Centre for International Cooperation
The International Relations at Universitatea Babeş‐Bolyai
2009
The International Relations at Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai Material accomplished by the team of the Centre for International Cooperation Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Titus Beu, Director Editing team: Teodora Sas, Anca Kiss, Adina Fodor Contributors: Elena Andrieş, Lect. Monica Fekete, Ioana Florea, Adina Fodor, Ramona Onciu, Teodora Sas, Lect. Monica-Pop Silaghi, Odette Tănase, Anca Teodorescu, Carmen Ţâgşorean March 2009 2
Table of contents Mission of the Centre for International Cooperation......................... 4 Activities of the Centre for International Cooperation....................... 6 Office for Cooperation Programs .........................................................7 Cooperation agreements ................................................................7 Programs in partnership .............................................................. 12 Structures in partnership ............................................................. 17 Affiliations.................................................................................... 20 Collaboration with the Fulbright commission............................. 21 Office for Mobilities and International Students ............................. 22 The Lifelong Learning Program .................................................. 22 Projects financed within the LLP program................................. 28 Teaching staff (foreign citizens) at UBB ..................................... 30 International students at UBB .................................................... 30 Annual international summer schools........................................ 33 The objective UBB 500 .......................................................................35 New cooperation agreements (since 2008) .................................35 Programs in partnership (since 2008) ....................................... 36 New partner institutions ............................................................. 38 New institutes / centres............................................................... 39 International reunions organized by the Rector’s Office ........... 40 Perspectives ................................................................................. 42
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Mission of the Centre for International Cooperation Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai benefits from a permanent and dynamic network dedicated to the development and management of the international relations of all its departments. This network has a central structure branched in every academic unit of the university. The internationalization strategy of UBB is designed by the Rector’s Office and the Academic Council and it is approved by the UBB Senate. The coordination and supervision of its application are accomplished by the UBB’s Rector’s Office, particularly the Office of the Vice-Rector responsible for the international cooperation. The Office of the Vice-Rector responsible for the international cooperation sets out the cooperation policies and coordinates the internationalization activity. The internationalization decisions taken by the mentioned administrative structures are applied at the university level by the Centre for International Cooperation (CIC) and at a departmental level by the internationalization teams of the academic councils from each faculty. The Centre for International Cooperation was founded in 1991 under the name of the Office of International Relations and Academic Image, with the aim of using the opportunities for international cooperation at UBB, within an adequate institutional framework and in the new democratic regime. In 1995, the Office was transformed into the Department for International Relations and Academic Image. The current name was established in February 2000, and, following its reorganization at the beginning of 2009, two offices operate within the Centre for International Cooperation:
The Office for Cooperation Programs, in charge with initiation, negotiation and administration of cooperation with foreign institutions, with affiliation to academic international networks, and even central cooperation with the industry. The Office for Mobilities and International Students, in charge with exchange programs for students, teaching and administrative staff, with the recruitment of international 4
students, as well as with the promotion of community and international programs for higher education. The Centre for International Cooperation is a structure that offers assistance and consultancy to different categories of beneficiaries – the faculties, the teaching staff and students, the partner universities. CIC intends to render efficient the services offered to the beneficiaries and assumes, at the same time, the role of creating new opportunities. This structure supports the UBB-500 objective, namely the strategy of the University to reach the top of the first 500 universities of the world through specific activities, such as the amplification of the international cooperation and recruitment of international students. The values promoted by the Centre for International Cooperation are those of the University: innovation dynamism excellence multiculturalism and intercultural dialogue professionalism.
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Activities of the Centre for International Cooperation
Development, promotion and implementation of the internationalization strategy of UBB Organizing and extending the international relations at UBB Promotion of joint study and research programs Promotion of the educational program offer of UBB at an international level Coordination, administration and evaluation of European programs, promotion of international participation of the University in programs such as ERASMUS, CEEPUS, LEONARDO DA VINCI, DAAD, TEMPUS, ATLANTIS, etc. Organizing summer schools and the international reunions under the auspices of the Rector’s Office Recruitment of international students Organizing orientation seminars and monthly reunions with the international students Informing the general public on opportunities of international cooperation, possibilities to study and experience a different educational culture and academic environment, as well as the possibility to obtain a degree from prestigious European, Asian, American, and Canadian universities Offering consultancy and assistance to the applicants for the Fulbright Program (incoming and outgoing) Editing and publishing informative materials for foreign citizens (students and teaching staff) Organizing international mobilities for teaching staff, researchers, students, and administrative staff Facilitating the access to international programs Informing the prospective international students and the teaching staff in exchange programs on the study programs at UBB and the admission/employment procedures Facilitating accommodation in student hostels Promotion of the interaction between the international students, lecturers and associated professors, and the local community Offering assistance and counseling to the international students and teaching staff throughout their stay at UBB 6
Office for Cooperation Programs COOPERATION AGREEMENTS Europe
