On November 24-26, a delegation of the University of Bucharest, which included professors, students and administrative staff, participated in the 2021 edition of Global CIVIS Days in Brussels. The delegation was led by Professor Marian Preda, PhD, Rector of the University of Bucharest.
The event brought together students, professors, and administrative staff from the member universities, as well as decision-makers and innovators and local authorities from across Europe, who built the university of the future over the three days.
The UB team also included Associate Professor Sorin Costreie, PhD, Vice-rector in charge of University Networks and Public Relations and CIVIS institutional coordinator, Alexandru Carțiș, assistant manager of CIVIS, Lecturer Anamaria Nicola, PhD, head of CIVIS communication, Lecturer Mircea Sava, PhD, director of the Communication and Public Relations Department of the University of Bucharest and CIVIS communication representative, as well as Professor Cristian Ioja, PhD. representative of HUB4 Council CIVIS.
Under the motto “The University in the City”, this year’s edition focused on the symbiotic relationship between the city and the university and was hosted by the Université Libre de Brussels and organized by ULB together with the Autonomous University of Madrid and the University of Glasgow. The three days included numerous workshops, conferences, and meetings, organized as follows::
• meetings and workshops of the academic and administrative staff of CIVIS universities, in which the construction and future of the consortium were discussed;
• a series of events open to external participants, accessible by prior registration;
• a creathon for CIVIS students and employees, in which members of the CIVIS academic communities had the opportunity to get to know each other and generate ideas and solutions together. More details on CIVIScreathon 2021 can be found here;
• a CIVIS photo contest and an online exhibition designed to show various perspectives on CIVIS campuses. More details about the photo contest can be accessed here and here.
At the creathon, the team of the University of Bucharest was represented by Ștefan Baba, PhD, professor at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Bucharest, Ioan Miclea, PhD Candidate, communication specialist at the University of Bucharest, Anamaria Bucur (ISDS), PhD, Teodora Geambei, student at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the University of Bucharest, and Ioana Maria Crasan, MA student at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Bucharest.
Last but not least, the event was attended by representatives of the University of Bucharest in the CIVIS Global Student Council – Veronica Dungă, MA student at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ada Bărbulescu, MA student at the Faculty of Letters, Angelo Petre, student at the Faculty of Geography, Alex Stan, student at the Faculties of Law and Business and Administration, as well as Teodora Rancu, student at the Faculty of Law and CIVIS ambassador within the University of Bucharest.
More information on the second edition of Global CIVIS Days, held in 2021 at the Université Libre de Brussels, can be found both on the website of the University of Bucharest and on the CIVIS website.