DOCTORAL SCHOOL "AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING"
Within the University of Pitesti operates the Doctoral School "AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING", with doctoral programs in the fundamental field of Engineering Sciences, the field of Aerospace Engineering, of vehicles and transports.
The Doctoral School "AUTOVEHICULELOR" is a deliberative body composed of teachers and researchers leading PhDs, as well as a representative of doctoral students.
The "AUTOVEHICULAR ENGINEERING" Doctoral School coordinates the activity of the doctoral supervisors and the doctoral students from the faculty, the decisions becoming obligatory after their approval.
Doctorate fields and Doctorate Tutors
Doctorate - Automotive Engineering (4 years)
prof.habil.dr.eng. Dinel POPA (Tenured Professor, University of Pitesti), (Curriculum Vitae, ORCID: 0000-0003-4999-5654)
prof.dr.eng. Ion TABACU (Emeritus Professor, University of Pitesti), (Curriculum Vitae)
prof.dr.eng. Viorel NICOLAE (Tenured Professor, University of Pitesti), (Curriculum Vitae, ORCID: 0000-0002-2536-3372)
prof.habil.dr.eng. Adrian CLENCI (Tenured Professor, University of Pitesti), (Curriculum Vitae, ORCID: 0000-0003-1101-2720)
prof.habil.dr.eng. Ştefan TABACU (Tenured Professor, University of Pitesti), (Curriculum Vitae, ORCID: 0000-0002-5736-4724)
prof.habil.dr.eng. Liviu MIHON (Tenured Professor, University "Politehnica" of Timişoara), (Curriculum Vitae, ORCID: 0000-0003-2667-3441)
prof.habil.dr.eng. Nicolae Vlad BURNETE (Professor, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca), (Curriculum Vitae, ORCID: 0000-0001-5447-4728)
STRUCTURE
The Concil:
prof.habil.dr.ing. Dinel POPA (president)
prof.habil.dr.ing. Adrian CLENCI (member)
prof.habil.dr.ing. Ştefan TABACU (member)
drd.ing. Ana BADEA (doctorate student)
The Quality Assurance Comitee - Doctoral School „Automotive Engineering” (CEAC - SDIA)
prof.habil.dr.ing. Adrian CLENCI (president)
prof.dr.ing. Ion TABACU (member)
prof.habil.dr.ing. Ştefan TABACU (member)
drd. ing. Ana BADEA (doctorate student)
dr.ing. Niculae BOICEA, Dacia Renault (reprezentant mediu socio-economic)
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
The list of the doctoral students currently enrolled (01.11.2021) at the Doctoral School "Automotive Engineering" is presented.
Access for Online Databases (by Anelis Plus)
https://www.e-nformation.ro/
Publication
Buletin Științific – Seria Autovehicule Rutiere (ISSN: 1453-1100 / e-ISSN: 2601-0380)
| Doctoral School pages – site map |
Go directly to the pages of the Doctoral School (useful especially on phones and tablets, where the secondary menu is not displayed):
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Contents |
| Admission and enrolment |
Admission criteria and methodology, 2026 admission results and enrolment calendar. |
| Curricula |
Curriculum of the doctoral programme (2025 – 2029 cohort): courses, ECTS credits, hours and assessment. |
| Study contracts |
The doctoral study contract in force (2026 – 2027) and previous versions. |
| Regulations and methodologies |
Regulations of NUST POLITEHNICA Bucharest and of the Doctoral School, methodologies, procedures and other documents. |
| PhD students research |
Papers published by PhD students in 2020 – 2025 and information on publishing in the Scientific Bulletin – Automotive Series. |
| Doctoral theses |
Doctoral theses publicly defended in the Doctoral School (2017 – 2026), with summaries and supervisors. |
| Habilitation |
Habilitation file requirements, forms and reference documents; habilitation theses defended. |
| Elections |
Elections for the leadership of the Doctoral School (2024): calendar, election meeting and voting procedure. |
