Xi’an Peihua University in China has awarded Dr. Steve O. Michael, President of AGAUC and Rector & CEO of Danubius International University, a distinguished academic honor by appointing him as the Strategic Adviser to the International Strategy Advisory Board.

This recognition enhances Dr. Steve O. Michael’s academic reputation and demonstrates his ongoing commitment to excellence, innovation, and the global expansion of higher education. Including him on the Strategic Board of Xi’an Peihua University helps build a foundation for expanding academic partnerships between Asian and European institutions, supporting educational exchanges, joint research projects, and institutional development efforts.

In this context, Danubius International University reaffirms its commitment to global cooperation and its role as a promoter of intercultural dialogue and international university collaboration. Accepting the certificate, Dr. Michael remarked, “It is always a privilege to be relevant and an honor to be appreciated. Peihua University is the first female college established in China, and my contributions to the institution will always be in honor of the pioneering women who continue to shatter glass ceilings and open doors for future generations.” At the conference, Dr. Michael delivered a speech titled “In Quest of Gender Parity in Higher Education: Progress and Challenges of Female College Presidents in the United States of America”— a speech dedicated to Dr. Carol Cartwright, the phenomenal first female president of a public university in Ohio, United States.

The event “Danubian Anthropology Days” will take place online on November 15, providing a platform for the exchange of knowledge and best practices in anthropology and related disciplines.

The event is hosted by the School of Human Development and Life Sciences, through the Department of Psychology and Social Work, and brings together researchers and specialists from Romania, Germany, Türkiye, and the Republic of Moldova, offering participants the opportunity to explore interdisciplinary perspectives on contemporary anthropological phenomena.

The School of Human Development and Life Sciences welcomes the participation of all interested parties—students, researchers, and academic staff—highlighting the event’s role as a reference point for strengthening scientific exchanges and international collaboration.

Claudia Stefania Marghiru

At the crossroads between knowledge and social responsibility.

Danubius International University, through its Faculty of Law and International Governance, is honoured to be an institutional partner of the international conference:

Bridging Research and Society:
Reflections on Human Rights and Civil Society Engagement, the closing event of the HRJust-Intersect Observatory.

More details here: https://www.iir.cz/online-bridging-research-and-society-reflections-on-human-rights-and-civil-society-engagement

7 November 2025
09:00–11:30 (Romanian time)
Online

The conference is co-organized by the Institute of International Relations Prague, the World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, the University of Gothenburg, the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies (SNELS), the Danubius International University, and Adjuris International Academic Publisher

During the event, the Dean of the Faculty of Law and International Governance,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cristina Elena Popa Tache,
will deliver the presentation:

“Research Centres as Engines of Transdisciplinary and Societal Transformation: Insights from CIRET, COST and Adjuris.”

Research that transforms. Knowledge that connects. Society that evolves.

Faculty of Law and International Governance, is honoured to be an institutional partner of the international conference: Bridging Research and Society: Reflections on Human Rights and Civil Society Engagement, the final event of the HRJust-Intersect Observatory.

• 7 November 2025
• 09:00–11:30 (Romanian time)
• Online

The conference is co-organized by:

• Institute of International Relations Prague
• World Trade Institute, University of Bern
• University of Gothenburg

During the event, the Dean of the Faculty of Law and International Governance,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cristina Elena Popa Tache,
will deliver the presentation entitled:  “Research Centres as Engines of Transdisciplinary and Societal Transformation: Insights from CIRET, COST and Adjuris.”

The event brings together international experts in the fields of human rights, governance, and science–society collaboration, serving as a platform for reflection on the role of interdisciplinary research in global social and legal transformation.