West University of Timișoara


The West University of Timișoara is a university located in Timișoara, Romania. Established in 1962, it is organized in 11 faculties. Classified as a research and education university by the Ministry of Education, it is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium. The West University is an institution of the National System of Research, Development and Innovation in its capacity as an accredited higher education institution.

History

The West University of Timișoara was formally established by Decree-Law no. 660/30 December 1944, promulgated by King Michael I. Implementation of the Decree-Law was abandoned, except for the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine. In 1948 it was inaugurated the Pedagogical Institute, through the Faculty of Mathematics–Physics, in 1956 the Faculty of Philology is added, with five specializations, and from the academic year 1959–1960 the three-year pedagogical faculties.
Only by the Council of Ministers Decision no. 999/27 September 1962, the five-year Pedagogical Institute becomes the University of Timișoara. In 1967–1968 the Faculty of Economics is added, newly established, then the faculties of the three-year Pedagogical Institute. In 1970 there were 12 faculties with 20 specializations. By Order of the Ministry of Education no. 9874/9 October 1994, the University of Timișoara acquires its current name, West University of Timișoara. The structure of the institution was diversified by setting up new faculties, sections and specializations.
From two classrooms in 1948, the university owned in 2016 17 amphitheatres, 25 classrooms and 74 seminar rooms and laboratories.

Academics

Faculties

Rankings

According to the QS World University Rankings, West University of Timișoara ranked 71 in the EECA University Rankings. According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, West University of Timișoara ranked 1448 in the world and 5 in the country.
From the Scimago perspective, the UVT profile is synthesized as such:
UBBUBUAICUVT
Research35th59th59th68th
Innovation68th71st86th95th
Societal12th51st53rd29th
Overall46th68th75th82nd

Alumni and rectors