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NEWSLETTER

No. 38June 2015

The 2015 Conference GRADUATES MEET COMPANIES – AFCO aimed at facilitating the dialogue between our graduating students and potential employers took place on 14 May. On this occasion, 172 posters were designed by students to showcase their work and to introduce representatives from over twenty companies and institutions to the results of their academic endeavours. As a point of novelty this year, undergraduate students were also allowed to present the outcomes of their own projects.

The presentations were grouped in nine panels according to their field, as follows: 1. Mechanical Engineering, Technological Engineering, Economic Engineering; 2. Materials Engineering, Product Design, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy Resources, Mechatronics; 3. Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Automatics, Information Technology, Computers, Robotics; 4. Silviculture and Forest Exploitation, Wood Engineering, Civil Engineering; 5. Mathematics and Informatics; 6. Economic Sciences and business Management, Food and Tourism; 7. Psychology and Education Sciences, Sociology and Communication, Law; 8. Letters, Music; 9. Medical Sciences, Medical Engineering, Physical Education and Mountain Sports.

Partner companies in the 2015 edition of this event were Continental (main partner), Miele, BCR, Raiffeisen, Siemens, Schaeffler, Arvato Bertelsman, Preh, Stabilus, and Eurocopter.

The second part of the event included performances given by No Strangers ‐ a group made up of students from our Faculty of Music and high school students ‐ and by singer Elena Gheorghe and her band. Another highlight of the evening was the official launch of the University's online radio station, Radio Campus Transilvania (RCT).

AFCO concluded with and award‐giving ceremony. Nine prizes – one for each panel – were awarded by the University and Continental Company. As we all know, taking part in this event and making the best of this opportunity to interact with representatives of various industries may be a first step on the road to a successful career. We extend our congratulations to all of this year's participants in AFCO.

Dr Daniel Munteanu, Coordinator of AFCO

GRADUATES MEET COMPANIESTHTHE IV EDITION OF AFCO

THE GRADUATES CONCERT

THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AND HYPNOTHERAPY

THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP POP AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC SHOW

PROFESSORS WE TAKE PRIDE IN SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI

FLORIN IARU'S POETRY AND IOAN GROȘAN'S PROSE

The Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration celebrated, on

29 May, 25 years since its foundation. Establishing this faculty at Transilvania

University meant renewing a tradition which had been abandoned for half a

century. In 1990 the Faculty of Economic

Sciences and Business Administration

started out with only two study

programmes; today, it runs fourteen

undergraduate programmes, nine

masters programmes and one

doctoral study programme, all

of which involve 56 faculty

staff, ten adjuncts, technical

and administrative staff, and

an overall of 2,442 students.Apart from students, alumni, and staff, the

festivities on 29 May brought together a number of

special guests who have been connected, over the

years, with the constant growth and development of

our faculty. Among them, Mr George Scripcaru,

Mayor of Brașov City, Mr Mihai Mohaci, Prefect of

Brașov County, Professor Theodor Stolojan, and

Professor Claudiu Coman, Vice‐President of the

County Council.We are persuaded that these past 25

years have amply shown that our faculty

holds a lot of promise. After all, our most

convincing business cards are the successful

e c o n o m i s t s w h o g r a d u a t e d o u r

programmes.Dr Gabriel Brătucu

THE FACULTY OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION THON ITS 25 BIRTHDAY

THTHE IV EDITION OF AFCO

THE FACULTY OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ON

THITS 25 BIRTHDAY

THE IUFRO SYMPOSIUMTHE POS‐DRU INTERREGIONAL SEMINAR

THE NATIONAL MATHEMATICS CONTEST TRAIAN LALESCU

THTHE 13 CONFERENCE ON BRITISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES

BIOFUELS AND BIO‐BASED PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION AT THE FACULTY OF WOOD INDUSTRY

THE THIRD EDITION OF THE NEEFOOD CONGRESS IN BRAŞOVINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DIMENSIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION THE 2015 “BOLOGNA PROFESSOR” GALAMUSICAL COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE, USA

RECITAL BY MĂDĂLINA PAŞOLC. C. TEODORESCU COMPETITION FOR MATERIALS STRENGTH STUDENTS

THE MEDICAL EDUCATION DAYS

NEWSLETTERTransilvania University of Bra�ovWhat purpose does the university serve if not to pave the way for the society of wisdom?

