b. April 9, 1939, Orăștie – d. 2010, Cluj. University professor, specialist in the field of occupational and organizational psychology.
In June 2010, the university library in Cluj enriched its collections with a significant donation of books and periodicals in the field of psychology and pedagogy. The donation, comprising part of the personal library of the late Professor Horia Pitariu, professor at Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Psychology-Pedagogy, was offered to our library from the Pitariu family, integrated into the publishing fund of the Library of Psychology-Pedagogy and made available to the public in the system of free access to the shelf. Among the donated volumes are publications in Romanian and foreign languages: English, French, German and Hungarian.
Professor Horia Pitariu was a remarkable personality in the field of work psychology and organizational psychology to the development of which he contributed in a decisive way being, through his teaching activity, but also through the rich research work, a leading representative of the Romanian School of Psychology. A member of numerous internal and international professional organizations, a collaborator of important foreign academic institutions, Professor Horia Pitariu has dedicated his entire life to teaching, contributing to the formation of generations of students. Creator and innovator, too, has studied the psychological effects of human-computer interaction, being among the first in our country to be concerned about these issues.
