Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
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| Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | |
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| Universitatea Technică din Cluj-Napoca | |
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| The Romanian logo of the university (There is also an English version) |
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Latin: Universitas Technica Napocensis |
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| Motto: | Romanian: Paradoxul ingineriei: pune teoria în practică ("The Paradox of Engineering: It Puts the Theory into Practice" unofficial) |
| Established: | 1 February 1920 |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | Prof.dr.ing. Tiberiu Rusu |
| Rector: | Prof. Dr. Ing. Radu Munteanu |
| Staff: | over 600 |
| Students: | 12,000 |
| Location: | Cluj-Napoca,  Romania(Coordinates: ) |
| Campus: | Multiple campuses |
| Former names: | Institutul Politehnic |
| Sports: | Basketball, Waterpolo |
| Colours: | Red and Black |
| Nickname: | Poli |
| Affiliations: | EUA, AUDEM, BSUN, AUF |
| Website: | www.utcluj.ro |
 The flag of the university |
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The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTC-N short for Romanian: Universitatea Tehnicǎ din Cluj-Napoca), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is the second largest university in the city. The university has seven Faculties, all in Romanian, and two in English (listed below).
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[edit] History
The history of technical higher education in Cluj Napoca goes back to the beginning of the previous century. The unification of the Romanian provinces into a single state, on December 1, 1918, opened new perspectives for education. On February 1, 1920 the Industrial College was founded in Cluj-Napoca. The new education institution passed afterwards through a series of transformations, becoming the College for Technical Conductors in 1922. It was the only college with a major in electrical engineering in the country and the forerunner of the Cluj Polytechnic Institute. Another technical college founded in 1920 was The College for Conductors of Public Works, specializing in roads and bridges, forerunner of the Faculty of Civil Engineering. In 1937, the College for Technical Conductors, which had an excellent reputation within Romanian industry, was reorganized as The Electromechanical College.
In 1947, the Cluj Mechanics Institute was founded, following a petition addressed to the Ministry of National Education regarding the foundation of a Polytechnic Institute with three faculties (civil engineering, electrical engineering and forestry) in Cluj-Napoca, under the provisions of the August 1948 law for the reform of education. The Mechanics Institute had a faculty with two departments: Thermotechnics and Machines. The increasing need of technical specialists helped the Mechanics Institute turn into the Cluj Polytechnic Institute in 1953.
After the 1989 Revolution, Romanian higher education came back to the former tradition correlated to the Western system. In 1992 the Polytechnic Institute was renamed to the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, and the three existing faculties at that time were restructured into seven faculties:
- Automation and Computer Science
- Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Machine Building
- Mechanical Engineering
- Material Science and Engineering
- as well as the Technical, Business and Administration College
Starting with the academic year 1998-1999 the structure of the Technical University was completed with the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning. The lectures of the Automation and Computer Science Faculty and Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology Faculty are held both in Romanian and English.
[edit] Present Structure
- Faculty of Automation and Computer Science RO EN
- Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology RO EN
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering RO EN
- Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning RO EN
- Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services RO EN
- Faculty of Machine Building RO EN
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering RO EN
- Faculty of Material Science and Engineering RO EN
[edit] Academics
Nowadays the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca trains specialists in the technical field (mechanical, electrical and civil engineering as well as architecture) through long and short term education programmes, postgraduate and PhD studies. It has over 12,000 students.
Scientific research has been an essential preoccupation of the academic and research staff of the TUC-N. The scientific potential of the University made it capable of organizing a series of outstanding scientific events attended by a large number of Romanian and foreign specialists. The practical results of the research activity are reflected in numerous contracts and projects with domestic and international financing. The most important projects are those with CNCSIS, ANSTI, and PNCDI as well as those financed by the European Commission: EUREKA, COPERNICUS, COST, PC5 and PC6.
The University's correlation to European standards is reflected by the international conventions it is part of and by its participation in a wide range of European education programs: TEMPUS-PHARE, SOCRATES, ERASMUS, LEONARDO, CEEPUS. A series of international conventions, agreements and protocols were signed with universities from France, Italy, Germany, the USA, Austria etc. Since 2003 TUC-N has been a member of the European Association of Universities.
Nowadays the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is a modern technical higher education institution, passing through a period of genuine rebirth and confirming authentic capabilities for scientific and technical creation.
[edit] Student facilities
[edit] Campus
The main campus is located in the city of Cluj-Napoca. The university buildings are spread across the city. The university has two student housing areas:
- Complexul Studenţesc Observator
- Complexul Studenţesc Mǎrǎşti
[edit] Other
- free e-mail account: UTC-N free e-mail
- lower entrance tax at the Olympic Pool, in the custody of the UTC-N (Complex Nataţie Politehnica)
In the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca there are two student organisations: the OSUT (Organizaţia Studenţilor din Universitatea Tehnicǎ) and BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
[edit] References and external links
- The official web-site, in Romanian and English
- List of the faculties of the UTC-N RO
- List of the faculties of the UTC-N EN
- OSUT official site
- BEST Cluj-Napoca official site
- BEST official site
- The free e-mail site
- Live images from Cluj-Napoca, from the top of a UTC-N building
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