Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții București (Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest), on Bulevardul Lacul Tei
Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții București (UTCB, the Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest) has its main seat on Bulevardul Lacul Tei, in Sector 2. It has operated as an independent institution since 1948, and has been called a university since 1994–1995.
The Lacul Tei seat
Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții București, known as UTCB, has its official address at Bulevardul Lacul Tei no. 122–124, in Sector 2, according to the university’s website. The rectorate is located here.
History of the institution
According to the “History” page on the university’s website, in 1921 the school of bridges and roads became the Politehnica School of Bucharest (Școala Politehnică din București), and the training of civil engineers took place in the Civil Engineering Section. In 1938 the section became the Faculty of Civil Engineering. In 1948 the faculty split off from the Politehnica and became the Institutul de Construcții din București (the Bucharest Institute of Civil Engineering), an independent institution. Between 1994 and 1995 the institute became Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții București.
The starting year of the school of bridges and roads, the university’s predecessor, differs between the sources consulted. For that reason we do not give it here.
The faculties
The university’s website lists seven faculties: Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings; Building Services Engineering; Hydrotechnical Engineering and Water Resources Management; Railways, Roads and Bridges; Mechanical Engineering and Robotics in Construction; Geodesy; Engineering in Foreign Languages. There is also a Department for Teacher Training.
According to Wikipedia, UTCB is a member of the Romanian Alliance of Technical Universities (ARUT) and has about 5,500 students.
The campuses
According to Wikipedia, the university has four locations in Bucharest: Tei (with the rectorate, several faculties, laboratories and dormitories), Pache Protopopescu (the Faculty of Building Services Engineering), Plevnei (the Faculty of Industrial Technological Equipment) and Colentina, where there are laboratories.
Frequently asked questions
Where is UTCB?
At Bulevardul Lacul Tei no. 122–124, Sector 2, Bucharest.
When did UTCB become a university?
According to the official website, the institute of civil engineering became a university in 1994–1995.
What faculties does it have?
Seven faculties, from civil engineering and building services to geodesy and engineering in foreign languages. The full list is on the university’s website.
Bulevardul Lacul Tei nr. 122–124, sector 2, București
