NEWSLETTER

No. 47March

2016

The festive events devoted to our local community on the 29 February included

ththe celebration of the 25 anniversary of the Norbert Detaeye Media and Arts Centre. The result of a project developed in 1991 by the well‐known Belgian musician Norbert Detaeye, the Media and Arts Centre came into being with the help of our enthusiastic students and in response to their vivid interest for music, art and design. � At present we own the most valuable university collection of documentary art films and music, a collection unique across the country and, quite possibly, in Europe. A follow up of the initial project was the Auditorium and the adjoined exhibition hall, as well as the setting up and subsequent development

thof the Masters of 20 Century Design collection. In recognition of his important cultural contribution, Norbert Detaeye was granted the Honorary Citizen of Brașov diploma. � The milestones in the operation of the Media and Arts Centre within 1991 and 2001 ‐ a decade referred to as the “Romantic Age” – were revealed by F. Theodorescu, and were prefaced by a musical introduction by oboist Ronald Engel, formerly a prominent musician with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Jerusalem for over three decades. This anniversary brought

together old and new friends of the Centre who raised a glass of champagne in honour of our University and of its Media and Arts Centre.

Dr Marina Cionca

THTHE 25 ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEDIA AND ARTS CENTRE

E‐SMART – THE ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE

ANNIVERSARY, THE DEANS' FORUM, AND AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

THE LOCAL ROADSTER ‐ DACIA 1100

OUR UNIVERSITY'S FLAG ON KILIMANJAROPSI WEEK FOR PARENTS

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REMOTE ENGINEERING AND VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION 2016

“TOGETHER FOR A CHILD'S SMILE”TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY CHESS CUP, SECOND EDITION

INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASSES – HANDS‐ON PARTICLE PHYSICSTHREE‐PANEL WORKSHOP IN MATHEMATICAL

ANALYSIS, GEOMETRY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

CULTURES IN CONTACT BOOK DESIGN EXHIBITIONART TANDEM ‐ ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION WRITING ONE'S WAY TO JAPAN

PRIME BRAŞOV

SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI

THTHE 25 ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEDIA AND ARTS CENTRE

Electrical vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, which sparked the idea of converting a car with a thermal engine into an electrically propelled one. Funded by our

University, the project was designed and implemented by a team of staff and students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Led by Dr Nicolae Ispas, the team

included Dr Adrian Șoica, Dr Radu Țârulescu, Dr Bogdan Benea and Dr George Togănel who supervised the work of

undergraduate students Andreas Vrajotis, Ioan Costache, Adelin

Simtinică, Ciprian Busuioc, Florin‐Alexandru Apostu,

Marius‐Augustin Ciorean, I o n e l B u rc ă a n d o f

Alexandru Oancea, master's student.

Following a d y n a m i c

calculation, the internal combustion engine of a Smart ForTwo was replaced with an three‐phase asynchronous

electrical motor with 22kW power output and 120 Nm maximum torque. A rechargeable pack of 32

Lithium/Iron/Phosphate batteries was used to actuate the electrical engine. Its full recharge costs

no more than 3 lei. A pre‐programmed electronic unit actuated by a Curtis controller was used in order to ensure optimum operation.

A range of 50 km, a maximum speed of 80 km/h and 6 lei/100 km – these are the main specifications of the e‐car implemented at our University, which can already be seen cruising the streets of Brașov.

Dr Radu Țârulescu, Dr Nicolae Ispas

E‐SMART – THE ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE

Transilvania University of Bra�ovWhat purpose does the university serve if not to pave the way for the society of wisdom?

(Paolo Blasi)

FIDES ET EXCELLENTIA

It is not the walls that make a school, but the spirit that reigns within.(King Ferdinand I)

DIALOGUES ABOUT EDUCATION

THE LOCAL ROADSTER ‐ DACIA 1100Alexandru Mariș – a name associated nationally and internationally with the “2014 Dacia 1300

Concept” – is a graduate of the Industrial Design Programme of the Faculty of Product Design and Environment, currently a master student of the Faculty of Mechanics.

