\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_andrei-radu-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987811\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_andrei-radu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_andrei-radu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_andrei-radu.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-oqlb9aj elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"oqlb9aj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andrei-Teodor Radu<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-iopt98k elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"iopt98k\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThe long road to Japan\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ym6gsak elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ym6gsak\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2022<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 English Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-osnkda0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"osnkda0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cI grew up with Ghibli films, Gundam and Inuyasha on Animax. I chose to stay at the Faculty of Letters alone.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-mawbff1 elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"mawbff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_andrei-radu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-nk16qq5\" data-id=\"nk16qq5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d107d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d107d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bianca-miron.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-991114\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-an3rji0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"an3rji0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bianca Miron<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-mr200gd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"mr200gd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cJapanese memories\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-blfgyzk elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"blfgyzk\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2023<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 English Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7uka3kr elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7uka3kr\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cI spent a semester as an exchange student at Kanagawa University in Japan.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130fl1z elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"130fl1z\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_bianca_miron.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-zf9p3am\" data-id=\"zf9p3am\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efvfb2j elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efvfb2j\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_camelia-nita-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987810\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_camelia-nita-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_camelia-nita-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_camelia-nita.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-xtv9bxa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"xtv9bxa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maria-Camelia Ni\u021b\u0103<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-xj18uqr elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"xj18uqr\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cLife after university\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-css59lt elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"css59lt\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2018<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 English Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fu249vj elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fu249vj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cI think almost every teacher wants to know the path their former students take.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6rirx1i elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6rirx1i\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_camelia-nita.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-y5xgjnt elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"y5xgjnt\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-u4nqztu\" data-id=\"u4nqztu\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-tr038pb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"tr038pb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_claudiu-bogdan-aldea-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987809\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_claudiu-bogdan-aldea-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_claudiu-bogdan-aldea-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_claudiu-bogdan-aldea.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nq9x66r elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"nq9x66r\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Claudiu-Bogdan Aldea<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5gnq7z elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5gnq7z\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cA start towards diplomacy\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1toxjhp elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1toxjhp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2019<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">English Language and Literature \u2013 Japanese Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-hnmdu6w elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"hnmdu6w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cI decided to stay in touch with Japanese by volunteering at the Sembazuru Centre, and then I went into diplomacy.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-egkzegp elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"egkzegp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_claudiu-bogdan-aldea.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ihg672x\" data-id=\"ihg672x\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gk971cs elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"gk971cs\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_din-elena-simina-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_din-elena-simina-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_din-elena-simina-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_din-elena-simina.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ips7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04ips7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elena-Simina Din<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lee3akr elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"lee3akr\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThe Japanese way \u2014 from dreaming to achieving\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-w9uyv2j elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"w9uyv2j\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2021<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 Finnish Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ygfhpbz elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ygfhpbz\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cMy sincere hope is that these lines will spark your curiosity and your resolve to follow the Japanese way.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ine96i elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ine96i\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_din-elena-simina.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-h2mp4be\" data-id=\"h2mp4be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dvkyma9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dvkyma9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_elena-bulau-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987807\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_elena-bulau-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_elena-bulau-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_elena-bulau.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nbjp759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"nbjp759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elena Bul\u0103u<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gjifboo elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"gjifboo\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cA leap towards new opportunities\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vxttwqg elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"vxttwqg\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2021<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 English Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-w3ny5v9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"w3ny5v9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cThe programme gave me many opportunities, helping me continue my training at the University of Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-rmnvpg8 elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"rmnvpg8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_elena-bulau.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43vnq0z elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43vnq0z\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f24y1ov\" data-id=\"f24y1ov\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cqyuifu elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cqyuifu\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_evelin-eva-tor-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_evelin-eva-tor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_evelin-eva-tor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_evelin-eva-tor.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6rr7h1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6rr7h1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evelin-Eva Tor<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15l7dxr elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15l7dxr\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cUsing Japanese every single day\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-omre08v elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"omre08v\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2021<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 Russian Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13xxuyo elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13xxuyo\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cMy dream was to have the opportunity to use Japanese even after finishing my studies.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-skgujyx elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"skgujyx\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_evelin-eva-tor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-xnzgqwe\" data-id=\"xnzgqwe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463256d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"463256d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/florentina-irimia.