student guide - Universitatea de Vest "Vasile Goldiş" din Arad

STUDENT GUIDE
2013-2014 Academic Year
CONTENTS
1. Message of the University Management
2. Who was Vasile Goldis?
3. Know your University
4. Who runs the University?
5. Who runs the Faculty?
6. Student representation
7. Student associations
8.Faculties
9. Practical information for students
10.Important extracts from the Regulations on the Application of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
11.Students’ social and leisure infrastructure
12.Arad – Little Vienna
MESSAGE OF THE
UNIVERSITY
MANAGEMENT
Founded in 1990, the 23-yearold “Vasile Goldis”Western
University of Arad has become a stronghold of science
and culture in Arad, Transylvania and the Euro-region, being integrated in the European
Research and Higher Education Areas, as a member of the
European University Association - EUA, „Carolus Magnus”
European Consortium, the
Danube Rectors’ Conference,
the Association of Carpathian
Region Universities (ACRU),
the Alliance of Universities for
Democracy (AUDEM), holding
the vice-presidency of FEDE European Federation of Higher Schools, a participatory
body of the Council of Europe.
As recognition of the academic
community’s striving for quality, our University was awarded the maximum “high confidence” rating in 2009 by the
Romanian Agency for Quality
Assurance in Higher Education.
innovative and multicultural
dimension, performed in genuine scientific research and
training laboratories such as:
the Institute for Life Sciences,
the ITA Technology and Business Incubator, the Center for
Social Research and Public
Opinion Polling, the Center for
Jewish Studies, the Romanian
- Brazilian Center, the Italian
Cultural Center, the “Fr. Schiller” Center for Germanic Studies etc.
The teaching – learning - training process and the promotion
of science and culture in the
knowledge society have been,
are and will be continuously
developed through: the Arad
Academic Days, “Vasile Goldis” University Press, “Tudor
Arghezi” Central University
Library, our scientific journals, accredited by CNCS and
indexed in international databases (Studia Universitatis
“Vasile Goldis” – Life Sciences
Series, Studia Universitatis
“Vasile Goldis” – Economic
Sciences Series, Studies of Science and Culture, Society and
Politics, Journal of Public Administration) or by granting all
our students access to virtual
Under the aegis of the Senate,
scientific research, university
education and professional
practice are integrated by increasing the quality of academic work in a multidisciplinary,
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libraries. Today, VGWU, as a
postmodern, Humboldtian academic institution, is a forum
for free ideas, a community for
education in the spirit of truth,
goodness, beauty, democratic civic ideals, and an iconic
landmark in terms of quality
assurance.
abroad is evidenced by the large
number of foreign students attending the various study programmes offered by our faculties. Young people from Italy,
France, Morocco, India, Israel,
Turkey, Germany, Austria,
Algeria, Tunisia, Hungary,
Sweden, and other parts of the
world study Medicine in Romanian or in English/French.
Through its six faculties,
“Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad offers young
people who are open to intellectual development and creativity a wide range of study programmes for undergraduate,
master and doctoral levels, facilitating their career development, professional accomplishment and social recognition.
Also, due to its achievements,
our University has become a
partner of over 100 prestigious
academic institutions in the
country and around the world,
actively participating in the
socio-economic and cultural
development of Romania.
Consistent with its traditional
creed, “through ourselves!”,
the University of Arad has its
doors wide open to young people wishing to attend higher
education courses, and to the
members and organizations of
the Arad community who have
supported the development of a
community-centered academic
institution such as ours. At the
same time, we wish to thank all
those who share the philosophy
The prestige enjoyed by “Vasile of VGWU’s spiritual patron
Goldis” Western University and gratefully invite them to
The institutional development
of our University is and will
remain meritorious, organically connected to the expectations
of its spiritual mentor, Vasile
Goldis, to those of the founders
of local community, our distinguished academic staff, and
our undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral
students.
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share joys and challenges with our academic staff, in the various
scientific and cultural events organized in the auditoriums and
classrooms of the University Campus.
PRESIDENT,
RECTOR,
Prof.
Aurel ARDELEAN,
Ph.D.
Prof.
Coralia-Adina COTORACI,
Ph.D.
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WHO WAS
VASILE GOLDIŞ?
A politician who faithfully served
the Romanians’ ideals of freedom
and national unity, Vasile Goldis was
among the starters and organizers
of the 1918 Great Union, with all that
it meant for the Romanian unitary
state, among the progressive thinkers of the time who promoted the
lofty ideas of emancipation of the
masses and harmony between all
peoples of the world.
On December 1, 1918, at the Great Assembly of Alba Iulia,
Vasile Goldis gave his famous speech that revealed the social and national oppression that had been inflicted for centuries on the Romanians of Transylvania and Banat.
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KNOW YOUR
UNIVERSITY
“Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad was founded
on May 2, 1990, in the city of Arad, following a youth rally
organized by the Steering Committee. Based on the over
3000 endorsements of the young participants, founding
Rector, Professor Aurel Ardelean, PhD, initiator of the rally,
submitted to the Provisional Council of National Unity and
the Romanian Government, i.e. the Prime Minister of the
time, the proposal to establish the University, which was
eventually approved. Consequently, the National Commission for Industry and Services issued Authorization no.
173/1990, Certificate no. 1875/1990 and Agreement no
1809/1990, which entitled Mr. Aurel Ardelean to organize
and conduct economic activities based on free enterprise, with the object of training highly educated specialists, the institution being named “Vasile Goldis” Western
University of Arad.
The University was registered in the State Register and
commenced activity in the 1990 – 1991 academic year.
The University bears the name of its spiritual patron, Vasile
Goldis, one of the leaders and ideologists of the Great
Union of 1 December 1918, who stated that “only cultural
and educational institutions, in which education plays the
lead role, are meant to contribute to the assertion of a
people in a national democracy”.
With the establishment of “Vasile Goldis” University Foundation on 18 June 1993 - defined by art. 1 of its Statute
as a “social-humanistic institution of culture, science and
education” – the University was included, since the beginning, in the structure of this foundation.
Institutional recognition came with Law no. 240 of 20 April
2002 on the establishment of “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, published in the Official Gazette no. 291,
Part I, of 30 April 2002.
The University complies with the principles and rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
European Convention on Human Rights of the Council of
Europe, the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental
Rights, The Lima Declaration on Academic Freedom and
Autonomy of Institutions of Higher Education (1988),
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The Magna Charta of European Universities (Bologna, 1988), and the Bologna Declaration on the
European Higher Education Area (1999). The University is affiliated to the
European University Association (EUA).
According to the Law of
establishment and the
Law of National Education no. 1/2011, as republished with subsequent
amendments, the University is characterized as a
private non-profit institution, of legal personality
and public utility, part of
the national education
system, free, open and
autonomous, from a both
academic and economic/financial point of view,
based on private property and guaranteed by the
Constitution.
