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ASE INTERNATIONAL

NEWSLETTER ASE INTERNATIONAL

No. 3 / 2016 (October – December)

THE BUCHAREST

UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES (ASE)

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Be innovative, be proactive!

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 3

Institutional cooperation

Institutional visits

International Agreements

The university’s international image

Affiliation to associations / international networks

Participation to events organized within the networks /

professional associations and various international institutions

INTERNATIONALIZATION AT HOME 6

International conferences

Research seminars and international projects

International events

Intercultural activities and integration of the international

students

Promoting international mobility for ASE’s students

Our students, our ambassadors

CONTENTS

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The conference ‘Ethics in research in the

areas of Human Resources and Public

Administration’, Prof. André Cabanis, PhD,

Vice-president of the University Toulouse 1 -

Capitole, Doctor Honoris Causa ASE

Meeting with H.E. Pande Lazarevski, PhD

the Ambassador of the Republic of

Macedonia and Prof. Jadranka Denkova,

PhD - Goce Delchev University from Stip

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Institutional cooperation

Award of the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of The

Bucharest University of Economic Studies to Acad.

Dr. hab. Grigore Belostecinic, PhD. rector of the

Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova

On November 9th 2016, ASE's Senate reunited in Aula

Magna for a festive gathering to confer the title of

Doctor Honoris Causa to Acad. Dr. hab. Grigore

Belostecinic, PhD. Rector of the Academy of Economic

Studies of Moldova. This high distinction was awarded

in recognition and appreciation of his scientific and

educational contributions to economic sciences as well

as for his endeavours to strengthening the bilateral

cooperation between our universities.

10th anniversary of Romanian-Russian academic cooperation between ASE and The Saint-Petersburg

State University of Economics (Russian Federation)

On November 17th 2016, The Bucharest University of

Economic Studies and The Saint-Petersburg State

University of Economics (UNECON) organized a

series of events dedicated to the 10th anniversary of

bilateral cooperation.

The UNECON delegation was leaded by the Rector,

Prof. Igor A. Maksimţev, PhD, Doctor Honoris Causa

of ASE and was made up of the vice-rectors for

International Relations and Administrative Affairs,

Prof. Dmitry Vasilenko and Prof. Sergei Mikadze and

the Director of the Department for International

Relations, Ms. Elena Tarasenko.

The collaboration is conducted on multiple levels, both for professors and researchers and students at all

educational levels as well. In order to strengthen and develop the cooperation, a strategic partnership

agreement between our universities was signed.

Institutional visits

The visit of H.E. Mr. Pande Lazarevski, PhD, the Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Hanif

Dauti, Counsellor and Consul, Prof. Jadranka Denkova from Goce Delchev University from Stip

(October 28th 2016), to explore the opportunities for cooperation with universities from Macedonia. A

second visit took place on December 16th 2016, when an Erasmus + bilateral agreement with the Goce

Delchev University from Stip for the mobility of students and professors was signed.

The visit H.E. Mr. José Arturo Trejo Nava, Ambassador of Mexico in Romania (November 3rd 2016),

accompanied by Mr. Borrego Martin Llorente, counsellor with cultural and economic affairs and two

Mexican students in order to identify areas of cooperation with educational institutions from Mexico.

The visit of a delegation from the University of Artois, France, led by Prof. Philippe Duez, the Dean of

the Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences (November 4th 2016) to extend the

cooperation by initiating negotiations for double degree programmes in management and marketing.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION


International cooperation agreements

During October-December 2016, ten cooperation agreements were signed, as follows:

Strategic partnership agreement with The Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics

(UNECON), Russian Federation,

Framework agreement with the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (on behalf of the Faculty of

Business Administration in foreign languages),

Framework agreement with the University of National and World Economy from Sofia, Bulgaria (on

behalf of the Faculty of Administration and Public Management),

Framework agreement with the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research

Institute from Warsaw, Poland (on behalf of the Faculty of Agrifood and Environmental Economics),

Erasmus + bilateral cooperation agreement with the University of Life Sciences from Tartu, Estonia