(Paolo Blasi)

FIDES ET EXCELLENTIA

It is not the walls that make a school, but the spirit that reigns within.(King Ferdinand I)

LANGUAGE IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY IN A GLOBALIZED WORLDthOn the 8 and 9 May, Aula Magna was the venue for the 13 Conference on British and American

Studies, an annual event organized by the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics within the Faculty of Letters. This year's edition was concerned exclusively with topics pertaining to the vast area of Linguistics.

Researchers from Romanian and foreign universities joined the panel sessions and delivered presentations on syntax, language acquisition, pragmatics and discourse analysis, translation studies and lexicography, etc.

The event welcomed the participation of two plenary speakers, Dr Alberto Fernández Costales and Dr Shawn M. Clankie. Dr Costales from the University of Oviedo (Spain) approached the topic of English as medium of instruction in European higher education. The presentation focused on possible effects that the implementation of bilingual education in European universities may trigger. The speaker highlighted some local issues associated with bilingual education, and proceeded to identify potential threats and opportunities for universities.

Dr Clankie from the English Department at the Centre for Language Studies, Otaru University of Commerce (Japan) gave a speech on names and naming practices. Amply illustrated with examples, the presentation considered the place and role of onomastics within the field of linguistics, the importance of studying names for the information they may provide us with, and introduced the results of the speaker's extensive research in the field. As already mentioned in previous issues of the University's Newsletter (April 2015, June 2014), the English Department that Dr Clankie is currently heading is already collaborating with our faculty in a project targeted at the implementation of hybrid education.

The roundtable organized on the second day of the conference was intended as an opportunity for participating researchers to brainstorm ideas and identify areas of mutual scholarly interest which might set the ground for future joint projects.

Dr Raluca SinuDr Oana Tatu

THTHE 13 CONFERENCE ON BRITISH AND AMERICAN

STUDIES

FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS – FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSBetween 19 and 23 May, Transilvania

University of Brașov, through the Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, played host to a prominent event organized under the aegis of IUFRO ( International Union of Forest Research

thOrganizations): the 16 symposium of Division 9 – Forest Policy and Economics, the Forest and Environmental Laws research group.

Organized for the second time at Transilvania University of Brașov (the first annual meeting of this research group was held in Brașov in 2004), the symposium invited the participation of world‐renowned researchers in forest policy and economics from several states: Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia, Germany, the Republic of Moldova, and Romania. The participants focused, inter alia, on analysing and discussing the status of the European forest sector, from a policy and legal perspective. In keeping with its objectives, the meeting became a hub for exchanging ideas and expertise with a view to formulating, implementing and amending the regulatory framework of the forestry sector. Although the contributions mainly centred around European issues, several other topics were also considered, such as the evolution of forest policy in Turkey, Tajikistan or Japan.

The event felicitously coincided with the adoption of the new Romanian Forest Code, which also constituted a starting point for debates around the evolution of the forest law in Romania.

Dr Bogdan Popa, Dr Florin Halalisan

THE IUFRO SYMPOSIUM

One year after the official launch of the Operational Sectorial Programme Human Resources Development POSDRU/160/2.1/S/133020 – Increasing the students and graduates' insertion into the job market and practical placement schemes – partners and beneficiaries convened on 28 May at Brașov, in order to report on their results.

This occasioned the interregional seminar which took place on the University premises and brought together the Romanian Movement for Quality, Transilvania University of Brașov, The University of Craiova, The University of Piteşti, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău, AMADEUS Association ‐ Vienna, MAC‐Team – Brussels, and The Agency for the Sustainable Development of Brașov County.

The overall aim of the project is the development of an effective framework allowing for a better transition from university life to the professional milieu. This involves counselling and practical placements with companies in and outside Romania. To this end, 5,300 Romanian students will benefit over the time span of this project from counselling and career orientation services and will be placed for internships with EU and Romanian companies.

To date, 2,800 of our students received counselling and career orientation via themed and study trips; another 50 students benefitted or will benefit from internship opportunities with EU companies, and 40 students will be placed with companies in the local area.

