Projects
• Enhancement of the competences and possibilities for religious tourism development and for better integration and management of religious sites in the urban environment- (ReligiTour)
• Civil engagement, integration and better management of the national intangible heritage to raise awareness of European common values – EU context, perspectives and active citizenship - (InThrace)
• Aging Well
• WORTH – WOmen in Resistance in the 20th Century
• On-Wheels summer school for the socio-cultural evolution of the European Values, Principles, Identity and Awareness (EUROPIA)
• Bridging the Gap between Student Competences and Working Life Needs (HEIComp)
• CultHera - Civic engagement of cultural and historical heritage in urban and sub-urban environment – EU context, perspectives & good practices
• Perception of corruption-related issues
• Digital readiness and capacity building of humanities professors in universities through partnership with digital technologies companies
• HL event, EfC TELL project - Telling the story, Learning from Listening
• TransCoDe
• Developing Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities in Sri Lankan Universities – IncEdu. Project 609871-EPP-1-2019-1--LK -EPPKA2-CBHE-JP was implemented between 2020 and 2023.
• Rediscovering “NewEurope” – On-Wheels summer school for Balkan/Central and Eastern Europe trans-border history and politics.
• Development of innovative approach for training for university professors to work in the modern diverse and intercultural environment - UniCulture
• E-Entrepreneurship
• ACT-Active Telling, Active Learning
• Mapping the intangible cultural heritage of the Făgăraș region
• Map of social problems and the need for social services in Brașov County. Priority directions for the development of social services in Brașov County
•Identifying virtual experience by analyzing the characteristics of online identity associated with product and service brands
• Parent-child tensions in family businesses
• Applying visual techniques in social research
• CONNECT - CONstruct NEtwork in Counselling for Trauma - Building a Network of Trauma Counselling Specialists
• Enhancement of the competences and possibilities for religious tourism development and for better integration and management of religious sites in the urban environment- (ReligiTour)
- ReligiTour (2023-1-PL01-KA220-HED-000156074) is a university cooperation project funded under the European KA220-HED funding line. The main objective of the project is to improve the academic competences of universities in promoting and developing religious tourism and stimulating civic engagement with regard to religious heritage in the urban environment. The project is coordinated by the University of Warsaw, Poland (UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI), and brings together a diverse consortium of partners from across Europe, including: Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania; Universidad de Salamanca, Spain; Instituto Politecnico Da Guarda, Portugal; Panepistimo Dytikis Attikis, Greece; Fundacja Rozwoju Aktywności Międzynarodowej i Edukacyjnej FRAME, Poland; Prism Impresa Sociale S.R. L., Italy; Pax Rhodopica Foundation, Bulgaria; and Fondazione di Partecipazione Parco Culturale Ecclesiale “Terre del Capo di Leuca De Finibus Terrae” Foundation, Italy.
Project director: Arabela Briciu
Members: Codrina Cseznek, Daniela Sorea, Gabriela Rățulea, Victor Briciu
• Civil engagement, integration and better management of the national intangible heritage to raise awareness of European common values – EU context, perspectives and active citizenship - (InThrace)
- InThrace (2023-1-RO01-KA220-HED-000156121) is a university cooperation project funded under the European KA220-HED funding line. The main objective of the project is to develop and improve academic skills in the university environment with regard to the interpretation, conservation, integration, and sustainable management of national intangible heritage in urban and suburban areas. The InThrace project is based on an interest in stimulating civic engagement, promoting awareness of national and European identity, and facilitating a deeper understanding of the EU's common values and principles and the concept of a shared future. By capitalizing on our rich intangible cultural heritage, we seek to strengthen communities and cultivate a sense of belonging and pride in our collective European heritage. This project is coordinated by Transylvania University in Brașov and brings together the following partners: University of Warsaw, Poland (UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI), University of West Attica, Greece (PANEPISTIMIO DYTIKIS ATTIKIS), University of Zagreb, Croatia (SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU), University of the Azores, Portugal (UNIVERSIDADE DOS ACORES), and Pax Rhodopica Foundation, Bulgaria.
