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A new international recognition for a UPT professor

 
 
A new international recognition for a UPT professor

Prof. eng. Erwin-Christian Lovasz, PhD, Secretary General at IFToMM

18 July 2019

 

 

 

 

 

At the 15th Congress International of Science Mechanisms and the Machinery, Krakow, Poland, organized to celebrate 50 years since the establishment of the federation, there was a new recognition for a professor at the University Politehnica Timisoara.

Prof.dr.ing. Erwin-Christian Lovasz from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of UPT, was elected to the position of Secretary General of the International Federation of Mechanisms and Machines Science ( IFToMM ), one of the most important professional associations  globally, the large number of members participating in the organization and development of a wide range of activities promoting international collaboration in the field.

IFToMM was created in 1969 in Zakopane, near Krakow, with motto- the " Science without political barriers". The founders of the federation, signatories of the founding document, were the representatives of 13 delegations from Australia, Bulgaria, Germany (RDG and RFG), India, Italy, Poland, Great Britain, Romania, USA, USSR, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The federation has grown over time, reaching 43 affiliated national associations, with more than 10,000 members.

According to the IFToMM Constitution, on the occasion of the Congresses organized every 4 years, the General Assembly also takes place, with the participation of all national affiliated organizations. The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary General, the Treasurer and the 6 ordinary members of the IFToMM Executive Board are elected, who will coordinate the IFToMM activities (conferences, summer schools, tutorials, student olympics, technical and permanent committees) for a term of 4 years.. Also, the election of the presidents and vice - presidents of the 14 IFToMM Technical Committees and of the 3 Permanent IFToMM Commissions takes place.

In the history of IFToMM, ARoTMM – Romanian Association of mechanisms and machines science - has held the position of Vice-President by Prof. Cristian Pelecudi in the 1975-1979 mandate and the function of ordinary member of the Executive Council by Prof. Theodor Ionescu during 2004-2011.

 
O nouă recunoaștere internațională pentru un profesor al UPT
O nouă recunoaștere internațională pentru un profesor al UPT
O nouă recunoaștere internațională pentru un profesor al UPT
O nouă recunoaștere internațională pentru un profesor al UPT
 
 
 
 
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