In 2009, Alexandru put forward the Dacia Logan Coupe concept. One year later, as undergraduate student, he joined the Design Department of the BlueStreamline Team of our University. The BS11, BS12 and BS13 monopost bodies are certainly proof of his hard work as a student.

� As part of his BSc project, Alexandru developed a new design – Dacia 1100 Roadster. His work was initially acknowledged by the thousands of fans of a social network, where he first published his project. Subsequently, his success went viral in the field‐related media (TopGear, ProMotor, Autoevolution, 4Tunning, Autobook, TV.net, Antena 1, CityNews, Realitatea, and so on), which helped promote both Alexandru and our University.

A refined designer, Alexandru finalized the concept in 2016, managing to preserve the representative and spectacular body elements of the legendary 1100. The modern concept is aimed at consumers looking for a

sporty approach. The aggressive outer body, displaying highly embossed body lines while still preserving the vintage atmosphere, as well as the cockpit with its finely updated original pattern, represent a success story already experimented by major automotive players.

Combining his impressive imagination and hard work with the capabilities of a dedicated software, Alexandru allows us a glimpse into the future of Dacia. First a scale model, then a 1:1 master model, this is truly a success story bound to have equally successful sequels as Alexandru will be pursuing his dream.

Dr Mihai Comșiț

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR

ALEXANDRU MARIȘ

Three high profile events taking place at the end of February were particularly important for the Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports: the

thfaculty's 25 anniversary, the Deans' Forum of the Romanian sports faculties and the international conference Youth in the Perspective of the Olympic Movement.

Among our most distinguished guests were Dr Ioan Vasile Abrudan, Rector of our University, Mr George Scripcaru, Mayor of Brașov City, Ms Ariana Oana Bucur, Head of the local School Inspectorate, the twenty Deans of the sports faculties round Romania, and the following leaders of sports federations: Mihai Covaliu (Romanian Fencing Federation), George Cosac (Romanian Tennis Federation), Puiu Gașpar (Romanian Ski Biathlon Federation), Florian Țicu (Romanian Bobsleigh Federation). Our special guest and main supporter, Dr Gheorghe Balint, Vice‐President of the International Federation of Physical Education in Eastern Europe, handed us the certificate attesting that our faculty can organize conferences under the aegis of FIEP. Dr Ioan Lador, President of the Society for Science, Human Excellence and University Sports, offered anniversary plaques and diplomas to our faculty members.

Laudatory words about our faculty were spoken by world champions, graduates of ours that we take great pride in: Rareș Dumitrescu (fencing), Andreea Acatrinei (gymnastics), Radu Șovăială and Valentin Crețu (sledding). Trainers Cezar Popescu (bobsleigh) and Bogdan Stănescu (speed skating) are two of our graduates who came with their trainees straight from the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

We are grateful to the presidents of the local sports clubs for their kind support, as well as to ththe students and graduates of our faculty, all of whom made this 25 celebration possible.

Dr Ioan Turcu

ANNIVERSARY, THE DEANS' FORUM, AND AN INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCE

Between 11 and 16 February, my colleague Dr Sorin Adam and I, set out to climb the Uhuru Peak in Kilimanjaro, the highest African mountain top.

The first two days on the Machame trail led us through the dense tropical forest (at altitudes between 1800 and 3000 m) and a swampy area (3000‐3800 m). By the end of the second day, the heavy rain relented and we reached Lava Tower (4600 m); on the third day we descended into Barranco Valley (3900 m). Having good weather on our side, on the fourth day we scaled Barranco Wall and reached Karanga Valley (4100 m), and eventually spent the night in Barafu camp (4600 m), gathering strength for the final ascension. Sometime around midnight, we set out on our trek to the summit and we managed to make it to Uhuru Peak (5895 m) at 7.40 a.m., and realized that we were surrounded by the crater rim at Stella Point (5756 m) as well as by the few glaciers left on Mount Kilimanjaro.

We summoned all our strength and, on the fifth day, we descended to Millennium Camp (3800 m) and passed through the fairy‐tale tropical forest once again to reach our final destination Mweka Gate (1700 m).

