Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
university in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca) is a public university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was founded in 1948, based on the older Industrial College (1920). The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is classified by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Agenția Română de Asigurare a Calității în Învățământul Superior - ARACIS) as an Advanced Education and Research University. The university is a member of the Romanian Alliance of Science and Technology Universities (Alianța Română a Universităţilor de Știință și Tehnologie - ARUST).
History
In 1948, under the provisions of the August 1948 law for the reform of education, the Cluj Institute of Mechanics was founded. The Institute had a faculty with two departments: Thermotechnics and Machines. The increasing need of technical specialists helped the Mechanics Institute turn into the Polytechnic Institute of Cluj, in 1953.
In 1992 the Polytechnic Institute was renamed as Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. In 2012, by a university agreement, UTCN absorbed the North University of Baia Mare, which became Baia Mare University North Center of Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Faculties
The university has twelve faculties:
Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning
Faculty of Automation and Computer Science
Faculty of Automotive, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Building Services Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management
Faculty of Engineering (Baia Mare University North Center)
Faculty of Letters (Baia Mare University North Center)
Faculty of Science (Baia Mare University North Center)
University extensions in:
Alba Iulia
Bistrița
Satu Mare
Zalău
Administration
Like all universities in Romania, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is headed by a Rectorate (executive) and an elected Senate (Romanian: Senat), representing the academic staff and the students. The Senate elects its Standing Bureau (Romanian: Birou Senat), consisting of the President of Senate, 3 Vicepresidents, 1 Chancellor and 1 student..
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