Press release
100 Future Engineers enrolled in Continental’s Competition
in Iasi
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Almost 100 future engineers from the technical universities in Moldavia
gathered at the Students’ Competition in Iasi
2.700 Euros and a scholarship have been this year’s awards
Iasi, April 29th, 2013. During the 26th and the 27th of April, 2013, Continental Automotive Iasi,
subsidiary of Continental Corporation, one of the most important automotive suppliers in the
field, organized the 7th edition of the Students’ Competition. The event addresses all the
students from technical universities who wish to test their knowledge and answer an interesting
technical challenge which could be the starting point in building a successful career.
In December 2012, Continental proposed the students from technical faculties in Iasi, Suceava,
Bacau, Galati and Chisinau a new subject of discussion which can be resumed in one word:
„ElectroMobility 2”. Following the projects’ evaluation, 27 teams were accepted to compete in
the end: 18 from the Technical University „Gh. Asachi”, Iasi, 4 teams from the Technical
University of Moldavia, Chisinau, 4 teams from the Technical University „Stefan cel Mare”,
Suceava and one team from „Dunarea de jos” University, Galati. All the participating teams
received two BLDC engines and 70 Euros financial support for developing their projects. The
car testing occurred Saturday, April 13th, at Continental, Poitiers Blvd No 6, Iasi. A testing track
was installed where the teams had the possibility to test and adjust their cars.
This year’s competition had for the first time a junior section: ElectroMobility Junior – where 10
out of 14 applicants were accepted. The task consisted in offering a technical solution for
building an electronic circuit following the specifications required by the organizers. The
practical task, the test, the final evaluation of the projects and the award ceremony took place
on April, 27th.
Winning teams:
Junior Category
1st place – prize soldering station - Craescu Stefan, Electronics, Telecommunications and
Information Technology Faculty - 83 points
2nd place – prize – digital multimeter - Arnautu Stefan Ionut, Electronics, Telecommunications
and Information Technology Faculty - 51points
3rd place – prize - breadboard test plate - Maciuca Iulian, Automatics and Computers Faculty –
35 points
Senior Category - electroMobility 2
1st place – team no. 31- V.A.M.A. - Gh. Asachi Iasi Technical University, Automatics and
Computers Faculty. Members: Costea Andrei Alexandru, Palasanu Vlad, Mihaila Mihai, Stanciu
Alexandru Ioan. Coordinating professor: Cătălin Brăescu. This team also received a special
prize – a scholarship.
2nd place – team no. 12- Suceava4 - Stefan cel Mare, Suceava University, Electrical
Engineering and Computers Faculty. Members: Gheliuc Ionel Florin, Cenusa Mihai Marian,
Macovei Silviu, Paval Stefan. Coordinating professor: Remus Cătălin Prodan.
Third place – team no. 30 - Byte-Tronyk - Stefan cel Mare Suceava University, Electrical
Engineering and Computers Faculty. Members: Amariei Gheorghe, Tofanescu Petru, Pinzariu
Marian Nicolae, Girneț Sergiu. Coordinating professor: Constantin Filote.
The special prize of 300 Euros for the best visibility in Social Media was won by Robotech team:
Gh. Asachi Iasi Technical University, Electrical, Energetic Engineering and Applied Informatics
Faculty. Members: Enache Mihaela Violeta, Onica Marian Cristi, Tiron Alexandru. Coordinating
professor: Fosalau Cristian.
„We felt really good while competing in this challenge. We are happy we succeeded to get so far
and to win the big prize and also a scholarship. It is an experience which will help us in the
future and we hope to take part also in 2014. It was tiring, challenging, but we are happy. We
won!” said the members of V.A.M.A. team at the award giving ceremony.
The total amount of prizes offered by Continental rises up to 2.700 Euros: first place – 1.100
Euros, second place – 800 Euros, third place – 500 Euros and two special prizes: one of 300
Euros and the second one consists in a scholarship offered by Continental, a priceless plus in
any candidate’s CV.
„This event is benefic for both sides: the students gain practical experience and teamwork while
Continental discovers talented people, willing to work in the automotive industry. Many of my
new colleagues got to know the company through this event and as long as the desire for
competition will exist, we will be aside technical talents”, stated Marius Lupu, manager of
Continental Automotive in Iasi at the end of the event.
With sales of €32.7 billion in 2012, 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 approximately 170,000 employees in 46 countries.
Through the end of 2012, Continental invested more than €700 million in its Romanian operations. Both
the Automotive Group and the Rubber Group, and all the corporation’s five divisions, are represented in
Romania. Continental has seven production units and three research and development centers in the
cities of Timisoara, Sibiu, Carei, Nadab, Brasov and Iasi. Continental cooperates in a joint venture in
Slatina and in a tire distribution center for Eastern Europe in Săcălaz. Continental currently employs
aprox 12,000 in Romania.
Contact person:
Alina Bratu
Public Relations Officer
Continental Automotive Romania
Calea Martirilor no.1
300724 Timisoara, Romania
Phone: + 40 256 25 1713
Fax: + 40 256 29 44 55
E-mail:alina.bratu@continental-corporation.com
Media database: www.mediacenter.continental-corporation.com;
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