The WUT Foundation

- 0256 592 391
- fundatia.uvt@e-uvt.ro
- Timișoara, Piata Libertatii nr. 1, birou 2, parter
The main purpose of the foundation is to "promote the values of culture, science, and civilization by achieving a public-private partnership, with the involvement of graduates of the West University of Timisoara, cultural and scientific personalities and representatives of the socio-economic environment from Romania and abroad."
The WUT Foundation was established in December 2012 with the aim of actively and palpably supporting the educational, research and social awareness projects of the West University of Timișoara.
The main purpose of the foundation is to "promote the values of culture, science, and civilization by achieving a public-private partnership, with the involvement of graduates (alumni) of the West University of Timisoara, cultural and scientific personalities, and representatives of the socio-economic environment from Romania and abroad."
In order to achieve its purpose, the foundation also sets to accomplish other objectives:
- to develop the alumni's consciousness of belonging to a social group with high moral, civic and professional values, always committed to excellence, capable of achieving their goals through individual activity, collaborating with other alumni, with their alma mater, and with other societal actors;
- to involve the graduates of the West University of Timișoara in the activities of the foundation;
- to organize scientific research, cultural, artistic and sporting activities;
- to organize professional training and specialization activities for the graduates of the West University of Timişoara and for other interested parties;
- to promote culture, science and civilization among the general public;
- to support the activity of modernization of higher education, to strengthen the relations with the academic and scientific research environments in Romania and abroad;
- to promote good relations with the business environment in Romania and abroad, to place graduates in appropriate positions, to support entrepreneurs in the didactic and scientific higher education process;
- to create and develop consulting programs for companies and institutions in Romania and abroad;
- to encourage young researchers and professors, graduates of the West University of Timişoara, to carry out focused studies, to fund research internships in Romania and abroad and to support their participation in domestic and international conferences and congresses;
- to stimulate deserving students and graduates of the West University of Timişoara through scholarships in Romania and abroad;
- to support projects for the revitalization of strategic academic fields within the West University of Timişoara by funding specific activities;
- to establish a scholarship system for high school graduates, future students of WUT with outstanding performances in science, the humanities, culture, arts, and sports;
- to organize and develop scientific events, summer schools, schools with thematic training, promotional trips for pre-university students, WUT students and employees;
- to organize and conduct promotional tours to strengthen and raise awareness towards the institutional image and academic programs of WUT, both in Romania and abroad;
- to attract and use, under legal conditions, sources of financing, resources and economic goods, in the form of grants, subscriptions, donations, contributions, sponsorships and other legal forms in order to achieve the purpose of the foundation;
- to provide tailored assistance and financial support for publishing papers (books, courses, application notebooks, etc.) and other scientific, cultural and artistic publications;
- to ensure funding of the investment objectives necessary for the development of the foundation's activity, the development and modernization of the material base (spaces destined for teaching, study and research, socio-cultural activities, computers, specific facilities, printing and copying equipment, means of transport etc);
- to provide financial support to the graduates of the West University of Timişoara and to the other members of the foundation in the form of a mutual aid for non-profit actions and for the organization of actions with a social, cultural, scientific, sporting and artistic dimension.
The purpose of the foundation is not limited to the above, but will correspond to the non-patrimonial personal interests of the Founder.
In progress
PARTNERSHIP PREMISES
On the basis of Europe 2020 strategy, which aims at a sustainable, intelligent and knowledge-based growth, and on the implications of public administration decisions on their stakeholders, the National Agency of Civil Servants (ANFP) and the West University of Timișoara have identified the possibility of improving the continuous training process, based on the most efficient use of the knowledge and skills acquired during work-related activities by civil servants and local elected officials.
Furthermore, through awareness of the value of these skills and knowledge, and of the need to preserve, develop and disseminate them, the Regional Center for Continuing Education for Local Public Administration Timișoara in collaboration with the West University of Timișoara, aim to convey these skills and knowledge to as many civil servants and local elected officials through constant learning programs.
In this sense, with the support of credible partners interested in the most efficient implementation of continuous improvement programs, such as the Timiș County Council, Timișoara City Hall, the Timiș Prefect Institution, the Caraș - Severin County Council, the Border Police Territorial Inspectorate, the Timiș Inspectorate of Gendarmes, the Environmental Guard, the County School Inspectorate, the Territorial Labor Inspectorate, the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection, we want to sign collaboration contracts to meet the needs of our partners and to create a handbook of good practices in the field of continuous professional training in local public administration.
Specifically, by providing students with a competent, efficient and integrated human resource, consisting of academics, for conceptual and theoretical approaches, and experienced and well-performing civil servants, for the development of practical notions with which civil servants work, we are convinced that we will succeed in establishing new standards when it comes to constant professional training within the local public administration, with a positive, real and long-term impact on public service beneficiaries.
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING PROGRAMS REGISTRATION
REPORT OF THE WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMIȘOARA FOUNDATION - 2013
The WUT Foundation was established on 19 December 2012, with the West University of Timișoara as its sole founder. The main aim of the Foundation is to "promote the values of culture, science, and civilization by achieving a public-private partnership, with the involvement of graduates (alumni) of the West University of Timișoara, cultural and scientific personalities, and representatives of the socio-economic environment from Romania and abroad."
In its first year, the WUT Foundation saw itself as a real and active supporter in carrying out the educational, research and social responsibility projects of the West University of Timişoara. In this sense, the Foundation developed a series of projects, as organizer or partner, with beneficial effects for the entire WUT community:
- developing and supporting activities on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of WUT ("UVT 70" event). The WUT Foundation submitted over 20 project applications in partnership with WUT faculties to obtain non-reimbursable funds from the Timiș County Council and Timișoara City Hall;
- organizing and conducting scientific events, as co-organizer: the International Colloquium COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE IN EUROPEAN ROMANIA (24-25.09.2013), the International Conference "COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY", November 7-9, 2013 (CESC 2013);
- supporting projects with socio-economic environment at the initiative of departments and teachers within WUT (eg the project "InterFoto 2013", in partnership with the Department of Design and Applied Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design and Timisoara City Hall; the project "Impact of cultural activities carried out by cultural institutions under the administrative subordination of Timiş County Council on urban citizens - in the first stage on the population of Timişoara, the project "Sociological study on the public impact of the candidacy of Timişoara for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2021" in partnership with the Department of Sociology , Faculty of Sociology and Psychology and Timiș County Council, respectively the Timișoara European Capital of Culture 2021 Association);
- organizing professional training courses and activities in partnership with the National Agency of Civil Servants, Regional Center for Continuing Education for the Local Public Administration Timișoara;
- carrying out consulting programs for companies and public institutions (A.C.S. Poli Timişoara Sports Club, Timișoara “Basketball-Club” Association, Reșița City Hall, Sebiș Town Hall, etc.);
- providing financial and logistical support for cultural, scientific and artistic events (eg publication of the volume "Philosophy of St. Gerard de Cenad in cultural and biographical context", the digitization of films from the WUT Archive, films representative of the academic community that were printed between 1969 and 1985).
The West University of Timişoara Foundation also focused on fundraising, attracting financial resources from sponsorship contracts and the operation of directing the percentage of 2% of income tax from the alumni community of WUT, representatives of the business environment, but also from the human resources of the West University of Timişoara that have been or are to be used to support the future activities of the Foundation.
The financial situation of the WUT Foundation for the period between January 1 and December 31 2013 is presented in the following table:
On 31.12.2013, the West University of Timișoara Foundation had a balance sheet of 300,368.60 lei and 1130.01 euros, and bank deposits worth 100,000 lei.