West University of Timişoara Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara (UVT) 

IAU-019421

IAU Member

Romania

top General Information

Address

Street:No. 4, Vasile Pârvan Bv.

City:Timişoara

Post Code:300223

WWW:https://www.uvt.ro

Institution Funding

Public

History

With more than a 78 year-long tradition, founded in 1944 through Royal Decree, West University of Timisoara (WUT) is the main higher education and research institution in Western Romania, with around 6% international students out of a total of over 15,500. A comprehensive university, with a strong identity and a time-consolidated image, it hosts 11 faculties and a Department for Teacher Training, offering a wide range of study programmes in areas such as: Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Sociology, Psychology, Educational Science, Social Work, Political Science, Philosophy, Communication Sciences, Law, Economics, Business Administration, Philology, History, Visual Arts, Design, Music, Theatre and Sports. With over 500 international partners in more than 70 countries around the world and close to a thousand incoming and outgoing mobilities yearly, our community is globally connected.
West University of Timisoara is constantly striving to develop and support an interdisciplinary and international environment for teaching and learning, while aiming to connect our research to the local, regional, national, and international ecosystems. Any study programme at WUT includes language courses, internships and courses dedicated to developing transversal skills. Additionally, West University of Timisoara focus extensively on developing entrepreneurial curricula and enabling our students and staff’s competencies for the green and digital transition. West University of Timisoara is part of the European University UNITA, an alliance of 10 higher education institutions in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Romania. Multiple study programmes at Bachelor and Master level are taught in a foreign language (English, French or German), while the Visiting@WUT programme enables West University of Timisoara faculties to welcome international renowned lecturers and researchers

Academic Year

October to July. Also Autumn Session (September)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (Bacalaureat) or equivalent; Entrance examination

Language(s)

Romanian;English;French;German

Accrediting Agency

Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Marilen Gabriel Pirtea

Job title:Rector


International Relations Officer : Cătălina Armanca Ancuţa

Job title:Pro Rector for Internationalization

top Divisions

Faculty : Arts and Design

Fields of study:Art Education, Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Restoration of Works of Art, Sculpture


Faculty : Chemistry, Biology, Geography

Fields of study:Biology, Chemistry, Geography


Faculty : Economics and Business Administration

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Law


Faculty : Letters, History and Theology

Fields of study:Cultural Studies, History, Literature, Modern Languages, Theology


Faculty : Mathematics and Computer Science

Fields of study:Computer Science, Mathematics


Faculty : Music and Theatre

Fields of study:Acting, Conducting, Music, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Singing, Theatre


Faculty : Physical Education and Sports

Fields of study:Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Sports


Faculty : Physics

Fields of study:Applied Physics, Optics, Physics, Solid State Physics


Faculty : Political Science, Philosophy and Communication Sciences

Fields of study:International Relations and Diplomacy, Mass Communication, Philosophy, Political Sciences


Faculty : Sociology and Psychology

Fields of study:Educational Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology

top Degrees

Diploma de Licenţă

Fields of study:Accountancy, Acting, Advertising and Publicity, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Design, Economics, Educational Sciences, Finance, Fine Arts, Geography, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Music, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Sports, Theology


Diplomă de Master

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administrative Law, American Studies, Applied Physics, Archaeology, Art Education, Astrophysics, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Earth Sciences, Economics, Educational Administration, European Union Law, Finance, Fine Arts, German, Graphic Design, History, International Studies, Journalism, Law, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Painting and Drawing, Pedagogy, Photography, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Psychology, Public Relations, Religion, Restoration of Works of Art, Romance Languages, Sculpture, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Sports Management, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation


Diplomă de Doctor

Fields of study:Accountancy, Acting, Arts and Humanities, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Educational Sciences, Finance, Fine Arts, Geography, History, Law, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Theatre, Theology

Main Press

Western University Publishing House

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2021-2022

Full Time Total:1155

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:672

Students

Statistics Year:2021-2022

Total:15265

Updated on 28-10-2022