1. The description of the community.Petroşani Town-Romania
Petrosani is a city in Hunedoara County, Romania. It has a population of 34,331
inhabitants according to the census of 2011 and is located at an altitude of 615-620 m in
Petrosani Depression or popular "Jiu Valley", is the main city of this area. It is
recognized as a mining town, this being the headquarters of the National Coal Company,
which includes several mines.
There are some tourist attractions in Petroşani and in the area that are worth visiting
for the beautiful landscapes and forests.
One of the most pleasant things about Petroşani is that being situated in Jiu Valley is
surrounded by superb mountains. One of the most beautiful mountain resorts is Parâng
which is not far from Petroşani, at a distance of about 5 kilometers from the town. Parâng
resort is situated at a height of about 1 800m. Its slopes are situated in the heart of the
mountains, being appreciated by all those who love winter sports.
“Bolii” Cave, which is situated in the north part of the town, is another nice and
interesting place that can be visited if you come to Petroşani.
2. “Jieţului Keys” are situated along the River Jieţ were you can see the amazing
landscapes with its wild, high, stone walls and unexplored caves.
There are also beautiful parks in Petroşani, where you can go for a walk during
the sunny afternoons.
For those who are fond of culture there is the Mining Museum, being a museum
that presents the mining technique used in the mines in this area, since 1800. For those
who love drama there is the old “I.D.Sîrbu” Theatre, a place where the evenings are filled
of magic moments.
3. The National Park of Retezat
It was established in 1935. This charming and colorful landscape is full of life and offers
a wonderful time to those who visits it.
Straja Mountain Resort
Although the development of the resort is quite recent, after 1990, Straja has managed to
win a name for it. With its tradition in skiing, Straja is located in the immediate vicinity
of Petrosani.
The new direction followed by the resort indicates development of services for the
summertime as well. The place is superb, with clean air and good accommodation.
4. The University of Petroşani is an academic education institution whose beginnings date
back in 1948. The foundation of the Coal Institute at Petroşani in 1948 represents an
important moment in the social, economic and cultural life of the Jiu Valley, proving,
from a historical perspective, beneficial both for our area and for the general evolution of
Romanian economy, with particular emphasis on the field of mining.
The Jiu Valley was one of the few industrial, highly urban areas in Romania, thus
displaying the conditions for hosting such an institution. It was also a strong industrial
center with top specialists, which provided a suitable framework for applied education.
With the reorganization of higher mining education in 1952, the Coal Institute changes
into the Mining Institute Petroşani. Thus, by the Order of the Minister of Education no.
4894/1991 the Mining Institute in Petroşani – consisting of two faculties: the Faculty of
Mining Engineering and the Faculty of Electromechanical Machines and Installations,
and the Academic Technical and Administration College in Petroşani, founded in 1990 –
changes its name into the Technical University of Petroşani.
Beginning with 1995, the Technical University of Petroşani becomes the University of
Petroşani, consisting of three faculties: the Faculty of Mining Engineering, the Faculty of
Electromechanical Machines and Installations, the Faculty of Sciences and the Academic
Technical and Administration College.
Presentation of the school
“I.G.Duca” Secondary School is situated in the centre of the
municipal town Petroşani, in Hunedoara county/region. Our school
carries out its education activities in three buildings which are
situated to a small distance one from another. The main building is
on Şt.O.Iosif Street, No.4, a second one is on 1 Decembrie 1918
Avenue and the third one is on Oituz Street, No.7. It is one of the
biggest schools in our county including different types of
education for a big number of pupils of different ages (5 to 14
years old): pre-school education, primary school education,
5. secondary school education, inclusive education and additional
musical education.
Our school has got qualified teachers and a varied school
population. It has at its disposal good resources and good
equipment, being the property of the City Council Petroşani.
Some of the types of educational activities offered to the Roma
children at our school include programs that aim at the integration
of these pupils into the mass education and the assistance for the
pupils with special needs through compensatory activities and their
involvement in all the extra-curricular activities.
Although, in our school are taught all kind of pupils they have
good grades and they achieve success in many subject, artistic and
sport competitions. Our school is one of the most successful and
active schools in our town.
Our school is an example of implementing the concepts of the
educational reform, offering new and important opportunities for
all the pupils who come to our school. Our school aims at being a
place of culture and civilization, a place that has its doors open for
6. all those who need education, no matter what their religion or
ethnic culture is. In order to attain this desideratum our school aims
at involving its teachers in different training programs, long life
learning programs, fact that will allow providing a high quality
education. At the same time we focus upon establishing a
stimulating atmosphere for pupils and teachers through a correct
applying of the educational policies of the Ministry of Education
so that to make easier the individual development of every young
pupil who benefits from the educational system of our school and
so that the pupils to become confident and to give a sense to their
dreams and aspirations, both in their personal and professional
plan. By promoting an open and flexible education and by assuring
a good and strategic communications with the other community
institutions, our school wants to offer a model of educational
process that educates active and efficient young people who are
and will be able to integrate in the life of the big European family.
7. We believe that taking part in such a project will help our pupils
improve their skills such as effective communication, self
expression and problem solving. Being member of the European
community, we want to improve our students’ understanding of
European values. Our students are educated and they are interested
in taking part in different projects. The active participation of
students in making projects is one of the most important tasks in
our educational work. This will help them learn how to work in a
team and to create with imagination and knowledge their own
materials and products. They like working hard to achieve success.
We want to provide our students with the chance to learn about
other cultures by experiencing them, and thus overcome prejudices
and rigid attitudes by getting to know each other better through
personal contacts, working together in a common project with
similar goals and aims, experiencing new surroundings. A nice
side-effect, of course, is that by getting to know each other better
our pupils develop a deeper feeling of cultural awareness, develop
a sense of deeper understanding for cultural differences and learn
to exercise tolerance, respect and understanding for others.
In a world of terrorism it’s relevant to further the mutual respect
and the readiness to cooperate and work together instead of
working against each other. We want to raise healthy, informed,
well educated students with wider world views who do not blindly
stick on rigid ideas.
And, of course, visiting other countries and meeting new people is
the best way to learn more about foreign history, cultures,
traditions and wider world views. We hope that the project will
help us to achieve these purposes.