Agreements with universities from France: o Inter-institutional agreements: University Panthéon-Assas Paris II, University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III, University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris IV, University René Descartes Paris V, University Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, University Paris XII Val de Marne, the Institute of Orthodox Theology Saint-Serge in Paris, West Catholic University in Angers, University of Angers, University of Artois Arras, University of Auvergne - Clermont I, Clermont-Ferrand, University Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III, University of Caen, University Bourgogne de Dijon, University Joseph Fourier Grenoble I, University Pierre Mendes France Grenoble II, University Stendhal Grenoble III, the School of Management, Grenoble, the National Politechnical Institute of Grenoble, University of Limoges, University Lumière Lyon II, the Normal Superior School of Letters and Humanities of Lyon, University Jean Moulin Lyon III, University of Provence - Aix-Marseille I, University Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille II, University Paul Cézanne - Aix-Marseille III, University of Marne-la-Vallée, University of Metz, University Montpellier II, University Paul Valéry - Montpellier III, the Euro-Mediterranean Academic Institute Maïmonide, University of Nantes, University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis, University of Orléans, University of Perpignan, University Rennes II Haute Bretagne, University Rouen Haute-Normandie, University Marc Bloch Strasbourg II, University Jean-Monnet of Saint-Etienne, the Superior School of Computer Science, Networks and Informatic Systems (ITIN), the Superior Institute of Entreprise Management, University of Poitiers, University of Toulouse Le Mirail, University of Franche-Comté Besançon, University Victor Segalen – Bordeaux II, University Montesquieu – Bordeaux IV 7
Inter-departmental agreements: University Blaise PascalClermont-Ferrand II, the Politechnic National Institute of Grenoble Agreements with universities from Belgium: o Inter-institutional agreements: Free University of Brussels, Catholic University of Louvain, General Commissariat of the Belgian French Community for International Relations (CGRI), the Archives and the Literature Museum of Brussels, University Faculty of Agronomical Sciences of Gembloux, the Catholic Institute for High Commercial Studies, Cooremans Institute, the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences in Belgium o Inter-departmental agreement: the Royal Institute for Natural Sciences in Belgium Inter-institutional agreements with universitites from Switzerland: University of Geneve, University of Lausanne, University of Neuchâtel, University of Fribourg, University of Lugano (the Italian Swiss University) Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Germany: University of Bremen, University of Bremerhaven, University of Chemnitz, University of Leipzig, University of Ludwigsburg, University of Merseburg, University of Münster, University of Mittweida, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University of Oldenburg, University of Osnabrück, University of Rostock, University of Tübingen, University of Würzburg Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Austria: University of Vienna, University of Salzburg, University of Krems Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Italy: University “La Sapienza” of Rome, University Roma Tre, University of Pisa, University of Torino, University of Ferrara, University of Florence, University of Genoa, University of Messina, University “L’Orientale” of Naples, University Tuscia of Viterbo, University of Brescia, Catholic University “Sacro Cuore” of Milan, University of Milan - Bicocca, University of Trieste, University of Carlo Cataneo (LIUC) - Castellanza, University of Calabria Agreements with universities from Holland: o Inter-institutional agreements: University of Leiden, University of Windesheim – Zwolle, University of Utrecht o
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Inter-departmental agreements: Protestant University of Zwolle (field of Theology), University of Windesheim, Zwolle (field of Sociology), University of Radboud, Nijmegen (field of Physics) Agreements with universities from Norway: o Inter-institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology – Trondheim o Inter-departmental agreements: University of Bergen (fields: Physics and Letters) and University of Oslo (field of Letters) Agreements with universities from Denmark: o Inter-institutional agreement: University of Odense o Inter-departmental agreement: University of Kobenhavns (field of Physics) Inter-departmental agreements with universities from Sweden: University of Uppsala (field of Biology) and Lund University (field of Chemistry) Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Greece: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and State University of Athens Practice agreement of the students from the department of Geography of Tourism with the “Louis Hotels” firm in Cyprus, for 6 months Agreements with universities from Hungary: o Inter-institutional agreements: University Eötvös Loránd of Budapest, University Corvinus of Budapest, Technical University of Budapest, Catholic University Pázmány Péter of Budapest, Andrássy Gyula University of Budapest, Semmelweis University of Budapest, University of Debrecen, University of Protestant Theology in Debrecen, University Szent István of Gödöllő, University of Miskolc, University of Pécs, University of Széged, University College Kodolányi János, Pannon University of Veszprém o Inter-departmental agreements: the Economic Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Science, the Mental Health Institute of Semmelweis University of Budapest, University of Pécs (Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Ongoing Education), the Balaton Limnological Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Science Agreements with universities from the Moldavian Republic: o
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Inter-institutional agreements: State University of Moldavia, Chişinau, “Ion Creangă” State Pedagogical University of Chişinău, “Bogdan Petriceicu Haşdeu” State University of Cahul o Inter-departmental agreement: “Alecu Russo” State University of Bălţi (field of Law) Agreements with universities from Ukraine: o Inter-institutional agreements: University Ivan Franko of Lvov, „Yuriy Fedkovich” National University of Cernăuţi, „I.I. Mechnikov” National University of Odessa, State University of Ujgorod o Inter-departmental agreement: Taras Shevchenko State University of Kiev (field of Letters) Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Bulgaria: Technical University of Chemistry and Metallurgy of Sofia and „St. Kliment Ohridski” University of Sofia Inter-institutional agreements with universities from the Russian Federation: Ivanovo State University, Sankt Petersburg State University, and Nizhny Novgorod State University Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Poland: Jagellonian University of Cracow, Science and Technology University of Cracow, Technical University of Gdansk, Economic School of Warsaw, Technological University of Wroclaw, „Adam Mickiewicz” University of Poznan, Agricultural University of Warsaw, Economic University of Cracow, University of Warsaw, Lazarski School of Commerce and Law, University of Finances and Management of Bialystok Inter-institutional agreement with one university from Serbia: University of Novi-Sad Inter-institutional agreement with one university from Slovakia: Agricultural University of Nitra Inter-institutional agreement with one university from Croatia: University of Zagreb Inter-departmental agreement with one university from Great Britain: University of Central Lancashire (field of Law).
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Asia
Inter-departmental agreements with universities from Japan: University of Kobe (field of Letters) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (field of Physics) Inter-departmental agreements with universities from Turkey: Istanbul University (field of Political Sciences), Yeditepe University (field of Theatre and Media), Dokuz Eylul University Inter-institutional agreements with universities from South Korea: Seoul National University, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), DongGuk University Inter-institutional agreement with one university from Singapore: National University of Singapore Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Taiwan: Normal National University of Taiwan Pingtung, ChengChi National University, Tamkang University, and National University of Science and Technology of Taiwan Inter-departmental agreement with China: the Chinese Academy of Sciences (fields: Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources) Inter-institutional agreement with one university from Lebanon: University Saint-Joseph (Jamiat Al Koddis Youssef).
