About The University Our Patron Institutional Evolution The Mission The Education Offered    Getting To "PETRU MAIOR" University of Targu Mures Arrival by Plane Arrival by Car Arrival by Train    Courses Offered For Incoming Students    European Credit Transfer System The Information Package The Learning Agreement The Transcript of Records    Academic Calendar Winter Semester Spring Semester    Registration    Health and Medical Assistance    Accomodation    Facilities Laboratories Web Site Sports Facilities Library    Student organizations The Students League (Union) "Gh. I. Bratianu" Association AIESEC    About The University top  Out Patron Petru Maior (1760-1821) is considered one of the most outstanding personalities of the Enlightenment in Transylvania. His work include history, philosophy, linguistics, Christian morals, secular and religious education. Maior was a clergyman himself. Petru Maior was born in Targu-Mures the son of the archpriest Gheorghe Maior who, in turn, was the son of a lesser noble from Tarnaveni. The impact of his historical approach was remarkable, winning the respect of his enemies and stirring the enthusiasm of the new generation of intellectuals who prepared and were instrumental in the success of the Revolution of 1848. The great scholars of all the Romanian-speaking territories were greatly influenced by his ideas. In choosing Petru Maior's name as our patron we acknowledge his intellectual and spiritual accomplishments as well as striving to continue in the tradition of the Enlightenment. Institutional Evolution 1960 The foundation of the 3 Years Pedagogical Institute of Targu-Mures.-(The Order of the Minister of Education and Culture no. 3243/1960) 1977 The Institute of Higher Education of Targu-Mures - (Decree of the State Council no. 209/1977) 1984 The Institute of Short-time Education Engineering of Targu-Mures, subordinated to the Polytechnic Institute of Cluj-Napoca -- (Decree of the State Council no. 213/1984) 1990 The Institute of Higher Education of Targu-Mures - (Order of the Minister of Education and Science no. 7751/1990) 1991 The Technical University of Targu-Mures -- (Order of the Minister of Education and Science no. 4894/1991 1995 The University of Targu-Mures (Government Decision no. 568/1995) 1996 The 'Petru Maior' University of Targu-Mures - (Government Decision no. 676/1996) The Mission The "Petru Maior" University, part of Romania's education system, is a state institution for higher education and scientific research. The two components of its activity are kept in a balance under a quantitative and qualitative aspect, in relatively equal proportion. The teaching staff, the researchers and the administrative staff are focused upon providing the qualitative parameters that allow the transformation of our institution from a regional university into a university of national character, providing instruction in the following fields: engineering, economics, law, philology, history, administrative science, mathematics, information technology, socio-pedagogy, sports, etc. Predominantly, our University trains young people of different nationalities from the Mures county and the neighboring counties; it also trains, in increasing numbers, students from various other regions of the country. At present, over 5300 students attend the three faculties and the university college which offers undergraduate courses (both under the traditional form and as Open Distance and Part-time Learning) and postgraduate courses. There are over 130 full-time teachers and over 200 part-timers. Our University also represents a centre of permanent training for the specialists in areas where the institution has the necessary competence; it stimulates regional activity in the scientific, cultural, technical, economic and social field. Our university represents one of the most important information centres for both the regional and national community. This is achieved through the availability of scientific, technical, economic and other information, stored by conventional methods (books, magazines, standards, patents), or by more modern support (CDs, floppy-disks, cassettes), and through the large Internet access provided to both national and international information resources. The Education Offered The "Petru Maior" University has enjoyed continuous development ever since its foundation. The present organizational structure is as follows: FACULTY FIELD OF STUDY SPECIALIZATION LONG-TERM EDUCATION FACULTY OF ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 5 years, daily - The technology of mechanical engineering; - Mechatronics; - The engineering and management of production systems; AUTOMATION, COMPUTERS, IT, 5 years, daily - Industrial and automation IT; - Computers; ENERGY 5 years, daily - Electroenergetics; MATHEMATICS 4 years/daily and ODL - Mathematics; INFORMATICS 4 years/daily and ODL - IT; THE FACULTY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS PHILOLOGY 4 years/daily and ODL - Romanian language and literature-English language and literature; - English language and literature - French language and literature; HISTORY 4 years/daily and ODL - History- English language and literature; THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY 4 years/daily and ODL - Accountancy; ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES 4 years/daily and ODL* - Public administration; MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4 