Center for Academic Development
at the West University of Timișoara

History

Established in December 2015, following the visionary decision of the WUT Senate 72/18.12.2015, the Center for Academic Development (CAD) has been a cornerstone in the ongoing effort to improve the quality of education at WUT. Since its inauguration in July 2016, the CDA has been firmly committed to a multitude of activities, including the analysis of training needs and the implementation of innovative teacher training programs.

Mission

At the heart of the CAD‘s mission is a commitment to cultivating academic excellence within the university by promoting an instructional and educational process based on current trends and recommendations from specialists in the field of higher education. Our center aims to provide continuous professional development for university teaching staff, support staff, and adult learners. The main objective is to support the development of these academic actors by strengthening their teaching and research skills, while also providing support for students. Improving the quality of education at the West University of Timișoara is the goal of the center’s activities.

Our main activities

Our center’s activity focuses on three main areas

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

We aim to meet the professional training and continuous development needs of university teaching staff. We strive to actively contribute to the process of constantly improving teaching and research activities in the academic environment by...

RESEARCH

We are constantly concerned with current trends in international research on the professional development of university teaching staff. Thus, we are constantly looking for new ideas and thinking of new opportunities for implementing CAD activities and evaluating their impact through...

INNOVATION

We constantly strive to be a driving force for change. In our current work, we seek new ways to create a different dynamic in higher education and to use existing resources in new directions for development....

Who are we?

Meet the CAD team

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PROF. UNIV. DR. HABIL.
MARIAN D. ILIE

RESEARCH COORDINATOR

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DRD.
Daniela-Georgiana VOINESCU (VALACHE)

Research Assistant, PhD candidate

• Faculty of Music and Theater
• Department for Teacher Training

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DR.
Velibor MLADENOVICI

Research Assistant, PhD candidate

• Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
• Faculty of Physics

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Radu BALAN

Consultant, PhD candidate

• Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
• Faculty of Physical Education and Sports

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Ioana-Paula CAZAN

Consultant

• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Arts and Design

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Ilinca SAS

Consultant

• Faculty of Letters, Theology, and History

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Iasmina Miruna PETCU

Consultant

• Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography

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Denisa-Maria PINTEA

Volunteer

Sorca Izabella


Izabella-Georgiana SORCA

Consultant, PhD candidate

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Diana Estera STOIA (POTRA)

Volunteer

CAD activity

Postgraduate program graduates
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Participants in CDA workshops
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Recipients of WUT teaching grants
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CDA publications in Web of Science indexed journals
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