North America
Inter-institutional agreements with universities from the USA: Virginia Commonwealth University, North Carolina University at Chapel Hill, Illinois University, Indiana University, Georgia University, De Paul University (Chicago, Illinois), the Law College of Detroit (Detroit, Michigan) (Joint program with the Faculty of Law, under the aegis of “Sister Law School Program”), Arizona State University, Georgia University, University Johnson & Wales, San Jacinto College (South Houston, Texas), Western Ontario University, University of Nevada (Reno), Plymouth State University, University of Pittsburg, Michigan State University, Tulane University (New Orleans, Lousiana), Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, Texas), Rutgers University (New Jersey) Inter-departmental agreements with: State University of Ohio (field of Letters), Johnson Graduate School, Cornell University 11
(fields: Management, Economic Sciences), Clark University of Massachusetts (field of Economic Sciences), Brooklyn College of SUNY New York (field of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering), State University of Pennsylvania (field of Geography), the Zygon Centre for Religious Studies, Chicago (field of European Studies), the Bloomfield College (field of Psychology and Education Sciences), Florida State University (field of Geology), Northern Kentucky University (field of Mathematics) Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Canada: University of York, Toronto, University of Québec à Montréal, Montréal University, West Ontario University, Sherbrooke University.
The Middle East
Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Israel: Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Carmel College, Daliat-el-Carmel.
Africa
Agreements with universities from Egypt: o Inter-institutional agreement: October 6 University o Inter-departmental agreement: Sinai High Institute for Tourism and Hotels, Ras Sedr, South Sinai (field of Geography) Inter-institutional agreement with one University of Algeria: University Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi Ouzou.
PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP Europe Bachelor’s Level
The Management Specialization: Italian line of study (beginning with 2007/2008), instituted at the Faculty of European Studies, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and the Faculty of Business, in collaboration with the University of Brescia 12
The European Studies/Political Sciences Specialization: joint program of the Faculty of European Studies from UBB and of the Political Sciences Institute of University of Münster, developed in the period 1992-2007. The Faculty of European Studies started off a new program of joint degree with University of Magdeburg.
Master’s Level
South-Eastern European History: program offered in cooperation with University of Graz (Austria) and University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) Deutsche Studien (German Studies): program offered by the Faculty of European Studies in cooperation with University of Münster and University of Magdeburg (Germany) Deutsche Literatur im Südöstlichen Mitteleuropa: program offered by the Faculty of Letters in cooperation with German partners Children’s Rights: European master’s course offered in Romanian and English at the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work in partnership with Free University of Berlin, London University, Complutense University of Madrid, University of Stockholm, University of Amsterdam and ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi Community Private Law: at the Faculty of Law, the Department of Public Law, program offered in cooperation with University of Pécs (Hungary) Economic Integration: program offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, the Faculty of European Studies, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, in collaboration with University of Padova (Italy) Component Based Programming: program offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science in collaboration with University of Wolverhampton (Great Britain) Advanced Organic Chemistry: program offered by the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in collaboration with University of Bath (Great Britain)
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Organometallic and Applied Coordinated Chemistry: program offered by the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in collaboration with University of Bath (Great Britain) Irish Studies: program offered by the Faculty of Letters in collaboration with Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland), University College in Dublin (Ireland), Queen’s University, Belfast (Ireland), Ulster University, Coleraine (Ireland), University College Galway (Ireland) British Cultural Studies: program offered by the Faculty of Letters in collaboration with University of Manchester (Great Britain) and Strathclyde University, Scotland (through the British Council) Gender Differences and Inequalities: program offered by the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences in collaboration with partner universities from Great Britain: University of Sussex (the Research Centre for Women’s Studies) and the Goldsmith College of London University (Department of Anthropology) Virtual Mode of Joint Teaching: program offered by the Faculty of Theatre and Television in collaboration with Staffordshire University (Great Britain) Philosophie française: program offered by the Faculty of History and Philosophy in collaboration with University of Poitiers (France) Littératures francophones – dialogue interculturel: program offered by the Faculty of Letters in collaboration with the University of Mulhouse, University of Clermont-Ferrand, University of Limoges, University of Artois d’Arras, University of Lausanne, and University of Brussels Traductologie – terminologie: program offered by the Faculty of Letters, in collaboration with University of Rennes II, AUF, CGRI of the European Commission, the EU Centre for Translation in Luxembourg Master européen d’interprétation de conférence: program offered by the Faculty of Letters in collaboration with the CGRI of the European Commission, ESIT (Paris III), EMCI (European Masters in Conference Interpretation)
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Etudes européennes comparées: program offered by the Faculty of European Studies in collaboration with University of Marnela-Vallée, France Banques, Finances, Assurances – Ingénierie financière: program offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in collaboration with the University of Caen, France Méthodes formelles dans la programmation: program offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science in collaboration with Pierre Mendès University of France and Wayne State University, USA Physique du corps solide: program offered by the Faculty of Physics in collaboration with University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble, University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg, University of Chemnitz, University of Osnabrück, and University of Zaragoza Chimie organique avancée: program offered by the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in collaboration with University of Rouen, University of Bath, and University of Athens Marketing et Gestion de l’Organisation: program offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in collaboration with the Institute of Higher Education for the Management of Enterprises in Paris.
