Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN short for ) is a public

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located in

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

, 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 Mechatronics engineering, also called mechatronics, is the synergistic integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer systems employing mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and computer engineering, and also ...

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 (in Baia Mare) * Faculty of Letters (in Baia Mare) * Faculty of Science (in Baia Mare) University extensions in: *

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* Bistrița *

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; ; ; or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania ...

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Leadership

As in the case of all

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, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is headed by an elected Senate (), representing the academic staff and the students. The Senate elects its Standing Bureau (), consisting of the Rector, Prorectors, and Chancellor. The following table presents the members of the Standing Bureau of the Senate of Technical University of Cluj-Napoca () as of October 2009. The Senate has 67 members, including the Standing Bureau. The Senate also elects the Academic Council (). As of 24 June 2008, it consisted of 20 members; the president of the council is Nicolae Burnete.

Facilities

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is the second largest university in the city of Cluj-Napoca. The university buildings are spread across the city. The university has two student housing areas: * Complexul Studențesc Observator * Complexul Studențesc Mărăști

Student organisations

In Technical University of Cluj-Napoca there are more student organisations: OSSIM (''Organizatia Studentilor de la Stiinta si Ingineria Materialelor si Mediului ''), the OSUT (''Organizația Studenților din Universitatea Tehnică''), ASCUT (''Asociația Studenților Constructori din Universitatea Tehnică''), BEST (Board of European Students of Technology) and a couple smaller ones, Green Club, LSPV.

International relations

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is one of eight holders of the European University of Technology - EUt+, together with

Technical University, Sofia The Technical University of Sofia () is Bulgaria's largest and foremost academic establishment for higher engineering education. The university is a state-owned entity with academic self-governance. Founded on 15 October 1945 as part of the Highe ...

(Bulgaria), Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus), Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany), Technological University Dublin (Ireland),

Riga Technical University Riga Technical University (RTU) () is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries established on October 14, 1862. It is located in Riga, Latvia and was previously known as Riga Polytechnical Institute and Riga Polytechnicum. In 1 ...

(Latvia), Polytechnic University of Cartagena (Spain), University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Italy) and University of Technology of Troyes (France). European University of Technology - EUt+ is the result of the alliance of nine european universities partners.

References

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