University of Pitesti- International student’s guide

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U N I V E R S I T Y O F P I T E Ș T I

c o n t e n t s

Rector’s speech 5

Presentation o the University 6

8University Organisational Chart

10Educational Offer

12Erasmus

16Foreign Students’ Department

22Faculty o Educational Sciences

30Faculty o Sciences

32Faculty o Letters

34Faculty o Mechanical Engineering and echnology

36Faculty o Electronics, Communication and ComputerSystems

38Faculty o Orthodox Teology

40Faculty o Economic Sciences

42Faculty o Law and Administrative Sciences

44Faculty o Physical Education and Sports

46Faculty o Mathematics and Computer Science

48Faculty o Humanities and Social Sciences

50Research

51About Romania

53Getting Here

56Use ul In ormation

60Pitești



Rector’s Speech

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Te University o Pitești has been a representative academic medium ororming Romanian and oreign students in its 50 years o activity. Every yearhundreds o oreign students come to discover the secrets and achievementso the chosen study areas.Our university is an institution with tradition in teaching, both or teachingRomanian language to oreign students, and or the three cycle degree systemor undergraduates (Bachelor’s Degree Programmes) and graduates (Mas-ter’s Degree Programmes and Doctoral Studies). For all these programmes,there are specic teaching materials and elite academic staff. Te University oPitești is a member o European academic organisations (EUA, AUF, BSUN,DRC) and cooperates with more than 80 universities in the Euro-AtlanticZone. Trough bilateral conventions, the students may apply or students’mobilities, such as ERASMUS, or international Master’s Degree programmesand or the doctoral programmes.Research opportunities are placed at their disposal by the Research Institute,

which was ounded to create a unitary and coherent ramework or all thescientic research and applicative activity. I you want to apply or any o theprogrammes we provide, we are happy to place ourselves at the disposal oeducation and science.Our university is your university!

Rector Pro essor Dr. Ionel DIDEA



Presentation o the University

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Tis year, the University o Piteşti celebrates 50 years o higher education, 50 years since its rst pro essorsand students sang “Gaudeamus igitur”. In the 50 years o activity, the University o Piteşti has taken it uponitsel to contribute to the development o national knowledge and culture, aiming at creating cultural andscientic values. Te University o Piteşti, a exible and complex institution, called or to meet the cultural,social and economic needs o society, is now part o the European academic community, contributing to the

world cultural heritage. Te year 1962 was the year in which the University o Piteşti began its noble missionin the educational and pro essional development o generations o young people.

Te state higher education in Piteşti was established in 1962, under the name o the Pedagogical Instituteo Pitești, with three aculties: Philology, Mathematics and Natural Sciences. In 1969, with the develop-ment o the car manu acturing industry in the Argeş county, the Assistant Engineer Institute was also es-tablished, subordinated to the Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest. Te two structures merged in 1974 andbecame the Institute o Higher Education o Pitești which, by the Order o the Ministry o Education no.4.894/23.03.1991, was established as the University o Piteşti. Nowadays, the University o Piteşti provides

a large range o educational opportunities through its 11 aculties, BA programmes, MA programmes anddoctoral schools. Every year the institution organises an ample programme o endowments that allows ouruniversity to develop an educational system at the same level as any modern university in the world.For the approximately 14,000 students o the University o Piteşti, the programmes are organised by com-petent pro essors, according to international standards. Scientic research is one o the priorities o theUniversity o Piteşti. It takes place in research centres and laboratories, being materialized in theoretical and



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practical results, scientic papers published in specialised journals in our country and abroad, presenta-tions in symposia, con erences, and national and international congresses. Year afer year, the University oPiteşti organises numerous scientic mani estations, both national and international. Within the contexto internationalisation, the University o Piteşti is a member o numerous educational orums o great aca-demic value. Within these structures, the University o Piteşti is actively involved in making decisions and

elaborating new educational policies. In the eld o international relations and collaborations, the Univer-sity o Piteşti organises a series o research-development activities in the educational domain, by means oprojects nanced by the European Commission: Erasmus, Comenius, Gruntvig, Leonardo da Vinci. Besidesparticipating in competitions o projects nanced by the European Union, the University o Piteşti has paidspecial attention to the mutual exchanges o students and academic staff. We should mention here the mu-tual exchanges with universities and pro essional training institutes in France, England, Denmark, Spain,Italy, Belgium, Greece, Portugal or Germany. Te competence and per ormance education promoted bythe University o Piteşti is also supported by the existence o a modern university library, with an extensivesupply o books, which assures a solid basis o documentation, development and research in all scientic

domains.



Rector o the Universityo Pitesti Pro . Ph.D

IONEL DIDEA

Associate Pro . Ph.DBenedict OPRESCUFaculty o Sciences

Associate Pro. Ph.D DinelPOPA Faculty o Me-chanical Engineering

and echnology

Associate Pro . Ph.DŞtean GĂIĂNARU

Faculty o Letters

Associate Pro . Ph.DNicu BIZON

Faculty o Electronics,Communication andComputer Systems

Lecturer Ph.D.Radu ASCOVICI

Faculty oOrthodoxTeology

Lecturer Ph.D.Daniela PÂRVU

Faculty oEconomic Sciences

Pro .ing. Ph.D.Marioara

ABRUDEANUcoordinates the

scientic researchand in ormation

technology.