Apart from the reports on their operations and results, the activities run within the seminar also included 32 contributions by the student beneficiaries reporting on the impact of counselling and practical placement on their professional development.

Dr Simona LacheRegional Project Coordinator Brașov

COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL PLACEMENT

POS‐DRU INTERREGIONAL SEMINAR


Between 21 and 23 May the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics organized the national round of the Traian Lalescu students' contest. Having a longstanding tradition, the contest was first organized in 1962, and then discontinued between 1989‐1996. Starting with 2008, the contest has been organized annually and nationally, with the support of Traian Lalescu Foundation.

st ndAimed at 1 and 2 year students in mathematics and students from technical faculties, the contest consists of four sections ‐ mathematics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and other engineering sciences – and offers competitors the opportunity to test their advanced knowledge in this particular area.

This year, the contest was attended by 74 students and 22 professors from 12 prestigious national universities, among which the University of Bucharest, Poltehnica University of Bucharest, the West University of Timișoara, the Technical University of Cluj‐Napoca, the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, and Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași.

Highlighting once again the Romanian students' exceptional performance in mathematics, this event benefitted from the generous involvement of Traian Lalescu Foundation, the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research, and Transilvania University of Brașov. All the participating students enjoyed a memorable experience and the best competitors were rewarded with well‐deserved prizes.

Dr Adelina Manea

THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS WELCOMES REPRESENTATIVES OF TWELVE UNIVERSITIES

THE NATIONAL MATHEMATICS CONTEST TRAIAN LALESCU

In April and May this year, the activities performed by Dr Dorin Boldor from Louisiana State University under the Fulbright Teaching/Research Award included the initiation and development of a collaboration programme between the PI's programme at LSU and Transilvania University of Brașov.

The two‐folded teaching component of the programme consisted of a modular course in the area of biofuels and bio‐products for engineers and non‐

engineers and a series of five seminars and workshops on topics related to the professional development of doctoral students and young researchers. The biofuel and bio‐products course included background information on the need to produce fuels and products from renewable biomass‐based resources, a review of fundamental scientific and engineering principles required for designing biofuels and bio‐products production processes, and an overview of the most important processes for biofuel production. These processes include the production of ethanol from sugar crops (sugarcane, sugar beets) and starch‐based crops (i.e. corn), for the production of methane gas via anaerobic digestion, thermochemical methods for the production of syngas, bio‐oil, and char, the use of algae as a biofuel crop, and marketing. The last module focused on marketing and economic policies associated with the use of biomass for the production of biofuels and bio‐based products.

The professional development component included seminars and workshops covering topics such as writing scientific papers, preparing professional presentations, requirements and responsibilities of MA and PhD students, as well as grant writing, and means of organizing a productive and efficient research group/lab. For the research component, collaborative research activities were targeted at producing biofuels and bio‐based products from renewable natural resources available in the mountainous region of Brașov County.

Dr Mihai Ispas

BIOFUELS AND BIO‐BASED PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

An already traditional event, this year's edition of The Exhibition of Furniture/Wood Restoration entitled A Mirrored History, celebrated its tenth anniversary. The opening on 8 May was attended by students and faculty staff, by members of the academic community, representatives of museums and cultural institutions.

The audience were invited on a trip down the memory lane as they watched the exhibits ‐ furniture or wood pieces restored by fourth year students as part of class assignments. The exhibition also showcased the pieces that high‐school students from Johannes Honterus ‐ Brașov, Petru Rareș ‐ Feldioara and Șt.O.Iosif – Rupea restored during the event

Restorer for a Day – Skill for a Lifetime, as part of the School Differently week. The diversity, the value and uniqueness of old wooden objects most often stranded in dusty attics or barns are useful in raising awareness to their possible recovery, conservation and restoration. The students' and pupils' efforts were awarded in different categories: The Most Beautiful Object (restorers: Ionelia Brebeanu and Edith Bajko), The Most Extraordinary Object (restorer: Ioana Gal) and The Most Determined Restorer (Raisa Teciu).

The work done in the restoration lab is meant to highlight the artistic value of restored objects, to bridge between the past and the present and to increase, in the long run, the national visibility of our faculty and University.

