Politehnica University of Timișoara

• Name — Politehnica University of Timișoara • Native Name — Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara • Former Names — Polytechnic School (1920–1948) Polytechnic Institute (1948–1970) Traian Vuia Polytechnic Institute (1970–1991) Technical University (1991–1995) • Motto — Nu zidurile fac o școală, ci spiritul care domnește într-însa • Motto Lang — ro • Motto Eng — "It is not the walls that make a school, but the spirit that reigns in it" • Type — Public • Budget — (2020/2021) • Rector — Florin Drăgan • Academic Staff — 1,016 (2020/2021) • Students — 13,081 (2020/2021) • Undergrad — 9,577 (2020/2021) • Postgrad — 2,964 (2020/2021) • Doctoral — 540 (2020/2021) • City — Timișoara • Province — Timiș • Country — Romania • Campus Type — Urban • Colors — white White and blue • Website — https: upt.ro/

• Qs W — 1401+ • Qs W Year — 2024 • The W — 1501+ • The W Year — 2024 Politehnica University of Timișoara (Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara; abbreviated UPT) is a public university in Timișoara. Founded in 1920, it is one of the largest technical universities in Central and Eastern Europe. The 10 faculties of the university provide study programs for about 13,000 students. In 2011, Politehnica University of Timișoara was classified as an advanced research and education university by the Ministry of Education. The university is a founding member of the Romanian Alliance of Technical Universities (ARUT).

In 1948, the Polytechnic School changed its name to the Polytechnic Institute and comprised four faculties (Mechanics, Electrotechnics, Constructions and Chemistry) with 12 specialization sections. • Illustration — MECIPT-1 in the laboratory of the Faculty of Electrotechnics, 1961 The Computer Center was established in 1961. This was the core of the future IT industry in the area. Also here was built MECIPT-1, the first electronic computer built in a university in Romania and the second in the country after CIFA-1 from the Institute of Atomic Physics in Măgurele. The computer was used both in the teaching process and for the calculations needed for projects such as the Vidraru Dam and the RomExpo. The creators of MECIPT-1, Wilhelm Löwenfeld and Iosif Kaufmann, were decorated by the country's president in 2003 with the highest civil order – the Star of Romania in the rank of Knight – for their contribution to the development of computer technology in Romania. At the initiative of Horia Gligor and Dan Bedros, the MECIPT-1 computer was exhibited in a section of the Museum of Banat, in 2001, and along the way it was restored. Currently, MECIPT-1 has returned to the Politehnica University, being the central piece of the UPT Museum, along with other exhibits that highlight the pioneering role of Timișoara's Polytechnic in the development of computer technology in Romania. The half-centenary of the institute was celebrated in 1970, on which occasion it was granted the right to bear the name of Traian Vuia Polytechnic Institute. The institute comprised five faculties with 24 specialization departments for engineers and sub-engineers, 537 teachers and 5,653 students. In 1974, according to the State Council Decree no. 147, the sub-engineering institutes from Hunedoara and Reșița became subordinated to the Traian Vuia Polytechnic Institute.

In 1991, based on the Order of the Minister of Education and Science no. 4894, the Traian Vuia Polytechnic Institute was renamed the Technical University of Timișoara. Four years later, by Government Decision no. 568, it became the Polytechnic University of Timișoara.

• Faculty — Location — Dean — Established — Students (2020/2021) • Architecture and Urbanism https: arh.upt.ro/ — 2A Traian Lalescu Street, Timișoara — Ioan Andreescu — 2005 — 753 • Automation and Computers https: ac.upt.ro/ — 2 Vasile Pârvan Boulevard, Timișoara — Marius Marcu — 1990 — 3,266 • Communication Sciences https: sc.upt.ro/ — 2A Traian Lalescu Street, Timișoara — Daniel Dejica-Carțiș — 2011 — 568 • Constructions https: ct.upt.ro/ — 2 Traian Lalescu Street, Timișoara — Raul Zaharia — 1941 — 1,413 • Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology https: etc.upt.ro/ — 2 Vasile Pârvan Boulevard, Timișoara — Dan Lascu — 1990 — 1,722 • Electrotechnics and Electroenergetics https: et.upt.ro/ — 2 Vasile Pârvan Boulevard, Timișoara — Ciprian Șorândaru — 1948 — 792 • Engineering https: fih.upt.ro/ — 5 Revolution Street, Hunedoara — Ovidiu Tirian — 1970 — 766 • Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering https: chim.upt.ro/ — 6 Vasile Pârvan Boulevard, Timișoara — Mihai Medeleanu — 1948 — 470 • Mechanics http: mec.upt.ro/ — 1 Michael the Brave Boulevard, Timișoara — Virgil Stoica — 1948 — 2,413 • Production and Transport Management https: mpt.upt.ro/ — 14 Remus Street, Timișoara — Marian Mocan — 1996 — 918

