Paul Pîrşan (born February 28, 1956, in Șerbănești)[1] is a Romanian agricultural scientist, university professor and rector of the Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USABTM).
[2][3] After his academic studies Pîrşan managed the agricultural farm in the Recaș area of Timiș County.
In 1986 he started as scientific assistant at the Agricultural Institute Timișoara.
Pîrşan became director of the agricultural institut and Dean of the Agronomic Faculty (2005–2012), County Councillor and Chairman of the Culture Committee of the Timiș County Council since 2005.
Pîrşan was elected rector of the USAB-TM in 2012.