“Vasile Goldis” Western
University of Arad commenced activity in the
1990/1991
academic
year, with two faculties:
the Faculty of Law and
the Faculty of Marketing,
Management and IT. In
subsequent years, seven
other faculties were established.
The overall mission of the
University is to contribute
to the mission of Romanian higher education.
At the beginning of the
2013-2014
academic
year, “Vasile Goldis” Western Universityhas has 46
accredited or approved
undergraduate specializations, as well as 23 master specializations in its six
faculties, and a Doctoral
and Postdoctoral School
in Medicine and Biology.
Following external evaluation conducted by
ARACIS on 27-28 February 2009, the University
received the maximum
“high confidence” rating
on 30 April 2009, a reconfirmation of the rating obtained in 2007.
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The University’s strategic
objectives are:
- to train highly educated and skilled specialists for work in economy,
society, education, science and culture, able
to adequately respond to
the demands of complex
and constantly evolving
societies, as well as to the
current and projected labor market dynamics;
- to continually update lifelong learning programs, aimed at training
specialists for conversion,
reconversion, specialization and improvement;
- to develop and diversify study programmes
for training young scientists, in agreement with
the evolutionary imperatives of science, culture
and contemporary society at large;
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to focus educational
processes on the values
of national, European
and international culture
and civilization, in order
to promote and preserve
Romanian national and
cultural identity, but also
to achieve the openness
needed to strengthen
unity in diversity in Europe
and Romania’s worldwide
assertion.
The mission undertaken
by the University concerns education and scientific research, seeking
to generate and transfer knowledge to society
through: initial and lifelong learning, aimed at
the individual’s personal
development,
employability and skill development to meet the needs
of the socio-economic
environment; scientific research, development, innovation and technology
transfer through individual
and collective creation
in the specific fields of
sciences covered by accredited/authorized study
programmes, especially
in the areas of biomedicine, law and economics, as well as by ensuring
high performance and
physical/sporting development; exploitation and
dissemination of research
results.
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WHO RUNS THE
UNIVERSITY?
The University President:
The Board of Directors is
chaired by the President
of “Vasile Goldis” University Foundation of Arad,
who also acts as University President, according
to art. 213, para. (13) of
the Law of National Education.
The University President:
Prof. Aurel Ardelean,
Ph.D.
The Rector:
She supervises all academic activities within
University. She represents
the University in all its relations
The Rector:
Prof. Coralia Adina Cotoraci,
Ph.D.
The University Senate:
It is the highest authority of the University. Convened on a monthly
basis, it issues decisions
and approves regulations that are binding
on all members of the
academic community.
It consists of academic
staff and students from
each faculty.
President of the Senate:
Assoc.Prof. Sorin Aristide
Başchir, Ph.D.
The Board of Directors It provides the operative management of the University, having exclusive decision-making powers on University property, with
all related rights, as well as organizational, regulatory, economic-financial,
training-related and priority-based resource allocation prerogatives, aiming
to fulfill the mission undertaken by the University.
The Vice-Rectors Vice-rectors fulfill those tasks that are delegated to them by
the Rector, by written order, or decided by the Senate.
The vice-rectors of “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad are:
Prof. Cristian Haiduc,
Ph.D.
Vice-Rector for Bachelor and Master Programmes, Quality Assurance and Student
Affairs
Prof. Anca Hermenean,
Ph.D.
Vice-Rector for International Scientific Relations, Grants and European Projects
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Assoc.Prof.
Violeta Turcuş, Ph.D.
Vice-Rector for Research Programs,
Development, Innovation and Economic
Relations
WHO RUNS THE
FACULTY?
The Faculty Council:
It is the Faculty’s governing
body. It defines the development strategy, approves the
curricula, proposes the number
of students for each specialty
and form of education, approves subjects for bachelor,
master and doctoral exams,
and validates heads of department. It is composed of representatives of departments and
students.
S/he is responsible for the quality
of the entire education and research process in the faculty. S/
he acts as chairman of the Faculty Council, coordinating the
implementation of decisions by
the latter.
The Vice-Deans:
The Department Council
They are responsible for Faculty activities that are assigned to them
and provide routine management
under the powers granted by the
Faculty Council.
It is in charge of knowledge creation, transmission and use within
the department, and of the department’s teaching and research efficiency.
The Dean:
The Secretariats
The Department Heads
They deal with the management
of tuition-related activities wihin
the faculty. They liaise with the
Rector, with other faculties, other
institutions etc. They submit and
apply the decisions of the Faculty
and University management.
They are in charge of the operative management of the department. They are also responsible
for the curricula, staff establishment, and research and quality
management.
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STUDENT
REPRESENTATION
Since it is impossible for the more than 15,000 students of “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad to express their views at the same time,
the student interests are brought to the attention of the management
through representatives.
There are several ways in which you can be represented in managing
bodies, depending on the level:
At University Level: In the University Senate, the highest governing
body, as well as in faculties, a quarter of the members consist of students. Thus, decisions at University level are not made without taking
your interests into account, as communicated to the University management by your representatives.
At Faculty Level: In every faculty, you can choose one or more students to represent you. Elections for student representatives in a Faculty Council are open to any student enrolled in full-time courses, who
has good grades (it is, however, not necessary to be the best in class).
The role of these representatives is to attend meetings regularly held
by the Faculty Council and to convey your point of view to Faculty
Council members. This is taken seriously by the Faculty, as student representatives account for no less than a quarter of the total number of
Faculty Council members, so no decision can be made without consulting them.
Why be a representative?
Student representatives in the
Faculty Council and Senate:
- may propose regulations to
improve the work of their colleagues;
- can gather direct information
from the University’s academic
and administrative bodies in matters concerning students;
- have permanent access to
secretariats, even outside public
hours, to solve students’ problems.
What are their
responsibilities?
- to be familiar with issues concerning the academic and social
activities of the students they represent and to propose solutions;
- to inform the students whom
they represent;
- to attend council meetings;
three unexcused absences shall
result in their dismissal.
Another method by which students can unite to represent their
interests is in student organizations
and associations. Through these,
students who have something in
common get to know each other
and voluntarily engage in various
activities, ranging from projects,
trainings or fairs to summer schools
and festivals. Although student
associations have no decisionmaking role in the University, they
can be consulted whenever a
decision is made.
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STUDENT
ASSOCIATIONS
The Students’ Advisory Council (C.C.S). acts as an integral
part of the University structure, aimed to represent, inform
and involve students in academic management, extracurricular and community activities, but also to mediate
teacher-student relations. The Students’ Advisory Council
is chaired by the Prefect of Students, elected by secret
ballot, by a simple majority, for a term of two years.
