Petroleum and Gas University of Ploiești - Ploiești - Romania

is a public university in Ploiești, Romania. Founded in 1948 under the name of Institute of Petroleum and Gas, in response to the increasing industrialization in Romania and the lack of high level education in the petroleum and gas fields, it gained fast the status of university, hence changing its name to the actual one in 1993 and extending with new faculties and departments in the field of economic sciences and humanities. The UPG's academic structure includes 5 faculties: Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum Technology and Petrochemistry, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Faculty of Letters and Sciences. Our uni

versity, excels in education, research and innovation in the fields of Petroleum Engineering, Social Sciences, Sciences and the Humanities. We have built and are still building very strong international relations. We are an ambitious and innovative university with a bold and strategic vision, located in Ploieşti, the economic, cultural and social hub of Prahova county, a historic and vibrant city that was founded in 1600 and that has much to offer to our faculties, students and staff