The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University Centre of Baia Mare () is the campus of

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN short for ) is a public university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was founded in 1948, based on the older ''Industrial College'' (1920). The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is classified by the ...

, in

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; ; ; ) is a Municipiu, city along the Săsar, Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about from Buchare ...

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History

The school traces its origins to the North University (Romanian: Universitatea de Nord din Baia Mare (UNBM)), a former public

university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

founded in 1974, under the name of Higher Education Institute (Romanian: Institutul de Invățămint Superior); in 1991, changed into ''Baia Mare University'' (Romanian: Universitatea Baia Mare), and from 1996, ''North University''). In 2011, the UNBM Senate voted to affiliate with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. The fusion process ended with the 2012 academic elections.

About

The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, is an “Advanced Research and Education University” as awarded with the Order of the Ministry of National Education no 5262/September 5, 2011, is today a tertiary educational institution having both tradition and national and international recognition. The Technical University comprises at present 12 faculties, in the two academic centres of

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

and Baia Mare as well as in locations, such as Alba-Iulia,

Bistrița (; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...

, Satu-Mare and

Zalău Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: (; or , , ) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2021, its estimated population was 52,359. History Ancient times Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", away from the h ...

. The educational offer, aligning the Bologna system, includes Bachelor, Master, Ph.D. programmes of study as well as lifelong educational programmes. The domains of study range widely from engineering to architecture, from fundamental sciences to social sciences, humanities and arts. The Department of Lifelong Learning, Distance Learning, and part-time courses also organizes activities and lifelong courses, post graduate programmes, as well as courses for professional development and occupational standards.

Faculties

The campus keeps the structure of the former university with three faculties: * Faculty of Engineering; * Faculty of Letters; * Faculty of Science.

References

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