ðə pˌɑːlɪtˈɛknɪk ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv ɡælˈɑːɾi hæd ɪts ɹˈuːts ɪnðə lˈænd ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ænd ðə nˈeɪvəl ænd mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
The Polytechnic Institute of Galați had its roots in the Land Improvement Institute, founded in 1948, and the Naval and Mechanical Engineering Institute, established in 1951.