In accordance with the Regulations on the Organization and Functioning (ROF) of the Department for Distance Learning and Part-Time Education (DIDIFR) within the University of Oradea, approved by Senate Decision No. 169 of July 18, 2011, the DIDIFR Council (CDIDIFR) is chaired by the DIDIFR Director and has a deliberative role regarding matters related to its responsibilities specified in the ROF.

The DIDIFR Council (CDIDIFR) consists of: the DIDIFR Director, the Chief Administrator of DIDIFR, the Dean of the Faculty to which the ID/IFR study program belongs (which organizes it) (or a representative appointed by the Dean), and the ID/IFR Coordinating Officer of each faculty organizing study programs within the ID/IFR system.

At present, the DIDIFR Council is composed of:

President

Prof. Dr. Habil. Ioana-Teodora MEȘTER
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Director of the Department for Distance Learning and Part-Time Education (DIDIFR) within the University of Oradea
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Members

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Voichița HULE
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Dean of the Faculty of Managerial and Technological Engineering (IMT) within the University of Oradea
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Prof. Dr. Habil. Karla BARTH
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Dean of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (FSSU) within the University of Oradea
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Prof. Dr. Habil. Diana SABĂU-POPA
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Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences (FSE) within the University of Oradea
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ioana Claudia HOREA
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ID Coordinating Officer of the Faculty of Economic Sciences (FSE) within the University of Oradea
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Prof. Dr. Habil. Dorina POPA
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ID Coordinating Officer of the Faculty of Economic Sciences (FSE) within the University of Oradea
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Lecturer Dr. Ildiko PAȘC
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ID Coordinating Officer of the Faculty of Managerial and Technological Engineering (IMT) within the University of Oradea
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Lecturer Dr. Ionuț ERDELI
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IFR Coordinating Officer of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (FSSU) within the University of Oradea
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Luminița HEREDEA
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Office Head of the Department for Distance Learning and Part-Time Education (DIDIFR) within the University of Oradea
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The DIDIFR Council is subordinate to the Administrative Council of the University of Oradea, which validates its composition.

Department directors from the faculties to which the ID/IFR study programs belong may also be invited to CDIDIFR meetings, where they will have a consultative role. CDIDIFR decisions are considered regulatory and final if two-thirds of the voting members are present at the meeting and if the majority of those present vote “in favor.”

The responsibilities of the CDIDIFR are as follows:

• ensures the connection between the faculties to which the ID/IFR study programs belong and DIDIFR;

• makes proposals regarding the initiation and development of ID and IFR programs organized by DIDIFR in collaboration with the university’s faculties;

• analyzes and proposes for approval, in accordance with the procedure approved by the Senate, the self-evaluation reports prepared for each ID and/or IFR study program, with a view to obtaining provisional authorization to operate and/or accreditation, as applicable (MECTS, ARACIS, CNFPA, etc.);

• makes proposals, analyzes, and approves the Strategic Plan and the annual Operational Plan concerning DIDIFR activities;

• annually analyzes and proposes, and then submits for approval to the Senate/Administrative Council, the amount of the tuition fee for each ID/IFR study program, based on proposals from the Faculty Councils to which these programs belong;

• annually reviews DIDIFR activities and makes proposals to improve them;

• annually analyzes the draft revenue and expenditure budget of DIDIFR and submits it for approval to the Senate/Administrative Council of the University;

• proposes and takes measures regarding the administration of ID/IFR resources and activities in accordance with these regulations, as well as the management of teaching materials (editing, distribution, disposal, donations, etc.);

• ensures the maintenance and development of the Resource Center for ID/IFR (CRIDIFR), intended to provide opportunities for individual study and student access to the Internet, the e-learning platform, and other learning resources, in accordance with quality standards for ID/IFR;

• ensures the creation of a “Virtual Campus” as a means of instruction and communication—an efficient electronic platform for rapid, updated, and structured information presented in a form accessible to ID/IFR students and, in the future, to other categories of students as well. The Virtual Campus may be integrated into the DIDIFR e-learning platform;

• annually approves the nominal list of ID/IFR advisory tutors;

• annually approves the list of instructional tutors within the ID system, based on proposals from the fundamental field coordinators;

• annually approves the list of course coordinators within the ID/IFR system, based on proposals from the Faculty Councils that offer ID/IFR study programs.

According to the Regulation on the Organization and Operation (ROF) of the Department for Distance Learning and Part-Time Education (DIDIFR) within the University of Oradea, approved by Senate Decision no. 169 of July 18, 2011, the DIDIFR leadership structure includes: the DIDIFR Director, the DIDIFR Council (CDIDIFR), and the Chief Administrator of DIDIFR.

The DIDIFR Council (CDIDIFR) is chaired by the DIDIFR Director and has a deliberative role regarding matters that fall under its responsibilities as specified in the regulations.

The DIDIFR Council is composed of: the DIDIFR Director, the Chief Administrator of DIDIFR, the Dean of the Faculty that hosts (organizes) the DL/PTE study program (or a designated representative), and the DL/PTE Coordinating Officer from each faculty that organizes study programs within the DL/PTE system.

The Chief Administrator of DIDIFR reports to the DIDIFR Director and has an executive role.

The DL/PTE Coordinating Officer is appointed by the Faculty Council responsible for the DL/PTE study program, has an executive role, and must possess proven qualifications and experience in DL/PTE methodology and administration.

