Part of the prestigious Technical University in Cluj-Napoca, the Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering was established in 1990, under the name: Materials Science and Engineering, at the initiative of a team of teachers and researchers with consistent concerns and prestigious results in the field of materials engineering. Since 2011, the name of the Faculty is Materials and Environmental Engineering, a name that highlights the two areas of managed studies. Now, it is considered one of the best Faculties in these areas of expertise.