University of Pitești

The University of Pitești
Universitatea din Pitești
MottoLatin: Academia Magistra Vitae
TypePublic
Established1991 (1991)
RectorAssociate Professor, Ph.D. Dumitru Chirleșan
Academic staff
388 (2018)[1]
Administrative staff
133 (2018)
Students9,087 (2017–2018)
109 (2017–2018)
Location, ,

The University of Piteşti (Romanian: Universitatea din Pitești, abbreviated UPIT) is a public university in Piteşti, Romania, founded in 1991.

History[edit]

The first Higher Education Institution in Piteşti was founded in 1962 and was called "The 3-year Pedagogical Institute" with pedagogical specialisations in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Philology and Physical Education and Sports.[2] The opening of the technical specialisations followed, leading to the establishment of the Institute of Sub-Engineers (1969), united in 1974 under the name of the Institute of Higher Education. Subsequently, there were various other forms of organisation, in a period under the subordination of the Bucharest Polytechnic Institute. In 1991, it became autonomous and received the name "University of Pitești".

Faculties[edit]

University of Pitești is organised into 6 faculties, comprising 16 departments:


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References[edit]

  1. ^ University of Pitești Rector's Report 2018
  2. ^ "About the University". University of Pitești's website. Retrieved 16 November 2018.