The exhibition will stay open until 10 July. Anyone interested in the art and craft of restoration is invited to join us in the Building L, on the University Hill.

Dr Maria Cristina TimarDr Emanuela Beldean

ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION AT THE FACULTY OF WOOD INDUSTRY

A MIRRORED HISTORY

LECTURE SERIES BY DR DORIN BOLDOR, FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR


The third edition of the NEEFOOD Congress (North and East European Congress on Food) was organized in Brașov between 20 and 23 May. The event involved the participation of significant international institutions, as EEFOST, IUFOST, GHI, EHEDG, ELSEVIER. Prominent specialists, among whom Brian McKenna, Geoffrey Campbell Platt, Huub Lelieveld, gave plenary speeches with consequential scientific impact in the field of agro‐food.

The congress was also an opportunity for the coordinators of research networks (ISEKI, FOOD FOR LIFE etc.) to join in, with a view to accelerating the integration of Romanian research in European consortiums, ultimately targeting FP7 and H2020 programmes.

Over 200 participants were presented with the opportunity to get updated on the state‐of‐the‐art of national and international research on food, from multiple perspectives: ecology and biodiversity, public and health promoting policies, management, specific regulations, IT applications, modern technologies employed in the food industry.

The congress included four other events meant to introduce the activities of several important scientific bodies: The European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group Seminar (EHEDG), The Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) Seminar, The Sixth Symposium on Ethnopharmacology, The NUTritional LABeling Study in Black Sea Region Countries Seminar.

The most valuable papers will be published in three Elsevier journals (Food Control, Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, New Trends in Food Technologies), which will promote the visibility of the Romanian scientific contribution.

The third edition of the NEEFOOD Congress can be described as a really successful event; in evidence of this stand the many messages of appreciation received from the participants as well as the collaboration initiatives, all of which represent another step forward that our Faculty of Food and Tourism takes on its way to international recognition.

Dr Liviu Gaceu

THE THIRD EDITION OF THE NEEFOOD CONGRESS IN BRAŞOV

FOUR ASSOCIATED SCIENTIFIC EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DIMENSIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION (NEEDS)On 16 May, Transilvania University hosted the international conference Dimensions of special

education (NEEDS) organized by the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences.On its first edition, the conference represented a major opportunity for the personal development of

specialists (teaching staff, teaching assistants, therapists) in the region. Moreover, the event was an excellent chance for the participants to meet world‐renowned professionals willing to share their expertise in the domain of education and help outline new directions for sustainable development in our region.

The conference highlighted some major benefits for adults and children with special needs: they relate to the well informed qualified support and implementation of best practices in the field. The conference panels allowed participants to present papers focusing on various specialised areas of research, which led to productive debates among professionals with transdisciplinary interests. Dr Liliana Rogozea, Vice‐rector, Dr Toader Pălășan, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences and school inspector Camelia Bazgan generously offered their constant support during the conference.

An interesting aspect of the conference was the exhibition of remarkable artefacts made by children from the special schools around Brașov County. The over 250 participants in the conference were teaching staff from tertiary and pre‐university education, therapists, and parents of children with special needs.

Dr Daniela Popa

A DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

FOR SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD

TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY'S LAUREATES

“Bologna in Universities” is the main initiative of the National Alliance of Romanian Student Organisations (NARSO). This initiative led to the organisation of two conferences between 22 and 24 May: “Student‐centred education in the digital era” and “Technological evolution and student centred education”. The conferences took place in Timișoara and the participants were teaching staff and students from all over the country.

The National Alliance of Romanian Student Organisations consists of 73 student organisations from seventeen universities around Romania; its aim is to inform students on the most important tools for quality assurance in tertiary education.

The NARSO programme on 22 May also included the “Bologna Professor Gala”. On this occasion, 87 members of higher education teaching staff in Romania were awarded the “Bologna Professor” title as a result of a complex nomination and evaluation process initiated by students from the seventeen Romanian universities.

Two members of the teaching staff from Transilvania University were offered the “Bologna Professor” award: Dr Marcela Rodica Luca from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences and Dr Gheorghe Coman from the Faculty of Medicine.