The operational management of DIDIFR is ensured by the DIDIFR Office, consisting of the DIDIFR Director, the Chief Administrator, and three members of the DIDIFR Council appointed by the Council.

Members of the DIDIFR leadership structure have proven experience in the development, implementation, and management of the DL/PTE system.

Decision on the Implementation of Order MECTS No. 6251 of November 19, 2013

The Regulations on the Organization and Functioning (ROF) of the Department for Distance Learning and Part-Time Education within the University of Oradea were approved by Senate Decision No. 169 of July 18, 2011.

Click here to view the full text of the Regulations on the Organization and Functioning (ROF) of the Department for Distance Learning and Part-Time Education.

A Brief History of DIDIFR

Distance Learning (DL), by its very nature, is a flexible form of education, and the university study programs organized in this format are characterized by the use of specific electronic, IT, and communication resources, self-learning and self-assessment activities, complemented by dedicated tutoring activities. Distance Learning is an educational process that provides students with learning resources—printed study materials, interactive audio and video techniques, multimedia, and computer- or network-mediated learning technologies.

Taking these characteristics into account, as well as the University of Oradea’s desire to meet the learning needs of today’s adults—who are increasingly busy yet equally eager to study and improve themselves in order to face the dynamic demands of the modern socio-economic environment—the Department for Distance Learning (DL Department), as an integral part of the University of Oradea, was established in the 1999–2000 academic year through Decision no. 1068 / 25.11.1999 of the University Senate Bureau.

The initiation, development, and management of study programs authorized to operate in the Distance Learning format within the Faculty of Economic Sciences and the Faculty of Managerial and Technological Engineering led, over time, to their accreditation in accordance with Government Decision H.G. 676/2007, as follows:

1. Faculty of Economic Sciences – Finance → Finance and Banking – DL

2. Faculty of Economic Sciences – Accounting → Accounting and Management Information Systems – DL

3. Faculty of Economic Sciences – Management → Management – DL

4. Faculty of Economic Sciences – Business Administration → Economics of Trade, Tourism, and Services – DL

5. Faculty of Economic Sciences – Economics and International Business → International Business – DL

6. Faculty of Economic Sciences – Marketing → Marketing – DL

7. Faculty of Managerial and Technological Engineering – Engineering and Management → Economic Engineering in the Mechanical Field – DL

Based on the external evaluation methodology, standards, reference standards, and performance indicators of the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS), all these study programs were subsequently reaccredited in the Distance Learning format, according to ARACIS address no. 235 / 15.01.2010 (see the ARACIS website for the document Validare_rapoarte_17.12.2009.pdf).

Following Senate Decision no. 163 of 18.04.2011, the Department for Distance Learning (DID) was transformed into the Department for Distance Learning and Part-Time Education (DIDIFR) after the transfer of the study program Pedagogy of Primary and Preschool Education (PIPP)—part-time format—from the Faculty of Socio-Human Sciences to the Distance Learning Department.

The DIDIFR Department is organized and operates based on its own regulations, approved by the Senate of the University of Oradea.

Main Objective of the DIDIFR Department (in collaboration with the faculties of the University of Oradea)

• Providing higher university qualifications for high school graduates holding a baccalaureate diploma through DL and/or PTE study programs;

• Offering post-university specialization, including advanced studies and master’s programs, for higher education graduates in the part-time format (PTE);

• Supporting lifelong learning, professional retraining, or advanced professional development requested by various institutions, companies, etc., through distance learning.

The DIDIFR Department collaborates with faculties and departments within the University of Oradea to deliver DL/PTE programs regarding curricula, course syllabi, teaching staff, and material resources.

DL/PTE programs are conducted under the direct coordination of the higher education institution through a single local study center, without territorial study centers.

The DIDIFR Department is led by a Director with managerial responsibility for the entire DL/PTE process at the university level, assisted by a managerial and administrative team.

Main Responsibilities of the DIDIFR Department

• Ensuring access for all students enrolled in DL/PTE programs to specific support services: enrollment assistance (through faculty-level DL/PTE offices), financial facilities (via university services), educational support (through subject tutors), delivery of learning resources, access to communication tools, appropriate tutorial support, fair assessment, record-keeping of results, and career counseling;

• Providing an effective system for promptly resolving students’ notifications and requests;

• Offering accurate and adequate information regarding study programs, types of diplomas awarded upon graduation, admission requirements, services provided, tuition fees and additional costs, educational and communication technologies used (through the university’s e-learning platform), and examination procedures;

• Ensuring communication infrastructure between students, teaching staff, and tutors through mail, telephone, fax, email, internet, and group discussions facilitated by information technologies via the university’s e-learning platform;

• Providing continuous training in DL/PTE technologies for academic and administrative staff;

• Ensuring appropriate learning resources: study materials, tutorial support, reference books, supplementary educational materials, suitable spaces for assisted meetings and individual study (including a 60 m² “DL/PTE Resource and Documentation Center”), multimedia products, computer networks, and internet access;

• Ensuring the optimal implementation of partnership agreements related to the DL/PTE educational process, the production of learning resources, and the use of educational and communication technologies.

Directors of the Department

• From its establishment until April 2004 – Prof. Dr. Anca DODESCU

• April 2004 – April 2010 – Prof. Dr. Adriana TOMESCU

• April 2010 – June 2012 – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adriana GIURGIU

• July 2012 – August 2015 – Prof. Dr. Mihai BERINDE

• September 2015 – present – Prof. Dr. Habil. Ioana Teodora MEȘTER