Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi

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The Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi (in Romanian: Universitatea Tehnică "Gheorghe Asachi" din Iaşi) is a university in Iaşi, founded in 1813. It has the oldest tradition in engineering education and is highly ranked among the 56 institutions of higher state education in Romania.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 History 2 Faculties 3 Programmes 4 Administration 5 Campus 6 External links

[edit] History

In 1813 the scholar Gheorghe Asachi set up the first centre for technical education taught in Romanian, beginning with a civil engineering class which was later developed within the Michaelian Academy (1835) and The "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iaşi. The "Gheorghe Asachi" ("Gh. Asachi" for short) Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi was founded in 1937 as a separate institution, drawing together a number of engineering departments in an institution independent of the Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi.

[edit] Faculties

• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Engineering
• Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Faculty of Hydrotechnics
• Faculty of Chemical Engineering
• Faculty of Machine Manufacturing
• Faculty of Material Science and Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Faculty of Textiles and Leather Engineering

[edit] Programmes

The "Gh. Asachi" Technical University of Iaşi offers 4-year programmes, awarding the degree of Bachelor of Science ("Engineer"), as well as postgraduate programmes awarding the degrees of Master and Ph. D.The degree of "Architect" is awarded at the end of a 6-year programme. There is also a postgraduate school of Management.

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 one year, 1,5 years or two years 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 Ph. D.Programme - full-time courses.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Campus

University Campus comprises 22 halls of residence in the Tudor Vladimirescu Campus area, which is near the university and is situated at 5 minutes by car from the center of the city. The neighborhood of the campus is dominated mainly by old buildings, a mall, the Bahlui river and a lot of bars. The buildings in the campus have a number from 1 to 22 and are prefixed with letter T.

The T17 students residence hall is the biggest student residence hall (boarding house) in all of South-East Europe. The building was in the process of being renovated from July 2007 - October 2008.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Foreign students - undergraduate studies
• Students Forum
• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science
• Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Faculty of Hydrotechnics
• Faculty of Chemical Engineering
• Faculty of Machine Manufacturing
• Faculty of Material Science and Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Faculty of Textiles and Leather Engineering

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