The “Vasile Goldis” Student Organization is an NGO entitled to represent and defend students’ interests in relation to the management of “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad. It conducts social, cultural, professional,
economic and civic engagement activities, advocating
unity in student life and supporting academic autonomy
and cooperation.
“Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad also encourages and supports student associations in various specialty
areas, such as: the Medical Students’ Association of Arad
– Medicine; the VGWU Computer Science Students’ Association – Computer Science, AIESEC Arad – Leadership,
Elsa Arad – Law, and others.
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Why join a student
association?
1. It gives you the opportunity to do something useful and enjoyable in
your spare time and to be something more than the typical student who
attends courses, seminars and laboratory works.
2. Work within an association does not follow a fixed schedule like a job or
an internship, but a flexible one, varied enough so you’ll never get bored.
3. It is a good way to gain that “experience” much sought after by employers, even when it comes to fresh graduates.
4. You can acquire or improve skills that are very useful not only on the
labor market, but in social life, too: teamwork, communication and presentation, events organization etc.;
5. You come to know people who can brighten up you life through their
diversity;
6. With an association project, you can go abroad through youth exchanges, summer schools, trainings, conferences etc.;
7. Often, among former members that the association keeps in touch
with, there are company managers or directors in your field of interest,
whom you have the opportunity to impress with your qualities and to
whom you can submit a resume after graduation.
The Bologna Process involves
making higher education systems compatible across European countries. The Bologna
Declaration (1999), signed by
Ministers of Education from European countries, including Romania, created the European Higher Education
Area.
Here are some general changes that have had an impact on Romanian
higher education:
- the duration and structure of studies has changed;
- the duration of the Bachelor cycle has been shortened;
- the duration and importance of the master cycle have increased;
- short-term education (college) has been transformed into undergraduate
education;
- the doctoral system has been restructured
- the structure of specializations has changed;
- student and faculty mobility has been increasingly promoted;
- degrees are now recognised at European level;
- quality assurance policies have been implemented.
What is the Bologna
Process?
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In promoting mobility and degree
recognition in Europe, an important role is played by the use of
the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
What is the
European Credit
Transfer System
(ECTS) and how
does it work?
This means that every subject that
you study is assigned a certain
number of credits. Once earned,
these credits are available in any
educational institution that adopted the Bologna Process.
What are the
advantages of the
bachelor + master
study system?
Since the 2005-2006 academic year, admission has been organized
for undergraduate fields of study, which may include one, two or
more specializations. Undergraduate fields of study provide you, as
holder of a Bachelor degree, with knowledge and skills that are comprehensive enough to secure multiple opportunities for you on the labor market.
Once you have completed undergraduate studies (180/240 accumulated study credits) you can practice your profession, according to
the skills and rights appropriate to your degree, or you can continue
your studies with a master programme (120 credits).
These will deepen your knowledge in either your Bachelor field or a
related field, develop your research skills, and is a compulsory basis for
doctoral studies. Master studies conducted in other areas than bachelor ones will help you acquire complementary skills, which the labor
market welcomes. Remember, however, that if you also intend to
earn a PhD, the bachelor and master studies must be closely related
and compatible with the doctoral studies.
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Is it necessary to enrol in a master programme
after completing undergraduate studies?
Initial university education (bachelor level) is mainly aimed at employment on the labor market, in
work involving high-level qualification. Continuing undergraduate
studies with a master’s degree is
extremely useful, as you enhance
your skills through specialized and
in-depth courses, so you can be
employed on positions involving
management, decision-making
and creative activities. On the
other hand, it opens the way to a
doctor’s degree for the most outstanding students.
The diversity of masters programmes offered by “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad ensures lifelong learning by allowing
you to access them at any time
during your professional career.
How does the Bologna Process
foster student mobility? Will I be
able to move from one university
to another?
Student and graduate mobility, i.e. pursuing studies in universities abroad, is provided
through the lifelong learning program, as well
as other inter-university agreements.
In addition to these programs, the new system
promotes national and international student
mobility by:
- describing studies in terms of transferable credits;
- course/degree transparency.
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THE FACULTIES
Faculty of Law
Address: 94-96, Revoluţiei Blvd.,
310025, Arad
Telephone: 0257 - 210171; 0257 - 214890;
Fax: 0257 - 210171
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.uvvg.ro
Management:
Dean: Assoc.Prof. Cristian Alunaru, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 - 282080,
e-mail: [email protected]
Vice-Dean: Lecturer Daniel Berlingher, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 282080, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Public Law Department:
Lecturer Narcisa Stoicu, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 282080, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Private Law Department:
Lecturer Daniela Creţ, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 282080, e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of Economics
Address: 15 Eminescu Str., 310086, Arad
Telephone: 0257-213066
Fax: 0257 - 213066
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://fse.uvvg.ro/
Management:
Dean: Prof. Horaţiu Şoim, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 - 213066, e-mail: [email protected]
Vice-Dean: Lecturer Andrei Anghelina, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 213066, e-mail: [email protected]
Vice-Dean: Lecturer Bobi Costi, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 213066, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Marketing Department:
Lecturer Eugen Remeş, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 213066, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Accounting and Finance Department:
Lecturer Delia David, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 213066, e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of Medicine,
Pharmacy and
Dentistry
Address: 31 Henri Coandă Str., 310429, Arad
Telephone: 0257-214204
Fax: 0257-214204
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.uvvg.ro
Management:
Dean: Prof. Liana Moş, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257-212204, e-mail: [email protected]
Vice-Dean: Prof. Corina Zorilă, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257-212204, e-mail: corina [email protected]
Vice-Dean: Assoc.Prof. Teodora Olariu, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257-212204, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Medicine Department:
Assoc.Prof. Stelian Morariu, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257-212204, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Dentistry Department:
Lecturer Paul Freiman, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257-212204, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Life Sciences Department:
Assoc.Prof. Lucian Păiuşan, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257-212204, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Postgraduate and Residency Department:
Prof. Alexandru Dumnici, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257-212204, e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of
Educational Sciences,
Psychology, Physical
Education and Sports
Address: 1-3 Praporgescu Str.,310183, Arad
Telephone: 0257 - 338533
Fax: 0257 - 250609
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.uvvg.ro
Management:
Dean: Prof. Teodor Pătrăuţă, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 - 250609, e-mail: [email protected]
Vice-Dean: Assoc.Prof. Eugen Gagea, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 338533, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Psycho-Pedagogy Department:
Assoc.Prof. Rodica Popa, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 338533, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Physical Education and Sports Department:
Assoc.Prof. Mirela Dan, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 254108, e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of
Humanities, Political
and Administrative
Sciences
Address: 3 Unirii Str., 310123, Arad
Telephone: 0257 - 282324
Fax: 0257 - 250599
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.uvvg.ro
Management:
Dean: Prof. Marius Grec, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 - 282324, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Social Sciences and Humanities Department:
Assoc.Prof. Cristian Benţe, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 282324, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Modern Languages Department:
Assoc.Prof. Rodica Biriş, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 282324, e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of Natural
Sciences,
Engineering and
Computer Science
Address: 91-93 Liviu Rebreanu Str.,
310414, Arad
Telephone: 0257 - 228622
Fax: 0257 - 228622
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.uvvg.ro
Management:
Dean: Prof. Endre Mathe, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 - 228622, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Computer Science Department:
Lecturer Monica Ciobanu, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 228622, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Biology, Ecology and Geography Department:
Lecturer Iulian Stana, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 228622, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of the Forestry and Agrotourism Department:
Lecturer Mihai Brad, Ph.D.
