Danubius University proudly announces the initiation of the Benone Pusca Distinguished Speaker series as part of the celebration and recognition events of the thirtieth anniversary of the institution.  The series is named after the visionary founder of the university, and we are honored to have Professor Adrian Curaj as the first presenter in this series. 

An internationally acclaimed scholar and academic leader, over the course of his career, Adrian Curaj has acted as the Romanian Prime Minister’s Adviser on Science, Technology, ICT and e-Governance; as the President of the National Authority for Scientific Research—Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport in Romania; and as the General Director of the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation.

Professor Curaj has been High Representative of the Romanian Prime Minister for ecosystem development based on science, innovation, and entrepreneurship associated with ELI-NP pan-European infrastructure and is a former minister of national education and scientific research.  He is also the Chair holder – UNESCO Chair on Science and Innovation Policies at the National University of Political Science and Public Administration, professor of Research Management and the Director of the Centre for Strategic Partnership and Quality Assurance in Higher Education at the POLITECHNICA University of Bucharest, and he serves as a board member of the Princess Margareta of Romania Foundation; of the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome, and of the Romanian-American Fulbright Commission. 

The title of the presentation by Professor Curaj will be “The Importance of Research for HEI and the Romanian context in this matter” , and the  BPDS Series will bring before the public exemplary personalities from the academic world, the business environment, civic society, and the public policy arena who have demonstrated a level of accomplishment that has gained them international recognition in their field, to share their knowledge and insights about topics that are relevant to today’s world. 

This event will be organized in hybrid system, on February 23, starting at 10.00 A.M., in Aula Magna and also, it will also be broadcasted on Danubius University`a social media pages.  All of the stakeholders of our University are welcomed to participate, whether in person or online, including academic staff, students, business partners, social partners, and local public figures, as well as friends of the university and members of the general public.

Danubius University celebrates 30 years of excellence in university education and will organize, every month of this year, a special raffle for its students, masters and graduates!

The first draw - has already taken place today, January 28, and the big winner of the first edition is Sabina-Georgiana Rusescu.

Sabina-Georgiana Rusescu is a student of Communication and Public Relations, but also a member of the Danubius Students League and she also confessed to us the reason why she decided to join this raffle: “I saw that many colleagues were elected. interesting experience. On this occasion, I also wanted to try when I saw this opportunity. I told myself I had nothing to lose, whether I won or not."

The next draw will take place on February 28.

To participate in the “DANUBIUS, 30 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION” Raffle, you must register at this link https://www.univ-danubius.ro/raffle

The winners will be announced by phone and on the website www.univ-danubius.ro

#PhenomenalWomenClub. The first series of events dedicated to sharing the success stories of phenomenal women around the world for all those who aim in life to achieve everything they set out to do, with ambition, courage, strength, integrity and beauty. The general director of the AGERPRES National Press Agency, Claudia Nicolae, opened this series of "Phenomenal Women" events.

Claudia Nicolae's presentation took us through the fascinating world of information, news, word manipulation, the science of discerning what is true and what goes in another area, that of fakes in the information area. She spoke to those present about those who spread false news and the purposes that lead them to use this tool, how to identify fake news or how to find a site that was created specifically to misinform.

The audience of students and high school students, accompanied by their teachers, was delighted to discover the woman Claudia Nicolae, who came to inspire young women who are at the beginning of the road in building a career, the woman who had to face various obstacles , some more angular, others more destabilizing, but all these events built it, shaped it and gave it the strength to run one of the largest news agencies in Europe, the National Press Agency AGERPRES.

The participants were greeted, through a video message, by the rector of Danubius University, prof. Univ. Dr. William B. Harvey, based in Washington, D.C.

President of Danubius University, Assoc. Dr. Andy Puşcă, also pointed out in a video message that "all women deserve support for what develops in us as human beings, they are our creators, they are the ones who amplify everything we want to do, to be and to have on Earth and in the Universe. They are the representatives of the force of attraction that we call love, the force of attraction of the Universe that holds us together, bound in the same ecosystem ".

The first conference in the "Phenomenal Women" series was moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Alina Beatrice Răileanu, Vice-Rector for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, who showed that through the series of events The aim is to recognize those people who have made a contribution to local and regional development and who can be role models for pupils and students.

