Thursday, July 18th 2024, starting 3.30 PM, the University of Bucharest organized the event 160 years of international relations. UB and the European and international university alliances.
The event, hosted at the Rectorate of the University of Bucharest (90, Panduri Street), brought together representatives of the international networks that UB is part of, such as CIVIS, representatives of other European university alliances that include universities in Romania, ambassadors of the states which have universities members of CIVIS, as well as ambassadors of other states. The Minister of Education, Ligia Deca, also attended the event along with State Secretary Janina Sitaru from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The debate was moderated by professor Romiță Iucu, the President of the Board of Trustees of the University of Bucharest.
The first part of the event consisted of speeches from professor Marian Preda, PhD, the Rector of the University of Bucharest, associate professor Constantin Vică, PhD, vice-rector for International Relations and Public Relations of UB and associate professor Sorin Costreie, PhD, coordinator for the CIVIS alliance and the university networks within UB and president of UNICA- Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe. Ligia Deca, the Minister of Education in Romania, and Janina Sitaru, State Secretary for Inter-institutional relations also held presentations at the event.
A discussion session was organized in the second part of the event, when representatives of the international networks and decision agents from national institutions relevant in their relationship with the EU took the word, underlining the importance of university alliances and analyzing the identifying solutions to society’s current challenges.
The conference is part of the series of events organized by the University of Bucharest on the occasion of celebrating 160 years since its founding and 330 years of higher education in the Romanian space.
The events dedicated to the University of Bucharest 160 years anniversary and 330 years of higher education in the Romanian space are organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Education and with the support of the Romanian Commercial Bank – BCR, KPMG Romania, Kaufland Romania, The Civil Society of Lawyers „Stoica & Asociații” and Aqua Carpatica.
More details are available on the website 160.unibuc.ro.