transilvania university of brașov transilvania university of brașov transilvania university of brașov (romanian: universitatea transilvania din brașov; unitbv, also stylised unitbv) is a higher education and research institution in brașov, romania which comprises 18 faculties, with a number of over 19,500 students and over 730 teaching staff members. currently, transilvania university of brașov is the largest university in the centre of the country, a university that offers programmes in fields such as: mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, computers, construction, forestry, wood engineering, product design, nutrition and tourism, computer science, mathematics, economics, medicine, pedagogy, music, literature and linguistics, law, sociology and social work, psychology. there are 100 undergraduate programmes in the university: 83 full-time study programmes, 6 part-time study programmes and 11 distance learning programmes, 74 master's degree study programmes (70 full-time and 4 part-time) and 18 doctoral fields (full-time and part-time). transilvania university of brașovuniversitatea transilvania din brașovmottolearn to be central!typepublicestablished1948/1971budget€60,345,754 eurorectorioan vasile abrudanacademic staff1339students20,255undergraduates16,263postgraduates3,529doctoral students463locationbrașov, romaniacampusurbanwebsitewww.unitbv.ro university rankingsregional – overallqs emerging europe and central asia156 (2022) panoramic view of the university history administrative building the foundations of higher education in brașov were laid in 1948, when the institute of silviculture was founded. in 1949, the institute of mechanics was established, and in 1953, the institute of silviculture became the forestry institute. the two institutes fused into the polytechnic institute of brașov. in 1959 the department of wood industry and in 1964 the manufacturing technologies department were founded within the polytechnic institute. in 1960, the pedagogic institute (mathematics, physics-chemistry, biology) came into being in brașov, followed by the department of music in 1969. in 1964, the department of manufacturing technologies was founded within the polytechnic institute. in 1971, the polytechnic institute and the pedagogic institute merged to create the university of braşov. the university’s structure as approved by a council of ministers decision of october 15, 1971 comprised eight faculties: faculty of mechanical engineering, faculty of manufacturing engineering, faculty of forestry, faculty of wood industry, faculty of mathematics and computer science, faculty of physics–chemistry, faculty of natural and agricultural sciences, and the faculty of music. in 1991, the university was renamed as transilvania university of brașov, at the university senate’s request and according to the government decision of january 4, 1991 and the order of the ministry of education and science of march 22, 1991. the academic year 1990–1991 marked the establishment of several other faculties: faculty of electrical engineering, faculty of music, faculty of sciences, and faculty of economic sciences, and a few other educational units were set up the following year: the faculty of medicine and two academic colleges, one of forestry and another of economics and computer science. in 1995, the department of psychology – pedagogy – teaching methodology, on the structure of which the university pedagogical seminar was established, became the department of teaching staff training, and the faculty of machine building technology was divided into: the faculty of technological engineering and the faculty of materials science and engineering. in 1998, the “local contact point in the field of distance learning”, within the network of distance learning study centres and created through the phare programme, became the department for distance learning, which in 2005 changed its name to the centre for distance learning and part-time studies. in 2001, the faculty of electrical engineering expanded its array of specializations, thus having its name changed to the faculty of electrical engineering and computer science. in 2002, the faculty of law and sociology emerged from the faculty of economics, and the faculty of sciences divided into three faculties: the faculty of mathematics-informatics, the faculty of letters and the faculty of sports and physical education. the pedagogical and philological university college and the medical university college were established in the same year. in 2003, the faculty of civil engineering was created from the faculty of silviculture, and the faculty of mechanicsbecame the faculty of mechanical engineering. in 2004, the already existing department of psychology - pedagogy – teaching methodology was established as an autonomous structure, namely the faculty of psychology and educational sciences. in 2010, the faculty of law and sociology was redefined by two new structures, the faculty of law and the faculty of sociology and communication, the latter setting up a new undergraduate programme in 2017, digital media. starting with the academic year 2005-2006, the didactic activity is organized by study cycles: undergraduate studies, master's studies and doctoral studies. new curricula and new syllabi were designed, modern teaching, learning and assessment methods were introduced, which took account of the acquisition of knowledge and the creation of skills required of graduates on the labour market. the institution has been managed since its foundation by: institute of silviculture emil negulescu 1948 – 1949 c.p. brega 1949 – 1950 atanasie haralamb 1950 – 1951 ioan damian 1951 – 1953 traian popovici 1953 – 1956 institute of mechanics werner voinarovski 1949 – 1951 mircea voinescu 1951 – 1953 gheorghe nițescu 1953 – 1956 polytechnic institute gheorghe nițescu 1956–1961; 1966–1971 victor hoffmann 1961 – 1966 pedagogic institute eugen chiș 1960 – 1971 university of brașov marin untari 1971 – 1972 bogdan c. radu 1972 – 1975 florea dudiță 1975 – 1984 filofteia negruțiu 1984 – 1990 sergiu t. chiriacescu 1990 – 1991 transilvania university of brașov sergiu t. chiriacescu 1991 – 2004 ion vișa 2004 – 2012 ioan vasile abrudan 2012 – 2020 faculties the university’s 18 faculties offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree study programmes, as well as distance learning, full-time and part-time study programmes. academic year study programmes doctoral fields undergraduate master’s degree full-time part-time distance learning full-time part-time 2019-2020 83 6 11 69 5 18 faculty study programmes mechanical engineering undergraduate: automotive engineering, automotive engineering (in english), traffic and transport engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering (in english) master’s degree: motor vehicles and future technologies, virtual engineering and automotive design (in english), practical integrated methods for propulsion systems engineering (in english), road safety, transport and interaction with the environment, simulation and testing in mechanical engineering, motor vehicles and environment faculty of technological engineering and industrial management undergraduate: aerospace engineering, engineering and business management, engineering and quality management, industrial economic engineering, machine building technology, digital production systems master’s degree: innovative manufacturing engineering, engineering of advanced manufacturing processes, industrial business management, quality management faculty of materials science and engineering undergraduate: welding engineering, industrial safety engineering, materials science, biomaterials engineering, economic engineering in mechanics master’s degree: occupational safety and work health engineering, engineering and management of advanced metallic, ceramic and composite