(on behalf of the Faculty of Theoretical and Applied Economics),

Erasmus+ bilateral cooperation agreement with Université Catholique de Lille, France (on behalf of

the Faculty of Finance and Banking),

Erasmus + bilateral cooperation agreement with Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen -

Geislingen, Germany (on behalf of the Faculty of Theoretical and Applied Economics),

Erasmus + bilateral cooperation agreement with the Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy (on behalf

of the Faculty of Agrifood and Environmental Economics), Erasmus + bilateral cooperation agreement with the Goce Delchev University from Stip, Macedonia

(on behalf of the Faculty of Administration and Public Management),

Erasmus + bilateral cooperation agreement with the University of European Studies from Moldova

(on behalf of the Faculty of Theoretical and Applied Economics).

The university’s international image

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies was present at three international educational fairs,

promoting the image of the university, the study programmes in foreign languages and the international

cooperation:

RIUF International Fair (Romanian International

University Fair), held in Bucharest, between 1st and 2nd

October 2016, with over 90 universities from Romania

and abroad. On this occasion, ASE's representatives

provided information about bachelor and master

programmes, about mobility for study at the partner

universities from abroad, and also the personal

development opportunities offered by our university.

The virtual education fair 'Study in Europe Virtual

Fair USA and Canada' on October 14th 2016 together

with other 65 universities from 19 European countries

which presented their educational offer, the admission

requirements, the programmes of international mobility

and the amenities offered within campus.

The QS World MBA Tour - Access MBA education

fair, on October 24th 2016 in Bucharest, promoting the

executive education programmes (MBA), both at the

ASE's booth and through the virtual platform QS

Outreach.



Affiliation to associations / international networks

In its efforts to strengthen the network of international partners, our university became member of the

following prestigious associations:

ICPA Forum - International Comparative Policy Analysis

Forum, a scientific association founded in 1998 at the initiative

Barruch College New York, which aims to promote excellence

in comparative public policy. Among the institutional members

there are prestigious universities from the United States and

from around the world. The association also collaborates with

11 international associations represented worldwide. The

Association publishes the Journal of Comparative Policy

Analysis (ISI Thomson Reuters SSI indexed, impact factor

0.642), organizes scientific conferences, academic mobility,

institutional advertising through the association's website and

magazine.

IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence,

an international association founded in 2009 to promote quality

and excellence in education and to develop comparative studies

on university international rankings.

Participation at events organized within the networks/professional associations

and various international institutions

Events at which our institution was presented between October-December 2016:

Participation at the annual NASPAA - Network of Schools of Public Policy, and

Administration Affairs, 18 to 22 October 2016, Columbus, Ohio - USA, hosted by the Ohio State

University. The event brought together representatives of prestigious schools of public

administration in the US, from New York, Chicago, Newark, Delaware, Kentucky, Michigan and

other universities to debate on the challenges and opportunities relating to training specialists in

public administration in the context of globalization. On this occasion, our university represented by

the Faculty of Administration and Public Management, has started the process of affiliation to

NASPAA;

Recognised European Valuer (REV) Recognition Committee Meeting, TEGoVA, October 21st

2016, Malahide (Ireland), by a representative of the Faculty of Finance, and Banking;

1st Meeting of the Balkan UNESCO Chairs, 7 to 9 November 2016, Drama and Kavala – Greece,

by a representative of the Faculty of Business Administration in foreign languages - UNESCO

Department for Business Administration;

EACVA's 10th Annual Business Valuation Conference, 24 – 25 November 2016, Berlin -

Germany, by a representative of the Faculty of Finance and Banking.