The “Bologna Professor” title is exclusively a student initiative and is awarded to those teachers who create interest in their subject via the teaching methods they use and show awareness of the responsibility they have undertaken.

Dr Liliana Rogozea

THE 2015 “BOLOGNA PROFESSOR” GALA


Between 11 and 19 May, the Faculty of Music concluded an artistic collaboration with the Chamber Music Ensemble Missions of Mobile representing the Music Department of Mobile University, USA. The ensemble is made up of fifteen student members and is coordinated by Dr Graham Anduri. The activity of the ensemble consisted of concerts held daily in the cities of Braşov and Ploieşti, as well as of educational programmes for the children living on the outskirts of Brașov city, in Bod and Budila.

The artistic cooperation with our students from the Voice Department materialised into shows held at the University Aula Magna or the Patria concert hall. Performed exclusively from memory, the repertoire included vocal selections from universal music literature from Bogoroditse Devo by Serghei Rachmaninov to Romanian pieces like It is thee we praise by Musicescu and Ana Lugojana by Vidu. It all culminated in a collection of Afro‐American songs accompanied by two instruments, Conga shaker and sticks. The well‐known selections Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Faure and The Prayer by David Foster enjoyed the accompaniment of Dr Mihaela Pavel.

The ensemble delighted and inspired our students to such an extent that a future similar collaboration will probably be inevitable. The American students, in turn, were enchanted by Romanian music, our local scenery and the delicious Romanian food.

This collaboration was coordinated by Mihaela Buhaiciuc, formerly a teaching staff member at the University of Mobile, USA.

Dr Mihaela Buhaiciuc

MUSICAL COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE, USA

FROM ROMANIAN FOLK SONGS TO THE AFRO‐AMERICAN AND WORLD REPERTOIRE

thOn 8 May a special concert celebrated the 300 anniversary of the famous musical piece Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741). The remarkable three‐hour vocal ‐ symphonic concert was held at Patria concert hall by the Gheorghe Dima Orchestra and choir of the Faculty of Music.

The students delighted the audience with a classical repertoire consisting of W.A. Mozart – Piano thConcerto no.17, soloist: Sebastian Spulber, IV year Musical Performance, Dr Stela Drăgulin's class; W.A.

thMozart – Violin Concerto no. 5, soloist: Alexandru Pîrvu, IV year Musical Performance, Dr Dan Pepelea's class; thW.A. Mozart ‐ Clarinet Concerto, soloist: Benedek Szilamer, IV year Musical Performance, Dr Liviu Săvuță's

class; W.A. Mozart ‐ Symphony no. 23, elegantly performed by the Faculty of Music orchestra conducted by Dr Aram Bodurian.

The concert concluded with Antonio Vivaldi's masterpiece Gloria performed by the Gheorghe Dima choir together with the orchestra of the Faculty of Music and soloists Adnana Gavrilă (soprano), Daniela Valerica Munteanu (soprano) and Corina Purcărea (mezzosoprano). Students of the Voice Department under the supervision of Dr Mihaela Buhaiciuc and Dr Cristina Radu, together with the young teachers Anca Preda (piano) and Emin Curtgeafar (oboe) managed to bring out the true value of the Viennese baroque music.

We are grateful to Dr Ciprian Țuțu, conductor of the choir, and to Dr Aram Bodurian, conductor of the orchestra, for their effort during the several‐week rehearsals and the many hours spent on stage.

Elena PopardIII year, Music Pedagogy

THE GRADUATES CONCERT

THREE CENTURIES SINCE THE CREATION OF A VIVALDI MASTERPIECE

ROMANTIC PIANO SOUNDSOn 21 May we were delighted to listen to a new piano recital within the concert season at Transilvania

University of Brașov. The pianist Mădălina Paşol had a repertoire including ten Preludes by Serghei Rachmaninov and two well‐known pieces by Frederic Chopin: Ballad I and Andante Spianato & the Great Brilliant Polish piece.

Mădălina Paşol was born in Bucharest, graduated the George Enescu Music high school, and went on to study in Germany at the Art University of Berlin. In her career she was the recipient of numerous grants and prizes in national and international competitions followed by successful concerts as a soloist or together with chamber music groups and world‐renowned musicians. Since 2014 Madalina Pasol has been the president of the Arts Institute whose mission is to promote Romanian artists and national cultural values world‐wide.

