Agricultural and Veterinary University of the Banat
| Agricultural and Veterinary University of the Banat | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1991 |
| Sponsorship | Republic of Romania |
| place | Timișoara |
| Rector | Cosmin Alin Popescu |
| Students | 6,156 (2012) |
| Website | www.usab-tm.ro |
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The Agricultural and Veterinary University of the Banat "King Michael I of Romania" in Timişoara ( Romanian Universitatea de Ştiinţe Agricole şi Medicină Veterinară a Banatului “Regele Mihai I al României” din Timişoara ) was established as a faculty of the Polytechnic University of Timişoara in 1945 . In 1990 this faculty was spun off and expanded to an independent university with 6 faculties under the founding rector Păun Otiman . His successors were Alexandru Moisuc (2004–2012), Paul Pirsan (2012–2016) and Cosmin Alin Popescu (since February 2016).
The university chairs the German-Romanian agricultural training center in Voiteg and is a partner in the European research project Biofector .
Faculties
- Agriculture
- horticulture
- Agricultural economics
- Veterinary medicine
- Food & Processing Technology
- Animal Husbandry & Biotechnology
Well-known partners and sponsors of the USAB-TM
- Ciprian George Fora (* 1978), University Professor of Forest Science and Head of the Vojteg Agricultural School
- Heinrich Graepel (* 1951), German agricultural scientist for phytomedicine; Dr. hc of USAB-TM
- Peter Hauk (* 1960), German forester and Minister of Agriculture for Baden-Württemberg
- Hans-Ulrich Hege (* 1928), German graduate farmer, plant breeder and mechanical engineer, Dr. hc of USAB-TM
- Rüdiger Heining , graduate economist and managing director of DEULA Baden-Württemberg in Kirchheim unter Teck
- Karl Fritz Lauer (1938–2018), German agricultural scientist for phytomedicine and herbology; Honorary Professor and Dr. hc of USAB-TM
- Hans-Peter Liebig (* 1945), German agricultural scientist for horticulture and formerly rector of the University of Hohenheim
- Manfred G. Raupp (* 1941) teaches as a German agricultural scientist and economist, crop research and international management
- Margarita von Romania (* 1949), eldest daughter of the namesake of the University Michael I of Romania , received an honorary doctorate from the USAB-TM in 2015
- Erwin Teufel (* 1939), German CDU politician and former Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg; Dr. hc of USAB-TM
- Teodor Ioan Trașcă (* 1973), University Professor, PhD Coordinator in Food Engineering, Dean of the Faculty of Food Technology (2008–2012) and Vice Rector of USAB-TM (2012–2016)
- Gerhard Weiser (1931–2003), German CDU politician and Minister of Agriculture for Baden-Württemberg; Dr. hc of USAB-TM