Politehnica University Timisoara received on Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Rectorate of the institution, the visit of His Excellency Roelof van Ees, the new ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bucharest, accompanied by the honorary consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Timisoara, mr. Marius Popa, who were received by Prof. eng. Radu Vasiu, PhD, the president of the UPT Senate, and assoc. professor eng. Florin Drăgan, PhD, Rector of the UPT.
During the discussions, the high guest, who is in his first visit to Timisoara, was presented with the history of almost a century of Politehnica University Timisoara, as well as that of the relations established between UPT and higher education institutions in the Netherlands, in particular after 1989, with the first Tempus projects.
The Dutch ambassador to Romania was particularly interested in the expertise that Politehnica University Timișoara has in the area of Smart City, as well as in the Timișoara Spotlight Heritage project, to enhance the cultural heritage of the city.