Further education and professional development
Deepen your knowledge or specialise in a new field. Our continuing education and professional development programmes provide you with a recognised certification and a valuable advantage for your career.

The next step in your career
The Centre for Continuing Education (CEP) offers practically oriented continuing education and professional development programmes designed to meet the current requirements of the technical, economic and social environment.
Whether you are a higher education graduate or an active professional, you can find the right programme for you if you want to update or expand your skills
What our programmes offer
Our programmes combine practical training based on real-life industry examples with the in-depth development and updating of knowledge in your field.
You will develop professional and managerial skills that can be applied immediately, and upon completion, you will receive a nationally recognised certificate issued by Politehnica University of Timisoara.
Types of programmes
Further education programmes
Designed for higher education graduates who wish to specialise in a related or complementary field to their primary area of study, these programmes provide applied knowledge and advanced skills.
Continuing professional development programmes
Aimed at professional improvement and the development of transversal, technical or managerial skills, continuing professional development programmes help you update your knowledge and adapt to the changing requirements of your field.
Recent programmes
Over the past five years, Politehnica University of Timisoara has organised new further education programmes relevant to the professional environment:
- Information and cyber systems security – Faculty of Automation and Computers;
- Sustainable development of water resources – Faculty of Civil Engineering;
- Occupational accident and illness risk assessor – Faculty of Engineering Hunedoara.
Legal framework
Internal documents (only in Romanian)
National legislation (only in Romanian)
Government Ordinance no. 129/2000 on adult vocational training, in its consolidated form
The Centre for Continuing Education
The activity of continuing education and professional development programmes is coordinated by the Centre for Continuing Education (CEP) of UPT, which collaborates with all of our university faculties to ensure the quality and relevance of the programmes offered.
Management
