Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara

Established in November 1920, Politehnica University of Timisoara has been an outstanding and modern university with a well-deserved reputation for excellence. The excellence is based on the academic programmes, the research and the support given to the students. Our research is interdisciplinary – it promotes dialogue and interaction within the region, Europe and the wider global community by addressing technological, social and economic issues.

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Vlad Mihaescu

Vlad Mihaescu has a PhD in educational and technological models of MOOCs and has more than 10 years’ experience as a trainer and teacher in areas like multimedia technologies, social media, e-tourism, e-learning, usability, programming, soft skills and leadership. Author of over 25 scientific papers and book chapters published in international conferences and journals, Vlad is involved in several European research projects in the field of eLearning. He is also a lecturer for UPT. Since 2020, Vlad is the chair of EDEN’s Network of Academics and Professionals Steering Committee.

Diana Andone

Dr.ing. Diana Andone is the Director of the eLearning Center of Politehnica University of Timisoara, responsible for planning and implementing eLearning. She runs the team who developed and assure daily integration of the university award wining Virtual Campus CVUPT. She is also a lecturer at the Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania, in the area of multimedia, interactive and web technologies. She is passionate about the ubiquitous access to technologies and how they can be used to improve people’s life.