The Politechnica University of Bucharest

Universitatea Politehnica din București

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST2230
    • RO0041
    • ROR: https://ror.org/0558j5q12
    • RO-ETER.BAS.NATID: U01
    • Erasmus: RO BUCURES11

      • Erasmus Institution Code

      Identifier assigned by the European Commission to higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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    • SCHAC: upb.ro

      • SCHema for Academia

      Internet domain (DNS)-based identifier of institutions, used in several European initiatives for data exchange in the education and research sector, e.g. Emrex - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • Erasmus-Charter: E10208641

      • Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE)

      Application number related to the ECHE, required for higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-PIC: 999842342

      • Participant Identification Code (PIC)

      A PIC is assigned to legal entities participating in EU-funded programmes - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-VAT: RO14814742

      • EU VAT number

      Identifier of economic operators for value-added tax (VAT) within the EU system, assigned by their national authority - data acquired using the EU participant register API

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    • WHED: IAU-019457

      • IAU World Higher Education Database (WHED)

      Identifier used in the world-wide WHED database of higher education institutions, managed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Legal seat(s)
    Bucharest, Romania
  • Website
    http://www.upb.ro
  • Founding year
    1938
  • QF-EHEA levels
    third cycle, second cycle, first cycle
  • Previous names
    • University "Politehnica" of Bucharest (Universitatea "Politehnica" din Bucureşti) until 04/02/2023
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/institution/2230

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Institutional evaluations/accreditation
    are valid for five years. During the evaluation procedure, about 20 per cent of the study programmes offered by the institution are also evaluated. Before initiating an institutional accreditation higher education institutions need to apply for provisional authorisation.
  • Programme evaluation/accreditations
    are valid for five years and must be renewed regularly. Programmes first need to receive a provisional authorisation that is granted by the Ministry and, two years after the graduation of the first cohort, programmes may apply for an accreditation.
  • Evaluation of Master Study Domains
    The evaluation procedure started in 2018. The results of the evaluation are valid for five years.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Romania

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Evaluation of institutions organising doctoral study programmes (IOSUD)
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional evaluation/accreditation
Institutional evaluation
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional evaluation/accreditation

Programme level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Applied mathematics and computer science in engineering (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Architecture (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Arhitectura�
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Automation and applied informatics (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Automation and Applied Informatics (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF Level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Aviation equipment and installations (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF Level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Aviation equipment and installations (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Bioengineering (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: negative
Biology (third cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Biologie
  • Qualification/award
    • Doctorate
  • Level
    third cycle (NQF level 8)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Biomaterials and medical devices (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Biomaterials and Medical Devices (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Biomateriale si dispozitive medicale
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Biotechnical and ecological systems engineering (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Calculation of mechanical structures (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Chemical and biochemical process engineering and informatics (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Chemical engineering (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Inginerie chimica
  • Qualification/award
    • Master study domains
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF level 7)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Chemical engineering (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Doctorate
  • Level
    third cycle (NQF 8)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Chemical engineering (in English) (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Inginerie chimic? (�n limba englez?)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Chemistry (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Doctorate
  • Level
    third cycle (NQF 8)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Chemistry and engineering of organic, petrochemical and carbochemical substances (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF Level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Chemistry and engineering of organic substances, petrochemistry and carbochemistry (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Computer applications in industrial engineering (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF 7)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme

Verifiable Credentials

A Verifiable Credential (VC) is a digitally-signed and thus tamper-evident document containing information on a subject (e.g. personal information, entitlements of an individual, degrees held by an individual or accreditation of a higher education institution). Quality assurance results recorded in DEQAR can be downloaded as W3C-compatible Verifiable Credentials.

Currently, two types of credentials can be issued:

EBSI Verifiable Accreditations (VA) can be used by a higher education institution in the context of the EBSI Early Adopters programme.

  • The VA allows the institution to prove its external quality assurance on the Trusted Issuer Registry (TIR). EBSI VAs are only issued for external quality assurance results with an official status in a national system (“part of obligatory EQA system”).
  • At present, the higher education institution’s EBSI DID needs to be communicated to EQAR and recorded in DEQAR manually at the moment. If you are a higher education institution participating in EBSI, please contact us to register your DID.
  • EBSI VAs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:ebsi:zk4bhCepWSYp9RhZkRPiwUL.

DEQAR Format Verifiable Credentials primarily serve as a proof of concept and public demonstrator currently.

  • DEQAR Format VCs are based on the plain W3C Recommendation and our own data model. While they closely follow the EBSI Schema, no EBSI-specific or EU-specific elements or data types are used.
  • The higher education institution is identified by its DEQAR URI in this case.
  • DEQAR Format VCs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:web:data.deqar.eu.

Please note: this is an experimental feature.