Cu profund\u0103 durere, Universitatea Politehnica Timi\u0219oara anun\u021b\u0103 trecerea la cele ve\u0219nice a prof.univ.dr.ing. Viorel-Aurel \u0218erban, rector al institu\u021biei \u00een perioada 2012-2020. \u00centreaga comunitate academic\u0103 a Universit\u0103\u021bii Poli<\/span><\/span>tehnica Timi\u0219oara depl\u00e2nge pierderea unuia dintre cei mai distin\u0219i membri ai s\u0103i, devotat comunit\u0103\u021bii politehniste timp de peste cinci decenii, care a condus cu d\u0103ruire \u0219i viziune institu\u021bia noastr\u0103 \u00eentr-un moment istoric \u2013 trecerea pragului centenarului.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n N\u0103scut \u00een anul 1954, la Chi\u0219ineu-Cri\u0219, prof. Viorel-Aurel \u0218erban \u0219i-a legat destinul profesional de Politehnica timi\u0219orean\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 din anii studen\u021biei la Facultatea de Mecanic\u0103 a Institutului Politehnic \u201eTraian Vuia\u201d. Dup\u0103 o scurt\u0103 perioad\u0103 \u00een industrie \u0219i cercetare, a revenit \u00een univers<\/span><\/span>itate \u00een 1982, parcurg\u00e2nd, prin munc\u0103, rigoare \u0219i voca\u021bie, toate treptele carierei didactice: de la cadru didactic asociat la profesor universitar \u0219i conduc\u0103tor de doctorat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Cercet\u0103tor de prestigiu \u00een domeniul ingineriei materialelor, cu contribu\u021bii remarcabile \u00een studiul \u0219i caracterizarea materialelor metalice amorfe \u0219i nanocristaline, a fost autor \u0219i coautor a peste 250 de lucr\u0103ri \u0219tiin\u021bifice \u0219i 9 inven\u021bii, coordon\u00e2nd zeci de proiecte de cercetare \u0219i form\u00e2nd genera\u021bii de ingineri \u0219i doctori \u00een \u0219tiin\u021b\u0103. A ocupat func\u021bii importante \u00een structuri na\u021bionale de <\/span><\/span>evaluare academic\u0103 \u0219i a fost un sus\u021bin\u0103tor activ al calit\u0103\u021bii \u0219i coeren\u021bei sistemului de \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m\u00e2nt superior tehnic din Ro<\/span><\/span>m\u00e2nia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00cen plan managerial, a fost prodecan al Facult\u0103\u021bii de Mecanic\u0103, prorector (2004\u20132012), iar apoi rector al Universit\u0103\u021bii Politehnica Timi\u0219oara pentru dou\u0103 mandate (2012\u20132020). A fost ultimul rector al primului secol de existen\u021b\u0103 al universit\u0103\u021bii, av\u00e2nd un rol esen\u021bial \u00een preg\u0103tirea \u0219i marcarea Centenarului \u0219i \u00een conturarea direc\u021biilor strategice pentru \u201ePolitehnica noului sec<\/span><\/span>ol\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00cen calitate de rector, profesorul \u0218erban a l\u0103sat o amprent\u0103 de ne\u0219ters asupra universit\u0103\u021bii<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>\u00cen timpul mandatelor sale au fost inaugurate Biblioteca \u0219i Centrul de Conferin\u021be UPT, a fost ob\u021binut\u0103 licen\u021ba de emisie pentru TeleUniversitatea, au fost \u00eenfiin\u021bate Funda\u021bia Politehnica \u0219i Comitetul Director al UPT \u0219i a fost consolidat\u0103 cooperarea interna\u021bional\u0103 cu universit\u0103\u021bi \u0219i centre de cercetare de prestigiu din Europa. \u00cen anul 2016, a fost ini\u021biator \u0219i prim pre\u0219edinte al Alian\u021b<\/span><\/span>ei<\/span><\/span> Rom\u00e2n<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span> a Universit\u0103\u021bilor Tehnice, structur\u0103 menit\u0103 s\u0103 reprezinte unitar interesele universit\u0103\u021bilor tehnice din Rom\u00e2nia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Prof. Viorel-Aurel \u0218erban a fost, de asemenea, un sus\u021bin\u0103tor dedicat al sportului universitar. A contribuit decisiv la revitalizarea mi\u0219c\u0103rii sportive politehniste, a \u00eenfiin\u021bat clubul de fotbal ASU Politehnica Timi\u0219oara \u0219i a sprijinit activitatea structurilor sportive ale CSU Politehnica Timi\u0219oara, implic\u00e2ndu-se direct \u00een dezvoltarea handbalului \u0219i fotbalului universitar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Pentru \u00eentreaga sa activitate i-au fost conferite numeroase distinc\u021bii academice, \u00eentre care titluri de Doctor Honoris Causa \u0219i diploma \u201eMeritul Academic\u201d a Academiei Rom\u00e2ne, fiind din 2022 membru corespondent al Academiei Rom\u00e2ne de \u0218tiin\u021be Tehnice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Timp de peste jum\u0103tate de secol, profesorul Viorel-Aurel \u0218erban a slujit cu devotament Universitatea Politehnica Timi\u0219oara, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 nu doar cl\u0103diri \u0219i structuri institu\u021bionale, ci mai ales o viziune despre ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 excelen\u021ba academic\u0103, integritatea \u0219i d\u0103ruirea fa\u021b\u0103 de educa\u021bie.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Prin \u00eentreaga sa carier\u0103, prof. Viorel-Aurel \u0218erban a \u00eentruchipat valorile fundamentale ale Politehnicii: competen\u021b\u0103, rigoare, responsabilitate \u0219i loialitate fa\u021b\u0103 de institu\u021bie. A fost un lider echilibrat, un profesor respectat \u0219i un coleg generos, care a pus \u00eentotdeauna pe primul loc dezvoltarea universit\u0103\u021bii \u0219i binele comunit\u0103\u021bii academice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Plecarea sa las\u0103 un gol imens \u00een inimile noastre \u0219i \u00een via\u021ba Universit\u0103\u021bii Politehnica Timi\u0219oara.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Comunitatea academic\u0103 a Universit\u0103\u021bii Politehnica Timi\u0219oara transmite sincere condolean\u021be familiei \u00eendoliate \u0219i tuturor celor care i-au fost aproape.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Amintirea sa va d\u0103inui \u00een inimile noastre \u0219i \u00een istoria acestei institu\u021bii centenare pe care a servit-o cu at\u00e2ta devotament.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dumnezeu s\u0103-l odihneasc\u0103 \u00een pace<\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.banatulmeu.ro\/doliu-in-familia-politehnicii-s-a-stins-din-viata-prof-univ-dr-ing-viorel-aurel-serban-ultimul-rector-din-primul-secol-de-existenta-al-upt\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”http:\/\/www.banatulmeu.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2904-e1772214824388.png”] Cu profund\u0103 durere, Universitatea Politehnica Timi\u0219oara anun\u021b\u0103 trecerea la cele ve\u0219nice a prof.univ.dr.ing. 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