university students, especially those taking astronomy courses at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. Art galleries The Mansarda Gallery is located in the attic of the Faculty of Arts and Design. The gallery is spacious and adapted for exhibition activities, conferences, round tables, etc. Rankings According to QS World University Rankings, West University of Timișoara ranks 94th among the best universities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. According to Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, UVT ranks 1334th in the world and 5th in the country. In Round University Ranking, which measures the performance of universities based on 20 performance indicators grouped into four categories – teaching (40%), research (40%), international diversity (10%) and financial sustainability (10%) and six areas of studies – humanities, life sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences, social sciences and medical sciences, UVT ranks 626th in the world and 2nd in the country. In the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, the only ranking in the world that measures the commitment of each participating university in the development of a green infrastructure, UVT ranks 791th globally and 10th nationally. In the Report no. 44/2011 regarding the external evaluation of the academic quality, the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS) marked UVT as "highly trusting". A summary of the presence of UVT in national and international rankings is given in the following table: Notable alumni Simona Amânar (b. 1979), gymnast Titu Andreescu (b. 1956), mathematician László Borbély (b. 1954), environment minister (2009–2012) Emaa (b. 1992), singer and songwriter Ovidiu Ganț (b. 1966), MEP (2007) Radu Pavel Gheo (b. 1969), prose writer, essayist and playwright Sorin Grindeanu (b. 1973), prime minister (2017) Beatrice Huștiu (b. 1956), figure skater Laura Codruța Kövesi (b. 1973), European Chief Prosecutor (2019–present) Cristian Moisescu (1946–2016), mayor of Arad (1992–1996) Dan Motreanu (b. 1970), agriculture minister (2006–2007) Herta Müller (b. 1953), novelist, poet, essayist and Nobel laureate in literature (2009) Mona Muscă (b. 1949), culture minister (2004–2005) Dan Negru (b. 1971), TV presenter and host Maria Olaru (b. 1982), gymnast Paul Radu (b. 1975), investigative journalist and founder of RISE Project Andreea Răducan (b. 1983), gymnast Daciana Sârbu (b. 1977), MEP (2007–2019) George Scripcaru (b. 1966), mayor of Brașov (2004–2020) Nicolae Ștefănuță (b. 1982), MEP (2019–present) Aura Twarowska (b. 1967), mezzo-soprano Dan Vîlceanu (b. 1979), finance minister (2021) Chester Williams (1970–2019), rugby player Ernest Wichner (b. 1952), writer and translator References West University