V I C E -

D E A N S

Pro .ing.Ph.DSebastian PÂRLAC

coordinates theeducational process

quality.

University Organisational Chart

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President o the SenatUniversity o Pitesti

Associate Pro . Ph.D.NICOLAE BRÂNZEA

Pro . Ph.D. CorneliuUDREA Faculty oMathematics andComputer Science

Pro . Ph.D. EugenCHELARU Faculty oLaw and Administra-

tive Sciences

Pro . Ph.D.LilianaMIHĂILESCU Facultyo Physical Education

and Sports

Lecturer Ph.D.Constantin Augustus

BARBULESCUFaculty o Humanitiesand Social Sciences

Pro . Ph.D. LilianaEZECHIL Faculty o

Educational Sciences

R E C O R S

D E A N S

Associate Pro. Ph.D.Mihai BRĂSLAȘU

coordinates the inter-national relations andcooperation with the

social-economic.

Pro . Ph.D. MariusEnachescuDirector oC.S.U.D.

Pro . Ph.D.ConstantinDRĂGHICI

coordinates the so-cial, cultural-sporting

students activities.

University Organisational Chart

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Educational Offer

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University o Pitești

Address

Bachelor’s DegreeProgrammes andMaster’s DegreeProgrammes

DoctoralProgrammes

Founded in 1962

Str. argul din Vale nr. 1Pitești – 110040Argeș county

RomaniaPhone: 004-0348-453.100;Fax: 004-0348-453.123www.upit.ro

Sciences; Letters; Mechanical Engineering andechnology; Electronics, Communication andComputer Systems; Orthodox Teology; Eco-nomic Sciences; Law and Administrative Scienc-es; Physical Education and Sports; Mathematicsand Computer Science; Humanities and SocialSciences; Educational Sciences

Engineering Sciences; Exact Sciences; HumanMotility Sciences; Humanistic Sciences.



Educational Offer

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Faculty Form/ duration of studies

Faculty o Educational Sciences Full time/ 3 years

Faculty o Sciences Full ime / 3 - 4 years

Faculty o Letters Full time / 3 years

Faculty o Mechanical Engineering andechnology

Full time / 4 years

Faculty o Electronics, Communicationand Computer Systems

Full time / 4 years

Faculty o Orthodox Teology Full ime / 3 - 4 years

Faculty o Economic Sciences Full time - Part time / 3 years

Faculty o Law and AdministrativeSciences

Full time - Part time / 3 - 4years

Faculty o Physical Education and Sports Full time/ 3 years

Faculty o Mathematics and ComputerScience

Full time/ 3 years

Faculty o Humanities and SocialSciences

Full time/ 3 years



Erasmus mobilities or students coming

to University o PiteștiActivity description

Te main activities related to organising the mobility o an Erasmus student at the University o Pitești are:- the existence o a valid bilateral agreement between the University o Pitești and the partner higher educa-tion institutions;- the nomination, respectively the acceptance o the Erasmus student by both higher education institutions;

- the selected student must have completed at least the rst year o study at his/ her home university;- the Erasmus student must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree Programme, Master’s Degree Programme orDoctoral Programme at the university o origin;- the mobility must be part o the students’ exchange proposed by the home university under an Erasmusbilateral agreement;- the study period or placement o an Erasmus student at the University o Pitesti cannot be less than threemonths and cannot exceed one academic year;- the period o study at the University o Pitesti is considered integral part o the study programme o his/her home university;

- the student receives academic recognition o the study period/ placement completed at the University oPitesti;- the Erasmus student is exempted rom payment o tuition ees at the University o Pitesti;- students with disabilities will be given special attention;- the Erasmus student must ll in an Application Form and a Learning Agreement/ raining Agreement;- in the Learning Agreement the student must choose materials that are compatible and recognized by bothuniversities.

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Study and placement

- the person rom the University o Pitești who is in charge with this type o mobility will ensure the sup-plying and the approval o the Learning Agreement/ raining Agreement by the authorised staff in theuniversity (Agreement Coordinator, Dean, Erasmus Institutional Coordinator);- the completed orms are sent both by ax and mail to the Community Programmes Office, within theUniversity o Pitești, addressed to the Erasmus Institutional Coordinator;- the approval and signing o the Learning Agreement and the raining Agreement; these documents must

be drawn up be ore the student’s arrival in Romania;- afer receiving the Application Form and the Learning Agreement/the raining Agreement, the Universityo Pitești decides on the acceptance o the student and issues the Invitation Letter;- in ormation on accommodation is sent to the student via e-mail, along with location details;- the Erasmus coordinator at the University o Pitești is required to keep direct electronic and telephonecontact with the student throughout the mobility;- during the Erasmus period at the University o Pitești, the student is invited to take part in many extracur-ricular activities: social, cultural, sports and tourism;- the arrival o the Erasmus students at the University o Pitești will be communicated to the university o

origin;- upon completion o the Erasmus internship, the student receives the transcript stipulating all the attendedand promoted courses and the number o credit points in the EC S system, as well as an Erasmus Certi-cate;- the students attending their internships in different rms will receive internship completion certicates is-sued by the company and, based on this document, the Community Programmes Office issues an ErasmusCerticate.