We were happy indeed to get acquainted with the local way of living and to communicate with Tanzanians in English and, surprisingly enough, in Swahili. Unfortunately, what this expedition confirmed was the effect of global warming affecting the appearance of this big white mountain.

For this achievement, a debt of gratitude is due to our respective families and to our University, for their support.

Dr Mihai Machedon‐Pisu

OUR UNIVERSITY'S FLAG ON KILIMANJAROTHE EXPEDITION OF

TWO ACADEMICS FROM THE FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

THREE HIGH IMPACT EVENTS FOR THE FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND MOUNTAIN SPORTS

FIDES ET EXCELLENTIA

Parents, parents to be and grandparents have lately been increasingly interested in parenting literature. We have never been short of books on how to raise our children, but over the last decades, parenting volumes written by psychologists have been raising in demand. This is due to the fact that recent findings in developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, and social psychology have led to the reframing of several aspects of family education.�

Between 22and 28February, the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences organized, in partnership with TREI Publishing House and Cărturești Bookshop in Brașov, a series of public conferences on parenting topics covering a wide variety of subjects, from the impact of cartoons and fairy tales upon child development to the issue of parents' time management:

Parents and time management ‐ Ramona Henter

Being a cool parent and how cool it is to be a parent ‐ Laura Teodora David

Are fairy tales for children? ‐ Elena Cocoradă

Memorizing and learning at school ‐ Aurel Ion Clinciu

A psychological check‐up on cartoons ‐ Camelia Truța and Ana‐Maria CazanThe presentations were followed by vivid debates, which proves the audience's interest

and the relevance of the topics approached.Dr Marcela Rodica Luca

PSI WEEK FOR PARENTS

Between 24 and 26 February, Madrid (Spain) was the venue for the International Conference Remote E n g i n e e r i n g a n d V i r t u a l Instrumentation (REV‐2016) organized by the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE). Enjoying a

prestigious participation (23 countries and 46 universities), the conference covered two events directly connected to Transilvania University.

The first was the annual IAOE meeting which reconfirmed Professor Doru Ursuțiu as president until 2017, and the second one was

ththe celebration of Professor Doru Ursuțiu's 65 birthday. For this particular event a special conference session was organized and Prof Michael E. Auer, President of IFEES (International Federation of Engineering Education Societies) and IGIP (International Association of Engineering Pedagogy), and doctor honoris causa of our University delivered a Laudatio in recognition of Prof Ursuțiu's merits. Prof Karsten Henke from Ilmenau Technical University, Germany, Prof Reinhard Langman from Düsseldorf University and Prof Alexander Kist from Southern Queensland University, Australia spoke about the fields of interest and expertise of Prof Ursuțiu. Their speeches were complemented by photographs illustrating the 12 years of the conference existence as well as Prof Ursuțiu's active participation in all editions.

This event was of particular significance to Transilvania University, since the act of celebrating an academic personality throughout an entire conference session is an exceptional event at European level. The conference session was facilitated by Prof Manuel Castro – President of UNED (Universidad National de Education a Distancia), the institution that also awarded prizes to Prof Ursuțiu. The final event of the day was a cocktail meeting held in one of the halls hosting the Cleopatra and the Fascination of Egypt exhibition on show in Madrid until May 2016.

Dr Cornel Samoilă

On the 20 February, the Centre for Inclusive Education (CSEI) Brașov hosted a humanitarian educational event meant to help create a friendly environment for the children studying at this centre. Undergraduates from the Special Psycho‐Pedagogy study programme and postgraduate students under the supervision of Dr Toader Pălășan and Dr Daniela Popa, in partnership with Dicta Association Brașov, took part in “Together for a child's smile”, a project for children with special needs who attend the Centre for Inclusive Education – the Special Kindergarten.

This event was part of the first stage of the project and involved drawing and painting the premises of the Centre for Inclusive Education.

As Cătălina Anca Manciu, founding member of Dicta Association Brașov, stated, “We would like to make the building of the institution look nicer and happier so that the children could smile when they get to the kindergarten or the school. Our thanks go to the students and staff of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at Transilvania University for their involvement and support for children with special needs and our cause and hope for cooperation to the benefit of these children.”

