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The Lectures of Titu Maiorescu

Project of the Faculty of Communication Sciences and International Relations

The Faculty of Communication Sciences and International Relations of Titu Maiorescu University organize TITU MAIORESCU CONFERENCES, an elite event of the Romanian academic space, where prestigious personalities from the academic, cultural, political, and public life in Romania and abroad give lectures and answer questions from the public. The conferences are held in a lecture-debate format, in an open, interactive manner.

Situated under the spiritual crest of „Titu Maiorescu” – the founder of modern Romanian civilization and culture –, on the generous territory of Alma Mater, TITU MAIORESCU CONFERENCES They aim to introduce essential themes to the public, provoke reflection, dialogue, and debate, and create an academic agora for the exchange of ideas.

In this conceptual framework, elite personalities from education, research, science, culture, and art participate, along with representative names from the academic world and public life, university faculty, students, and prospective students.

TITU MAIORESCU CONFERENCES thus represents, an open space for knowledge, in a world where Knowledge remains the fundamental factor of construction and progress.

The Faculty of Communication Sciences and International Relations at Titu Maiorescu University – a modern Alma Mater, built on the values of academic Europe, but open, creative, and innovative to the challenges of Knowledge in the third millennium – issues a challenge with each edition of the TITU MAIORESCU CONFERENCES. We invite you to accept it and respond in the same way: substantially, creatively, innovatively, under the banner of Idea and Knowledge!

University Professor, PhD, Sorin IVAN

Titu Maiorescu, Mihai Eminescu, two titans of culture, two educational institutions | Students from Mihai Eminescu National College Visit Titu Maiorescu University

On February 15, 2023, the students Mihai Eminescu National College in Bucharest participated in a cultural and educational event organized by Titu Maiorescu University. The event, held under the slogan „Education – the means of personal and social development”, It focused on triple meaning a day February 15: Titu Maiorescu's Birthday (1840-1917), Spiru Haret's Birthday (1851-1912), National Day of Reading. The event took place in the University's Aula Magna, where the strains of the academic anthem resounded. So let us rejoice, in the presence of a large audience, consisting of students and teachers.

          The Rector of Titu Maiorescu University, University Professor Dr. Daniel Cochior, presented the University as a complex educational institution with the mission of academic education and scientific research, explaining its mission, structure, and functioning to the students. The fundamental objective of the University is the training and preparation of students as future professionals, high-performing and competitive in the labor market. Titu Maiorescu University is A modern, complex university, defined as a „university of advanced research and education,” with a „high degree of trust.”, awarded by ARACIS following the institutional evaluation, which includes: 10 faculties with 24 university undergraduate study programs, of which 19 are full-time (IF) and 5 are distance learning (ID), 21 master's programs covering 8 fields of university studies, and 3 accredited doctoral schools (Law, Medicine, and Dental Medicine), the Department of Specialty with Psycho-pedagogical Profile, the Preparatory Year for Romanian language, postgraduate courses. Titu Maiorescu University is an academic space for quality education, conducted under the sign of excellence, at all educational levels. This institutional reality is certified by The presence of Titu Maiorescu University in the Metaranking of Universities in 2021 and 2022, a ranking that includes the highest-performing Romanian higher education institutions. Through the results obtained in the teaching process and scientific research, through the high degree of graduate employability, and through the successful careers developed by them, Titu Maiorescu University qualifies as a quality university, which offers good prospects for development and realization of their potential for young people who opt for master's studies.

          Dean of the Faculty of Communication Sciences and International Relations, Professor Sorin Ivan, PhD, he referred to the three meanings of February 15. The speaker presented the evolution of Titu Maiorescu and Spiru Haret, emphasizing the importance of education in the formation and development of these graduates of prestigious European universities: University of Berlin, University of Giessen, Sorbonne (Maiorescu), Sorbonne (Haret). Throughout their prodigious careers, in the service of building Modern Romania, these two professors, academics and politicians were involved in the modernization of Romanian education, considering education as a fundamental factor in the country's development. University professor, rector, politician, literary critic, writer, cultural mentor, Titu Maiorescu played a fundamental role in the process of national development, being considered „the founder of modern Romanian culture and civilization”. Beyond older or more recent „conspiratorial” speculations, Maiorescu played a major role in the literary consecration and existence of Mihai Eminescu. Spiru Haret, another prestigious figure in our history, a mathematician, university professor and academician, is the „great minister” of public instruction, the reformer of Romanian schools, the founder of modern Romanian education. The two founders, who placed education above all else, must remain Markers and patterns for today's youth, to inspire and motivate them in their growth and evolution through continuous learning and participation in the social development process. A means of intellectual and spiritual edification, of personal progress on all levels has been and remains reading. In the context of National Reading Day, the speaker made A plea for books, for the importance of reading among today's children and young people.

