Friday, November 29

09:00-11:30 Panel 1. Overcoming historical barriers through cross-border cooperation
Venue: Robert Schuman

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgiana CICEO, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
• Lect. Dr. Horațiu Sorin DAN, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mircea MANIU, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Metropolitan clustering as a viable alternative to traditional regionalization. Romania case study
• Lect. Dr. Monica BURCĂ-VOICU, Lect. Dr. Mihaela OPRESCU, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Organic Agrifood Trade and Regional Integration in a new EU Legislative Framework for the Organic Agriculture. A Legal and Economic Perspective
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alina ANDREICA, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Assoc. Prof. Lucir Reinaldo ALVES, Isabela Romanha de ALCANTARA, Unioeste, Toledo
Industry 4.0 and Regional Development: Case study on IT Communication Tools in Agribusiness Sector from Paraná State, Brazil and Transylvania Region, Romania
• PhD Student Brîndușa Nicoleta PINCU, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
International trade as a means of boosting cross-border cooperation
• PhD Student Ștefania KEREKEȘ, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
A cross-border approach between Romania and Hungary
• PhD Student Assel ZHOLBARYSSOVA, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
US policy in Central Asia: opportunities and prospects
• Scholar Collin O'BRYANT, The Olmsted Foundation, USA Great Power Politics and the Emerging Europe-China Confrontation: A Comparative Study of EU and NATO Responses to Chinese Influence in Central and Eastern Europe since 2008

11:30-12:00 Coffee break

12:00-14:00 Panel 2. Regional development and cohesion. Theories and models. (Case study: Poland)
Venue: Robert Schuman

Chair: Lect. Dr. Paula MUREȘAN, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
• Dr. Anamaria Loredana IANOȘI, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Replication of the Polish Regionalization Model in East-Central Europe. Case Study: Romania
• PhD Student Cătălin PAH, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Regional Cooperation between Vanguard Initiative and the Romanian-Polish Agreements
• Teaching Assist. Elena GRAD-RUSU, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Romanian political proposals for regional development. An overview on the projects from 2011
• Dr. Ana-Maria COATU, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Regional Disparities on Youth Employment in Romania
• PhD Student Fumiaki TAJIRI, PhD Student Ana DAMASCHIN, Babeș-Bolyai University, PhD Student Cristian VLAD, PhD Student Toru TAKAHASHI, Bucharest University of Economic Studies/ Associate Partners, Talent & Engagement Global Business Services, IBM Japan
Engineering Digital Technology and Cultural Intelligence at OSG Europe
• PhD Student Gianina JOLDESCU-STAN, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Operational Programme Human Capital: How can it be used to improve regional development?

Workshop: The academic involvement within the dynamic of regional development process
Venue: ICE (Institutul de Cercetări Europene/European Research Institute)

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adrian CORPĂDEAN and Lect. Dr. Delia FLANJA
09:00-11:30 Part I
• PhD Student Claudiu Gabriel BONACIU, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Comparative analysis on the impact of Romanian-Hungarian cross-border cooperation programs 2014-2020 in urban and rural development
• Student Andreea COMERZAN, Student Andreea Beatrice DEMENY, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
The Republic of Moldova and Hungary in relation with Romania
• MA Student Debora CHAVEZ, Erasmus Student, University of San Paolo, Brazil
Africa and International Regimes
• Student Mihai COTOROBAI, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Russia and the West. A glimpse into the evolution of Russia and its relations with the European Union after the Cold War
• Student Jonas DETERING, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Passau, Germany
Lessons learned: The success and the failure of the 'Little Entente'
• Student Elif FEHİMLİ, Student Merve ÖZER, Kocaeli University, Turkey
EU Integration Process of Turkey
• Student Maia GHIDIRIM, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
The new Government of the Republic of Moldova
• PhD Student Ovidiu LUNGU, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
The absorption of European funds for agriculture in the macroeconomic regions of Romania
• Student Federica Aileen MANGANO, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Student Carlos ROSSI, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
Who are our neighbours?
• MA Student Alexandru MOCERNAC, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Cross-border cooperation between Romania and Ukraine
• Student NAGY-TAMAS Norbert, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Visegrád Group
• MA Student Constantin PLĂMĂDEALĂ, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
The EU'S foreign policy towards Western Balkans. The integration and the regional structural change

11:30-12:00 Coffee break

12:00-14:00 Part II
• MA Student Paul RITZKA, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Passau, Germany
Bucharest Nine: Why the preventive military build-up might open the Pandora’s Box to destabilize Eastern foreign affairs
• PhD Student Maria Ioana RUS, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
The beginnings of the Cold War. The evolution of political and diplomatic relations between Romania and Italy
• Student  SÁNDOR FAZAKAS Janka, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Hungary and Romania overcoming historical barriers through cross-border cooperation
• PhD Student TAMAS Enya Andrea, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Funding sources of Romania’s Centenary. An analysis of the National Programme for the Anniversary of the Centenary of Romania.
• MA Student Daria-Maria VESCAN, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Le rôle potentiel des États-Unis dans l’Initiative des Trois Mers
• MA Student Liliana ȘCHIOPU, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca/ Republic of Moldova
The Europenization of the Eastern Neighbourhood. Case study- the Republic of Moldova
• MA Student Adrian URSACHI, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
The Europeanistic decade of Republic of Moldova. The impact of the political elites from Chișinău on the europeanisation process
• Student Nathan ADRASSÉ, IEP d' Aix-en-Provence, France
The role of the macro-regional strategy in the European integration for CEE countries: the Three Seas initiative example
• Student Ioana CICEO, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Fostering a favourable environment for start-ups and SME’s as a way to drive innovation in regional development (Austria case study)
• PhD Student Yaacov VIDAL, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Europass-a path in the right direction with points to consider
• PhD Student Avraham COHEN, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Main considerations, barriers and consequences of using AI Technology in the Cyber Era, regarding influence on geopolitics and international affairs