Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești (Universitatea Petrol-Gaze, UPG) is a public university in Ploiești, Romania. Founded in 1948 under the name of Institute of Petroleum and Gas, in response to the increasing industrialization in Romania and the lack of high level education in the petroleum and gas fields, it gained fast the status of university, hence changing its name to the actual one in 1993 and extending with new faculties and departments in the field of economic sciences and humanities.

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania

Former names	Petroleum and Gas Institute, University of Ploiești
Type	Public
Established	1948
Rector	Conf. dr. ing. Alin Diniță
Academic staff	318
Students	8,600 (2012–2013)[1]
Location	Ploiești , Romania
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue/Yellow
Website	www.upg-ploiesti.ro

The UPG's academic structure includes 5 faculties: Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum Technology and Petrochemistry, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Faculty of Letters and Sciences.