After the event concluded, students from Mihai Eminescu National College visited the university's teaching and research facilities – lecture halls, seminar rooms, laboratories – in anticipation of their student status, planned for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Communication and Public Relations Office of Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest

16.02.2023

A major European scientific event,

under the sign of academic excellence:

International Conference on Educational Sciences

On 03.23.2023, took place International Conference on Educational Sciences, 1st Edition, organized by Faculty of Educational Sciences, Communication and International Relations of Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest. The first edition was presented under the banner of current events and perspective: Education in the Digital Age – developments, challenges, and trends. The event was aimed at education specialists, university faculty, researchers, doctors, doctoral students, and master's students in educational sciences from relevant faculties and Departments for Teacher Training. It was also open to pre-university education teachers and other participants from educational and research environments. The event took place in the Mediateca Hall of Titu Maiorescu University, in both physical and online formats, and was attended by a select group from Romania and abroad, both in the elegant multifunctional space of the University and in the virtual environment. The media partner of CISE I was the magazine Education Tribune.

The conference was structured into Plenary Session and Parallel Sessions and it has formed a framework for the specialized scientific and interdisciplinary approach to fundamental themes, both at the theoretical and conceptual level, as well as practical in relation to the reality of teaching, with transformations, processes, and developments in education: Theoretical and Conceptual Developments in Educational Sciences; Curriculum Design and Trends; Teacher Training in Universities; Technology Integration in the Educational Process; Digital Competencies in Education; Teaching Strategies, Methods, and Experiences; The Science and Art of Teaching; Traditional Learning, Digital Learning; Educational Paradigms; Psychopedagogical, Inter-, and Transdisciplinary Intersections in Educational Theory and Practice; Pedagogical Practice; Ethics, Deontology, and Integrity in Education; Counseling and Guidance; Inclusive Education; Child Social Assistance and Protection; Formal, Non-formal, and Informal Education; Lifelong Learning; Continuing Professional Development; Current Approaches and Trends in Assessment; Educational Management; Educational Programs and Projects; Didactic Master's Degree – DPPD; Educational Policies. The themes, covering a wide diversity specific to the vast field of education, were grouped into three sections: Theories and curriculum; Didactics and evaluation; Educational management (Section I); Interdisciplinary approaches; Counseling and guidance; Continuing education (Section II); Interface CrEgg-Computer in Education (Section III). Through the themes related to digital transformation in education, within the general topic, and through the third section, the Conference was positioned within avant-garde academic debate, processes, and developments in the educational space.

The Plenary Session Elite figures in academic education and scientific research participated, physically and online. These included renowned names in Educational Sciences, teaching, science, and culture, joined by personalities from abroad (Italy, Spain, France, Cyprus, Republic of Moldova). Among the Romanian speakers in the Plenary session were: Academician Mircea Dumitru, Vice-President of the Romanian Academy, President of the Philosophy, Theology, Psychology and Pedagogy Section, Director of the „Constantin Rădulescu-Motru” Institute of Philosophy and Psychology of the Romanian Academy, Prof. univ. dr. Emil Păun, Prof. univ. dr. Ioan Neacșu, Prof. univ. dr. Marin Manolescu, Prof. univ. dr. Sorin Cristea, Prof. univ. dr. Romiță Iucu, Prof. univ. dr. Ion-Ovidiu Pânișoară, Prof. univ. dr. Mușata-Dacia Bocoș.

Speakers from Plenary Session addressed Major themes of current education, which focused on developments and trends in European and national university and pre-university education, the need to redefine and adapt education to the demands of the Knowledge Society and the Digital Age, the change processes involving universities, the transformations in the Romanian education system, specific aspects related to the teaching profession and the status of teachers, fundamental values, ethics and integrity, the acute need for modernization and efficiency of education under the imperative of quality, as well as curricular policies and trends, teaching approaches, evaluation, educational management, and continuous training. Transformations and developments in the Romanian educational system were analyzed, along with the direction of change in education, highlighting sensitive aspects and critical points, necessary requirements, difficulties, challenges, and possible solutions in the highly complex process of change. Framed within Thematic and innovative spirit of the Conference, The interventions by foreign speakers addressed themes related to developments in education at the European level, new learning paradigms, interdisciplinary strategies and approaches, as well as the challenges faced by educational systems and the need to optimize them within the European framework of educational vision and values. The lectures in the Plenary Session were notable for their vision, scope, and erudition, for their objective, lucid, and realistic approach, in the spirit of constructive criticism aimed at developing education as a system and process marked by quality, efficiency, and performance. The debate in Plenary continued in Parallel Sessions, through papers that addressed the themes proposed by the Conference and topics derived from them, in a broad thematic diversity, within the ample framework of the modernization of education with the involvement of digital technology. Remarkable are both the large number and variety of communications, as well as their quality and academic level. The papers will be included in volume of proceedings at the Conference, which will be edited at an academic press.

The first edition of International Conference on Educational Sciences It was a true academic marathon under the banner of quality and scientific excellence, supported by a prestigious participation. The conference, born out of the objective need to create a comprehensive framework for scientific expression and qualified debate at the highest academic standards on the topic of Education, constituted an elite space for scientific dialogue, elevated exchange of ideas, and European-level knowledge transfer. Judging by the participation, content, and the national and international feedback already received, CISE I was academic success, ; which will be continued in future editions.

The Communication and Public Relations Office of Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest

25.03.2023