Tel.: 0257 – 228622, e-mail: [email protected]
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PRACTICAL
INFORMATION FOR
STUDENTS
What changes?
There are several differences between high school and university:
- the “teachers” are: assistant
professor, lecturer, associate professor, professor;
- no uniform;
- no catalog, except at the Secretariat;
- you can see your grades online;
- there is online information on
what you study and how you will
be assessed;
- no teacher-parent conferences.
- classes are called study groups;
- courses are held in different
rooms or even different buildings;
- a “class” takes two or three
hours;
- the course, seminar and lab
can be taught by different individuals, even as part of the same
subject;
Your Documents
Contracts
Once admitted, a tuition contract is signed between the University represented by the Rector of the institution – and you. Read carefully
and keep this document, as it stipulates not only your obligations, but
also the rights you enjoy in the University.
The contract is valid for the entire duration of schooling. At the beginning of each academic year you will fill in a study contract, which lists
the subjects you are to study in that academic year, as well as the
tuition fee.
The student card
Upon enrollment in the first year of study, the University issues two important documents for you: the student card and the travel discount
card.
Your student card serves as
identification in all cases where
it is required to prove that you
are a student (in museums, to
issue prescriptions, etc.). To remain valid after being issued,
you must hand it to your faculty
secretariat for stamping, at the
beginning of each academic
year.
Also, the student card is important to record grades obtained
in examinations or other forms
of assessment. It is required that
you hand the examining teacher your student card to have
your grade written down, and
it is in your interest to do so, so
as to avoid any entanglement
with the grades.
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Travel discounts for railway transportation
Your travel discount card (issued by the University) gives you a
50% discount on regional trains, second class. It is issued at the
beginning of the study period, but in order to continue to benefit
from this feature, you must have it stamped, in each academic
year, by your faculty secretariat.
For a 50% discount on fast trains, a voucher book is also issued at
the beginning of each year of study. This contains 24 leafs corresponding to 24 discounted trips by fast train, second class, and it
is only used with your travel discount card.
Recommendations
If you lost your student card or your travel discount card, you can get
a duplicate. For this you have to declare loss in a local newspaper and
make a request to the Dean of the Faculty, to which you must attach
a copy of the ad and the receipt proving payment of charges levied
in this case.
Scholarships
The “Vasile Goldis” Western
University of Arad offers several
types of scholarships, awarded
on the basis of specific criteria:
- “Vasile Goldis” tuition scholarships;
- “Doina and Baruţu Arghezi”
scholarship;
- merit-based scholarships;
- student grants;
- Awards of Excellence.
An experience abroad
Unlike in our parents’ times,
scholarships abroad are now
more readily available and
benefit from better funding. In
addition to a number of interesting courses, the great advantage of studying abroad is
the chance to visit many places and make many friends.
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The Lifelong Learning Programme
The ERASMUS Component
For a student at “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad (and thousands of other students from the European Union), the easiest way to
get to study abroad is ERASMUS, a program that promotes mobility
between European universities. At “Vasile Goldis” Western University
of Arad, this program is managed by the Department of International
Relations.
How to obtain
an ERASMUS
Mobility?
In the springtime, i.e. March-April, each
faculty lists its available Erasmus places
and universities where mobility will take
place. Application is open to 1st and 2nd year students who
have passed all of their exams, including the latest exam session. Unfortunately, final year students cannot apply; they
must wait until they graduate and enroll in a master programme.
On the notice board of your faculty you will find precise details about
the selection procedure, i.e. everything your application file must contain, or whether you need to go to an interview etc.
Typically, your application file should include a CV, a covering letter
stating the first choice of mobility, an extract from your transcript, a
study project upholding specific objectives and expected results, a
recommendation from a faculty member, in which your skills are assessed, and a language certificate. These documents are generally
required for any application for a scholarship abroad, so as soon as
you learn how to write and compile them, they will always be helpful
when you apply for other scholarships or jobs.
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ERASMUS in 5 points
1. you study at a
university in the European
Union without paying tuition fees;
3. a huge
network of
friends from all
over the world;
2. you don’t have to
bother with differential
examinations when you
return home;
4. the most
effective way
to learn
foreign
languages;
5. you get to
travel and visit
Europe.
What is the difference between courses and
seminars?
Courses are theoretical presentations on a certain topic
that you are studying as part of a subject. Courses are
generally taught in the form of lectures or expositions
made by the professor.
Seminars are activies clarifying the fundamental concepts
taught during courses. Students apply the knowledge
learned in courses through presentations, discussions and
practical works conducted under the supervision of a professor.
At the first course or seminar on a specific subject, ask
the professor to show you the curriculum for that subject,
which also contains assessment conditions and criteria, so
that you know from the start what you have to do during
the semester to pass that subject. Discuss freely with the
professor and don’t be afraid to ask when something isn’t
clear. It is better to do this at the beginning of the semester, so as to pass exams without any problems.
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What are credits?
A credit is a convention, a
measure for the average
amount of work required to
pass a subject. A credit represents about 30 hours of work.
This means that if a subject
has 5 credits, you will need
about 150 hours of work to
pass. These include courses
and seminars, independent
study, writing papers, reading books from the required
literature etc. However, this
is an average, so it can vary
depending on your pace of
learning.
Points obtained at a subject
are determined by multiplying
the credits assigned to that
subject by the mark obtained
by the student. A student’s
score at the end of a semester is obtained by summing
up points from all passed subjects. In the first three years of
college you will have accumulated a total of 180 credits,
i.e. 30 per each semester.
How do you check your
grades?
Adapting the higher education system to European standards has caused
institutions
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to focus on issues regarding
the management of educational activities.
“Vasile Goldis” Western University has many educational
systems to assist students by
digitalizing university education processes.
