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The event took place on May 12-14th at “Danubius” University of Galati, Romania, along with its co-organizing partners of the event, the University of Camerino, Italy, "Angel Kanchev" University of Ruse, Bulgaria, “Aleksander Moisiu” University of Durres, Albania, The University of Tirana, Albania, The Free International University of Moldova.
Thus, on May 12th, the 1st Plenary Session took place (physically, in the Senate Room). Also on May 12th, in the afternoon, we had the first thematic section, with an online participation (Zoom). The second conference day was opened by Plenary Session 2, held online (Zoom) and continued with the online thematic sections (Zoom), according to the program. The third day continued with the scheduled thematic sections, the conference ending at 12:00.
Two of the event keynote speakers were Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz and Professor Steve O. Michael, PhD, who shared with the audience the latest studies in their research fields, whose results being important to the world, especially during this period, in which humanity has to go through major changes in mentality in terms of environmental economics, but also the evolution of education systems.
Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz is a Professor of Economics at Beijing Institute of Technology, China and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK. He received his PhD in Economics from the National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses on the economics of development, energy, environment and tourism.
Professor Steve O. Michael, PhD is the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, California. He is also President of the Association for the Global Advancement of Universities and Colleges (AGAUC) and Interim Executive Director of the Association of Chief Academic Officers (ACAO) - a national association for provosts and vice presidents for academic affairs.
The general manager of this scientific event, Associate Professor Florian Nuță, PhD, Vice-Rector for Research and Quality Assurance at “Danubius’ University, told us that:
“The EIRP 2022 International Conference took place over three days (May 12-14th) in hybrid system. This year we had 5 partner universities from abroad and a number of 173 participants, with a number of 105 presentations. This year's edition benefited from the participation of Professor Muhammad Shahbaz as keynote speaker, a well-known and internationally appreciated researcher. Another important achievement of this edition was the large number of papers submitted by our students, in the section dedicated to students’ presentations. We are happy about this as attracting students to the research activity is one of our strategic goals, which is already showing tangible results.
Mioara Lepădatu
PR Specialist