years/daily and ODL - Management; LAW 4 years/daily - Law; SHORT TERM EDUCATION UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 3 years/daily - Technology of precision mechanics; - Auto mechanics; - Industrial design; AUTOMATION, COMPUTERS, IT 3 years/daily and ODL - IT; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3 years/daily - Electronics; - Electrical equipment; ECONOMICS 3 years/daily - Electronic processing of economic information; EDUCATION 3 years/daily and ODL - Elementary Schoolteachers; PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 years/daily - Sports skills (coaching); MASTERS DEGREE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 1 year/daily - The engineering and management of Quality Control; 2 years, ODL - Management of Quality Systems; AUTOMATION, ENERGY 1 year/daily - Advanced automatic systems of managing industrial and energy processes; FACULTY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS PHILOLOGY 1 year/daily - History of Literature and Literary Criticism; THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES ECONOMICS 2 years/daily - Business management; 1 year/daily - Financial Management; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1 year/daily - Management in Public Administration; POST-GRADUATION COURSES FACULTY OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION 2 years/daily - Technological Education; FACULTY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS IT 1,5 years/daily - IT; DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER TRAINING EDUCATION 1 year/daily - Teacher Training;    Getting To "PETRU MAIOR" University of Targu Mures top  Arrival by Plane Airplanes land on the Otopeni airport, near Bucharest, the capital of Romania. You can get the minibus Bucuresti - Targu Mures, from the Otopeni Road, in the front of the airport. It takes about 6 hours to arrive at Targu Mures. You can also get by bus to the "Gara de Nord" railway station and choose one of the trains, which passes through Targu Mures. Arrival by Car From one of the custom localities at the western border (with Hungary), you can drive along the highway following the routs: Nadlac - Arad - Deva - Targu Mures, Bors - Oradea - Cluj Napoca - Targu Mures, or you can choose the services provided by some Travel Agencies (e.g. Eurolines). Arrival by Train You can also travel by train following the rout: Episcopia Bihor - Oradea - Cluj Napoca - Razboieni - Targu Mures. More information (trains timetable, routs etc.) can be found on the web site: www.cfr.ro For additional information, please contact the International Relations Office at "Petru Maior" University of Targu Mures.    Courses Offered For Incoming Students top  At "Petru Maior" University, courses are taught in Romanian. The Philology Department and the University College - school teachers, have specific courses in the following languages:    - English;    - French; For incoming students, there are courses taught in English during the winter and/or spring semester, if a minimum number of students is registered for. In addition, courses are also offered in the form of individual tutoring to a limited number of students, in the following fields of studies:    - Engineering;    - Computer Science;    - Information Technology;    - Public Administration;    - Quality Management;    - Management Engineering;    - Management;    - Economics;    - Education;    - Philology; Details about specific courses can be found in the Information Package and at www.upm.ro    European Credit Transfer System top  The adoption of the transferable study credits aims at assuring the compatibility of the curriculum of "Petru Maior" University with the other universities from the country and similar universities from the countries included in the European Community. Credits are numerical values allocated to subject matters and are obtained by students integrally by the promotion of the respective subject matter (by obtaining the minimal mark 5 or the qualification Admitted). The number of credits allocated to one subject cannot be divided and therefore cannot be obtained in stages. The credits specify the normal amount of work a student is supposed to do: attend the courses, seminars, laboratory research, projects, practical training, degree/graduation exam and individual study. Credits express the amount of work expected of the student, in all its forms, so as to discharge the obligations stipulated by the syllabus. They do not measure the quality of the students' training. No rules are set which should lead to interference between the allocation of credits and the evaluation through marks or qualifications. The credits are transferable from an educational institute to another according to the discipline, groups of disciplines (modules) or compact periods of study (horizontal transfer). This possibility of transfer is done through conventions drawn up by partner universities, implying compatible curricula and sufficiently flexible structures. Credits do not measure the importance of a subject matter. This is reflected in its regime: obligatory, elective-compulsory and optional. Credits do not measure the difficulty or the degree of thoroughness of a subject. This is contained by the number of classes allocated for that subject and possibly by the necessary preliminary knowledge (the stipulations set in the syllabus for the educational