� This activity was aimed at raising the public's awareness of the support required by children with special needs and by their families. A workshop for the Special Psycho‐pedagogy students was also organised with a view to sensitizing them to the specifics of the life of families which include a member with special needs.

Dr Daniela Popa

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REMOTE ENGINEERING AND VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION 2016

“TOGETHER FOR A CHILD'S SMILE”

PROFESSOR DORU URSUȚIU

RECONFIRMED AS PRESIDENT OF IAOE

PSYCHOLOGY AND PARENTING

A PROJECT INVOLVING STUDENTS IN SPECIAL PSYCHO‐PEDAGOGY

FIDES ET EXCELLENTIA

UNIVERSITY DAY AT THE FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCEOn 27 February, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and

Computer Science celebrated University Day together with high‐school students and researchers from “Horia Hulubei” Physics and Nuclear Engineering National Institute for Research and Development at Măgurele. The event was organised under the slogan “International Masterclasses – Hands‐On Particle Physics” and was aimed at high‐school students with an interest in physics.

Twenty‐six high‐schoolers from Brașov and Făgăraș took part in the event organised together with Monica Dobre and Gabriel Stoicea, researchers at IFIN‐HH Măgurele. Accompanied by their physics teachers Dr Ion‐Dan Chirilă and Vasile Joantă, the high‐schoolers had the opportunity to find out about elementary particles, the research infrastructure and the ATLAS experiment at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva and applied what they had learned in a practical experimental session by means of a software simulator and real experimental data from CERN. The simulator allowed them to identify elementary particles resulting from the impact of

protons that were accelerated close to light speed.Towards the end of the day the high‐schoolers took part in a video‐conference with researchers from CERN and pupils from three cities in

Portugal which hosted similar events. The young science buffs discussed the results of the experiment and compared notes on the event. The researchers from IFIN‐HH and CERN answered the high‐schoolers' questions with humour peppered professional sobriety.

Dr Carmen Gerigan, Dr Mihai Ivanovici

INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASSES –

HANDS‐ON PARTICLE PHYSICS

On the University Day, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science organised the second edition of Transilvania University Chess Cup. The participants in the competition were four members of the teaching staff: Radu Păltănea, Nicuşor Minculete, Adrian Damșescu, Gabriel Stan, seven students and a technical and administrative staff member.

Benefitting from the support of the international grand master Costică Ciprian Nanu (master's student at the Faculty of

Physical Education and Mountain Sports), the competition took place in seven rounds according to the Swiss system. It was a very tight competition and, owing to the tie for the first place, supplementary criteria for the selection of the winners became necessary. Two first prizes were eventually awarded: one to Ion‐Gabriel Stan, the other to Ciprian Duca from the Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, the first student in the ranking. The results of the games played during this competition are available at http://chess‐results.com/tnr209802.aspx?lan=1

Dr Gabriel Stan

FACULTY STAFF AND STUDENT TIE FOR FIRST PLACE

In celebration of our University's Day, on 29 February 2016, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science organized a workshop combining research in the two fields.

The workshop gathered twenty‐two members of the teaching staff of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and two adjuncts and nineteen of the participants gave presentations based on their research interests and results. The workshop was opened by the Faculty Dean, Professor Marin Marin, and was structured in three panels: Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Computer Science.

The high standards of the presentations led to constructive debates concerning new ways of approaching the topics under discussion. Some of our colleagues' studies and articles have already been published in prestigious journals and others are pending.

A really valuable scientific event, the workshop highlighted the remarkable research potential of our department staff, whose contributions will be published, in “Book of Abstracts” format, in the “π Collection” series.

This was also an opportunity to discuss possible collaborations among some of the department members in order to develop joint research topics. It was also suggested that some relevant results of the workshop should be published in the Bulletin of Transilvania University.

Dr Nicuşor Minculete

THREE‐PANEL WORKSHOP IN MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS, GEOMETRY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

THE UNIVERSITY DAY AT THE FACULTY

OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY CHESS CUP, SECOND EDITION

FIDES ET EXCELLENTIA

On 11 February the Faculty of Letters welcomed a group of Japanese students from Sapporo Gankuin University, led by Professor Kan Sasaki.