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Adress: Str. argul din Vale nr. 1



Erasmus mobilities or students coming

to University o PiteștiNecessary Documents

a) Application form Te Erasmus institutional coordinator lls it in and submitsit, both printed and electronically, to the CommunityProgrammes Office.

b) Learning Agreement, rainingAgreement

Te document is signed and endorsed by the Dean o theFaculty and by the Institutional Coordinator to whom thestudent is assigned. Te Learning Agreement stipulates theequivalence between disciplines and ensures the recogni-tion o the obtained credit points. Te raining Agreementsets out the schedule o the practical activities, the objec-tives and tasks, as well as the methods o assessment.

c) Invitation letter Upon the acceptance o mobility, the CommunityProgrammes Office at the University o Pitești issues aninvitation letter to the student.

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d) ranscript of records At the end o the Erasmus mobility, the aculty issues thetranscript o records which mentions all the attended andpromoted courses and the EC S credit points.

e) Erasmus Certicate Te Community Programmes Office issues to the studentwho completed the ull Erasmus mobility programme, acompletion certicate o the training period, both or studyand placement. Te certicate conrms the identity o thestudent and his or her per ormance during the Erasmusstudy/ placement mobility programme.

Study and placement

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Te Foreign Students Department

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Te Foreign Students Department was established in 1972 and it is one o the oldest departments in thecountry, now unctioning within the Faculty o Educational Sciences, University o Piteşti. Te departmentspecialises in teaching Romanian as a oreign language to oreign students in the preparatory year.Up to now, students rom Albany, Algeria, Irak, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, unisia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Mon-golia, Brazil, urkmenistan, Peru, Dominican Republic, Morocco, Mexico, Cote d’Ivoire, China, France,

urkey, Palestine, Angola have studied Romanian in the preparatory year at the University o Pitești.Te enrollment in the preparatory year

Foreigners rom both EU and non-EU countries may initiate attendance to courses at the University oPiteşti under the same conditions as the Romanian citizens, in accordance with Law no. 316/12.07.2006and the Order o the Ministry o Education, Research and Youth no. 308/12.02.2007. Tey must havepermission rom the University o Piteşti to be registered.For pre-enrollment, the application orms (photocopies) must be sent by mail to the University o Piteşti.

Te official documents will be handed at the arrival in Romania. Previous to that, in order to obtain the visa, oreign students must submit the documents to the Romanian Embassy in their countries.Foreigners rom both EU and non-EU countries can apply to study at the University o Piteşti withoutentrance examination, only by submitting the registration le.Te documents required or the enrollment at the University o Piteşti must be translated into Romanianand legalised; diplomas should be recognised by the National Center or Academic Recognition and



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Admission to the University o Piteşti is based on the selection o application les. Usually, internationalstudents learn Romanian during the preparatory year.Tese documents have to be accompanied by legalised translations into an international language (by case),certied or authentication by the Embassy o Romania in the issuing country, or with the Apostille oHague ( or EU citizens). Be ore coming to Romania, the non-EU citizens should obtain a valid visa orstudying in Romania rom the Romanian embassies in their own countries. Te quantum o tuition ees ororeign citizens rom non-EU countries is provided by the Government Decision no. 22/29.08.2009. Teseees are minimal and the nal rates will be decided by the university. Te ees should be paid in advance ora 9 (nine) months period, or ull time courses.uition ee or EU citizens is identical with that o the Romanian students (2,500lei/university year).

SCHOLARSHIPS

Foreign citizens may also be granted scholarships by Romania, unilaterally or based on bilateral agree-ments, through the competent authorities in their countries or on the basis o scholarships and grantsoffered by other states or by international organisations.Tere are student hostels situated in the university campus.Candidates will submit the Registration documents rom the Application le, in original, the Letter oAcceptance and the passport with a valid visa or “study”.

Te Foreign Students Department

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Location: University o Piteşti, Faculty o Educational Sciences,Street Gh. Doaga, No.11, Piteşti, Argeş.http://www. acebook.com/EducationalSciencesPitesti

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Preparatory-year fees (Fees established according to Law no.1/2010)

Domain Bachelor’s/Master’s degreeprogrammes(euro/month)

Doctoral programmes(euro/month)

echnology, Agronomy, Science,Mathematics, Sports

270 290

Architecture 350 -

Social Sudies, Psychology, Economy 220 240

Medicine 320 340

Music and Arts 420 440

Musical Interpretation, Teatre 750 790

Film 950 970

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Foreign students department

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Te course of the Romanian language for the preparatory year addresses the oreign students who wantto study in Romania: Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, Doctoral Studies.

Te aim o the course:• the development of reading, writing and conversation skills in Romanian.• foreign students must achieve a medium level which allows them to attend the university courses.• the achievement of basic Romanian specialized language - Mathematics, Physics, Economy, Chemistry,Biology, Management and Marketing, echnical Drawing, European Culture and Civilization or one theollowing modules: Philology, Medicine, echnique, Economy or Law.• the development of the communication skills in a certain eld (discussions, argumentation, negotiationo in ormation)

Te evaluationTe evaluation at the end o the semester: written and oral examination will assess the skills o the Ro-manian language; written and oral examination at discipline specialty according to the teacher’s require-ments.Te Foreign students department involves the students in extra curricular activities like con erences,travelling, visit to museums and other places o interest.• e courses and the seminars take place in A 201, A202, A 207 and A 208 classrooms. Students can alsoaccess the Internet.