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University Management System is a
tool dedicated to the management
of educational processes in academia and deals with the various aspects that exist within academic processes: the academic organization
of the faculty; curricula, grading systems with and without credits; teaching staff, admission and admission
sessions; records, registers and school
situation; students and their educational paths; organizing student series
into modules, groups and subgroups;
exam sessions and grades obtained
in exams; tuition fees and students’ financial obligations; school situations
and analyses devoted to university
management; bachelor degrees
etc.
For students, the most important
module is the Web-UMS module, accessible at http://ums.uvvg.ro, where
they can view their personal data,
the curricula for their years of study,
school situations and financial information. An account will be automatically created for each student, valid
for the entire period of study.
For students, the most important
module is the Web-UMS module, accessible at http://ums.uvvg.ro, where
they can view their personal data,
the curricula for their years of study,
school situations and financial information. An account will be automatically created for each student, valid
for the entire period of study.
Students will be able to log in with a
user account and a password. For
students of Romanian nationality, the
username will be the CNP (personal
identification number), and in the
case of foreign citizens, it will be their
registration number. In both cases,
the password is the date of birth in
DD-MM-YYYY format (DD-day, MMmonth, YYYY-year of birth).
After
login,
the
homepage will appear with the menu
on the left and selected information
or default messages
from the university on the right.
The menu consists of the following
pages:
- Student information - displays personal information;
- Subjects - displays the curricula;
- Academic record – displays the student’s academic trajectory;
- Grades – displays the grades;
- Optional – displays information on
optional subjects;
- Financial - displays the student’s financial situation;
- Exit – disconnects the student from
the platform.
* There is also another page,
“Change context” - it appears only if
the student is enrolled in two specializations, thereby being able to select
the context for which to display the
information.
In addition to the Web-UMS platform,
students have access to the online
courses platform, accessible via the
Internet at http://cursuri.uvvg.ro. This
is mainly aimed at students enrolled
in distance learning, but all university
students have access to these courses. Login is done on the same basis,
by CNP ( registration number) and
date of birth.
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Facilities provided by the UMS
• management of students’ academic and financial situation;
• online publication of curricula for each subject, granting students access, after login, to their professional results and financial situation.
The Alumni Association The Vasile Goldis West-
ern University of Arad Alumni Association invites you
to become a member of the association and a
VGWU ambassador in the world. Thus, we will keep
you connected to University activities through invitations to conferences, seminars or special events,
helping you keep in touch with your teachers and
classmates, and making you a resource-person
and mentor for future generations.
Our mission is to promote the values of culture, science and civilization by creating a public-private partnership, involving graduates
(alumni) of “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, cultural and
scientific personalities, and representatives from the socio-economic environment.
The Association invites you, along with graduates and PhD students, to get involved in activities and projects under the banner
of “Vasile Goldis” Western University Arad, as a volunteer. Giving
you the opportunity to learn new things and develop your skills, the
Alumni Association meets your needs by granting you the chance
to work in a proactive team and gain an experience worthy of being put on your resume.
Continuing studies after graduation
If you like to study and want to know more in a certain area, you can
continue with the other two study cycles - master or doctoral programmes, as follows:
Master Programmes
In the final undergraduate year,
you can find all information about
our master’s degrees on the University’s website, www.uvvg.ro,
on faculty websites, in brochures,
leaflets or during special events
promoting our educational offer.
To choose the right programme
for you, you are advised to carefully consider the offer, think about
what you want to do in the future
and ask questions about the programmes to professors or senior
colleagues.
Doctoral Programmes
After obtaining your master’s degree, you can continue with a
PhD program within a doctoral
school.
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Volunteering and career options
professional advantages:
- you gain that “experience” that
looks good on your CV;
- you learn how to design and
manage projects;
- you develop essential skills for
the labor market: teamwork,
meeting deadlines and schedules, communication and presentation, leadership;
- you come to meet professionals
in your field from whom you can
learn a lot and who can then recommend you for a desired job;
- it can turn into a part-time or
even full-time job, as many NGOs
recruit their staff from volunteers.
Volunteering is an activity
of public interest, performed for
the benefit of others, without material reward. But if it is not paid,
why should you volunteer? The
answer is simple: because it helps
your personal and professional
development.
More specifically, it gives you:
personal advantages:
- you get to know yourself better,
you find out what kind of work
suits you (or not);
- it boosts your self-esteem;
- you meet new and very different people and learn to communicate with each one of them;
- you get a sense of fulfillment
from helping your neighbor;
- you fill your spare time with activities that are both fun and useful.
Besides, no remuneration simply
means just not getting a paycheck. Often, however, as a
volunteer, some expenses (accommodation, meals, transport)
related to your project can be
settled through national or European programs.
What does it take to be a volunteer?
Basically, altruism, responsibility, team spirit and a lot of enthusiasm!
How can you volunteer?
- by joining a student association;
- by watching faculty notice boards for recruitment announcements;
- by asking your colleagues who are already volunteers to describe
what they do and introduce you to the team where they work;
- by simply taking initiative: go personally to that organization and offer to volunteer; you will most likely not be denied: organizations are
eager to take volunteers.
Make the most out of your time as a student! In addition to bringing
you friends, fun and appreciation, volunteering can be something
even more important: your first career move.
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THE CENTER FOR LIFELONG CAREER COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE
is the career center of “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad.
Career counseling: We will support you in planning your own professional success:
•Assistance with career decisions;
•Assessing interests, values and professional skills;
•Assistance with the technical aspects of job-searching (resume, cover letter etc.);
•Preparation for jobs interviews.
Career plan assistance:
•Identify opportunities to develop professional skills and competencies.
Psychological counseling: you get support for managing problematic situations:
• Overcoming emotional difficulties;
• Crisis management;
• Stress management in exam sessions;
• Personal resources development.
Educational counseling: Our counselors will talk to you about choosing the
best educational route:
• Assistance in choosing undergraduate studies;
• Assistance in choosing master studies;
• Identify educational opportunities (internships, scholarships etc.).
• Assistance in submitting applications for academic scholarships
abroad.
Skill development trainings that increases your employability:
• Career Management;
• Teamwork skill development;
• Time and information management during exam sessions.
Career publications: useful guides, brochures and books for career development:
• Student’s Guide;
• A guide to your career;
• Entrepreneurship 101.
Surveys on:
• student satisfaction with the services provided by the university;
• graduate employability.
Collaboration with institutions, companies and NGOs:
• Promotion of internships, trainings, jobs at home and abroad;
• On-request organization of selection and recruitment;
• Organization of internships for students in partner organizations
(other than those for mandatory practical training).
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IMPORTANT
EXTRACTS
from the Regulations on the
Application of the European
Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
Art. 5. Each subject has an
allocated number of credits,
in relation to the workload
required for the student to
reach the educational objectives of a subject. The
number of credits allocated
for a subject is not divisible by
activities.
