The Research Centre on Interethnic Relations (CCRIT) is a non-profit organisation, founded in 1992 by professor Ion Aluas from the Sociology Department of "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj. Its main activities include the collection of accurate and complete scientific data on ethnic groups and interethnic relations in Romania, the analysis and interpretation of ethnic phenomena in relation to the economical, political, social and cultural dimensions of the social field.

The researchers of CCRIT are academics from the Sociology Department of "Babes-Bolyai" University, experienced in research and teaching activities, both in Romania and abroad. Undergraduate and graduate students of the Sociology Department also work for CCRIT as project-coordinators, research assistants or field operators.