Her performance on 21 May brought us closer to the romantic sounds of two of the best‐known pianists of all times. Madalina Pasol's highly professional performance did justice to the profound and

expressive music; the dense musical discourse doubled by the Slavic melancholy and spirit of Rachmaninov's Preludes was followed by a change of tone, brought about by the refined and delicate character of Chopin's work.

The performer's remarkable technique was supported by a clear construction of the musical discourse to which she added expressivity and emotion, which positively spell‐bound the audience.

Maria IonescustI year MA student

RECITAL BY MĂDĂLINA PAŞOL


thThe 12 edition of the National Colloquium of Contemporary Romanian Literature took place on 15 and 16 May and featured two prominent guests, Florin Iaru and Ioan Groşan who, together with Dr Adrian Lăcătuş, Dean of the faculty, and Dr Virgil Podoabă, formally opened the colloquium.

On the first day, students from different Romanian universities, such as the University of Bucharest, Ovidius University at Constanţa, Babes‐Bolyai University at Cluj, etc. were given the opportunity to present their contributions on “Florin Iaru's poetry. Ioan Groşan's prose”, with the two writers in attendance. The day concluded with a debate on the question: “Was the Romanian 80s generation a counterculture?”, with the discussion revolving around the ways in which the cultural 80s manifested itself against the communist backdrop.

On the second day, researchers and teachers got their turn in talking to and about the main guests; among the ones to do so, we may recall Dr Vasile Spiridon, Dr Caius Dobrescu and Dr Alex Goldiş, who discussed the subtleties present in Iaru's and Groşan's writings. During the following award‐giving ceremony, student authors of the best papers presented at the colloquium were offered prizes in recognition of their efforts.

At the end of the two days, an audience consisting of students, teachers and fans of the two guest writers, Florin Iaru and Ioan Groşan, had one more chance to address the guests, asking them questions and taking their autographs.

Roxana Târziu, MA student

THE NATIONAL COLLOQUIUM OF CONTEMPORARY ROMANIAN LITERATURE AT THE FACULTY OF LETTERS

FLORIN IARU'S POETRY AND

IOAN GROȘAN'S PROSE

C. C. TEODORESCU COMPETITION FOR MATERIALS STRENGTH STUDENTS

60 PARTICIPANTS FROM ELEVEN UNIVERSITIES

Between 14 and 16 May, our University was the host of the National Stage of the C. C. Teodorescu Competition for Students in the field of Materials Strength, an event organised by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Civil Engineering. The competition gathered 60 participants from eleven universities around Romania.

The results of the competition were the following: 1. In the field of Mechanics, the Sergiu T. Chiriacescu Excellence Award, on behalf of Dean I.C.

Roşca, went to Indreş Andrei Ioan, the Technical Military Academy at Bucharest. The First Prize, offered by Hora S.A. Reghin, and the Special Prize, offered by the Rector of Transilvania University of Braşov, were won by Aruştei Adrian, Politehnica University of Bucharest. The Second Prize and the Certificate of Merit of the Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania were won by Bumbac Emanuel Florin, from the Polytechnic University of Timişoara. The Third Prize, offered by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, went to Răţoi Andrei, from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi. A special prize was awarded by the Romanian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (SRMTA) to Bumbac Petru, the Polytechnic University of Timişoara. First Mention from Compozite S.A. Braşov was received by Ioniţă Valentin from Politehnica University of Bucharest. Second Mention and the Special Prize Professor Victor Bauşic granted by Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi were awarded to Cornea Andrei, from the University of Piteşti. In addition, another eight special prizes were offered by Transilvania University of Braşov, the Petroleum‐Gas University of Ploieşti, the Polytechnic University of Timişoara and Politehnica University of Bucharest.