Art. 6. Credits in a subject are
obtained by passing the relevant examination, i.e. by
obtaining a grade of at least
5 (five) or a “pass” mark.
Art. 7. The student shall promote to a higher year of studies if s/he has accumulated a
minimum number of credits.
The study programme shall be
completed only after the accumulation of all credits pertaining to that programme.
Art. 8. Compulsory and optional subjects in the curriculum of an academic year are
credited in the limit of the 60
corresponding credits. The
number of credits stipulated
in the curriculum for one semester is 30. Facultative and/
or optional subjects studied
over the minimum limit imposed by the curriculum enable the accumulation of
additional credits.
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Art. 9. Students who do not
obtain the credits required
for promoting to the following
academic year and are reenrolled in a complementary
year must meet the requirements of the curriculum for
the class in which they reprise
their studies.
Art. 13. (1) Enrollment shall be
made based on professional
results obtained in the previous academic year, with the
compulsory acquisition of the
minimum number of credits
required for promoting to the
following academic year: at
least 45 credits for study programmes within the field of
Health and at least 30 credits
for study programmes in other fields out of the total number of 60 allocated credits.
A total number of 15 remaining credits can be transferred
to a higher year of study in
study programmes within
the field of Health, and 30 in
the other study programmes.
Units obtained in that year
from remaining credits from
previous years are considered when calculating the 45
(30) credit units.
(2) The student who, while accumulating the 45 (30) credit
units from the examinations
of the ongoing year, did not
obtain a sufficient number
from transferable credits, thus
accumulating more than
15 (30), unobtained credit
units, cannot benefit from the
transfer of the 15 (30), credit
units to the higher year and
it shall be declared that the
student did not pass.
(3) Remaining credits can be
obtained in a complementary year, on the student’s demand, while complying with
the provisions of these Regulations.
Art. 14. A student may be not
re-enrolled in a year of study
more than twice. If s/he does
not pass after the 2 re-enrollments, s/he shall be expelled
and his/her transcript of records shall be issued.
Art. 16. Promotion to the following study cycle, for study
programmes in Medicine,
Medicine (in French), Medicine (in English), Dentistry,
involves full obtainment of
credits from the previous cycle (1st to 3rd year ). Credits
cannot be transferred from
the 1st to the 2nd cycle. For
the Pharmacy study programme, promoting to the
3rd year of study is conditioned by the obtainment of
all 120 credits pertaining to
the 1st and 2nd year of study,
Remaining credits can be
obtained only within a feebased complementary year,
on the student’s demand.
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Art. 17. For the complementary years s/he attends, the student shall pay the tuition fee established by the University’s
Board of Directors.
Art. 18. In complementary years, the student’s didactic obligations are confined to subjects which s/he did not pass.
Passed subjects shall be recognized by the deans of faculties. No advance credits are allowed.
Art. 19. The credit transfer system applies to all majors provided by the University, including those for which they only
have one study cycle.
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SOCIAL AND
LEISURE’S
INFRASTRUCTURE
- Dormitory - 57 Cocorilor Str., (P+4 Building, which provides
300 beds in rooms with a bath and increased comfort)
- The Academics’ and Students’ House - 92 Revoluţiei Blvd
- Sports Complex - 1 Praporgescu Str. (main office of our
Sports Association, with volleyball/basketball/tennis/handball courts)
- Gloria Stadium
- Atheneu Club - 78 Revoluţiei Blvd. (artistic activities, club activities, freshmen balls)
- Medical Practice - 82-84 Liviu Rebreanu Str.
- Dental Clinic - 3 Calea Cãlãraşilor
- Office of the Students’ Advisory Council - 94-96 Revoluţiei
Blvd.
- Gaudeamus Cabbin – Izoi, Moneasa
- Macea Castle University Complex and Socodor University
Complex
- Macea University Botanical Garden - scientific collection of
over 2400 taxa
- Doina & Baruţu Arghezi Art Collection
- Italian Cultural Center
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ARAD - LITTLE
VIENNA
The Water Tower
In the second half of the 19th century, the city administration decided to erect a very important building for the life of the city, which is
known as the “Water Tower”.
The tower is 35 meters tall and was
inaugurated in 1896. In terms of architectural style, it complements
the homogenous look of Arad architecture, which is based on an
eclectic style called “secession”.
The tower, a solid stone-and-brick
building, is impressively massive
and tall. It is characterized by the
decoration of balconies and windows.
The tower was built to supply water to the city, then in full development, to signal fire outbreaks and
to ensure the rapid intervention of
firefighters.
Cenad Palace
Located at Bd. Revolutiei, Nr. 73,
the Palace is one of the most stately
buildings of the city. It was built in the
late nineteenth century by the AradCenad Railway Company, after the
plans of architect Jivaszek.
The building is part of the City Hall Square complex and it is representative of
eclectic architecture, richly decorated in classic and Renaissance style.
It stands out from other buildings by the roof equipped with interesting towers,
whose ornamentation reflects the specific architecture of Arad.
The palace displays decorative elements that betray its functionality, which is
particularly apparent in the depiction of Mercury, god of commerce, on the
frontispiece of the building.
After the 1989 Revolution, most of the Cenad Palace ground floor was given
to political political parties, parliamentarians and associations as offices.
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The Administrative
Palace
The Administrative Palace currently
houses the City Hall. It was built between 1872 and 1874, after a project by architect Pékár Ferenc. The
style of the building combines Flemish Neo-Renaissance with the style of
late medieval city halls.
The building is U-shaped and has a
54-meter tower, and the clock in the
tower, brought from Switzerland in
1878, has a mechanism that plays a
patriotic song on the hour.
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Hall windows have stained glass depicting allegorical figures of the seasons. The square in front of the building was
called the Revolution Square, in memory of events that took
place in December 1989.
In the center of the square, a monument and a crucifix were
erected, in memory of heroes fallen during the Revolution.
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The Cultural
Palace
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The palace was built between 1911
and 1913, according to plans by architect Lajos Szantay from Arad.
It features a mix of styles: neoclassical
(front), Corinthian (columns supporting the front gable), Italian Renaissance style (wings), Gothic-inspired
style (Corvin Castle-like items in the
park side of the building). Its superb
concert hall accommodated, over
time, great musical figures like Richard Strauss, Bela Bartok, George Enescu, Traian Grozăvescu etc.
The building displays a variety of
styles, according to the era in which
it was built. The main facade is inspired by Greek temples. Noteworthy
items include the monumental stairs,
columns adorned with capitals, and
the triangular gable decorated with
a bas-relief dedicated to the Muses
(worked by sculptor Geza Rubleczky). Above the building rises a massive tower with a square base.
To the right and left of the main fa-
çade are two wings fitted with decorative staircases, which lead to side
entrances; each wing has one small
tower with a polygonal base. The two
wings are dominated by elements of
the Renaissance, especially visible in
the form and decoration of groundfloor windows.