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Location: University o Piteşti, Faculty o Educational Sciences,Street Gh. Doaga, No.11, Piteşti, Argeş.http://www. acebook.com/EducationalSciencesPitesti

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Faculty o Educational Sciences

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CURRICULA

1st Semester

No.

Discipline Hours/Week

PC EvaluationformName Code C S L P

Obligatory disciplines (O)

1 Romanian language-practical course

3610.F.1.O.7.01 - 25 - - 30 E

O AL obligatory disciplines(O) 0 25 0 0 30

OAL hours per week 25

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Domain: Philology – preparatory yearSpeciality: Romanian language as a oreign languageEducational orm: 1st year o study

Philological domain 2 nd Semester (2)

No.Discipline Hours/Week

PC Evalua-tion formName Code C S L P


1 Romanian language -practical course

3610.F.2.O.7.01 - 10 - - 15 E

2 Romanian Culture andCivilization

3610.S.2.O.7.02 - 5 - - 5 C

3 Universal literature/ Euro-pean culture and civilization

3610.S.2.O.7.03 - 5 - - 5 C

4 Business English vocabulary,law vocabulary -

English/French language -practical course

3610.S.2.O.7.04 - 5 - - 5 C

OAL obligatory disciplines(O) 0 25 0 0 30

O AL hours per week 25



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Medical domain 2 nd Semester (2)

No.Discipline Hours/Week


Obligatory disciplines (O)1 Romanian language

-practical course3610.F.2.O.7.01 - 10 - - 15 E

2 Biology 3610.S.2.O.7.02 - 6 - - 6 C

3 Chemistry 3610.S.2.O.7.03 - 5 - - 5 C

4 Physics 3610.S.2.O.7.04 - 4 - - 4 C

O AL obligatory disciplines(O) 0 25 0 0 30


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Economic domain 2 nd Semester (2)

No.Discipline Hours/Weeks


Obligatory disciplines (O)1 Romanian language

-practical course3610.F.2.O.7.01 - 10 - - 15 E

2 Mathematics 3610.S.2.O.7.02 - 6 - - 6 C

3 Management andmarketing

3610.S.2.O.7.03 - 5 - - 5 C

4 Business English

vocabulary

3610.S.2.O.7.04 - 4 - - 4 C



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Law Domain 2 nd Semester (2)

No.Discipline Hours/Weeks



1 Romanian language-practical course

3610.F.2.O.7.01 - 10 - - 15 E

2 Law elements 3610.S.2.O.7.02 - 6 - - 6 C

3 Romanian/Europeanculture and civilization

3610.S.2.O.7.03 - 5 - - 5 C

4 Specialized law

vocabulary

3610.S.2.O.7.04 - 4 - - 4 C



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Te Faculty o Educational Sciences was ounded in 2005, ollowing the reorganization o the University

College. Te Faculty o Educational Sciences is the continuation o the 3rd year Pedagogic Institute, ound-ed in 1962 and o the University College o Institutors, ounded in 1999, in Pitesti, having the Psycho-SocialPedagogy eld. Te Faculty o the Educational Sciences currently administers two Bachelor’s degree pro-grammes, our Master’s degree programmes, and has subsidiaries in Campulung, Ramnicu-Valcea, Alex-andria and Slatina, with a total number o 1,161 students. Te Faculty o Educational Sciences manages theactivity o Foreign Students Department (preparatory year).

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Str. Gh. Doaga, nr. 11, Piteşti – Argeş;Piteşti :0348 45 33 50;

DomainFaculty orm/ Duration o

studies

Bachelor’s degree programme /(A- accredited, A – temporarily

authorised

Master’s DegreeProgrammes

EducationalSciences

Full time /3 years

Primary and Pre-school pedagogy- A

Educational management

Primary and Pre-school pedagogy(Alexandria) - A

Foreign language teaching

Primary and Pre-school pedagogy(Câmpulung) - A

Preschool education

Primary and Pre-school pedagogy(Rm. Vâlcea) - A Mentoring or teaching

career pro essionalizationPrimary and Pre-school pedagogy(Slatina) - A

AdministrativeSciences

Full time /3 years

Managerial Assistance andSecretary- A

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Faculty o Sciences

Te Faculty o Sciences was ounded in 1990, with our specialities (Biology, Chemistry –Physics, Math-ematics and Philology. In the rst decade o its activity, the aculty gains a wide recognition and a well-deserved reputation, as reected in the dynamism o its evolution since 1999. Currently, the Faculty oSciences manages nine Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, with a total number o 1,068 students.

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Str. ârgul din Vale, nr.1, Piteşti – Argeşel: 0348453260


studies


authorised


Chemistry Full time /

3 years

Chemistry - A Interdisciplinary applicationsin sciences

Biology Biology - A Medical biology Environmental

ScienceEcology and şi Environmental

Protection - ANature conservation and

protectionHorticulture

Full time /4 years

Horticulture - AApplications o

biotechnologies in horti-culture and environmental

sciencesEnvironmental

EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering - AP Plant protection

AppliedEngineering

Sciences

Physics Engineering - A Materials and nucleartechnologies

Health General Medical Assistance - AP echnologies orsustainable development

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Faculty o Letters

Te Faculty o Letters will give you the opportunity to be part o a exible system, which is adapted to yourneeds and may open both research and the training perspectives or you.We ocus on humanities disciplines such as language, literature and civilization. Tese will shape andenrich your knowledge, making you able to cope with the new socio-cultural context.

