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Continental signed a collaboration agreement with the
University “1 Decembrie” from Alba Iulia
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Together with the University, Continental Sibiu aims to develop programs for
students and technical courses and plans to invest in equipments and laboratories.
Sibiu, February 19th, 2014 - Continental Automotive Systems Sibiu, part of Continental
Corporation, one of the biggest automotive suppliers worldwide, signed a collaboration agreement
with “1 Decembrie“ University from Alba Iulia. The event brought together the company
representatives: Oswald Kolb – General manager, Lăcrămioara Dărăban – Human resources
manager, Bernhard Ratajczak – Finance manager and Liviu Bălan, Head of R&D Sibiu. From the
Universities’ side participated tot the event: Prof. dr. Daniel Breaz – Rector of the University, Prof.
dr. Moise Ioan Achim – Vice rector, Conf. dr. Maria Popa – Dean of the Science Faculty and Conf.
dr. Ioan Ienciu – Head of Science and Engineering Department.
Beside the signing of the contract, the agenda of the event included the organization of an
honorary senate meeting in order celebrate the nomination of Mr. Liviu Bălan, from Continental
Sibiu, member of honor of the University senate.
This partnership aims to familiarize the students with the automotive field and facilitate their access
to new technologies. Other purposes are: the development of internship programs, tutorial and
mentoring activities for diploma projects, exchange of best practices, equipping the laboratories,
common research activities, organization of conferences and workshops with the participation of
company’s specialist.
„The basis of our business is the Know How of our employees. Therefore it is very important for us
to collaborate with the universities. With this investment we want to contribute to the further
development of the „1 Decembrie“ University and give the students‘ the chance to work with State
of the Art equipment and get in touch with the newest technologies used in automotive products.”
Declared Mr. Oswald Kolb, General Manager of Continental Automotive Systems Sibiu
-2„In the context in which our institution aims to diversify and optimize the activities concerning
improvement of the graduets’ insertion on the labor market, the collaboration with Continental
Automotive Systems Sibiu reprezents, for us, an important step in achieveing our goals regarding
the quality of theoretical knowledge and practical abilites of the students. We are aware of the fact
that this collaboration is an opportunity for our students and professors to achieve performance
together with a company that represents excelency in the Romanian economic field.” Declared
Prof. univ. dr. Daniel Breaz, Rector of „1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia.
At Continental Sibiu are produced and developed electronic control units for the automotive
industry. There are more than 2700 employees, out of which 760 de engineers, both in production
and research & development center. Continental Automotive Systems invested permanently in
developing the work force in the county, through succesfull partnerships with the University and
highschools from Sibiu. The collaboration with Alba Iulia University comes in the context of further
growing plans, that the company has for the next years.
With provisional sales of around €33.3 billion in 2013, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers
worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis,
instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires, and technical elastomers, Continental
contributes to enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also an expert partner in
networked automobile communication. Continental currently has more than 177,000 employees in 46
countries.
The Continental Group has invested more than 700 million Euros in Romania. Both the Automotive Group
and the Rubber Group are present. All five divisions of the automotive supplier are active in Romania,
operating seven manufacturing facilities plus three research and development offices in Timisoara, Sibiu,
Carei, Nadab, Brasov and Iasi. The Group is also partner in a joint venture in Slatina and operates a tire
distribution center for Eastern Europe in Sãcãlaz. Continental employed at the end of 2012 some 12,000
people in Romania.
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