In the fourth side of the building,
which overlooks the park, the most
striking elements are inspired by the
Corvin Castle.
Some interior elements worth mentioning are the floral stained glass in
the concert hall and lobby of honor,
the metopes’ decoration, floral and
geometric ironwork, chandeliers and
wall lamps.
The building currently houses the
County Museum and the State Philharmonic.
The museum comprises sections of
archeology: the Bronze, Dacian, migration and premedieval ages; history: testimonies about the 1848 Revolution in Transylvania, the struggle for
Union (1918); ethnography; natural
sciences, exhibits on the Arad area:
mineralogy, flora and fauna; classical and contemporary Romanian
art, European paintings from the 17th
– 20th centuries; decorative art; theater history: programs, posters, photos, music scores.
The mixed museum, founded in 1893,
was originally a collection of relics of
the 1848 Revolution and an archeology collection. From 1913 the museum has been hosted by the current
building.
The last reorganization took place in
1979. Since 1992 it has also included
a science section.
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Avram Iancu Square
Avram Iancu Square was the commercial and political center of Arad at the
beginning of the nineteenth century,
while also being the seat of the old city
hall, built in 1704 (number 16). It was the
site of the People’s Assembly during the
1848 Revolution and of the clash with
local Austrian troops (February 1849),
which surrendered to the Romanian
revolutionaries.
On the Tribunul Axente street there are houses built in 18th century Baroque style, which belonged to craftsmen organized in guilds.
These buildings had two floors, with a workshop at ground floor and a
private residence upstairs.
The Locker House
It was built in 1815 and renovated in 1851, undergoing some other changes in 1963, business
premises on the ground floor being converted
into dwelling places.
The “iron log” of Arad guilds was located in a
corner of the building. This was a segment from
a tree trunk, wrapped in sheets and fastened
with nails. Journeymen coming from European craft centers to master
the secrets of their profession in Arad drove nails of different shapes
into the sheet, as a sign of their passage. The log was placed in a recess in the above-mentioned corner of the building, protected by a
curved metal bar, locked with a padlock, the work of a locksmith from
Arad. In 1994, the log was stolen, but recovered by the police and
handed to the conservation and restoration Laboratory of Arad Museum Complex, where it was completely restored.
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Traian Bridge
The building of Traian Bridge was proposed by the city administration
in early twentieth century. In 1908, a project of the Austrian Railway
Company was accepted. The bridge was built according to a plan
by engineer Robert Toth (1857-1913) of Reşiţa, the iron structure was
manufactured in Resiţa plants, and the ornamentation has many elements of the “secession” style.
At the end of the Second World War, the bridge was dynamited, but
the structure was not severely damaged, and the bridge was rebuilt
a few months after the war. As an industrial monument, it is currently
used under weight restrictions.
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The Art Museum
The building of the museum is an
architectural monument (20th century)
and includes Romanian art (19th and
20th century Romanian plastic works,
paintings by Theodor Aman, Nicolae Grigorescu, Corneliu Baba, Nicolae Tonitza,
sculptures by Dimitrie Paciurea, Romulus
Ladea), as well as universal art from Italian, French, Flemish, Dutch, and Hungarian schools (painting, tapestry, porcelain,
furniture).
It emerged from the first painting exhibition in Arad, organized in 1913,
which forms the basis of the current European painting collection.
Arad Fortress
It is one of the most important historical monuments in the West of the country. Built in the second half of the seventeenth century, the fortress
was regarded as one of the most impressive military fortifications of those times.
When the Austro-Turkish wars of the first half of the 18th century ended, and Transylvania, Banat and other territories were occupied by
the Habsburg Empire, military fortifications were planned in the thenrecently occupied regions, in order to secure domination of these
areas.
The Chancellery of Vienna drafted a strategic plan that envisaged
the building of a belt of fortresses within the inner area close to the
southern and eastern border of the empire. Among these fortresses
were those of Oradea, Timisoara and Arad. The Arad fortress plan
was personally approved by the Empress Maria Theresa and her son
Joseph II.
The new fortress of Arad, in line
with the imperial plan, had to
replace the old one and be
appropriate in terms of modern military equipment. The
location of the building was a
peninsula of Mures (on the left
bank) which the city gave to
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military authorities.
The building of the Fortress, a work of architect Harsch, began in
the summer of 1763, after the Vauban system, and is a double starshaped building with 6 corners, strong defense walls, pillboxes and
other military buildings.
The works lasted for 20 years, with some small interruptions caused
mainly by labor shortages, so the fortress was completed in 1783.
After works were completed, the fortress accommodated various
military units and thus Arad became a military and political center
of the Austrian domination in the area. The 200-year history of the
fortress is connected with a host of important events.
During the 1784 Revolt of Horea, the fortress was one of the centers
of action of the imperial troops against the rebels. During the Napoleonic Wars, many French prisoners were kept in the fortress. After
the 1848 revolution, many revolutionaries, including Eftimie Murgu,
were imprisoned and sentenced in the pillboxes of the fortress. With
the end of the nineteenth century came a change in strategic concept, and the fortress lost its importance and was turned into mere
barracks.
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The Roman Catholic Cathedral
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The building, a distinguished architectural monument, was erected in
the years 1902-1904, in Renaissance style, after the plans of architect
Emil Tabakovics. The main entrance to the church is vaulted, dominated on both sides by two massive columns, framing, in their upper
side, the deepened semicircular frontispiece.
The frontispiece shelters the “Pietà” sculpture, which is a copy of Michelangelo’s work from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Above the sculpture is a frieze with three other statues and a quote from Luke the Evangelist: “My house shall be a house of prayer.”
The Cathedral tower, with a semicircular dome, is over 56 meters tall
and impresses through its monumentality and sumptuousness. The
visitor is impressed by the simple and double columns supporting the
semicircular arches on the inside, up to near the altar. The basilica’s
lighting is also relevant to visitors and churchgoers. Light seeps inside
through 10 stunningly beautiful stained-glass windows, with a specific
theme for Western Rite Christianity. He who walks inside the monument
is also impressed by the painting of the church, done by Löhr Ferenc
and Bogdanffy Erik Pauli in the same Western manner.
At the entrance, on the right, an inscription is embedded on the narthex wall, taken from the old Convent of Minorities in Arad. The inscription recalls the presence of Emperor Joseph II in Arad. Here is the
beautiful statue of the “Trinity”, which in the beginning of the century,
was placed in front of the theater.
The church is equipped with an organ that has a particular resonance.
Owing to the exceptional sound of the organ, religious themed concerts are occasionally held in the church, in collaboration with the
Arad Philharmonic, which attract many listeners.