Te Faculty o Letters has two subdomains: Language and Literature and Applied Modern Languages andoffers a varied selection o undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes that meet internationalstandards in the undamental eld o Humanities.Currently the aculty manages our bachelor’s degree programmes and six master’s degree programmes,with a total o 652 students.

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Str. Gh. Doja, nr. 41, Piteşti – Argeş;el/Fax: 0348 45 33 00


studies


authorised


Doctoralprogrammes

Language andLiterature

Full time /3 years

French Language and Literature –English Language and Literature - A

French literary studies Humanities

Romanian Language and Literature–Modern Language and Literature

(French , English) - A

Modern languages andinternational communi-cation (French-English-

Romanian)Romanian Language and Literature –English Language and Literature - A

Current structure o theRomanian language

Romanian Language and Literature– English Language and Literature –

(Rm. Vâlcea) - A

Modern and contempo-rary Romanian language

AppliedModern

Languages

Applied Modern Languages - A ranslation – Englishlanguage

ranslation – Frenchlanguage

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Faculty o Mechanical Engineering and echnology

Founded in 1969, the Faculty o Mechanical Engineering and echnology currently has 1,343 studentsand offers our bachelor’s degree programmes, nine master’s degree programmes and three doctoral pro-grammes in the undamental domain o Engineering Sciences.Our aculty have proved their competence by training several generations o specialists in the productionand transmission o scientic knowledge and by contributing to the enrichment o knowledge assets. Weare continuously interested in developing the per ormance o our teaching and research staff.

In terms o curricula, our programmes combine the concepts o mechanical engineering with economics,taking into account the modular exibility o the specializations within the same prole. angible acili-ties ensure the proper environment or scientic and pro essional training and research. Tus, the Facultygives you the opportunity to urther pursue your academic training through master’s degree and doctoralprogrammes.

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Str. ârgul din Vale, nr.1, Piteşti – Argeş;el/Fax: 0348 45 31 50


studies

Bachelor’s degreeprogramme / (A- accredited,A – temporarily authorised


Doctoralprogrammes

AutomotiveEngineering

Full time /4 years

Automotive- A Automotive engineering or a sustainablemobility (English)

EngineeringSciences

Quality Management in the automotiveindustry (MCIA)

Road traffic and vehicle accidentassessment ( REAC)Computer-aided engineering or the

automotive industry (IAA)Car design concept and management

(CMPA)Advanced mechanical systems with

applications in the automotive industry(SMAAIA)

IndustrialEngineering Machine Buildingechnology- A Materials science and technology (S M)–I.N.P. olouse diploma (French)Engineering

andmanagement

Industrial EconomicEngineering - A

Product management engineering andmanu acturing (IMFP)

Rehabilitation and assistive technologyequipments

ransportEngineering

ransports and rafficEngineering- AP

Logistics management (ML)

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Faculty o Electronics, Communications and Computers Systems

Te Faculty o Electronics, Communications and Computers Systems (FECC) was ounded in 1999 as theFaculty o Electronics and Electro-mechanics. In 2005 it acquires its current name.

Te Faculty has 4 bachelor’s degree programmes, 7 master’s degree programs and a doctoral school in theeld o Electronic Engineering and elecommunications, with a number o 841 students.

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studies



Doctoralprogrammes

ElectronicEngineeringand elecom-munications

Full time /4 years

Applied Electronics - A Electronic engineering andintelligent systems

EngineeringSciences

elecommunication Networks andsofware - AP

Electronic systems in theindustrial process

managementElectronic systems o

parallel and distributedprocessing

Electronic systems ortelemeasuring and

telecontrolElectronics or autono-

mous electricity sourcesComputer

Systems andIn ormationechnology

Computer Systems- A Modelling, simulation andelectronic systems design

ElectricalEngineering

Electromechanics - A Energy conversion systems

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Faculty o Orthodox Teology

Te Faculty o Orthodox Teology was ounded in 1991/1992 with 2 specialisations: Romanian Languageand Literature - Teology and Social Assistance - Teology. It was affiliated as a part o the Faculty o Sci-ence.

Te Teology-Letters specialisation was introduced (English-French Language and Literature) in the nextyear, 1992/1993, ollowed by the Pastoral-Teology specialisation in 1993/1994.

On the 6th o January 1994, the Senate o the University o Pitești approved the ormation o a new Facultywhich included all the theological specializations, called the Faculty o Orthodox Teology, Holy MartyrFilofeea. Currently, the Faculty manages six bachelor’s degree programmes and six master’s degree pro-grammes and it has approximately 689 students.

