
Welcome & Cultural Exploration of Cluj-Napoca
Day one begins with a welcome session at the TUCN campus, followed by a guided tour of Cluj-Napoca’s city centre. Students will visit key landmarks, explore the historic university district, and get oriented before the intense programme begins the next morning.
This is an opportunity to meet everyone in person, settle into the city, and start building the cross-institutional relationships that will shape the teamwork over the week.
- Orientation
Instructors

Tassos Natsakis
Associate Professor on Robotics · Automation Department, TUCN
Tassos Natsakis is an Associate Professor in the Automation Department at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN), where he leads research and teaching in robotics. His work spans robot modelling, kinematics, motion planning, and real-time control of robot manipulators. He is the lead organiser of this BIP and will coordinate the overall programme, deliver lectures on kinematics and path planning, and supervise the hands-on laboratory sessions throughout the physical week. He has recor... read more