materials, welding engineering of advanced materials faculty of product design and environment undergraduate: industrial design, industrial design (in english), industrial environmental engineering and protection, engineering of renewable energy systems, medical engineering, mechatronics, optometry, product design engineering (in english) master’s degree: sustainable product design and environment protection, mechatronic systems for industry and medicine faculty of electrical engineering and computer science undergraduate: automation and applied informatics, computers, applied electronics, telecommunication systems and technologies, electrotechnics, electrical engineering and computers (in english), robotics, information technology master’s degree: cyber security (in english), advanced systems in automation and information technologies, advanced electrical systems (in english), electronic and communication integrated systems faculty of silviculture and forest engineering undergraduate: wildlife, forest engineering, terrestrial measurements and cadastre, forest management master’s degree: management and technical systems in forest engineering, forest ecosystem management, multi-purpose forestry (in english) faculty of wood engineering undergraduate: wood processing engineering, wood products engineering and design master’s degree: furniture eco-design and restoration, advanced wood structures and innovative technologies faculty of civil engineering undergraduate: railways, roads and bridges, civil, industrial and agricultural constructions, installations for civil engineering master’s degree: energy modernization in the built environment faculty of economic sciences and business administration undergraduate: business administration (in english), international business, accountancy and management informatics, economy of trade, tourism and services, finance and banking, economic informatics, management, marketing master’s degree: business administration in tourism, financial and banking management, management and business strategies, accounting policies, audit and management control, internal audit, marketing policies and strategies, international economic relations, integrated business information systems faculty of food and tourism undergraduate: food control and expertise, food engineering, engineering and management in food service and agri-tourism, engineering and management in tourism, machinery and installations for agriculture and food industry master’s degree: agricultural and food eco-biotechnologies, hospitality and eco agri-tourism management, processing systems and quality control of agri-food products faculty of mathematics and computer science undergraduate: computer science, applied computer science, applied computer science (in german), mathematics and computer science master’s degree: mobile applications and internet technologies in e-business, fundamental mathematical structures, internet technologies, modern technologies in software systems engineering faculty of music undergraduate: vocal music performance, instrumental music performance, music master’s degree: music therapy, style and interpretation in instrumental and vocal performance, musical art and techniques in the 20thcentury faculty of medicine undergraduate: medicine, general nursing, balneo-physical-kinetic therapy and recuperation, clinical laboratory master’s degree: palliative care management and strategies, management of preventive strategies and health policies, traditional chinese medicine (in english) faculty of law undergraduate: law master’s degree: advanced private law, european legislation and judicial careers, systems and institutions of european and international law, advanced criminal sciences faculty of sociology and communication undergraduate: social work, communication and public relations, digital media, human resources, sociology master’s degree: assistance and community development, branding campaign management, human resources management and development faculty of physical education and mountain sports undergraduate: physical education and sport, kinetotherapy and special motor activities, sports and motor performance master’s degree: psychometric diagnosis and prognosis, management of formal, non-formal and health recovery activities, sports performance and management faculty of letters undergraduate: - chinese language and literature – a modern language and literature (english/ french/ german) / romanian language and literature; - english language and literature - a modern language and literature (french/ german) / romanian language and literature; - romanian language and literature - a modern language and literature (english/ french/ german); - applied modern languages (french/ german – english) - american studies (in english) master’s degree: cultural innovation, studies of romanian language and literature, intercultural studies of german language and literature (in german), language studies for intercultural communication (in english), romanian language and literature – identity and multiculturalism, culture and discourse in the anglo-american world faculty of psychology and education sciences undergraduate: pedagogy of primary and preschool education, psychology, special psychopedagogy master’s degree: work and organizational psychology and human resources, clinical psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, educational psychology, school and vocational counselling, early education and primary school psychology, human resources in education. training and management international academic cooperation one of the strategic objective of this university, as is mentioned in their strategic plan, is the internationalization achieved through: international affiliation, partnerships with higher education and scientific research institutions around the world, ensuring the framework for student and teacher mobility, participation in international education and research projects, conducting joint or double-degree study programmes in partnership with universities abroad. currently, transilvania university of brașov has concluded partnership agreements with over 500 institutions from more than 80 countries on all continents. also, seeking to intensify this process, the university invests part of its own funds to support a series of programmes such as: transilvania academica scholarship – a scholarship granted to international students, transilvania fellowship for young researchers, transilvania fellowship for visiting professors, romanian diaspora at transilvania university, rector’s guests at transilvania university (by which remarkable specialists from abroad are invited to the university, artist in residence @ tranilvania university. ranking unitbv occupies honorary positions in the university metarank as well, having been enlisted in the international visibility ranking of romanian universities ever since its first edition, published in 2016. in the 2017 edition, it occupies the 5th position in metaranking. an international ranking that evaluates higher education institutions according to how they align with the sustainable development objectives established by onu, impact rankings 2020, made public by times higher education – world university rankings, includes 766 universities from 85 countries. unitbv is ranked within the range 301–400 and third out of seven romanian universities which are listed in this ranking. research and development institute transilvania university of brașov is the only university in romania that has built its own multidisciplinary research institute. at the time of completion, in 2013, the university’s research and development institute was the largest investment in research infrastructure that a romanian university made attracting european funds. the research-development institute of transilvania university of brașov (icdt)