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Domain Faculty orm/duration o studies

Bachelor’s Degree Programmes/A- accredited, A – temporarily

authorised)

Master’s degreeprogrammes

Teology

Full time /3 years

Pastoral Orthodox Teology - A

Systematic and practicaltheology

EcumenismApologetics and

spirituality Mission and service

through sign languageOrthodox Teology eaching - ASocial Assistance Teology - A

Sacred Art - A

Music Music Pedagogy - AP Contemporary musiceducation

SocialAssistance

Social Assistance - A Health and social servicesmanagement



authorised)


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Faculty o Economic Sciences

Public higher education with economics prole in Pitești was ounded in 1996 with the specialisations:Accounting and Management, In ormation Systems and Company Management, incorporated in theFaculty o Science o our University.

In 1998, the Faculty o Economic and Administrative Sciences was ounded by GD, comprising 4 specialisa-tions. Other specialisations were added in later years.

Te Faculty o Economic Sciences has been unctioning since September 2007 and it manages eightbachelor’s degree programmes and seven master’s degree programmes, currently with nearly 2,086 students.



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Faculty o Law and Administrative Sciences

Public higher education in the legal and administrative eld was established in Pitești at the Faculty oEconomics, Law and Administrative Sciences. Subsequently, pursuant to Government Decision no.916/11.08.2005, the Faculty o Law and Administration Sciences separates itsel and assumes the mission totrain specialists with a wide range o legal and administrative skills, able to apply the acquired knowledge inpractice and specialize in master’s degree programmes.

Te Faculty o Law and Administration Sciences promotes a modern education, according to the Europeanstandards and adapted to the Romanian realities, supporting exchange programmes between universities.

Currently, it manages bachelor’s degree programmes and master’s degree programmes in the elds o Lawand Public Administration, with about 1,184 students.

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B-dul Republicii, nr. 71, Piteşti – Argeş;el/Fax: 0348 45 34 00



authorised)



Full time /3 years Public Administration - A

Public administration in thecontext o European integra-

tion

Law Full time / 4 years

Part time / 4 yearsLaw – A/- A

Legal assistance orcompanies

Legal community and inter-national institutionsLaw and language- legal

terminology and translations



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studies



Doctoralprogrammes

PhysicalEducation and

Sports

Full time /3 years

Physical and Sports Education - A Curricular andextracurricularmotile activities

Humanmotility Sciences

Sports and Motric Per ormance- AP Per ormance in sports

Kinesiotherapy and SpecialMotility - A

Sports,tourism and reetime activities

Kinesiotherapy or peoplewith disabilities


studies



Doctoralprogrammes



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Domain Faculty orm/ Duration ostudies


Master’s DegreeProgrammes Doctoralprogrammes

Mathematics Full time /3 years

Mathematics - A Applied mathematics ExactSciences

eaching mathematicsComputer

ScienceComputer Science - A Modeling, design and

management o sofware

systemsAdvanced processingmethodologies (English)

Computer Science (Rm. Vâlcea)- AP

Domain Faculty orm/ Duration ostudies


Master’s DegreeProgrammes Doctoralprogrammes

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Faculty o Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty o Humanistic Social Sciences was ounded in 2002, and has almost 624 students. It manages sixbachelor’s degree programmes and our master’s degree programmes, adapted to the current labour market.

Because o its interdisciplinary structure, the aculty encourages co-operation between specic bachelor’selds. As such, the graduates o this aculty enter the labour market with the ability to solve complex prob-lems through organisation and cooperation.

As a response to personal and pro essional development needs expressed by students, the aculty has cre-ated and operates a Counseling and Guidance Center, which is a component o the Applied Research Centeror the Promotion o Excellence in raining (accredited by CNCS), a center that brings together specialistsrom all the bachelor’s programmes within the aculty.

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History

Full time /3 years

History - A Te history o Romaniaand Romanians in the

European context(14-20 centuries)

Philosophy Philosophy - A Ethics o public policiesPsychology Psychology - A


Local Police - AP

CommunicationSciences

Journalism - A Organisationalcommunication

International

Relations andEuropean Studies

International Relations and

European Studies- AP

Psychology Occupational Terapy - AP Clinical psychology-evaluation andintervention

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Research

Te Research Institute, University o Pitesti (ICUPit) is set up to create a unied, harmonious collaborationwithin the ramework o university or scientic and applied research taking place in each specic eldso the research center. Tus, it will ensure effective management o human resources, material resourcesand logistics research or the University o Pitesti to grow and develop itsel nationally and internationally.

RIUPit Research Institute will promote interdisciplinary scientic co-operation in the academic commu-nity.

RIUPit main activity o the Research Institute is the organisation and development o the highest scienticresearch, technological development and technology trans er, moving towards priority elds o scienticresearch. Te University o Pitesti is enabled with national strategies (developed through the national gov-ernmental policies), aiming at topical issues nationally and internationally, with the purpose o linkingthem to national research strategy (Romanian research eld), which is subject to the European ResearchField (ERF).

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About Romania

Romania lies in the central South-Eastern part o the European continent. With a sur ace o approximately238,000 km2 and a population o 21,5 million inhabitants, it is one o the medium-sized countries o Europeand the 7th country in the EU. Romania’s neighbours are Moldavia, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria andthe Black Sea Coast.

Romania, a semi-presidential republic, with a bicameral Parliament, joined the European Union in 2007.

Te geographical position and the historical evolution o this territory imposed it as an archetype o mix-tures between relatively different cultures: Western-European, East-European and Balkan. Tis historicalreality has been materialized into a special type o general behaviour that mani ests itsel through the peo-ple’s tolerance, hospitality and communication easiness.