PhD Level
The Doctoral School of History and Philosophy, founded by the Romanian Association of the French-speaking Researchers in Humanities (ARCHES), AUF and the Department of Philosophy The Seminar Lettres belges, lettres vives, within the Doctoral School of Literature Joint doctorates with French partners: Physics (University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble, University Claude Bernard – Lyon I, University Paris XII – Val-de-Marne, University Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III); Mathematics (University of Orléans); Biology (University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble); Geology (University Montpellier II, University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble, University Paul Cézanne – Aix-Marseille); Geography (University Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand); International Economic Relations (University Marne-la-Vallée); Chemistry 15
(University of Rouen, University Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III, University Angers, University Paris XII – Val-de-Marne, University Rennes I, University Méditerranée – Aix-Marseille II, Free University of Brussels); Chemical Engineering (National Politechnical Institute of Toulouse); Letters (University Haute Alsace Mulhouse, University Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand, University of Artois Arras, University of Nancy, University of Orléans, University Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris III); History (University Paris VIII – Vincennes – Saint-Denis, University Robert Schuman Strasbourg, University Marne-la-Vallée, University Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris III, School of High Studies in Social Sciences, Paris, University Paris Sorbonne – Paris IV); Philosophy (Catholic Institute of Toulouse, University Paris Sorbonne – Paris IV, University Sophia Antipolis Nice, University Paris XII – Val-de-Marne); Sociology and Social Work (Free University of Brussels, University Lumière – Lyon II) Joint doctorates in the field of Environmental protection legislation with University of Rostock Joint doctorates in the field of Mathematics and Computer Science with University of Halle Wittenberg Joint doctorates in the field of Chemistry with the Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy of Leipzig University and University of Würzburg Joint doctorates in the field of Philosophy with University of Tübingen.
North America Bachelor’s Level
American Studies: program offered by the Faculty of European Studies in collaboration with Michigan State University and New Hampshire University.
Master’s Level
American Studies: program offered by the Faculty of European Studies in collaboration with Michigan State University and New Hampshire University 16
International Business Communication: program offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (in English, French and Romanian) in collaboration with Arizona State University Public Services Management, Community Development, Local Finance Management, Management of NGOs : programs offered by the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences in cooperation with: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Post-university School of Public Policies, Nelson Rockefeller College of Public Policies; State University of New York at Albany; National Association of the Schools of Public Administration and Policies, Washington DC; International University of Florida, Miami; University of Delaware Management of Political Organizations: program offered by the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences in cooperation with Michigan State University Formal Methods in Programming, Modelling and Simulation: program offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science in cooperation with State University of Wayne The Program Political Leadership as Partner in a Program – Transylvanian Political Leadership Program, sponsored by USIA/USA, with the participation of the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences and the Faculty of European Studies, in collaboration with Michigan State University.
STRUCTURES IN PARTNERSHIP Europe
Structures created with the support of the TEMPUS program: Department of Modern Applied Languages (1991), Department of Social Work (1991), Centre for Text Analysis (1991), Faculty of European Studies (1994) The French-Romanian Institute of Administration, created with the support of University of Auvergne–Clermont 1 (1999) 17
The French-German Centre for Permanent Development: Arcalia (1998), the Senghor Chair of the Francophone countries, created with the support of University Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (2006) The Centre for Regional Studies, created with the support of University Paul Valéry, Montpellier (2005) The Centre for Imagination Studies (Phantasma, 2002) The Francophone Regional Excellence Pole – Electrochemical methods of pollutant control and elimination, at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, with AUF financing (2003) The Italian-Romanian Institute of Historical Studies (2002) in collaboration with “La Sapienza” University of Rome The Centre for Bioethics (2007) in collaboration with the Centre for Bioethics of Sacro Cuore University of Milan (Italy). Partners: Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Faculty of Greek-Catholic Theology, Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology, Faculty of Protestant Theology, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Faculty of Law and University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca The Extension of the Academy of Hungarian Sciences in Cluj-Napoca The Finnish Lectureship (in cooperation with University of Turku) The Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literatures within the Faculty of Letters, with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Embassies, University of Oslo, University of Bergen, University of Trondheim, University of Agder and University of Lund The “Altiero Spinelli” Centre for the Study of the European Organization, in collaboration with the homonymous centre of “La Sapienza” University of Rome The French Cultural Centre (1991) The British Council (1994) The “Herman Oberth” German Cultural Centre (1994), in collaboration with the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria, with the Romanian18
German Cultural Society, ”Goethe” Institute, and the German Rector’s Conference The Italian Cultural Centre (2002), a collaboration between Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai and the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest The ”Austria” Library (2003), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Austrian Republic in Romania and the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Polish Cultural Centre (2003) The Centre for Belgian Literary Studies.
North America
The “John F. Kennedy” American Cultural Centre (1992) The “John F. Kennedy” Program, the Centre for American Studies, and the American Studies Library, at the Faculty of European Studies, realized in cooperation with Arizona State University and the Fulbright Commission in Bucharest (1994) The Centre for University Pedagogy and Methodology, created at the initiative of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, in collaboration with University of Nevada, Reno (2002) The Institute for Oral History, in collaboration with the University of Indiana, Bloomington (1997) The Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, created with the support of the American Program SSCD (Social Science Curriculum Development), sponsored by the United States Information Agency (USIA) and directed by the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX) and by the American Council for Learned Society (ACLS, 1995) The Centre for Canadian and Quebec Studies.
The Middle East
The “Dr. Moshe Carmilly” Institute of Jewish Studies and Hebrew History – created in October 1990, as part of the Faculty of History and Philosophy. It functioned until 2008 19
within the Chair of Medieval History and Historiography, in 2009 becoming part of the Faculty of European Studies.
Asia
The Korean Cultural Centre, founded in 2007 at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of Korean Lectureship at UBB.
