Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași

Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iași
Former names
Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic School,
Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute
Motto Ipsa scientia potestas est (Latin)
Motto in English
Knowledge itself is power
Type Public
Established 1813/1937
Rector Dan Cașcaval
Academic staff
1,100
Students 16,382 (2012-2013)[1]
Undergraduates 11,939
Postgraduates 4,443
Location Iași, Romania
Campus Urban
Website www.tuiasi.ro

The Gheorghe Asachi Technical University (Romanian: Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iași; acronym: TUIASI) is a public university located in Iași, Romania. It has the oldest tradition in Romania in engineering education.[2] Gheorghe Asachi Technical University is classified by the Ministry of Education as an advanced research and education university.[3] The University is a member of the Romanian Alliance of Technical Universities (ARUT).[4]

History

Portrait of Gheorghe Asachi

In 1813, the scholar Gheorghe Asachi set up the first centre for technical education taught in Romanian language, beginning with a civil engineering class which was later developed within the Academia Mihăileană (1835) and the University of Iași (1860).

In November 1912, an independent section of the Faculty of Sciences - department of the electro-technical, applied chemical and agricultural sciences - was set up. This event represents what may be called the birth certificate of what later became The Polytechnic Institute of Iași.

In March 1937, when the Parliament of Romania voted the Law of Education, the technical higher education is transferred to the new established Polytechnic School which was, at that time, one of the few higher education institution in Romania qualified to issue engineer's degrees.[5] The new institution took from the very beginning the name of Gheorghe Asachi, the founder of the Romanian technical education, while professor Cristea Otin was elected its first rector.

In 1948, the name was changed to Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute and, on 17 May 1993, it became the Gheorghe Asachi Technical University.

Ranking

Gheorghe Asachi Technical University has ranked the first among the technical institutions of higher education, and the fourth among all universities in Romania, in the national research ranking compiled on the basis of Shanghai criteria.[6]

According to the Scimago Lab, based on data collected between 2007 and 2011, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University ranked 1258 in the World, 70 regionally and 7 in the country by number of publications. [7]

Academics

The University Palace building houses Technical University Central Library and Aula, as well as the Faculty of Electronics
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Machine Manufacturing

Gheorghe Asachi Technical University is organized into 11 faculties and 3 departments:[8]

Library

Established as a reference and research technical library, the “Gh. Asachi” Technical University Library holds 1 million-plus volumes covering a wide range of subjects on engineering and technology, science, economics and law. It is organised in a Central Library, 6 branches and 8 departments.

Programmes

Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Central portion of the university grounds seen from the Bahlui River

Gheorghe Asachi Technical University offers 4-year programmes, awarding the degree of Bachelor of Science ("Engineer"), and graduate/postgraduate programmes awarding the degrees of Master and Doctorate/PhD. The degree of "Architect" is awarded at the end of a 6-year programme as a combined Bachelor/Master's degree programme. There is also a postgraduate school of Management and Business Administration.

The academic year consists of two 14 weeks semesters, each of them ending with an examination session. The weekly workload is about 28 hours. There is also a 3-week period of industrial placement during summer, while half of the final semester (the eighth) in the last year of study, is devoted to completing the diploma thesis and dissertation.

The first two years of the 4-year programmes are devoted to providing an introduction to engineering as well as the necessary background in Physics and Mathematics. Beginning with the third year, students can choose from a number of specializations.

Students who obtain a score of at least 8 out of 10 in the "licence exam" at the end of their "Engineer" degree courses are eligible to take an entrance examination for 1.5 to 2-year Master's course, the length of studies depending on the chosen specialization. All graduates awarded a master's degree, are eligible to enrol on a PhD Programme - full-time (3-year) courses.

Administration

The University is administered by the University Senate which is made up of representatives from the eleven Faculty Councils. The Senate elects the rector, the vice-rectors and the chancellor every four year.

Student life

Student housing

The University Campus accommodates 8,100 students, in 21 residence halls, in the Tudor Vladimirescu Campus area,[9] which is near the university grounds and is situated at 5 minutes by car from the center of the city. The buildings in the campus have a number from 1 to 21 and are prefixed with letter T. The T17 students residence hall was, as of 1987, the biggest student residence hall in all of South-East Europe.[10]

The neighborhood of the campus is dominated mainly by retail and commercial centres and the Bahlui River.

See also

References

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