University of Pitești

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.^[2] 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:

• Faculty of Sciences, Physical Education and Computer Science
• Faculty of Mechanics and Technology
• Faculty of Electronics, Communications and Computers
• Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Psychology
• Faculty of Economics and Law
• Faculty of Theology, Philology, History and Arts

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