Politehnica University manages a number of 16 student dormitories, of which 14 are located in the Student Complex (Complexul Studențesc) and two are located in the perimeter of the Faculty of Mechanics. As of 2017, the accommodation capacity of the dormitories is about 6,000 places.

The university has two hotels in the city center, the Polytechnic House 1 (17 rooms) and the Polytechnic House 2 (31 rooms), both equipped at a three-star level and with their own restaurant.

On the student campus, the university has two canteens: the student canteen and the 1MV fast food. Cafés also exist in many of the university buildings.

• Illustration — Central Library The library was also founded in 1920, together with the Polytechnic School. The activity of the library was started in the building of the primary school on Carol Telbisz Street, where it was active until 1947, when its collections were moved to the headquarters on Piatra Craiului Street. Since November 2014, the library has a new headquarters at 2B Vasile Pârvan Boulevard. With about one million volumes in its inventory, the library has a daily traffic of over 1,000 users (exceeding even 2,000 users per day during exam sessions).

• Illustration — Sports base 1 Politehnica University has many sports facilities, including two sports bases with two indoor halls equipped for ball games, two standard football pitches for competitions, a football dome with synthetic grass, six tennis courts with floodlight, two handball courts, a complex of swimming pools, fitness rooms and facilities for many other sports games. Sports base 1 comprises an athletics track, indoor mini-football pitches, a football pitch and a gym, while sports base 2 has swimming pools, a sports hall, tennis courts, basketball courts and football pitches, among others. Construction on a new 2,560-seat polyvalent hall began in 2010. The new arena will be used for basketball, volleyball, handball, tennis and other sports, but will also become a venue for various events and concerts.

The most part of the outgoing and incoming mobility is developed within the frame of the Erasmus Programme, currently Erasmus+. Besides Erasmus+, other mobility programmes are running or are expected to be implemented in UPT, based on bilateral agreements with foreign universities or on various mobility programmes and financial mechanisms, like EEA, CEEPUS, AUF and DAAD mobility schemes. The university has more than 300 Erasmus+ agreements and over 100 framework cooperation agreements with universities in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. Every year more than 200 students carry out a study or internship mobility abroad, while more than 100 students from partner universities come to study or practice under the coordination of UPT teachers. Internationally, the university is affiliated with: • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) • Association for Smart Learning Ecosystem and Regional Development (ASLERD) • Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) • European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) • European Association for International Education (EAIE) • European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) • European University Association (EUA) • Fédération internationale du béton (FIB) • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

• Name — Term • Polytechnic School • — Traian Lalescu — 1920–1921 • — Stan Vidrighin — 1921 • — Victor Vâlcovici — 1921–1930 • Victor Blasian — 1930–1933 • Constantin Teodorescu — 1934–1939 • Corneliu Severineanu — 1939–1940 • Ilie Popescu — 1940 • Victor Lațiu — 1940–1941 • Plautius Andronescu — 1941–1944 • Marin Bănărescu — 1944–1946 • — Constantin Cândea — 1946–1947 • Polytechnic Institute • — Ilie Murgulescu — 1947–1949 • Nicolae Maior — 1949–1950 • Ioan Beligăr — 1950–1956 • Coriolan Drăgulescu — 1956 • Alexandru Rogojan — 1956–1957 • Marin Rădoi — 1957–1962 • Gheorghe Silaș — 1962 • Constantin Avram — 1963–1971 • Ioan Anton — 1971–1981; 1989 • — Coleta de Sabata — 1981–1989 • Politehnica University • Radu Vladea — 1990–1992 • — Alexandru Nichici — 1992–1996 • — Ioan Carțiș — 1996–2004 • — Nicolae Robu — 2004–2012 • — Viorel Șerban — 2012–2020 • Florin Drăgan — 2020–present