Te peculiarities o the physical space come rom the relatively circular disposition and rom the roughlyequal proportion o each major orm o relie : mountains, hills and plains that cover each 1/3 o the sur ace.Besides, we can add the presence o the navigable Danube, which ensures the direct link with the NorthernSea through the Rhine-Danube canal. Te Danube Delta is one o the natural reserves under international

protection due to its unique ora and auna, which are among the richest in Europe.Romania is 2 hours ahead of GM . Te average annual temperatures vary between 22-24 Celsius degreesduring summer and between -3 and -5 Celsius degrees in winter. While the average annual temperaturesare about 11 Celsius degrees in the southern part o Romania, in north there are about 8 Celsius degrees,the variations being caused by the distribution o the relie in latitude and altitude.



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Getting Here

You can travel to Romania by plane, train or car. Te easiest way is to travelby plane. Te closest airports to Pitesti are the two busiest international air-ports in Bucharest, the capital o Romania, which is about 100 km away romPitești:

• HENRI COANDĂ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT is located 16 km awayrom Bucharest City Centre, being linked to all Europe’s major hubs. Current-ly, the airport has one terminal divided into three halls (sometimes re erredto as distinct terminals) (International Departures Hall, International ArrivalsHall and the Domestic Flights Hall - at the ground level o the Arrivals Hall).Ten, you can take a taxi to the North Railway Station and rom there you cantravel to Pitești by train. In Pitești you can travel by taxi to the campus o theUniversity o Pitești. Te distances are accessible and the ares are not high.I you arrive between 8.00 a.m. and 4 p.m. you can go directly to the ForeignStudents’ Office. Outside working hours you can call the contact person men-tioned in the “Addresses’’ section.

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Public transport in the city – Te public transport is provided by city circuits, with an accessible schedule.

Te transport to the shopping centers situated outside the town is provided by the respectivecompanies.

Public transport outside the city – rains represent the most convenient choice when you have to travelrom one city to another. axis are an alternative, being a sa e and com ortable system. ake only officiallyregistered taxis rom taxi stations. Do not accept offers o transportation rom unauthorised people.



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S UDEN HOS EL AND CAFE ERIA

I you decide to apply or one or more o our educational programmes, you need to be in ormed about thestudent hostel and ca eteria.

Student Hostel – Te student hostel offers accommodation or about 1000 students. Besides the studenthostel, there are a number o accommodation options to suit different li estyles and budgets.

Student Cafeteria – Te student ca eteria can provide three meals a day or 200 people. It serves a wideselection o items that appeal to every taste, regardless o culture, gastronomic or culinary pre erences. I itails to do so, you can go to any restaurant in town.

ADMINIS RA IVE SERVICESI you need linen cleaning services, you can call the Student hostel laundry or any other laundry in town.Prices are reasonable and services are o very good quality.

IN ERNEAll the university buildings provide wireless connections.



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SPOR S & LEISURETe University o Pitești offers various sports acilities. You can spend your ree time practising a lot osports, rom tennis, handball, ootball and volleyball to swimming and modern dances. Te University o

Pitești also offers special acilities at the Olympic Swimming Pool.Te skating rinks, the ootball and the tennis courts, Nicolae Dobrin Stadium, Polyvalent Hall, the Weight-lifing Center and Bascov Nautical Complex, Te Argeș Sports Museum are also worth mentioning.

As an alternative to all these, there are places which entice you to spend your ree time in the open air. Teseinclude parks and gardens ( rivale Forest, Expo Park, Strand Park, and Youth Park), a zoo, tness parks andountains all over the town (including the musical ountain right in ront o the own Hall), two outdoorswimming pools, carting track, and other public places and equipped beaches.

A number o leisure activities can be per ormed at the Student’s House, where you can choose rom varioussports such as training gym, dance, karate, judo, etc. You can also participate in shows organized by studentsrom the Student’s House Clubs. You can spend your leisure time in a pleasant way going to the theatre, thecinema, the museum, enjoying programmes offered by Pitești Cultural Center, concerts organized by theHouse o Culture and the City Municipality.

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FINANCE

Tere are banks all over the town that can exchange any currency. Beware!Do not exchange your money in the street! Te best places to exchange your money are banks. I you havenational currency cards, you can easily access the A M anywhere in the town or on campus.

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Pitești

Country: Romania

County: Argeș County Government: Mayor udor Pendiuc (Social Democratic Party)Area: 40.7 km (15.7 m2)Population (2002): 168,458Density: 4,136 inhaitants/km (10,712.2/ m2)Website:http://www.primariapitesti.ro/

Welcome to Argeș - the place where the most beauti ul legend o the enduring monastery o the crafsmanManole was worded, the place where the Romanian people and eudal states were ounded, where some othe most amous Wallachian lords settled their courts, rom where historians and scholars took their wings.Argeș ranks the second in the country in terms o orested area in the north o the county where the highestmountain range in Romania lies (the Făgăraș massi ), separated by the Rucăr-Bran corridor.

Economy of Argeș : the county with the highest growth even during the economic crisis, ranks the ourthplace with 9,207 euros/per inhabitant, estimated afer Bucharest, Il ov and imiș.