2. In the non‐mechanical field, the Florin Sperchez Excellence Award was granted by Dean I.C. Roşca to Vălean Cristina, from the Polytechnic University of Timişoara. The First Prize, offered by Hora S. A. Reghin, and the Special Prize, offered by the Rector of Transilvania University of Braşov, were won by Miklos Zoltan from the Polytechnic University of Timişoara. The Second Prize and the Certificate of Merit offered of the General Association of Engineers in Romania (AGIR) went to Topciov Alexandra, the Polytechnic University of Timişoara. The Third Prize, offered by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, was won by Burtoi Mircea from Politehnica University of Bucharest. The Special prize was awarded by SRMTA to Dumitru Ioan Daniel from Politehnica University of Bucharest. First Mention from Compozite S.A. Braşov went to Marin Ionuţ Gabriel, Politehnica University of Bucharest. Second Mention and the Special Prize Professor Dumitru Horbaniuc granted by Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi were awarded to Catană Andrei from the Petroleum‐Gas University Ploieşti. In addition, eight additional special prizes were offered by Transilvania University of Braşov, the Petroleum‐Gas University of Ploieşti, the Polytechnic University of Timişoara and Politehnica University of Bucharest.

3. In the field of Civil Engineering, the First, Second and Third Prizes were awarded to Jakab Dominiq, Ciucă Cătălin, and Tincu Ovidiu, respectively, all from the Polytechnic University of Timişoara. The First Mention went to Murgu Petru, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi. The Second Mention went to Moniţa Vasile Bogdan from the Technical University of Cluj‐Napoca. Special prizes were also offered by SRMTA, Transilvania University of Braşov, the Petroleum‐Gas University of Ploieşti, the Polytechnic University of Timişoara and Politehnica University of Bucharest.

Dr Ioan C. RoşcaDr Ioan Curtu


Between the 8 and 10 May, the West University of Timişoara hosted the 2015 edition of the National University Chess Championship. The competitors were undergraduate and master students from ten universities around the country. Our University's team, consisting of six members and a coordinator, did us proud by winning decisively the first place in the general university ranking, with a total of 21 points followed by a distant second and third place occupied by the Petroleum‐Gas University Ploieşti (16 points) and the University of Bucharest (11 points), respectively.

In the male competition, our student Lehel Vrîncean won the second place and the silver medal, in close competition with the winner of the first prize. In fact, they had gathered the same number of points, the victory being decided in the direct game between the two students.

The members of our University chess team are: Lehel Vrîncean (Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science), Andrei Dogaru (Faculty of Law), Norbert Miklos (Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences), Antonio Deliman (Faculty of Technological Engineering and Industrial Management), Cătălin Mărgineanu and Gabriela Iliescu (Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration), with Dr Raluca Mijaica as coordinator.

Dr Raluca Mijaica

THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY COMES FIRST IN THE GENERAL RANKING

THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AND HYPNOTHERAPYBetween 30 and 31 May, the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences in partnership with the

Association of Experiential Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy (APEH), under the patronage of the Romanian Psychologists Association, organized an important scientific event: The First Conference on Experiential Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy, on the topic of Development, couple, sexuality.

The conference participants included 120 practitioners in the field of psychology, teachers, and 130 students from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences and the Faculty of Sociology and Communication. The conference papers were grouped in three panels: Psychotherapy; Clinical Psychology, and Student Development. There were sixteen workshops, numerous article presentations, a poster session, and the presentation of ATLAS Help online therapy platform. Also, Dr Vasile (Bebe) Mihăescu talked about his latest books (in Romanian): “To make almost perfect love”, “Body, sexuality and psychotherapy”, and “The highs and lows of the married bliss”.

The participants in the conference received certificates of attendance and credit points in keeping with the norms of the Romanian Psychologists Association. The scientific committee of the conference will perform a selection of the papers to be included in the conference proceedings or published in an international journal.

All the participants were satisfied with the way the event was organized and with the quality of the presentations. Worth mentioning is also the potential of the workshop to contribute to students' development. The collaboration between the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences and the Association of Experiential Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy will continue next year with a second, international conference.

Dr Toader Pălăşan

DEVELOPMENT, COUPLE, SEXUALITY

Between 25 and 31 May, the Medical Students Scientific Association of Braşov and our University organized the project “Medical Education Days”. Overall, the activities in this project were directed at enhancing the students' level of orientation and development, both professionally and personally.

The aim of the two postgraduate orientation conferences was to raise the medical students' awareness of many aspects related to different medical specialisms: more or less attractive sides of the work involved, sources of satisfaction and stress, and opportunities for a future career. Over 100 students attended the talks given by doctors from more than ten medical specialisms.