We aim, through this series of events, to recognize those people who have made a contribution to local and regional development, but who have managed to gain international recognition, people who can be role models for you, who can be mentors in their careers. you people who inspire us every day in everything we do. At the same time, there are people who, more or less, have collaborated with Danubius University or maybe even have their roots in these places and are always ready to help you further ", said Alina Beatrice Răileanu,

The event was also attended by the director of the Museum of Brăila "Carol I", Dr. Costin Croitoru, who welcomed the idea of ​​such an approach and proposed that the publishing house owned by the museum publish the presentations of the "Phenomenal Women" conferences. .

Costin Croitoru also offered the general manager of AGERPRES two medals beaten by the museum with the portrait of two women of international stature - soprano Haricleea Darclée and doctor Ana Aslan, both from Brăila.

The Phenomenal Women series has the mission to connect and empower women and young girls, through their personal support for professional growth, for the development of leadership skills, through coaching and mentoring.

Danubius University aims to create safe spaces to discuss women's strategies for career and business advancement, to capitalize on the strength of women and young girls across the board. Also, through this series, we aimed to promote interdisciplinary thinking leadership and the exchange of knowledge between women leaders in various spheres of economic, social, cultural and political influence.

Phenomenal Women Series is one of the events that are being organized throughout 2022, under the auspices of "30 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, in which the entire Danubian community celebrates 30 years of Danubius University.

The official media partner of this series of events is the AGERPRES National Press Agency.

The event was broadcast live here https://www.facebook.com/DanubiusUniversity/videos/1104985326927931

Oana Draganescu

PR & MEDIA Director

The first event in this series will take place on Friday, January 21, 2022, in the Great Hall of Danubius University, and the first guest to open this series is Claudia Victoria Nicolae, general manager of the AGERPRES Press Agency. Mrs. Nicolae is the first woman to lead AGERPRES, the oldest news agency in Romania and the first autonomous agency in the country.

Claudia Nicolae graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Hyperion University, took postgraduate courses in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, but also in Security and Good Governance. She was an editor at Independent and Agerpres, the first national agency. Claudia Nicolae also held the position of adviser to the Minister of Interior from June to November 2018.

Also, Claudia Nicolae was a speaker at the TWO DEMOCRATIC SOCIETES IN TRANSITION Conference. EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF A POST-COVID WORLD, where she presented information relevant to the audience of students, professors and communication specialists present, the paper entitled "Regardless of the challenges of the times, news agencies must remain the most credible sources of information ,,.

Phenomenal Women is the way Danubius University aims to bring to the spotlight women who are a model of success in their professional fields, who have expressed a desire to share their story with the entire Danubian community, and with our guests. of success, the sacrifices that had to be made to reach the highest peaks in their professions, in their careers, but also as they were supported by their families, friends, colleagues on this winding road to success in life.

The poem "Phenomenal Woman", written by Maya Angelou, is eloquent to support the voice of women around the world, because every woman is phenomenal, just as she manifests herself in everyday life, with the support and admiration of all!

This is the message that this event aims to convey to the public, to promote, communicate and amplify the influence of professionally and personally fulfilled women, thus being designed to inspire both women and men who will become the leaders of the next generation in this global world we live in.

Phenomenal Women, the first edition, will take place in a hybrid system, both with physical participation, in the Great Hall (Danubius University, Corp ,, B ,,, floor 2), and in an online system, starting at 3 P.M. Covid restrictions limit seating, so to participate in the hall, the public is encouraged to register by accessing this link - univ-danubius.ro/pws-registration

Each participant who completes this registration form will receive by sms or email details of the exact conduct of the event, taking into account the health protection measures imposed by the current pandemic situation.

Future presenters in the series will include Professor Gabriela Mustata-Wilson, University of Texas-Arlington, USA, on February 15; and Prof. Irena Chiru, Dean of the Faculty of Intelligence Studies at the National Academy of Information in Romania in March.

The events of the Phenomenal Women series will be organized in collaboration with AGERPRES, the official media partner!

Oana Draganescu

PR & MEDIA Manager