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Historical Argeș: Golești Museum Complex, Liviu Rebreanu Memorial House, Perticari – Davilla amilymansion, Bălăceanu-Stolnici amily mansion, Poienari and Oratia citadels, Jidava Roman camp, Glavacioceudal assembly, Negru-Vodă eudal assembly.

Spiritual Argeș: Royal Church and Monasteryo Argeș, Stone Ravens Monastery, Nămăiești Monastery,

Robaia Monastery, Brădet Hermitage, the wooden church in Jupânești.Argeș-nature and relaxation: Piatra Craiului National Park, Dâmbovicioara Keys, Dâmbovicioara Cave,Bâlea Lac Ice Hotel, Brusturet Keys, Vâlsan Keys, Învârtita Lake – the only lake in the country ormed ongypsum strata, Bădești and Brădet Balneary and Climatic Resorts, Mateiaș Mausoleum.

Entertainment in Argeș: Bâlea Lake mountain complex with ski and snowdoarding slopes, dozens o clubsand cosy terraces in the City o ulips, leisure opportunities and outdoor activities, a dynamic and livelydistrict.

Pitești – radition and Modernity: Attested by documents on the 20th o May 1388, in a title deed onbehal o the prince Mircea the Old, the merchant town o Pitești developed trades, handcrafs andagriculture.Te history o every nation is marked by true amily dynasties that changed its decisive course. Earlymodern era is connected to udor Vladimirescu’s name and Pitești due to its strategic position in Pitești-Câmpulung-Muscel- ârgoviște triangle was considered a presumptive center o revolutionary resistance.

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Country : RomaniaCounty : Argeş County Government :Mayor udor Pendiuc (Social Democratic Party)Area :40.7 km (15.7 sq mi)Population (2002) :168,458Density: 4,136/km (10,712.2/sq mi)Website : http://www.primariapitesti.ro/

Wellcome to Argeş, the place where it was conceived the most beauti ul legend o the building withoutdeath - that o Master Manole, the place where the Romanian people and the Romanian eudal state wereounded, where the most amous Wallachian rulers resided and rom where people o history and culturerose their wings. Argeş ranks the second in the country in terms o orest area in the north o the countywhere the highest mountains in Romania (Făgăraş group) are, separated by Rucăr-Bran corridor.

Economic Argeş: the county with the highest growth and productivity, even during the economic crisis,ranks the ourth place with 9,207 euros / inhabitant estimated afer Bucureşti, Il ov şi imiş.

Golești (Dinicu, Alexander, Nicholas) and Brătianu (John, Vintilă, Dinu, George) names and acts dedi-cated to public services are bound together in the history o this region. Important cultural vestiges weretraced nearby St George’s Church built up in 1656 – as the rst multi-storey arched-brick architectural

composition, and near rivale Hermitage – built by Varlaam, the Metropolitan scholar.When the regnant prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza visited Pitești on the 19th o June 1859, the townspeoplepresented him a our-colour chart o the city. At that time, in Pitești there were 1,400 houses, 7,000 inhab-itants, a Romanian teacher training college, two private schools providing tuition in German and Greek,a boarding school or girls who studied French and German. At the same time, the city had 10 Orthodoxchurches, an Armenian one, a synagogue and a 30-bed hospital.

During the interwar period, the writers Vlad Mușatescu and Ion Săliște were born in Pitești. It is here whereLiviu Rebreanu, the writer, Ion Pillat, the poet, Mihail Sorbul, the playwright, George Vâlsan, the geogra-pher, Dumitru Udrescu, the olklorist carried out their li elong activities.

Pitești embodies the ulip Symphony, a oriculture exhibition and symbolic estival o the city which gath-ers each year officials and public servants rom all over the country as well as diplomats and oreign serviceofficers o other countries.

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Pitești – a cultural city Pitești Philharmonic Orchestra, the district Museum and the rst digital planetarium in Romania or vir-tual astronomy education, Argeș County Library, the Cultural Centre, Brătianu Cultural Centre, PiteștiHouse o Culture, Pitești School o Arts and Crafs, Alexandru Davilla Teatre, Pitești Military Circle, ArtGallery, County Center or Preservation and Promotion o raditional Culture in Argeș, Student’s House,Palace o Children and Students, Ars Nova Chamber Choir, Dorul Folk Dance Group.

Pitești - city of sports performancesTe Olympic Swimming Pool, Nicolae Dobrin Stadium, Swimming, skating, tennis and ootball complex,Polyvalent Hall, Weighlifing Complex and Nautical Complex at Bascov, the karting track, Argeș SportsMuseum.Sports per ormance is achieved through Municipal Sports Club (MSC), FC Argeș ootbal teams, Pitești andFC international Pitești basketball teams (BCMUS Pitești and BCA Pitești), women volleyball team.

Pitești – city of natureParks and gardens ( rivale Forest, Expo Park, Ștrand Park, ineretului Park), the Zoo, tness parks andthe ountains in all city district (including the Musical Fountain in the City Hall Square) the two outdoorswimming pools.

Pitești – city of eventsTe ulip Symphony, Golden ulip International Festival, Zavaidoc Old Fiddle Music National Festival, theAutumn Fair, Gheorghe Iliescu-Călinești International Sculpture Festival.

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