Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
Former names | Petroleum and Gas Institute, University of Ploiești |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1948 |
| Rector | Mihai Pascu Coloja |
Academic staff | 318 |
| Students | 8,600 (2012-2013)[1] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue/Yellow |
| Website | upg-ploiesti |
Petroleum & Gas University of Ploieşti (UPG) is a public university in Ploiesti, Romania. Founded in 1948 under the name of Institute of Petroleum and Gas, in response to the increasing industrialization in Romania and the lack of high level education in the petroleum and gas fields, it gained fast the status of university, hence changing its name to the actual one in 1993 and extending with new faculties and departments in the field of economic sciences and humanities.
At the moment, the UPG's academical structure includes 5 faculties: Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum Technology and Petrochemistry, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Faculty of Letters and Sciences.
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