News Archive
10-11 June 2010
Bucharest Dialogues – Mutual Learning Workshops:
Integrating Futures Methodologies
The third workshop within the Bucharest Dialogue series,
hosted by UNESCO-CEPES, focused on means for correlating
methods and techniques used in prospective studies. Romanian
and invited foreign experts introduced the methods used and
presented the results achieved through their most recent
studies. Based on these discussions, the most adequate
methodology to be applied to the Romanian higher education
was identified.
The Mutual Learning Workshops are part of the strategic
programme Quality and Leadership for Romanian Higher
Education coordinated by the Romanian
Executive Agency for
Higher Education and Research Funding - U.E.F.I.S.C.S.U.
28 May 2010
The English Connection: 40 Years of English
Studies at “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Eric
Gilder, Alexandra Mitrea and Ana-Karina Schneider
(editors)
UNESCO-CEPES is re-launching its series of “Studies on
Science and Culture” with a new book, published in
cooperation with a Romanian university.
This collection of papers, the first publishing
cooperation between “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu (LBUS)
and UNESCO-CEPES, is a follow-up volume to the historic
international symposium “40 Years of Philological
Studies at Sibiu [Romania]”, held from 19-21 November
2009, and hosted by the Faculty of Letters and Arts at
LBUS. Drawing from a multi-lingual programme, this
specific volume consists of selected essays and other
contributions from noted international scholars in the
field of English Studies in Literature, Language &
Translation, Theatre Arts, Culture and Higher Education.
More details on this UNESCO-CEPES series:
publications\sciencecult.htm
8 May 2010
An integral element of the joint UNESCO-CEPES/
“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu project on Life
after graduation: The Role of Graduate Employment
and Tracking Systems for Continuous Curricula
Development and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education
is the research
blogspot which
has been designed to prompt debate and opinions from the
world of higher learning (students, graduates, teachers
and researchers) as well as from employers and other
interested stakeholders.
Launching the “Alliance of Civilizations” Project in
Romania
Official Ceremony, House of Parliament,
Bucharest
The event was organized at the
initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
cooperation with the Joint Permanent Commission of the
Chamber of Deputies and Senate for relations with
UNESCO, the Governmental Department of Interethnic
Relations and UN Resident Agencies based in Romania,
under the patronage of the President of the Chamber of
Deputies, Ms. Roberta Alma Anastase. On this occasion,
the Charter of the Alliance of Civilizations will be
signed, representing the common commitment assumed by
partners with the aim of promoting cultural, ethnic and
religious diversity.
UNESCO-CEPES and other UN
agencies are assisting the Romanian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in the implementation of the Romanian National
Strategy on the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC)
initiative; UNESCO-CEPES is member of the AoC Steering
Committee in Romania.
The Alliance of Civilization
was established in 2005, at the initiative of the
Governments of Spain and Turkey, under the auspices of
the United Nations. A High-level Group of experts was
formed by former Secretary-General Kofi Annan to explore
the roots of polarization between societies and cultures
today, and to recommend a practical programme of action
to address this issue.
The AoC Secretariat, which is
based in New York, works in partnership with States,
international and regional organizations, civil society
groups, foundations, and the private sector to mobilize
concerted efforts to promote cross-cultural relations
among diverse nations and communities.
More details on the
Alliance of Civilizations in
Romania:
<http://18mai.aliantacivilizatiilor.ro>
The series of debates and consultations on the Code of
Good Practice for Doctoral Study Programmes are part of
the project “Doctoral Studies in Romania – Organisation
of the Doctoral Schools”
coordinated by the Executive
Unit for the Financing of Higher Education and
Scientific University Research (UEFISCU) of the Romanian
Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport.
UNESCO-CEPES participate in the project as an active
co-partner.
As the Code of Good Practice for Doctoral Study
Programmes is at present in its pilot stage (January
2010 – June 2011), the project partners met on 30 April
in order to plan its implementation in the participating
universities.
More details on the project:
Doctoral Studies in Romania –
Organization of the Doctoral Schools