International conferences

International Conference 'The strategic management of

human resources in the context of sustainable development',

the 12th edition, 27 to 28 October 2016, organized by the Faculty

of Administration and Public Management, with the

participation of Prof. Michael A. Peters, Professor Emeritus -

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and professor

at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, as keynote speaker;

International Management Conference - IMC 2016

'Challenges of modern management’, 10th edition, 3 to 4

November 2016, organized by the Faculty of Management and

The Romanian Scientific Management Society (SAMRO);

International Conference 'Competitiveness of the Agro-Food

and Environmental Economy' - CAFEE 2016, the 5th edition,

10 to 11 November 2016, organized by the Faculty of Agrifood

and Environmental Economics in collaboration with prestigious

institutions from the country and from abroad;

International Conference 'Future of Europe'- FOE 2016, the

7th edition and the International Conference 'Synergies in

Communication', the 5th edition, from 10 to 11 November

2016, organized by the Faculty of International Business and

Economics in cooperation with representatives of the diplomatic

and business environment from Estonia, Israel, Italy, UK and

USA;

International Conference 'Prospects of the business law in

the third millennium', the 4th edition, 25 to 26 November 2016,

organized by the Faculty of Accounting and Management

Information Systems - Department of Law in collaboration with

the Society of Legal and Administrative Sciences.

Other international conferences

The Conference 'The European Union after Brexit. What's next?', Mr. Josef Janning, PhD. the

Director of the European Council for Foreign Relations - Berlin Office, October 19th 2016, at the

invitation of the Faculty of Business and Tourism;

Workshop 'Introduction to the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)

Framework Programme', October 24th 2016, organized by the Faculty of Administration and Public

Management in cooperation with the COST Association Brussels and Bucharest;

Presentation of the ECA World Bank Economic Update 'Polarization and Populism' Report - Mr. Hans Timmer, World Bank Chief Economist for Europe and Central Asia Region, November 22nd

2016, organized by the Faculty of Theoretical and Applied Economics.

INTERNAȚIONALIZAREA "ACASĂ" INTERNATIONALIZATION AT HOME


Research seminars and international projects

Courses and doctoral research seminars organized by the Faculty of Finance, and Banking -

Research Centre for Finance and Monetary Union (CEFIMO): 'Macroeconomic effects of sovereign

risk pooling in the Currency Union' - Ms Cristina Bădărău, LAREFI - Université de Bordeaux

(October 25th 2016), 'Applied econometrics for finance: Models CAPM and Fama-French' and

'Volatility during the financial crisis through the lens of high frequency data: a realized GARCH

approach' - Ms. Denisa Bănulescu, Université d'Orléans (1 to 2 November 2016).

The Conference 'The ethics of research in the areas of human resources and public

administration' (December 6th 2016) and the workshop 'Preventing plagiarism in graduation

papers' (December 7th 2016), with the participation of Prof. André Cabanis, PhD, Vice-President of

the University Toulouse 1 - Capitole and Doctor Honoris Causa of ASE. Both events were organized

by the Faculty of Public Administration and Management in the framework of the project 'Academic

writing for the research papers in the fields of human resources and public administration', financed by

the Fund for the financing special situations, approved through the MENCS Order no 5014/2016.

Research seminar 'Introduction to financial accounting empirical research' (December 22nd

2016), conducted by Prof. dr. Ulf Brüggemann, Humboldt University Berlin - Germany, organized by

the Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems in the framework of the project

'Development of the internationalization of education and research in the field of accounting' financed

by the Fund for the financing of special situations, approved through the MENCS Order no 5014/2016.

International events

The anniversary of 25 years from the establishment of the Faculty of Business Administration in

foreign languages was marked by a series of events held from 21 to 25 November 2016. The anniversary

ceremony was attended by Prof. Nicolae Istudor, PhD, Rector of ASE, the ASE management team, H.E. Mr.

Hans Werner Lauk, the Ambassador of Germany to Bucharest, representatives of the Austrian Embassy,

Embassy of France, of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, the Romanian-American, Romanian-

French and Romanian-German Chambers of Commerce, of the French Institute, the German Service for

Academic Exchange, professors, students and graduates, business representatives.

Award of the 'European Language Label 2016' Diploma for innovative methods of language learning,

given to the OPORTUNIDANCE Project 'Dance your way to other cultures' (Erasmus + Strategic

Partnership, Project 2015-1-RO01-KA204-015155), managed by Assoc. Prof . Roxana Magdalena Bârlea

and Assoc. Prof. Roxana Marinescu, Department of Modern Languages and Business Communication

(November 2nd 2016).