AFFILIATIONS Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai is an active member of the following university associations: International Association of Universities Magna Charta Observatory; the UBB Rector, Prof. Andrei Marga, has been a member of the Magna Charta Observatory College, beginning with 2004 The Alliance of Universities for Democracy The European Centre for Higher Education UNESCO-CEPES; the UBB Rector, Prof. Andrei Marga, has been the vice-president of the Advisory Board since 1998 The Danube Rector’s Conference; the UBB Rector, Prof. Andrei Marga, was the president of this conference between 2004-2005 and has been the honorary president beginning with 2006 The Santander Group – European Universities Network The Committee for Higher Education and Research of the European Council L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie The Regional Conference of the Rectors of the Central European Francophone Universities The Association of the Faculties/the Institutions of Letters and Humanities of the Francophone Universities The Association of the Danubian Universities The Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik The Association of the Carpathian Region Universities The Association for Teacher Education in Europe LeoNet The European University Association. 20
COLLABORATION WITH THE FULBRIGHT COMMISSION The very close connection between Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai and the Fulbright Commission was concretized in 2002 through the establishment of a Fulbright Educational Advising Centre within the Centre for International Cooperation. This centre serves the University, a large part of Transylvania (Târgu Mureş, Oradea, Satu-Mare and Baia-Mare) and not only. The Fulbright Commission also substantially contributed to the foundation of a library, comprising approximately 500 books, the largest number being represented by materials for the preparation of the standardized tests (TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE, SAT, GMAT, LSAT). The regional Fulbright centre at UBB promotes the study opportunities in the United States of America by: Presentations on the American educational system and the universities Information on the scholarships offered by the Fulbright Commission Counseling sessions for the Romanian students interested in the USA studies Individual counseling for students in view of the preparation of the application folder for an American university The supply of information and materials for the standardized English tests.
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Office for Mobilities and International Students THE LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM The ERASMUS Program The implementation of the ERASMUS program at Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai began in the 1998-1999 academic year with a total number of 207 beneficiaries of outgoing student mobilities and a total of 90 partner universities. The results obtained during the first year were 16.56% of the achievements at a national level.
Outgoing Student Mobilities During the 1998-1999 and the 2008-2009 academic years, approximately 3,000 students from the university have benefitted from outgoing mobilities, this number representing around 14% of the number of mobilities at a national scale. The highest number of mobilities had France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium as destination. The ERASMUS agreements have been extended and diversified during the 11 years of ERASMUS program at UBB, at present involving 24 countries.
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Evolution of the ERASMUS outgoing student mobilities according to the level of study during 1998-2008 Student mobilities comprised in the agreements cover all fields of study of the university and address students at Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctor’s level.
Teaching Mobilities During the 1999-2000 academic year, teaching staff mobilities have been implemented, with a share of 8.23% of the mobilities at a national level. Between 1999 and 2006 (the data is available at a
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Distribution per faculty of mobilities during 1998-2008
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national scale only until 2006), UBB has achieved a number of 428 teaching mobilities, which represent a share of 6.91% at a national level. The number of teaching mobilities has fluctuated during the 10-year period due to several factors which depend on the contractual conditions and on the external financing. The last academic year
Evolution of the ERASMUS incoming students at UBB during 2001-2009 24
Distribution per country of the ERASMUS incoming students during 2001-2009 and non-teaching registered the highest number of teaching mobilities as a result of diversified financing opportunities. The highest number of teaching mobilities was reached by the Faculty of Letters, with a share of 22.89% out of the total number of ERASMUS teaching mobilities of the entire university. The Faculty of Geography and the Faculty of European Studies also registered a high number of mobilities, with a share of 10.04% and respectively 8.41%.
Incoming Student Mobilities Beginning with the 2001-2002 academic year, there has been a considerable increase in the number of the incoming ERASMUS students, from one year to another. In the 2007-2008 academic year, the share was 14.43% out of the number of incoming students who came to Romania within the ERASMUS program. Within the program, students from 17 countries studied at our University, the highest share comprising students from Germany, Italy, France, and Portugal. 25
Distribution per faculty of the ERASMUS incoming students during 2001-2009 The majority of the incoming students are interested in the specializations offered by the following faculties: the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of European Studies.
Erasmus Intensive Language Courses (EILC) The first EILC of Romanian language was organized in the 20012002 academic year with a number of 22 attending participants. So far, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai has contracted funds and has organized 12 EILC courses, attended by 302 students. In the 20082009 academic year, an important increase has been registered, both regarding the number of organized courses (4 courses were organized), as well as the number of students who have attended them (70 beneficiaries).
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Evolution of the number of EILC beneficiaries during 2001-2009
ERASMUS Placements The stages of practice were implemented and diversified in the year 2007-2008 within the ERASMUS Sectorial Program, as a follow-up to the launching of the new Lifelong Learning Program. There have been placements for administrative staff, teaching staff, as well as for student mobilities. The 2008-2009 academic year has registered the highest increases in the category of placements, the number of ERASMUS placements increasing by 38.70%, while the number of teaching and administrative staff grew by 68%.
Evolution of the total number of ERASMUS beneficiaries during 1999-2009 27
For the 2008-2009 academic year, the University is planning the participation of 637 beneficiaries to the ERASMUS Sectorial Program in the following activities: incoming student mobility, outgoing student mobility, student placements, teaching missions, administrative staff placements and intensive EILC courses. The number of university partners is 253, and the number of institution and firm partners is 12.
PROJECTS FINANCED WITHIN THE LLP PROGRAM Five Leonardo da Vinci projects were implemented during the 20052006 academic year, aiming to achieve stages of practice for students, benefitted by 71 students. First Year 2008
Type of Program Leonardo da Vinci
Type of Action Transfer of innovation
Contractor
Project Title
UBB
Transfer d`innovation dans le domaine de la communication professionnelle multilingue
2008 2008
ERASMUS Leonardo da Vinci
Contact visit Transfer of innovation
UBB Budapest Business School
2007
Leonardo da Vinci Comenius
Student mobility Comenius Network
UBB
2006 2006
Youth Leonardo da Vinci
Youth Student mobility
ANKIRA UBB
2006
Leonardo da Vinci
Student mobility
UBB
2006
Leonardo da Vinci
Student mobility
UBB
2007
Dortmund University
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MONTIFICmultilingual Ontology for Internal Financial Controls DRAPFTEN Developing quality in mathematics education in a European context All colors of the see Sustainable development of practical skills in tourism in the context of the EU integration The interpretation and valorization of the results obtained by using the latest medical apparatus Performing Arts and Multimedia Technologies
2006
Leonardo da Vinci
Student mobility
UBB
2006
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
Student mobility Student mobility Graduates
UBB
2005
Leonardo da Vinci
Student mobility
UBB
2005
Leonardo da Vinci Jean Monnet
Pilot project
Debrecen University UBB
2005 2005
2005 2004
Centre for excellence Pilot project
2004
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Gruntvig
2004
Comenius
Comenius 2.1.
