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The opening of the 2020-2021 academic year, at the Western University of Timișoara

The opening of the 2020-2021 academic year, at the Western University of Timișoara

On Monday, September 28, the opening event of the 2020-2021 academic year took place at UVT, held online, publicly distributed via social media on the page UVT and through Google Meet.

The Western University of Timișoara, the most important comprehensive university in the west of the country, thus marks the beginning of an academic year which, although dominated by restrictions, by many limitations in the conduct of educational activities, will mean an important period for the entire local community, as well as for the whole society, in which we will be cautious in the face of epidemiological risks and continue education at high standards, online or hybrid. The manner of carrying out educational activities in the 11 faculties of UVT was established by decisions taken by the management of the faculties.

At the opening event of the academic year, the UVT community was honored by the interventions of several guests, representatives of UVT authorities and partners, but also of international personalities, ambassadors of UVT in the world. After the words given by the rector of UVT, Mr. Prof. Univ. Dr. Marilen Gabriel Pirtea, delivered to the students and their parents, teaching staff and researchers, specialist staff and collaborators, the public present online at the event, followed by several messages of solidarity, openness and university partnership transmitted live by: Mrs. Ligia Deca, Presidential Advisor, the rectors of the other three Timișoara public universities, partners of UVT within the Timișoara University Alliance, prof. Dr. Octavian Crețu (UMFT), prof. dr. Florin Drăgan (UPT), university professor Dr. Cosmin Popescu (USABTM). They also sent messages from Prof. Univ. Dr. Alice Oancea, Doctor Honoris Causa of UVT (University of Oxford), as well as students Adrian Breha, president of OSUT and Antonia Pup, representative of the first year, Faculty of Letters, History and Theology.

The rector of UVT, prof. univ. dr. Marilen Gabriel Pirtea, conveyed to the UVT university community: "The university is where our friends are, the place where the most beautiful memories of each of us come from. The pandemic crisis has revealed to us that the university is not just a building, it is not just a row of rooms, it is not just the long corridor or the amphitheatres where we meet! The university, online or face to face is a part of us. No matter where you are, at school, keeping your distance, or at home, connected online, I wish you all, students and members of the university community, health and vision, optimism and realism, energy and strength, to become better versions of yourself every day of their own persons. Learn to control your inner flame but never let it go out! Let's wish and have the ambition to have an academic year 2020-2021 in step with the world of the future!".

Between September 28 and October 4, the University of the West organizes a program dedicated to the initiation of new students - UVT INITIATION WEEK - including, in addition to the opening event of the academic year, generic activities and events intended for the entire university community - such as the Univibes Festival , now in its fourth edition, but also events focused on the specifics of the eleven faculties. The entire program of the UVT Initiation Week can be found online on the dedicated UVT page Initiation Weeks.

The UNIVIBES festival, the only music and performing arts festival organized by a university with the opening of the academic year, returns again this year, in an edition that respects the rules of distancing, in the Rozelor Park in Timișoara. The atmosphere will be maintained by Adrian Despot & Cezar Popescu (Vița de Vie Acu2tic), Țapinarii and Monokrom. So, we start the academic year with fresh strength and energy! Univibes by UVT opens the student show on 28.09 at 19. #BeReady! Entry is free and by reservation.

For all information about the events of the initiation week at UVT please go to the web page www.uvt.ro and the facebook page UVT.

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