While on a study trip to Romania, students Keita Egishi, Runa Haraya, Hanae Kanamori, Saki Kumagai, Suguru Nakai, Saki Takeda, Hiroomi Yamahata met with Andrada Badiu

st(Applied Modern Languages, 1 year), Alexandra Achim (American nd stStudies, 2 year), Elisa Pandele and Vlad Babei (both 1 year majors

in the newly launched Chinese study programme).The event afforded the students the opportunity to exchange impressions and information about

the two cultures in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The Japanese students gave a presentation on ramen, a traditional Japanese dish, answered questions from the Romanian students, providing them with interesting cultural information, and showing much interest in our city and the in the places on their itinerary.

Dr Raluca Sinu

MEETING WITH JAPANESE STUDENTS AT THE FACULTY OF LETTERS

Between 1 and 21 February, the Multicultural Centre of Transilvania University was the venue for a book design exhibition which presented the results of an annual cultural project meant to promote The Most Beautiful Travelling Books.

The purpose of these books is to become part of a network and be publicized via exhibitions organized throughout Romania. The book exhibition delighted and informed both the Romanian graphic designers as well as the more general public interested in the way texts are transposed into images.

The travelling books were very well promoted and admired by a large number of visitors, owing to the fact that the exhibition was organized at the same time as other events hosted by the Multicultural Centre of our university, such as ART tandem ‐ Art and Design Exhibition, or the jazz and instrumental classical music recitals held at the end of each week.

Funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund, the project was organized by the Association for Performance and Culture with the support of two local partners, Okian Bookstores and Hof Cafe.

Ioana Zenaida Rotariu, PhD student

Everybody claims to be pressed for time nowadays. We, at PRIME Brașov, believe that it is all a matter of prioritizing: if one really wants to do something, one will find the time to do it. In an organization it is important that at least its core members be actively involved in disseminating the values underpinning it.

On 11 February I had the pleasure of participating in the NGO Fair “An active member of the community”. Introducing prospective clients and volunteers to the services provided by our organization was a good opportunity to develop our overall communicative competence. We had fun and met representatives of other local NGOs that will hopefully become our partners in the future.

We developed creative concepts for our promotional items, we designed and implemented pizza‐shaped leaflets suggesting solutions for various communicative situations.

We will keep you posted with details of the following PRIME events, so follow us on Facebook for recommendations on advertising and PR.

Tudor Crețu, third year student, Communication and PR

Between 5 and 28 February, the Multicultural Centre of Transilvania University hosted the Art and Design Exhibition organized as part of the ART tandem project. Gathering works from fields such as painting, sculpture, music, photography and design, the concept of the project foregrounds diversity in modern art, presented in “tandem”.

The exhibition opened on 5 February in the presence of Dr Ioan Vasile Abrudan, Rector of our University, Dr Adrian Lăcătuş, Director of the Multicultural Centre, Dan Oprea (Urban Art Depot), and of members of the academic and local community, students and the artists whose works were shown: Alex Baciu, Mihai Morărescu, Lucian Sandu Milea, Silvestru Alexandru Munteanu, Diana Roşca, Daniel Roşca (plastic arts), Emilian Chirilă, Filip Zan (photography), Gabriel Marin, Gheorghe Munteanu, “Wood be nice” Workshop (design), and Remus Miron (sound design).

The exhibition included many events, such as a rock recital (4Tune Quartet), a jazz recital (Luiza Zan), a chamber music recital (Vlad Maistorovici & Diana Ionescu), and the profiles of Marina Drăghici and of Sasha Meret, all of which were a pleasant surprise for the local public present at these events.

Dr Adrian Lăcătuş

TRAVELLING BOOKS IN BRAŞOV

THE NGO FAIR

ART TANDEM ‐ ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION

CULTURES IN CONTACT

PAINTING, SCULPTURE, MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY

AND DESIGN AT THE MULTICULTURAL CENTRE

BOOK DESIGN EXHIBITION

PRIMEBRAȘOV

FIDES ET EXCELLENTIA

SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI

Livia Luciana Gheorghe is a 2009 graduate of the Faculty of Medicine. In the fifth year of study she earned an Erasmus mobility scholarship to the Faculty of Medicine in Cadiz, Spain, experience that decisively marked her future career.