outlines). The standard duration of studying a subject matter is one semester. The normal loading of a semester is approximately 30 credits. Any deviation must be compensated within one year so that a loading of 60 credits should be achieved for one academic year. These conventions have been adopted so as to avoid creating any unnecessary differences compared to the European ECTS. The main tools used to make ECTS work and facilitate academic recognition are: The Information Package Institutions, which want to use ECTS, produce an information package, updated annually, in which they describe the courses available at the institution, its location, student accommodation, administrative procedures necessary to register and academic calendar The Learning Agreement It is a document which describes the program of study abroad and is drawn up by the individual student and institutions involved before the student departure. The Transcript of Records The transcript of records shows the ECTS credits taken by the student for every course and also the grade awarded according to the local grading scale. The combination of the local grades and the ECTS credits and grades represent qualitatively and quantitatively the performance of the student on the courses at the host institution.    Academic Calendar top  The academic year is divided into a winter and a summer semester, separated by a holiday week in February. The academic year begins on 1 October and ends on 15 July, having the following structure: Winter Semester    - 16 weeks of courses period ( October - January), including Christmas Holiday and New Year (2 weeks);    - 4 weeks of examination period (January - February). One week holiday between the winter and spring semester. Spring Semester    - 15 weeks of courses period ( February - June), including Easter Holiday (one week);    - 4 weeks of examination period (June - July).    Registration top  The exchange students coming through an agreement between "Petru Maior" University and other institution should register with the International Relations Office of "Petru Maior" University. The home institution must send us the official documents (student application form, learning agreement), duly stamped and signed by the authorized persons. There are also necessary 3 passport-sized photos, medical insurance, a copy of the birth certificate, a letter from home university related to the project/programme ( e.g. ERASMUS Student Certificate). Application for admission from Erasmus students should reach "Petru Maior" University of Targu Mures at the latest by:    - 31 August, for the winter semester;    - 31 January, for the spring semester. Incoming students, upon arrival, should contact the International Relations Office in order to proceed to their registration. International Relations Officer: Ms. Antonia Suciu Str. N. Iorga, No. 1 540088, Targu Mures, Romania tel/fax: 00-40-265-211838 e-mail: suciu@upm.ro    Health and Medical Assistance top  Medical assistance for students is free of charge at the university consulting room. If general practitioner services are requested, the students can see one at Polyclinic Hospital. In the area of private medicine, students are free to choose their own physician. Their names are mentioned in the local telephone guide. The costs of treatment have to be paid in cash.    Accomodation top  The university has in administration a hostel, which is not sufficient to house all students. Foreign students are advised to get accommodation in some private pensions, near the university or rent flats (approx. 150 - 200 EUR/month). Incoming students, upon arrival, should contact the International Relations Office for accommodation procedures.    Facilities top  Students benefit of free access in all laboratories and free internet access. Laboratories Computer Science; Descriptive Geometry & Technical Drawing; Computer graphics; Computer Assisted Design; Automation Equipment; Fluid mechanics & Hydraulic Equipment; Electric Conductors; Power electronics; Cutting tools; Machine tools; Basics in generating surfaces; Cold pressing technology; Machine-Building technology; Non-conventional technologies; Heat treatments; Strength of materials; Mechanical vibrations; Study of materials; Machine elements and mechanisms; Tribology; Measuring and transducers; Electro-techniques; Electronics; Electronic microscopy; Chemistry ; Technical control ; Construction of devices ; Hydro - pneumatic drives ; Electrical systems ; Electrical equipment ; Electrical protection ; Electrical networks ; Use of electrical energy; Web Site The University has a centre of international communication provided by a network of computers connected to Internet and this represents a local knot for the entire university center. On the basis of the Government Decision No.515/1998 this centre and the national network of ROEDUNET education, a very important part of the university. This secures the infrastructures for the developing of the Advanced Educational Technology within the educational field. For this purpose we are involved in an advanced process of dissemination of the results of a major AET project ( www.upm.ro ). Sports Facilities The sport activities are developed within the sport centre of the University (a floodlighted court for handball, volleyball, basketball, tennis) as well as in the gym hall of the University and in "Muresul" Sport Complex. The professional sport activities