Activity report for 1999(PDF) - Soros Foundation Moldova

Andrei fiURCANU, Ex-counselor of the President:
“Current Political Situation in the Republic of Moldova”
Gheorghe BÂRSAN, Ambassador of Romania in the
Republic of Moldova: “Romanian-Moldovan Relations
at Present”
Vitalia PAVLICENCO, Deputy of the Parliament of
the Republic of Moldova: “Participation of the Republic
of Moldova in Euro-Atlantic Bodies”
Study Visits of Students and Professors
Abroad
West University, Timiøoara, Romania: members of
Philosophy and Psychology Laboratories
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania: members
of Political Science and Sociology Laboratories
Warsaw University, Center for Studies of Ancient
Traditions in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe:
Gheorghe BOBÎNÆ, Head of Philosophy Laboratory
(HESP Mobility Grant)
Moscow School of Social and Economic Studies:
Eudochia SAHARNEANU professor/tutor of Philosophy
Laboratory (HESP Mobility Grant)
School of Future Elite, American University in Kyrgyzstan:
Eleonora DUPOUY, Invisible College, Program
Coordinator
English Language Training
The Invisible College students are given compulsory
English language training. By the end of their studies
at the College students are to pass successfully the
TOEFL examination.
Computer Skills Development
The Invisible College students have compulsory
computer training in computer science the end result
being the efficient use of modern info technologies in
their research work. Two computer classrooms are
available for students:
Internet Classroom: Invisible College, 16/1 Puskin
St., Chiøinæu MD2012
Computer Classroom: PSU, 1 Ion Creangæ St., Chiøinæu
MD 2039.
Training Courses, Seminars, Conferences,
and Summer Schools
College students participate in training, seminars,
1999 ACTIVITY REPORT
conferences and summer schools in order to gain new
knowledge, organizational experience and exchange
ideas and to develop the capacity to make presentations
to a large audience. Students and professors who
are not members of the Invisible College are also
involved in these events.
International Student Conference: Ten Years of
Transition in Central and Eastern Europe: Illusions,
Realities and Challenges, April 23-24, 1999, Chiøinæu
This Conference was organized with the financial
support of the East-East Program of Soros Foundation
Moldova. Number of participants: 75, 24 foreign undergraduate
and post-graduate students, university professors
inclusively, 38 students of the Invisible College
Moldova, about 15 local professors. Most of the foreign
students were representatives of the regional Invisible
College network.
Conference of the Invisible College Students
Annual Evaluation, May 28-29, 1999
All the students and professors of the Invisible
College participated.
International Seminar: NATO Enlargement: A
Challenge and Contribution to Stability and Security in
South Eastern Europe, November 26-27, 1999, Chiøinæu.
This seminar was organized by the Euro-Atlantic
Center of Moldova in cooperation with the Invisible
College. Students of the Political Science Laboratory
participated in the organization of the seminar and
attended its workshops.
Summer School: Creativity as a Life Style. Creative
Psychological Diagnostics, July 4-12, 1999, Hîrjæuca,
Moldova.
The school was organized by the students of the
Philosophy and Psychology laboratories with the
involvement of their colleagues who are not members
of the Invisible College and with students and professors
invited from Romania.
Scientific Conference: Actuality of Philosophy:
Theoretical and Practical Aspects
The conference was organized by the Laboratory of
Philosophy of the Invisible College in cooperation with
the School of Philosophy of the State University of
Moldova and the financial support of the Higher
Education Support Program of Soros Foundation
Moldova. Invitees: students and professors of A.I. Cuza
University, Iaøi, Romania
Participation in International Conferences,
Workshops, Seminars
Frankfurt Young Europeans Forum: Europe – XXI:
A New Generation Takes off, September 9-13, 1998,
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