Thus, upon completion of her studies she took the residency examination in Spain, and began her career in cardiology, the specialty that interested her ever since her studentship. Afterwards, she became resident doctor at Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar in Cadiz. During her training within the residency programme she paid particular importance to interventional cardiology, which led her to participate in a competition to win a scholarship to the Texas Heart Institute in Houston. While enrolled in this training programme she studied imaging devices and ventricular assistance in structural cardiomyopathy.

Upon completing her residency in May 2015, she took up a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Hospital Universitario de Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona. While being in this training programme she learned complex interventional coronary approach techniques (rotational atherectomy procedures). Meanwhile, Livia Luciana Gheorghe was invited to join a research team made up of experts famous for the case studies and techniques reported in prominent specialist publications.

She also embarked on her doctoral studies at the University of Barcelona, taking as research topic the evaluation of the effectiveness of the bio‐absorbable stents in chronic coronary occlusions.

Dr Alina Pascu

The “International English Essay Competition”, an English essay contest organised by Transilvania University of Brașov in partnership with Otaru University of Commerce (Japan) concluded with two winners from each participant university. The grand prize was a one‐week trip to Japan for the top two Romanian winners, and a one‐week trip to Romania for the top two Japanese winners.

As I was lucky enough to be one of the Romanian winners, I began, on the 19 February, my big adventure to Japan. While very

busy, the week spent in Otaru was extremely beautiful. At Otaru University of Commerce I visited the classrooms, the library and the students' campus, impressive through their amazing facilities and impeccable living conditions. Sapporo Gakuin University from Hokkaido's prefecture, Sapporo, has an equally impressive campus. At the Hokkaido Museum I found out details about the Ainu civilisation, belonging to the native locals of the northern region of Japan, different from the Nippon civilisation, but almost completely assimilated by the latter. It was therefore the perfect opportunity to gain first‐hand information and a better understanding of the history of northern Japan.

The Otaru Aquarium was another spectacular destination, where I saw the most magnificent marine life of Hokkaido. Among the tourist attractions there were also Sapporo and the city of Otaru, the latter being a very popular destination for skiers, as well as for those eager to try out traditional dishes like Miso Soup or fresh Sushi. From the Tenguyama, the mountain in Otaru that I reached via cable car, the view of the entire city was simply breath‐taking. As I was accompanied by professors and Japanese students, I had the unique chance to get to know the Japanese culture, as well as to make friends with students who are eager to visit Romania, particularly the city of Brasov.

Therefore, I can only thank the organisers of this competition and strongly encourage other students to participate in such contests, which can give them the opportunity to live a most amazing and unforgettable experience.

Andrada‐Erika Badiu, first year student in Applied Modern Languages

INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH ESSAY COMPETITION

WRITING ONE'S WAY TO JAPAN

DR. LIVIA LUCIANA GHEORGHE

DIALOGUES ABOUT EDUCATIONAlready a tradition of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, the latest edition of the

Dialogues about Education organised at Şt.O.Iosif bookstore on 9 February hosted as guests of honour Professor Ion Negreţ and Professor Sorin Cristea from the University of Bucharest, coordinators of the vastest pedagogic project in Romania, the Treatise of Universal Pedagogy.

The event focused on the first of the 13 volumes of the project. The interventions of the project coordinators as well as of the local organizers, Professor Toader Pălăşan and Associate Professor Mihaela Voinea from Transilvania University of Braşov triggered a dynamic debate and compelling considerations on the art and science of teaching.

The participants – mentors of applied pedagogy, students, school headmasters, teachers, school inspectors, academic didactics specialists, leaders of professional organisations and NGOs – had the opportunity to contribute to a debate meant to reset the status of pedagogy as queen of education sciences.

Dialogues about Education will resume on 25 March 2016 with the same invitees of honour.

Dr Mihaela Voinea

DEBATE ON THE TREATISE OF UNIVERSAL

PEDAGOGY

FIDES ET EXCELLENTIA