{"id":10050,"date":"2026-04-22T11:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/?page_id=10050"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:40:14","slug":"uvt-rector-biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it\/uvt-rector-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"UVT Rector Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10050\" class=\"elementor elementor-10050\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da2cac9 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7da2cac9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc7c21f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fc7c21f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517a0584 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"517a0584\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed7b396 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ed7b396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/timisoara-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/timisoara-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/timisoara-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/timisoara-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/timisoara-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/timisoara-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elementor\/thumbs\/timisoara-rdmgsk1a9yggq6xm9orv3p8p6j9ubl4di8irgb0lw0.jpg 200w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/timisoara.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dc3df e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58dc3df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8e035 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d8e035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb271bc exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb271bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Marilen Gabriel Pirtea\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab939e8 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ab939e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Marilen Gabriel Pirtea<\/strong> is the <strong>Rector of the West University of Timi\u0219oara<\/strong> and a member of the Romanian Parliament. He was Honorary Advisor to the PM of Romania (later to the Deputy PM), responsible for the integration of Romanian universities into the European education and research area. Now, he is Honorary Advisor to the PM of Romania for education and research. He supported the formation of the European University Alliance UNITA Montium and initiated the RO-European Universities Alliance. Professor Pirtea promotes science and organised at Timisoara, the Diaspora in Scientific Research and Higher Education Conference (2016, 2023). He is a professor and PhD coordinator in finance, involved in research projects, scientific and professional bodies and boards of journals and conferences; he offers lectures (in Romania or abroad) and promotes the importance of entrepreneurial knowledge and social involvement. 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