2004
Leonardo da Vinci
Student mobility
2004
UBB UBB
UBB
Pilot project
UBB
Gruntvig 2
Yorkshire and Humber Development Consortium Ltd. Wallachian University Targoviste UBB
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Praxisorientierte Ausbildung im universitaren wirtschaftswissenschaft lichen Bereich Student specialization in public policy Implementation of a logical system Abilities and competences for young graduates in public relations Learning to communicate and negotiate in a foreign language for business purposes Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Tourism Training Centre “OIKOS” It’s all in the mind
FISTE – a future way for in-service teacher training across Europe Specific techniques in the study of organometallic compounds. Professional training and implementation strategies
TEACHING STAFF (FOREIGN CITIZENS) AT UBB 1999 – 2000: 2000 – 2001: 2001 – 2002: 2002 – 2003: 2003 – 2004: 2004 – 2005: 2005 – 2006: 2006 – 2007: 2007 – 2008: 2008 – 2009:
29 lecturers 21 lecturers 20 lecturers 23 lecturers 159 invited teaching staff and incoming within intergovernmental agreements 162 invited teaching staff and incoming within intergovernmental agreements 190 invited teaching staff and incoming within intergovernmental agreements 210 invited teaching staff and incoming within intergovernmental agreements 143 invited teaching staff and incoming within intergovernmental agreements 157 invited teaching staff and incoming within intergovernmental agreements.
lecturers lecturers lecturers lecturers lecturers lecturers
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT UBB Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai considerably focuses on recruiting international students and providing the best education conditions for them. During the last five years, UBB has registered more than 500 international students, who will be receiving a university diploma (the students coming within the framework of different programs, – ERASMUS, TEMPUS, CEEPUS – the free-movers or students coming within the framework of inter-institutional agreements not being included in this category). Situation of international students during 2007/2008– 2008/2009 Year
Prep. Year
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
MA
Ph.D.
Total
2007 2008
30
147
89
78
85
52
55
536
2008 2009
28
157
111
86
8
107
84
581
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Distribution of the international students according to the geographical areas Year Europe Asia Africa
Prep. Year
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
MA
Total
2008-9
5
161
111
85
5
84
451
2007-8
4
141
84
75
81
46
431
2008-9
9
1
1
1
0
3
15
2007-8
6
2
2
0
1
0
11
2008-9
1
2
1
1
25
5
35
2007-8
10
2
1
0
0
4
17
Latin America
2008-9
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2007-8
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
North America
2008-9
0
1
2
1
1
1
6
2007-8
1
2
2
0
1
2
8
Middle East
2008-9
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2007-8
6
0
1
0
1
0
8
During the 2008-2009 academic year, UBB has registered the highest number of international students since 1990, given the increasing interest of the EU and non-EU citizens in the academic programs taught in international languages and the University’s availability to the outside world. Compared to the 2007-2008 academic year, an increase of 8.39 % has been registered. Along with Romania’s accession to the European Union and the consequent flexibility of the admission procedures and conditions, an ever growing number of EU citizens express their interest in the Bachelor, Master and PhD programs, in joint academic programs or in free-mover mobility schemes (for a semester or an entire academic year). Some of the most important reasons for choosing Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai for an entire cycle of studies, both for EU and non-EU citizens are: the high quality of the courses offered, the laboratory equipment, the international acknowledgement of the studies, the experience in a multicultural context etc. In order to help students, the Centre for International Cooperation supports and counsels 31
Distribution of the international students according to the faculties Faculty
2007 2008
2008 2009
Letters
57
45
Biology and Geology
9
11
Business
38
37
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
5
1
Law
19
Physical Education and Sports Physics
Faculty
2007 2008
2008 2009
Geography
17
18
History and Philosophy
10
17
Mathematics and Computer Science
14
16
Psychology and Education Sciences
21
53
29
Sociology and Social Work
15
9
8
10
Environmental Science
13
14
6
6
Theatre and Media
0
4
Economics and Business Administration
120
130
Orthodox Theology
14
14
Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences
57
57
Roman-Catholic Theology
0
1
European Studies
52
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foreign students during the period before and following their admission procedure. Regarding the chosen specializations, the most promoted faculties are the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (130), the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences (57), the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences (53) and the Faculty of Letters (46 of which 19 in the Preparatory Year of Romanian Language for specializations within UBB, “Iuliu 32
Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy or „Gheorghe Dima” University). In the next four years, the University’s purpose is to attract a considerable number of international students (1,500), as a vital component of the process of internationalization. The more comprehensive presentation and the mediatization of the study offer, the admission procedures in international languages, the collaboration with international students recruiting agencies, and the efficient implementation of the tutorial program are some of the actions which will create the premises for an ascending evolution of the number of international students at Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai.