The Cathedral bells were cast in the Hönig foundry workshops of Arad,
famous for bronze casting works in Central Europe.
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Holy Trinity
Orthodox Cathedral
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Arad is an Orthodox cathedral, seat
of the Archdiocese of
Arad.
The cornerstone of the cathedral was laid in 1991 by Timotei Seviciu,
Bishop of Arad. The cathedral was consecrated by Patriarch Daniel on December 6, 2008, and on November 28, 2009 it became the
archbishop’s cathedral.
The old cathedral of the Arad Diocese
is the Nativity of St. John the Baptist Cathedral, a historical and architectural
monument.
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Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Orthodox Cathedral
The cathedral is a monument of baroque
architecture in the city of Arad. It was built
between 1862-1865 under the direction of
architect Anton Ziegler. The two towers of
the facade were elevated in 1904. The two
towers are equipped with a clock on each
side.
The church served as the cathedral of the
Arad Diocese, from its inauguration and
until 2009, when the Holy Trinity Cathedral,
built since 1991, acquired this function.
Gai Monastery
The monastery was built between 17601762, on the orders of Bishop Sinesie
Jivanovici (1751-1768), for everlasting remembrance and to be used by his successors to the Episcopal seat of Arad. The
contract of May 15-26 between Bishop
Sinesie and master Egidius Ioanovici of
Arad stipulated the construction of this
church. The Eastern façade of the architectural complex is imposing and ornate,
being typical for buildings of the time. The
tower of the church, located in the southwest of the complex, is impressive by its
two registers and the richly decorated
cornice between them.
The church door is placed in the tower shaft and fitted with a rectangular stone frame. The tower has a pyramidal roof consisting of curved
slopes and made of zinc sheets.
On the inside, the church planimetry has the characteristic division of
Orthodox churches. The apse of the altar lies towards the East, having a polygonal shape on the outside. The altar table is carved in red
marble. Bishop Sinesie was buried in the altar.
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The Red Church
The church was built in 1906, in Neo-Gothic
style, according to the plans of architect
Szantay László. In Arad it is known as the
Red Church, because of the decorative red
bricks that cover its walls.
Some of its remarkable features include the
rich portal, the sharp tower, the rectangular altar and the electro-pneumatic organ,
made in Timisoara. The main tower of the
church rises to a height of 46 m.
The Railway Station
The current building of the station is actually the third, built in 1910, after
the plans of the Arad architect Ludovic Szantay, The first train passed
through Arad on Oktober 25, 1858, the year the Lőkösháza-CurticiArad opened.
The Statue of Liberty and the Park
of Reconciliation
The Statue of Liberty is a monument erected in
1890 in Arad, for the festivities commemorating
the execution of the 13 antihabsburgic military
commanders known as “The Arad Thirteen”. The
monument was taken down in 1925, based on
Decree No. 1512/1925 of the I.C. Brătianu government, because the thirteen generals supposedly fought against Romanians. The monument
was kept in a military unit, in Arad fortress.
On September 20, 1999 the Radu Vasile government adopted a decree by which the administration of the monument passed to the Franciscan Order.
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Over time, the repositioning of the monument within the city caused
much controversy.
In their March 4, 2004
meeting, the Adrian
Năstase government, despite the bitter protests of
some members of Parliament, including Senator
Sergiu NIcolaescu, approved the positioning of
the Statue of Liberty in a
Park of Hungarian-Romanian Reconciliation, in the
Firefighter’s Park in Arad.
On April 25, 2004 a new
unveiling of the monument took place, in the
presence of Romanian
and Hungarian officials
and the Head of the
European Commission
Head Delegation to Romania.
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USEFUL PHONE
NUMBERS
Useful VGWU phone numbers
RECTOR
Tel.: 0257-280277
Fax: 0257-280278
[email protected]
PRESIDENT
Tel.: 0257-280335
Fax: 0257-280810
[email protected]
VICE-RECTORS
Professor Cristian Haiduc, PhD
Tel./Fax: 0257-284899
[email protected]
Professor Anca Hermenean, PhD
Tel./Fax: 0257-282839
[email protected]
Associate Professor Violeta
Turcuş, PhD
Tel.: 0257- 254540
Fax: 0257- 254530
[email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT
General Director
Tel./Fax: 0257-280338
[email protected]
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
Tel.: 0257-280063
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
Tel.: 0257-285813
[email protected]
ACADEMIC STAFF TRAINING
DEPARTMENT
Tel./Fax: 0257-250609
“TUDOR ARGHEZI” UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
Tel.: 0257-285117
BOOKSHOP
Tel.: 0257-214636
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT
Tel.: 0257-285110
DEGREE ISSUE OFFICE
Tel.: 0257-281991
GOLDIŞ TV NET
Tel.: 0257-255044
“VASILE GOLDIŞ” UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS
Doorkeeper
Tel.: 0357-080064, 65, 66, 68;
0357-020069; interior 100
Administrator
Tel.: 0357-080067-interior 115;
0257-256391
OFFICE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
Tel./Fax: 0257-217029
DOCTORAL SCHOOL
Tel./Fax: 0357-080070; interior 132
DISTANCE LEARNING
DEPARTMENT
Tel./Fax: 0357-080070; interior 135
DORMITORY
Tel.: 0257-272770
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Useful phone numbers in Arad
NATIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBER
112
ARAD CITY POLICE
Tel.: 0257-207104
www.politiaromana.ro
ARAD COUNTY GENDARMERIE
INSPECTORATE
Tel.: 0257-514950
www.jandarmeriaarad.ro
“VASILE GOLDIŞ” EMERGENCY
INSPECTORATE OF ARAD
www.isuarad.ro
ARAD COUNTY CLINICAL HOSPITAL
Tel.: 0257-270203
www.scjarad.ro
ARAD AIRPORT
Traveler information service
Tel.: 0722-111998
www.aeroportularad.ro
BUS STATIONS
2, 6 Vânători Str.
Tel.: 0257-270097
17 Corneliu Coposu Str.
Tel.: 0257-273323
www.autogari.ro
TAXI COMPANIES
Europa: 0257-275555
Favorit: 0257-280000
Arad: 0257-244244
Verbiţă: 0357-440928
Alfa: 0257-228888
ARAD MUNICIPAL CLINICAL HOSPITAL
Tel.: 0257-257080
NON-STOP DRUGSTORES
Help Net
Tel.: 0257-280491
www.helpnet.ro
Sensiblu
Tel.: 0257-254527; 0257-214955
www.sensiblu.com
ARAD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY
Tel.: 0257-338590
www.ctparad.ro
ARAD RAILWAY STATION
Tel.: 0257-231777
www.infofer.ro
ARAD RAILWAY AGENCY
Tel.: 0257-280977
www.infofer.ro
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