take place in the University Sport Club. Library The library of "Petru Maior" University of Targu Mures is mainly for internal use. The library books are used by the teaching staff, students, researchers and specialists in various fields of activity within the university, as well as associate teachers over the period of collaboration with the university. The library houses 120,000 volumes and several hundreds of specialized periodicals. It also contains a collection of state standards, as well as collections of records, CDs, audio and video cassettes. The library has an encyclopedic character, with books from all scientific fields; there is a large number of books in the technical, mathematics, computer science, economic studies and linguistics fields. The library activity takes place in the central library, with long-term loan departments, a reading hall with 100 seats and a room for foreign magazines. Similarly, some of the library resources are housed in some faculty departments. The library is also an information resource. Every semestre it publishes lists of newly acquired books, library subscriptions of the respective academic year, as well as "The Bulletin with Abstracts of Specialized Periodicals".    Student Organizations top  The Students League (Union) The Students League at "Petru Maior" University functions as conventional body according to its status and to its judicial standing. This is an independent organization which can have as members the students of "Petru Maior" University no matter their nationality, sex, political views or religious beliefs. The league performs an independent activity without being subordinate to any political party. It guarantees and defends union rights and the free expression of the students according to the Romanian Constitution. The relationships between The Students League and the board of "Petru Maior" University are stipulated by the Romanian Constitution and by The Administration Rules of the University. "The Students League" pursues the promoting and the defending of the dignity, rights and interests of its members, the active involvement in the academic life of "Petru Maior" University and of The University Center from Targu Mures and the securing of the necessary framework for the development of the social and cultural activities. It promotes solidarity and mutual help among its members; it stimulates initiatives put forward by the students, their innovative spirit and their involvement in international contests; it represents the interest of its members in the relationships with the board of "Petru Maior" University, with the authorities or with legal organisations, with social organisations and other institutions; it also supports students free access to all means of local and international information. "Gh. I. Bratianu" Association The "Gh. I. Bratianu" Association was founded in December 1996 by the first generation of the students from History-English section which is part of the Faculty of Science and Letters. The purpose of this association is that of stimulating academic activity, team work, the exchange of experience and the strengthening of the relationship with the students of philology from all over the country. The activity of the Association is reflected by the scientific meetings regularly held, by the participation of the students in the Scientific Sessions organized by different university centers from all over the country. This association organized two national Sessions on History Themes in 1998 and 2000. Students from Alba Iulia, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Oradea, Sibiu and Timisoara took part at these meetings. The entire scientific activity of the members is mirrored in the students' revue "Bratianu's Notebooks" which has had 2 issues to date. "Gh. I. Bratianu" Association wants to develop its activity promoting relationships with the other universities from the country. It also wants to consolidate the relationships both at the student and at professional level. It also wants to continue publishing by issuing "Bratianu Notebooks" as well as by involving a large number of students in the research activities. AIESEC The International Association of the Students Specialized in Economy and Management was founded in 1948 as a result of the initiatives of the students from 7 European Countries with the purpose of pulling down of the barriers created between the countries because of the war. At present AIESEC functions in 85 countries and in over 800 universities. The AIESEC activity in Romania started in March 1991 in Bucharest where the National Committee is to be found and the national network includes at present 11 local Committees which function within the main university centers: Brasov, Bucuresti, Cluj, Constanta, Craiova, Galati, Iasi, Oradea, Sibiu, Tg. Mures, Timisoara. The Initiating Committee came into shape in 1999 in September 2000, it got judicial standing. AIESEC Tg Mures is involved in the personal and professional development of the students from Tg. Mures thus contributing to the development of future leaders. The main programs and projects developed by AIESEC Tg. Mures are: The International Program for The Practice of the Students, The Center of Counseling and Employment of the Students, The Career Days - Job offers, The Center of The Students Training, Step to Europe - seminars for firms / companies, Think Big - contest of business plans.