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOLS Europe
Identität-Nation-Nationenbildung: organized in cooperation with University of Rostock, Germany (2005, 2006, 2007) International summer school in cooperation with University of Oslo and University of Bergen, Norway The Áthallgatas Program: spring school with international attendance, organized in collaboration with University of Szeged, Hungary (27th edition, 2009) The Áthallgatas Program: autumn school with international attendance organized during 22.11.09–7.12.2009, in collaboration with University of Szeged, Hungary (28th edition, 2009) Erasmus Intensive Language Courses (E.I.L.C.): the intensive courses of Romanian language for international students who have been selected for ERASMUS mobility to Romania. Until now, 12 such courses have been organized, and 302 students have attended them. The next edition will be organized during 31.08.09–25.09.2009 International Summer Courses of Romanian Language and Civilization: 38th edition of the summer courses of Romanian language and civilization organized by the Institute of Romanian Language as a European Language. 33
North America
The Romanian Language and the Multicultural Central European Area – organized by the “Lingua” Centre in collaboration with Arizona State University (July 2009, 11th edition) The Romanian Language in the Central European Area – organized by the “Lingua” Centre and Plymouth State University (May 2009) Central-Eastern European Business Administration Summer School (2009, 3rd edition, organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration) Economic and Political Transition in Central and Eastern Europe – (2009, 9th edition), organized by the Faculty of European Studies in partnership with Michigan State University The New University Paradigm Focus on the Client, organized by the Department of Science of Education, the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, and University of Nevada, Reno Study trip – organized by the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences for the students enrolled at University of Nevada, Reno.
Other faculties which annually organize summer schools with international attendance are: History and Philosophy, Economics and Business Administration, Sociology and Social Work, Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, and Protestant Theology.
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The objective UBB 500 Aiming to reposition UBB in the tarter international academic competition, in 2006 the Senate of UBB adopted the decision to engage the University in the competition for the top 500 world universities. As a result of this decision, UBB has increased the number of international publications, research projects, international partners etc. The most significant achievements starting with 2008, regarding the internationalization of UBB, are reviewed below.
NEW COOPERATION AGREEMENTS (since 2008) Europe
Inter-institutional agreements on double degree projects with universities from Germany: University of Magdeburg (fields: European Studies, German Studies, Economics), University of Rostock (fields: Biology, Economics, History) Inter-institutional agreements with universities from Italy: University of Tuscia-Viterbo, University of Trieste, „Carlo Cattaneo” University (LIUC) – Castellanza, University of Calabria Agreements with universities from Hungary: o Inter-institutional agreements: University of Technology and Economics of Budapest, „Eötvös Loránd” University of Budapest, University of Debrecen, University of Széged, Pannon University, Vészprem o Inter-departmental agreements: „Pázmány Péter” Catholic University of Budapest, the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Semmelweis University, the Institute of Behavioural Sciences of Semmelweis University, „Kodolanyi János” University College, the Faculty of Letters of Pécs University EU INTERREG cooperation project in the field of History, with University of Szeged, Hungary, Jagiellonian University of Cracow, Poland, and University of Padova, Italy Inter-governmental project with Pannon University of Veszprém, Hungary (in the field of Environmental Science) 35
Renewal of the inter-institutional agreement with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Renewal of the inter-institutional agreement with “Bogdan Petriceicu Haşdeu” State University of Cahul, Republic of Moldova Inter-institutional agreement with „Nizhny Novgorod” State University, Russia Inter-institutional agreement with University of Belgrad, Serbia.
North America
Inter-institutional agreement with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Inter-institutional agreement with University of South Florida, Tampa (2009) Inter-institutional agreement with University of Georgia, Athens (2009) Inter-departmental agreement with University of South Florida, Tampa (fields: Biology and Geology), University of North Kentucky (field of Mathematics and Computer Science).
Asia
Inter-institutional agreements with Seoul National University and University of DongGuk, South Korea Inter-departmental agreement and joint research project with the Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan (field of Physics).
PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP (since 2008) Europe Bachelor’s Level
Double degree agreement on a series of fields with University of Rostock, as a follow-up of the fruitful cooperation developed over the last decade. The Faculty of Biology and Geology and the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration have launched the program of double degree in the 2008-2009 36
academic year, in the fields of Ecology and Environmental Protection, respectively Political Economy and Management.
Master’s Level
The program Culture and Society – Between Tradition and Modernism, launched by ATELIER. CENTRE Franco-hongrois en Sciences Sociales, „Eötvös Loránd” University of Budapest. Member-partners: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, the School of Superior Studies in Social Sciences (Paris, France), Charles University of Prague (Czech Republic), University of Catania (Italy), “Saint Kliment Ohridski” University (Sofia, Bulgaria) Programs in Hungarian Studies, Political Sciences in cooperation with Pannon University of Veszprém (Hungary) International Business Management: program offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in cooperation with „Carlo Cattaneo” University of Castellanza (Italy) A Single Market for an Information Society: Legal Analysis (SMART 2007/0037): program offered by the Faculty of Law in collaboration with the University of Central Lancashire (Great Britain) Gender Studies and Equal Opportunities: program offered by the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences in collaboration with University of Sussex (Great Britain) Linguistics and didactics. Analysis of didactic communication in modern languages: professional Master in Romanian, French, Italian and Spanish language, offered in collaboration with University of Nantes, the „Blaise Pascal” Pedagogic Institute of Bastogne (Belgium), „La Sapienza” University of Rome, University of Pisa, University of Valencia and University of Zaragoza.
PhD Level
Joint research project in the field of East-European Culture and Civilization, the Faculty of Letters in cooperation with University of Pécs, Hungary
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Cooperation within the doctoral school of Hungarian Studies with „Eötvös Loránd” University of Budapest and University of Szeged (Hungary) Cooperation of the doctoral school of the Faculty of RomanCatholic Theology with „Pázmány Péter” Catholic University (Hungary) Joint projects within the doctoral school of Hungarian Studies, joint courses, joint doctorate – the Faculty of Letters, the Department of Hungarian Literature and the University of Pécs (Hungary).
