Danubius University will be represented again this year at the 15th AUAP General Conference 2022 by the President of the University Associate Professor Andy Pușcă PhD hosted by Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 14-16 November 2022.

AUAP General Conference 2022

This year′s theme will be “Synergy between Information Technology and Quality Education in the 4IR Era" after traveling from Australia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Iran, Thailand, Philippines this is for the 2nd time that Bangladesh is going to host this global conference. It is expected that participants comprising of University Presidents, Rectors, Chancellors, Vice Chancellors, Academicians, Top Executives, Administrators & and Govt. representatives from different countries will join this conference.

Keynote Speaker

DR. Fernando Léon GARCÍA, President IAUP 2021-2024 and CETYD University

Dr. Leon-Garcia is President of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) for 2021-2024. He has also been President of CETYS University since 2010, leading the institution to accreditation in the USA (WASC, ACBSP, ABET) and one of the most internationalized universities in Mexico. Prior to that, he served as Chancellor of City University of Seattle‘s International Division, with a presence across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

AUAP General Conference 2022

Daffodil International University (DIU) is going to host the 15th AUAP General Conference 2022 with the theme “Synergy between Information Technology and Quality Education in the 4IR Era" to be held from November 14- 16, 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After traveling from Australia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Iran, Thailand, Philippines this is for the 2nd time that Bangladesh is going to host this global conference. It is expected that participants comprising of University Presidents, Rectors, Chancellors, Vice Chancellors, Academicians, Top Executives, Administrators & and Govt. representatives from different countries will join this conference.

About Daffodil International University (DIU)

Daffodil International University (DIU) is one of the top universities in Bangladesh according to many national and international rankings, including THE, QS and Greenmetric for its green outlook. Currently DIU is having 22,000 students under 5 different faculties and 25 departments. Around 400 international students from many different countries are currently studying here too. DIU established international collaborations with around 440 universities all over the world and members of leading international organizations like AUPF, IIE, IAU, IAUP, AUAP, ACU, ALA, ACD, Magna Charta, UNAI, APAIE, EURAS, ESRUC, EEUA, ATUNET, IEEE, ISTQB, ACE, NAFSA, AMDISA, EAIE, ATIFTAF, ITU, ACBSP, UNGC, UMAP, IFLA, WUACD, GUNI, SDSN, ASEF, AIESEC, ASECU, IETI, Future Team, SDG Helpdesk, EEUA etc.

With global partners, DIU is mutually working in the area of student and faculty exchange programs, summer & winter programs, scholarship, international internship, research collaborations, short-term training programs, virtual mobility, etc.

Website: http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd

International Partners: http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/international-linkage

Int’l Memberships: http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/mps/members

Programs: http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/article/programs

Links about AUAP General Conference 2022: https://auapgc2022.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/

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Promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FytsQkRL20

Mioara Lepădatu,

PR Specialist

It’s a round and round-up year for us, the 30 th in our history, and a year full of challenges too.

This is the year when we also have to start the construction of a bridge, here at Danubius. An evolution bridge. But it’s the fourth in our career.

And our belonging to the international academic world will also depend on this bridge that we have to build in the coming years. But the bridge that we quite start in this academic year has a big chance of success as it represents, in fact, the materialization of a dream, of an apparently.

Without physically enlarging – and even without increasing its carbon footprint – our university evolved from a regional rank institution with national reputation to an educational corporation about which many have heard around the world.

Moreover, we have become more visible at home too for our sustained efforts in building local clusters with international implications and enjoying international support. The clusters we have initiated or participated into deal with critical issues like Green Energy, Health, Naval Transport, Creative Industries and IT, the last resulting in a new faculty within our university.

Notably, the number of education fields has tripled since the foundation of Danubius. Today, we serve our community with educational services including fields of study as Digital Media, Pedagogy and Social Care too.

It is in our power to distinguish ourselves as experts in the fields in which we operate, to find the most effective ways to weld teams, to become leaders of the academic platform and to drive the development of society. It is in our power to maintain and raise the academic standards to which we have been active so far in order to become new models for others.

Harmony comes from welfare, welfare is achieved through professionalism. Professionalism is built through education.

Our mission should be clear: we must continue to believe in education, civilisation, power of words against weapons, of science and culture against preconceptions and hate.

This is why the 30 years we celebrate today may look many in terms of accumulations and experience. But they may look just few when thinking about the many opportunities the internationalization opens to us and how many things we have to build sometimes from scratch, given the global context presently redesigned.

A new academic year - the best you can have! And I wish you happy years, as many as possible and full of professional satisfaction from what you learned in our university!

It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the departure of our beloved father, founder, and academic leader, Mr. Benone Pușcă, who passed away on September 8, 2022. A great Romanian visionary leader in the fields of Education and Jurisprudence, Mr. Pușcă founded Danubius University in 1992 to expand higher education access to more Romanians, especially in the cities of Galati, Braila and the region.

Mr. Pușcă was an esteemed Justice of The Law from 1964 to 1970 and a member of the Romanian Legal Academy. Mr. Pușcă was an accomplished writer who published several academic and non-academic books, including poetry and drama. Mr. Pușcă was a recipient of the Romanian Ministry of Education Order of Merit for Higher Education.

Mr. Benone Pușcă is survived by his wife Alexandra Pușcă and his son, Dr. Andy Pușcă. Mr. Pușcă left behind a great legacy of Danubius University with over 20,000 alumns who are actively contributing to Romania, Europe and the world.

May His Soul Rest In Perfect Peace

Danubius University Family

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