Under a freshly sealed merger contract, the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (UPB) and the University of Pitesti merged into a new higher education institution named the National Science and Technology University Politehnica Bucharest, told Agerpres.
The merger contract was signed by the rectors of the two universities - Mihnea Costoiu (UPB) and Dumitru Chirlesan (University of Pitesti) and the presidents of the both university senates Tudor Prisecaru (UPB) and Mihaela Diaconu (University of Pitesti).
The new academic entity will be of national scope, with the two founding universities becoming university centers thereof. Each center will keep its accredited study programs and will develop other programs as well.
Regarding the 2023 student admission, it will take place according to the already established rules and the two centers will function autonomously.