North America
Collaboration between the Department of Management (the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration) and “Our Lady of the Lake” University The American Intellectual History project, within the ATLANTIS program, partners: SUNY New York, University of Széged (Hungary) and the Department of Journalism Joint online MBA with Plymouth State University.
Asia Master’s Level
European Masters in Interactive Media: program offered by UBB in collaboration with Yeditepe University (Turkey), Staffordshire University (Great Britain), the ITIN-ESCIA Group (France), University of Applied Sciences of Kemi-Tornio (Finland), FH Joanneum (Austria).
NEW PARTNER INSTITUTIONS Europe
Strabag AG Austria – the foundation of a Hydrogeology laboratory within the Faculty of Environmental Science Austrian Science Academy – joint scientific research and publication of papers in the fields of History, Biology, Nanosciences, Economics, Social Work 38
Austrian Chamber of Commerce – organizing certain programs of doctoral studies at UBB and Vienna in the fields: Management, Marketing, Business, Sociology, Law, and Communication Cooperation with economic institutions and units: Institute for Cultural Infrastructure from Sachsen Görlitz, Max Planck Society for Promoting Science, Givaudan AG Company from Switzerland.
Asia
Korea Foundation –independent organization, affiliated to the South-Korean Ministry for External Affairs, created in 1991 in order to promote programs of academic and cultural exchange at an international level HANBAN – the Office for Chinese Language Council International, instituted in 1987 for the promotion of the Chinese language aiming to develop Chinese relations with other countries and to develop other cultural, economic, scientific, and technologic cooperation.
NEW INSTITUTES / CENTRES Europe
The Institute of European Economy – set up in 2008 at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in collaboration with partners from Germany The Institute of Ethics in Business – the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration is preparing the inauguration in 2009, in collaboration with partners from Germany.
Asia
The Department of Asian Studies within the Faculty of Letters offers studies of the Japanese, Korean and, respectively Chinese language and culture as main, secondary, as well as optional languages 39
The Confucius Institute – in March 2009, UBB has signed a cooperation agreement with HANBAN, which stipulates the foundation of a Confucius Institute at UBB in partnership with Zhejiang University for Science and Technology in China.
North America
UBB is preparing a new generation of programs for the development of research and study institutions, in cooperation with American universities and institutions, such as: the Centre for Strategic Study, Ecoterra 2009, the Centre for Global Warming, the Centre for Environmental and Health Analysis, the Centre for the Study of Economic Crisis, the Program for the Study of the Romanian Language and Civilization as a CentralEuropean Language and Civilization, the Centre for Risk Research, the Department of International Relations, the Centre for Computational Chemistry etc.
Middle East
The Romanian-Israeli Cultural Society, with the purpose of effectively applying the programs of cooperation between Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai and Israeli universities/research institutes/institutions, aiming to support all initiatives in this sense.
INTERNATIONAL REUNIONS ORGANIZED BY THE RECTOR’S OFFICE 2005
Reunion with the Rectors and Representatives of the Hungarian Universities Reunion with the Rectors and Representatives of the Universities from the French-Speaking Countries Reunion with the Rectors and Representatives of the Austrian and German Universities Reunion with the Rectors and Representatives of the Italian Universities 40
Reunion with the Rectors and Representatives of the Polish Universities.
2006
The Association of the Danube Universities The International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom (IAB): in order to evaluate its Master and PhD programs at a European level, in April 2006 UBB has convened the International Advisory Board, in which a group of eminent university professors from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, and Romania participated.
2007
International Conference on Higher Education (ICHE) The University of the 21st Century, conference organized by Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai in cooperation with the Alliance of Universities for Democracy The Cultural Turn and Its Cognitive, Economic and Educational Consequences Reunion with the Rectors and Representatives of the German Universities Students and the European Values. Toward Active Youth Citizenship Reunion with the Rectors and Representatives of the Universities from the French-Speaking Countries.
2008
Hungarian Rectors’ Conference Students and the European Union Values: Toward Active Youth Citizenship Enhancement of Knowledge on Higher Education and Its Dissemination: Imperative for Policy and Practice Reason and Faith at the Beginning of the Third Millennium Romania and Russia in the Post-1989 European System French as a Current European Language Reunion with the Rectors and Representatives of the Italian Universities 41
The Days of the Italian Culture, event organized with University of Pisa, in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Bucharest, Museo della Grafica of Pisa, the Art Museum in ClujNapoca, the Italian Cultural Centre in Cluj-Napoca.
2009
The Program of the University of Cluj. History and Present Financial and Economic Crisis. Causes, Effects, Solutions The New University and Its Premises Academic Cooperation and Competition. Methods of Academic Ranking Europe in Today’s World Crises The New Structure of Universities. From Discipline-Based to Problem-Based Organization Health as a Topical Issue Twenty Years After Le Français, Langue Européenne Reunion with the Vice-Rectors and Representatives of the Spanish Universities – New Perspectives of Romanian–Spanish Academic Cooperation The Santander Universities in a Competitive and Changing World: Strengthening Ties. The annual General Assembly of the Santander Group will take place in June 2009 at Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai.
PERSPECTIVES Given the international academic context, characterized by unprecedented dynamics, the Centre for International Cooperation permanently aims at the process of repositioning the University in the global hierarchy and it proposes towards implementation certain politics of internationalization. Towards a better adjustment to the area of higher education and in order to consolidate the image of Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai as a promoter of academic innovation and internationalization, along with the other decisional and executive structures of UBB, for the 42
following period of time, the Centre for International Cooperation aims to achieve the following objectives: The active promotion of the image of UBB The substantial increase of the number of international students at UBB The development of joint programs at all levels of study The foundation of new research structures in cooperation with prestigious institutions from abroad The achievement of partnerships with renowned international companies The institution of extensions of the University abroad. The results of the implemented politics will be monitored and evaluated with the support of the governing bodies of the University and will constantly be adapted to the new challenges of the modern world.
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