Workshop 'Leadership in the Global Workplace', moderated by Ms. Mari Kano Klemm and Prof. Dorel

Paraschiv, PhD, the vice rector in charge of relations with the economic and social environment and student

life (December 8th 2016).

INTERNATIONALIZATION AT HOME


Intercultural activities and integration of the international students

Activities carried out by ESN ASE - Erasmus Students Network

The local branch of the Erasmus Students Network supports the internationalization of our university

through the integration of international students. The events organized during the first semester 2016/2017

are as follows:

Welcome Days (1 – 9 October 2016) – assistance on arrival,

accommodation and installation, information sessions and campus

orientation, city sightseeing, Romanian traditional dinner,

welcome party, excursion and picnic at Mogoşoaia;

Cultural evenings: Italian (October 12th 2016), French (October

18th 2016), Spanish (November 2nd 2016), German (November

11th 2016), Polish (November 16th 2016), Romanian (November

30th 2016);

Visits to the Palace of the Parliament, the Village Museum,

Antipa – Natural Science Museum;

Trips: Halloween in Transylvania (27–30 November 2016:

Brașov, Sinaia, Bran, Râșnov), Winter Trip (9 – 11 December

2016: Sibiu, Hunedoara, Alba Iulia, Sighișoara);

Social and charity activities: Social Erasmus Week (6 to 12

November 2016): cleaning of the public space, donating food and

providing hot meals for people from disadvantaged backgrounds,

debates on discrimination, differences and cultural stereotypes

and on social inclusion, teaching English to school children, anti-

smoking campaign; volunteering at the Centre for therapy dogs

for children with autism and other disabilities (December 5th

2016);

Themed parties and weekly group activities.

Winter Warmer Party –December 6th 2016

Socialization evening for international students, organized by the

Department for International Relations, in order to get to know

themselves better, interact with peers and professors, familiarize

themselves with Romanian cuisine and customs.

Intercultural Evening organized by the Faculty of Business

Administration in foreign languages, 3rd edition

December 14th 2016

The students and professors from FABIZ meet annually in an informal

setting to learn more about their home country, culture and traditions.

This year gave us the opportunity to learn more about and to taste

delicious food prepared by students from Austria, Azerbaijan, France,

Germany, Lebanon, Romania, Pakistan, Syria and the USA.

PROIECTE



Promoting international mobility for ASE students

During October - December 2016, 23 presentations of mobility

opportunities for studies and placements within the Erasmus+

Programme have been organized by the representatives of the

Department for International Relations, with the support of the deans

from all faculties with particular focus on 1st year students.

The promotion campaign will continue during January and February

2017 with the support of ESN ASE - Erasmus Students Network

through online campaigns and distributing informational materials in

students' halls and in all faculties and through a series of presentation

sessions of the mobility opportunities.

The offer for mobility studies for the academic year 2017/2018 will be

published on February 1st 2017, the application period is February

13th – March 1st 2017.

For mobility placement there is an ongoing selection, the applications

for financing shall be submitted at least one month before the start of

mobility.


The national platform for ESN - Erasmus Students Network (15 to 18 December 2016), organized by

the local ESN branch and hosted by ASE, brought together over 120 participants from major Romanian

universities and ESN delegates from Italy, Poland and Spain, representing an opportunity to promote the

image of our university nationwide and internationally.

Two ASE students - finalists in the LSRS competition for Academic Excellence Awards, organized by

the League of the Romanian Students Abroad. Diana Vlăjie, student of the Faculty of Administration and

Public Management, and Denisa Georgiana Ștefan, graduate of the Faculty of Marketing, are nominated in

the Erasmus section for exceptional academic course and for how they chose to share their mobility

experience.


Our students who are in mobility are the representatives of the

university abroad. We would like to address special thanks to our

ambassadors who attended events to promote Romania and ASE:

Lavinia Burtumac and Mădălina Vlăsie - University of

Amsterdam, The Netherlands,

Alina Dumitrescu, Andreea Cojocaru, Diana Țigănilă - A.S. Pushkin State Russian Language Institute from Moscow,

Russian Federation,

Moritz Alexander Thelen - Université de Bordeaux, France,

Ioana Ciucă - Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra,

Slovakia.


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