Thursday, the 18^th of November, 2021, between 10.00 and 13.30, the conference “Digitalization & Cyber-Security. Financial & Banking Industry in the post-COVID Era” is scheduled to take place.

The event will be split in two major sessions of discussions, having as main topic “The Impact and Opportunities post-COVID” and “The Invisible Enemy: New Security Threats and Risks”. If during the first part of the conference, the ones involved will find out the reaction of the financial industry to the pandemic, as also further details about the most important trends in financial & banking services, during the second part the attention will be focused on cyber-security trends and on the ways of recognizing the risks in preventing loss.

The moderator of the second session of discussions will be Senior Lecturer Călin Rangu, Dean of the Economic Sciences Faculty of “Danubius” University, Co-founder of CIO Council Romania (The Association of Information Technology Directors and Communications in Romania). Among the topics his guests will take into consideration there will be: “Emergent Threats in the Era of Actual Time Payments: The Main Attack Means and Vectors” or “The Security Strategy – What Do Management Teams Need to Elaborate and Implement It in Nowadays Context”.

Senior Lecturer Călin Rangu will also take part in the event as guest of the “FOCUS: From Data to Knowledge” within which he will discuss alongside with the other speakers about how one can put transformation of information into practice in order to take the best business decisions and, among other things, will give useful advice on how to choose the best electronic signature.

Assoc. Senior Lecturer Petra Alina Marinescu

PR&MEDIA Consultant

As one of several celebratory events that Danubius University will host next year to mark the thirtieth anniversary of its founding, a set of public presentations by extraordinary women from around the world has been established as the Phenomenal Women Series (PWS).  Beginning in January of 2022, and continuing on a monthly basis throughout the year, the PWS will harness the collective wisdom, experience and energy of inspirational women of all ages and backgrounds in service of the Danubius values of excellence and inclusion, as well as underscoring the importance of supporting and giving back to our community, the nation, and the world.  The participants in the PWS have reached the highest level of their chosen professions and have achieved an enviable record of accomplishment.

The first presenter in the PWS will be Claudia Nicolae, General Manager of AGERPRES.  As the first women to lead AGERPRES, which is the oldest news agency in Romania and the first autonomous agency in the nation, Ms. Nicolae stands at the forefront of the fight to maintain a free and objective press that presents the truth, and works in the service of the whole society, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, or political preference.  AGERPRES has been in existence for more than 30 years, and as the first woman to lead the organization, Ms. Nicolae is a true source of inspiration for everyone who understands the importance and value of being able to access fact-based, reliable information at a time in which a flood of disinformation is presented to the public on various platforms.

Claudia Nicolae is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism, Hyperion University, of a master's program in Foreign Politics and Diplomacy, but also of one that related to Security and Good Governance. He was editor of The National Independent, The Daily, the A.M. Press News Agency, Bucharest, The National Daily "Gardianul", Bucharest, Romanian News Agency AGERPRES, Bucharest and she coordinated Political section of two important media channels. Ms. Nicolae was Adviser, Minister's Office, Ministery of Interior, Buchares and, from November 2018 till present, she is General Manager of  Romanian News Agency AGERPRES, Buchares.

Danubius University of Galati is a private, entrepreneurial institution of higher learning that accepts its responsibility to present experts and leading thinkers on various topics, as a means of informing the public and raising awareness in the communities and to the constituencies that we serve.  We are committed to eliminating gender discrimination in all fields and our university intends to inspire the next generation to actively pursue parity.  We are proud of the fact that among the senior administrative positions of the university, half of them are held by women.  This distinction makes us unusual in the region in a positive way, and we are proud to lead by example.  The PWS is designed to promote, communicate, and amplify the influence of highly accomplished women and in doing so it is intended to inspire both the women and men who will become the leaders of the next generation.  The speakers will share with the audience experiences that have shaped their character, influenced their ways of thinking, and left a mark on their lives.

The audience of PWS will delight us with their success stories starting with January, next year, and the events will take place in the AULA MAGNA of Danubius University, in a hybrid system, and will be broadcast live on all social media channels.

The Phenomenal Women Series will be co-organized by AGERPRES, the official media partner!

A new number of “Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica” journal was recently issued. As always, the review presents the readers with up-to-date scientific papers based on thorough research in the economic field as also in related fields of interest like management, marketing or commerce.    

 “Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica” publishes studies combining theoretical approaches with practical cases, giving well documented answers to a wide range of economic aspects.   

Among the articles in the current number, one can find: “Economic and Financial Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Insurance Market in Albania, Serbia and Northern Macedonia”, „COVID-Vaccination and Performance in Five Global Stock Market Indexes” or “South African Job Creation, a Myth or Reality? The Role of Economic Injections as a Solution to the Employment Issues”.

The journal benefits from an editorial board of experts both from Romania and from abroad. At the same time, it respects the editing standards of scientific reviews, an issuing frequency of six numbers per year and also takes into consideration the international editorial conventions.  

The review is included in several international data bases (CEEOL, EBSCO Publishing, EconPapers, RePec, IDEAS, DOAJ, Cabell's, PROQUEST) and can be accessed at the following link: https://dj.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/AUDOE.

Assoc. Senior Lecturer Petra Alina Marinescu, Ph.D.

PR&MEDIA Consultant

Danubius Academic Publishing House brings to your attention the issuing of a new journal: New Trends in Psychology. This academic review will publish studies and research endeavors centered on topics pertaining to general psychology, cognitive psychology, creativity, work and organizational psychology, child psychology, educational psychology, human development, speech therapy, psychopathology and psychotherapy.     

The journal addresses undergraduates and master communities enrolled in “Psychology”, faculty and professionals interested in their own personal development, but also ones from other related study fields like sociology, social work, special psycho-pedagogy or medical school.

The review will be useful especially for students and specialists preoccupied with the theory and practice of the modern methods in applying psychology.  

Only articles written in English will be accepted.

The journal will be issued twice a year, in February and October, under the print ISSN: 2668-0696, being indexed in PROQUEST data base.

The review can be found at the following link: https://dj.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/NTP/index.