University of Petroșani has a long and beautiful tradition, being the successor of the Mining Institute, which operated in Bucharest for over 80 years, and from the 1957 – 1958 academic year it operated in Petroșani. Only a few universities can boast such a lineage, attested by the decree of the ruler A.I. Cuza in 1864 establishing the “School of Bridges and Roads, Mines and Architecture”.

After 1990, by diversifying the university fields and specializations, the Mining Institute of Petroșani became the Technical University (1991) and then the University of Petroșani (1995). Based on this strong academic tradition and the prestige it enjoys at home and abroad, our University today provides the necessary conditions for its students to acquire a high qualification in many and varied fields, training in all forms of education.