Presentation

The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is one of the eight higher education institutions in Cluj-Napoca, the second in size, according to the number of students it has. Its main activity lies in educating and training engineers and technical staff.

The university was established in 1948 and was accredited by The National Council of Academic Evaluation and Accreditation. The university has eight faculties and a college in its structure, where more than 600 academic staff and more than 12,000 students carry out their activity. The choice of courses in various engineering specialties ranges from mechanical and manufacturing engineering to electrical engineering, telecommunications, computer science and control engineering, from civil engineering to architecture and materials science. The specific equipment for teaching and research purposes, the training and research laboratories, the modern computer networks and libraries with many volumes constitute the support of the educational and scientific activities.

The university staff and management aim at developing their activity according to the European standards in the field, by continuously improving and updating curricula, by implementing distance learning, by using up-to-date methods and by restructuring the educational process.

The research fields of interest cover mainly engineering and technical topics and inter- or pluri-disciplinary ones as well.

Dynamic in character and action, The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca has also committed itself to the international spirit of our time. By means of the permanent involvement in European programmes with various international, European, regional or local partners, our university stands among those academic institutions that are able to attract the interest of the academic community and to integrate in joint activities.

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 st 1918, opened new perspectives for education.

On February 1 st 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 and Telecommunications, 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.

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 TUCN. 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 Union 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 TUCN 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.

Education

The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is one of the eight higher education institutions in Cluj-Napoca, the second in size, according to the number of students it has. Its main activity lies in educating and training engineers and technical staff.

The university was established in 1948 and was accredited by The National Council of Academic Evaluation and Accreditation. The university has eight faculties and a college in its structure, where more than 600 academic staff and more than 12,000 students carry out their activity. The choice of courses in various engineering specialties ranges from mechanical and manufacturing engineering to electrical engineering, telecommunications, computer science and control engineering, from civil engineering to architecture and materials science. The specific equipment for teaching and research purposes, the training and research laboratories, the modern computer networks and libraries with many volumes constitute the support of the educational and scientific activities.

The university staff and management aim at developing their activity according to the European standards in the field, by continuously improving and updating curricula, by implementing distance learning, by using up-to-date methods and by restructuring the educational process.

The research fields of interest cover mainly engineering and technical topics and inter- or pluri-disciplinary ones as well.

Dynamic in character and action, The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca has also committed itself to the international spirit of our time. By means of the permanent involvement in European programmes with various international, European, regional or local partners, our university stands among those academic institutions that are able to attract the interest of the academic community and to integrate in joint activities.

Long-term Education

The long-term academic teaching takes place in the 8 faculties during 5 years (6 in the case of Architecture). The period of studies concludes with a diploma examination made up of a dissertation project and general and specialized exams after which the graduates are given the right to receive the title of graduate engineer in the field and specialization attended.

During their studies the best students receive stipends and scholarships, also benefiting from facilities offered by the hostels and the canteens of the Technical University . The graduates, holders of diploma engineer degree, can continue the specializing and improvement of their training by post-graduate studies, organized at all faculties, by the School Academic of Post-Graduate Studies in the field of Management and further, why not, by a doctor''s degree.

• Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning

o Architecture

• Faculty of Automation and Computer Science

o Automation

o Automation (courses taught in Romanian),

o Computer Science (courses taught in Romanian),

o Automation (courses taught in English),

o Computer Science (courses taught in English).

• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services

o Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings

o Raiways, Roads and Bridges

o Civil Engineering (courses taught in English)

o Economic Engineering in civil engineering

o Building Equipment

o Installations and Equipment in the Atmosphere Protection

• Faculty of Machine Building

o Manufacturing Technology

o Manufacturing Technology ? M.E.T. (German)

o Machine tools- MU

o Industrial Economic Engineering

o Industrial Robots

o Industrial Robots (French)

o Mechanical Engineering

o Mathematical Engineering

o Physical Engineering

o Industrial Design

• Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology

o Industrial Electronics

o Medical Electronics and for Instruments

o Microelectronics and Optoelectronics

o Digital Communication Networks

o Radiocommunications

o Optical Communications

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering

o Electrical engineering

o Metrology

o Electric Drives

o Electromechanics

o Power engineering

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

o Agricultural Machines

o Road Vehicles

o Thermal Machines and Equipments

o Mechatronics

o Fine Mechanics

• Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering

o Materials Science and Engineering

o Materials Processing Engineering

o Engineering and Environmental Protection in Industry

o Equipment for Heat Treatment

Contact:

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Str. Constantin Daicoviciu nr 15, 400020 Cluj - Napoca, Romania

phone +4 0264 401 200, 401248, phone/fax +4 0264 592 055