A particularly attractive event proved the Knots and Sutures Workshop, aimed at introducing the students to the surgical field and to test their aptitudes for a possible career in this field.

Another highlight on the agenda was the conference “Education Opportunities Abroad” which offered students an overview of student exchange schemes such as the Erasmus and CEEPUS student mobility programmes, and the SCOPE/SCORE summer training programmes organized by the Medical Students' Scientific Association of Braşov.

The winners of the two contests, i.e. anatomy and internal medicine, received specialized books. The participants were also invited to a Team‐building training session.

The Medical Education Days received positive feedback from both student participants and teaching staff, which showed it to be a project with a great potential for future development.

Mihai RădulescuStudent, Faculty of Medicine

VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTESTS

THE MEDICAL EDUCATION DAYS


Professor Virgil Olariu was a brilliantly intelligent man, a valuable teacher and researcher in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. He was the initiator and founder of the Precision Mechanics programme at our University. During his career he became the pivotal centre of professional interactions between teams of specialists from Politehnica University of Bucharest, the Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași, the Petrol – Gas University of Ploiești, etc. He stimulated innovation and creativity, and was author of dozens of inventions and innovations. He was a formative spirit and a model to follow in many respects.

Being an accomplished professor, his outstanding teaching manner allowed him to impart the secrets of mechanics to his disciples, which turned him into a prominent figure in higher technical education at Brașov and beyond. This enabled him to leave behind a strong school of technical mechanics and precision mechanics. Our thoughts of gratitude for his achievements will keep alive the memory of Professor Olariu, a man who will always have a pride of place in the history of our University.

Dr Angela RepanoviciFormer doctoral student

Joy, energy, grace and emotion, all conveyed through music. This is how we could describe the concert organized by the Faculty of Music on 20 May at the Students' Art Club.

While hard work is essential to reaching our goals, equally important is showing everyone that perseverance, ambition and patience combine in the study of music, the end product being what we offer on stage. In putting together this show, we gathered students enrolled in the pop music programme and students in the traditional music programme, and the result was full of original, surprising and special moments.

The Glissando Quintet opened the evening, followed by the Jazz Quartet. The performances included both vocal and instrumental music, the members of the Young Romanian Artists band delighted the public with the diversity of their repertoire. The second part of the evening raised the audience to their feet because of the two moments of traditional music performed by two groups of students accompanied by the Plaiuri Transilvane Orchestra.

We would like to express our gratitude to the coordinators, Dr Valentin Muntean and Dr Liviu Iosif, but also to the Faculty of Music for its support. This project proves that hard work and ambition go hand in hand, and that through our art we can bring joy to others.

Delia MândreanuFirst year student, the Faculty of Music

THE CONCERT OF THE FACULTY OF MUSIC AT THE STUDENTS' ART CLUB

POP AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC SHOW

Rampad is the newest addition of the group of the Metabras "Steel People" company group, a popular award‐winning brand which saw the light of day 21 years ago.

Founded in 2012, Rampad's business figures soared to an impressive multimillion euro in turnover in just three years of work carried out primarily in the area of civil, industrial, and agricultural constructions and, secondarily, in structures and metallic works.

Thirty‐year old Cătălin Ceposu is the general manager of this enterprise. Besides a clear sense of direction in business, he also possesses a special kind of intuition and steadfast commitment to whatever he undertakes.

A 2008 graduate of the Faculty of Railways, Roads and Bridges at Transilvania University, Cătălin began his career as employee of Metabras in the supply department, moving to the sales department and finally to the top management, which gave him the expertise and drive to start his own business.

Currently Rampad features prominently on a highly competitive market, relying on the combined strength deriving from its 90 employees ‐ workers, engineers and managers who helped carry out over 25,000 square meters in constructions and over 5,000 tons of metal "cut" for armature and metallic structures ‐ and on the continuous investments in technology and equipment.

Dr Radu Muntean

ENG. CĂTĂLIN CEPOSU – RAMPAD'S “STEEL MAN”

PROFESSORVIRGIL OLARIU

SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI

PROFESSORS WE TAKE PRIDE IN


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