Polytechnic University of Timisoara
Encyclopedia
The "Politehnica" University of Timişoara was founded on November 11, 1920. It is one of the largest technical universities in Central and Eastern Europe.
The university has 10 faculties and several independent departments.
In the recent years, the University through its Regional Centre for Open and Distance Learning has begun to offer open and distance education in different areas and in different languages, supported by new technologies.
The university's research and scientific training is based on the strategy of promoting multidisciplinary research and the priority given to new technology.
The University offers a wide range of facilities (the "Politehnica" University Library, Teleuniversity TV, Politehnica Publishing House, Politehnica Hotel, Hostels, Canteen, sport bases). Each faculty has its own Students' Union that provides support, activities and entertainment (student organizations: LigaAC, LSFEE, LSFETc, LSFMT, LSCT, LSFMPT, OSH, OSTL and the professional student organization BEST - Board of European Students of Technology
).
The university has 10 faculties and several independent departments.
In the recent years, the University through its Regional Centre for Open and Distance Learning has begun to offer open and distance education in different areas and in different languages, supported by new technologies.
The university's research and scientific training is based on the strategy of promoting multidisciplinary research and the priority given to new technology.
The University offers a wide range of facilities (the "Politehnica" University Library, Teleuniversity TV, Politehnica Publishing House, Politehnica Hotel, Hostels, Canteen, sport bases). Each faculty has its own Students' Union that provides support, activities and entertainment (student organizations: LigaAC, LSFEE, LSFETc, LSFMT, LSCT, LSFMPT, OSH, OSTL and the professional student organization BEST - Board of European Students of Technology
Board of European Students of Technology
Board of European Students of Technology is an international, non-governmental, non-political, non-profit student organisation comprising 90 Local BEST Groups in 30 countries around Europe with more than 3000 active members....
).
Alumni and professors
- Remus RădulețRemus RăduleţRemus Răduleţ was a Romanian electrical engineer, who contributed to the development of the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary and theoretical electrotechnology. He served as president of International Electrotechnical Commission 1964 and 1967.-Biography:He was born in 1904 in Brădeni, then...
- Constantin DinculescuConstantin DinculescuConstantin Dinculescu was a Romanian energy engineer and educator.Dinculescu designed the electrification of the Bucharest-Brașov railway for Căile Ferate Române, implemented between 1959 and 1966...
- Ilie MurgulescuIlie MurgulescuIlie Murgulescu was a Romanian physical chemist and a communist politician. He was president of the Romanian Academy and Minister of Education .He founded the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy where he presided until 1977.His investigations on physical chemistry covered a...
- Ioan VlădeaIoan VlădeaIoan Vlădea was a Romanian engineer from IAR Brașov, who developed the compressor of plane engine IAR 80...