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-991115\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bua772t elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bua772t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Florentina Irimia<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eqgfwk elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eqgfwk\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cAbout choices, Japan and the road to becoming\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-r94ejaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"r94ejaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2014<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">French Language and Literature \u2013 Japanese Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-h30v3zp elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"h30v3zp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cOnce the initial shock had passed, I began to feel extraordinarily well; it was \u2018home\u2019, far from home.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15o7xk elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c15o7xk\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/alumni_Florentina-Irimia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ylzghpp\" data-id=\"ylzghpp\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd930o elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cd930o\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_larisa-giurgiu-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987805\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_larisa-giurgiu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_larisa-giurgiu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_larisa-giurgiu.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vbsczqr elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"vbsczqr\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Larisa Giurgiu<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e59k4h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e59k4h\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThey call me Misa\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690ci9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"690ci9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2014<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">English Language and Literature \u2013 Japanese Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5deiwg0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5deiwg0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cThe ten-year-old child sitting on her grandparents&#8217; sofa watching anime never even dreamt of this life.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ybpm4al elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ybpm4al\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_larisa-giurgiu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a72oveo elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a72oveo\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-asubdk3\" data-id=\"asubdk3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-blk6ojh elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"blk6ojh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_malina-hardulea-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987804\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_malina-hardulea-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_malina-hardulea-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_malina-hardulea-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-szar2r8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"szar2r8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M\u0103lina-Mihaela Hardulea<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-xjrifpz elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"xjrifpz\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cDiscovering my calling through Japanese\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fj91rx elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fj91rx\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2021<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 Spanish Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fkmu99i elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fkmu99i\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cMy passions \u2014 foreign languages and drawing \u2014 combined perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ltdc4 elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16ltdc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_malina-hardulea.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c2ex0a\" data-id=\"5c2ex0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b217adf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b217adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nicoleta-babuc.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-991116\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp56vmp elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cp56vmp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicoleta Babuc-Hirabayashi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8yjogui elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8yjogui\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cA few thousand kanji later\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6s7pd5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6s7pd5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Japanese Language and Literature<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">MA in Media Design \u2013 Keio University (Tokyo)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66h7dga elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66h7dga\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cSometimes the university you choose does not just give you a degree; it changes your destiny.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-n344djl elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"n344djl\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/alumni_Nicoleta-Babuc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-w10gi2k\" data-id=\"w10gi2k\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-na7op7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"na7op7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_tatiana-nastase-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-987799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_tatiana-nastase-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_tatiana-nastase-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portrait_tatiana-nastase.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195cp87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"195cp87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tatiana N\u0103stase<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-jv11rac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"jv11rac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cMy journey as a graduate\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caboe7r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caboe7r\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:0;\">Class of 2016<br><span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 English Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-woh7ijw elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"woh7ijw\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:#444;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;\">\u201cI chose to study this language out of a wish to one day read Japanese literature in the original.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0xq8zmf elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0xq8zmf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alumni_tatiana-nastase.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfda97b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfda97b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53dd62d\" data-id=\"53dd62d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7170ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7170ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:160px;height:160px;border-radius:50%;background:#2E7D32;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 auto 15px auto;\"><span style=\"color:#fff;font-size:48px;font-weight:700;font-family:Georgia,serif;\">OP<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9572051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9572051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oana Papuc<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e207b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e207b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201ca profoundly remarkable experience, academically and personally\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23782dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23782dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #666; font-size: 12px; margin: 0;\">Class of 2013<br><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">Japanese Language and Literature \u2013 English Language and Literature<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001d1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"001d1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-style: italic; color: #444; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;\">\u201cWhat remains most powerful after the placement are the relationships of deep warmth and openness.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b0fa9 elementor-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"90b0fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oana-Papuc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-k0bx7qp elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"k0bx7qp\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-pt8fmk0\" data-id=\"pt8fmk0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eyqd4nu elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eyqd4nu\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you a graduate of the programme?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3te9ilg elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3te9ilg\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);font-size:16px;max-width:600px;margin:15px auto;\">Get in touch! Write to us and join our alumni community. The Sembazuru Centre keeps an active link with its graduates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-twc6opy elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"twc6opy\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/sembazuru\/en\/contact-en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni Graduates of the Japanese Language and Literature programme \u2013 stories of success Graduates of the Japanese Language and Literature programme at the Faculty of Letters (UBB) continue to promote&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":991162,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-991212","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991212"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":991216,"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991212\/revisions\/991216"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lett.ubbcluj.ro\/sembazuru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}