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The University of Pitești
Universitatea din Pitești
MottoLatin: Academia Magistra Vitae
TypePublic
Established1991 (1991)
RectorAssociate Professor, Ph.D. Dumitru Chirleșan
Academic staff388 (2018)
Administrative staff133 (2018)
Students9,087 (2017–2018)
Doctoral students109 (2017–2018)
LocationPiteşti, Argeș, Romania

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

History

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. 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

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


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References

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