Project director: Arabela Briciu
Members: Codrina Cseznek, Daniela Sorea, Gabriela Rățulea, Victor Briciu
• Aging Well
- Pilot research project funded by the UNITA Consortium, running from 2023 to 2024. The project aims to investigate changing perceptions and experiences of old age and the ageing process through individual interviews and photo-elicitation interviews.
Project director: Raffaella Ferrero Camoletta, University of Turin (Italy)
Members: Diana-Cristina Bodi, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania; Mihaela Gotea, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, Rachel Demolis, Haute Ecole de Santé Vaude, Lausanne, Switzerland
• WORTH – WOmen in Resistance in the 20th Century
- carried out within the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) program funded by the European Union, aims to raise public awareness and increase knowledge and awareness of the historical narrative of women's resistance during their struggles for freedom throughout 20th-century Europe.
The project involves five partner organizations from different European countries, namely Italy, Portugal, Poland, Slovenia, and Romania. It is the result of bringing together the experience of the partners involved, in particular from previous results achieved through actions and projects related to historical memory. These results have made the partners even more aware of the importance of continuing educational action on history, in a particularly active and inclusive way, to prevent historical testimonies from being gradually forgotten. The WORTH project focuses on women's resistance in the 20th century and the role it played in strengthening democracy.
The main objective of the project is to highlight the role of women in the struggle and resistance against oppression and totalitarian regimes, promoting a shift towards a more balanced understanding of history that respects gender equality. Throughout the 20th century, women played a very important social, civic, and political role in all European countries and in various contexts. This project is important because it supports the full and equal recognition of the rights and freedoms of all citizens.
The five partner organizations involved have chosen to focus on and organize activities aimed primarily at young people and students, as it is essential that they learn and not forget the lessons of the past. For this reason, non-formal education and gamification methods, such as Human Library and Urban Trekking, have been adopted. The aim is to stimulate reflection through innovative, participatory, and engaging methods that integrate the formal approach. Locally organized events serve to create a link between participants, local historical events, and European history. These events, together with international conferences and seminars, bring together the experiences of participants from each country in a common space for sharing and reflection.
The WORTH project runs from December 1, 2022, to May 31, 2024.
More information is available on the project website (https://worth-cerv.weebly.com/) and on its Facebook page: (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092379222985)
Project director: Daniela Sorea
• On-Wheels summer school for the socio-cultural evolution of the European Values, Principles, Identity and Awareness (EUROPIA)
EUROPIA is an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project (2022-1-PL01- KA220-HED-000086334), coordinated by the University of Warsaw. Transilvania University of Brașov is a partner in this project, alongside the University of Navarra, the University of Zagreb, the University of Belgrade, and the Pax Rhodopica Foundation in Bulgaria. The EUROPIA project aims to develop an integrated, innovative, and holistic training approach to improve the capacity of universities to organize educational processes in the field of European history, law, and politics, with a focus on raising awareness of common European values, principles, identity, and consciousness. Duration: December 31, 2022–June 29, 2025.
Project director: Arabela Briciu
Members: Codrina Cseznek, Daniela Sorea, Gabriela Rățulea, Victor Briciu
• Bridging the Gap between Student Competences and Working Life Needs (HEIComp)
ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE-STRAND-2 101082717 project, implemented between 2022 and 2025.
Project director: Florin Nechita
• CultHera - Civic engagement of cultural and historical heritage in urban and sub-urban environment – EU context, perspectives & good practices
CultHera is an Erasmus+ project, Strategic Partnerships (2021-1-RO01-KA220-HED-000031987), coordinated by the “Transilvania” University in Brașov and implemented in partnership with the University of Zagreb – Croatia, Universidade da Madeira – Portugal, Universita Politecnica delle Marche-Italy, Foundation for the Development of International and Educational Activity – FRAME – Poland, and Pax Rhodopica Foundation – Bulgaria. The aim of the project is to develop the skills of university teachers necessary to facilitate civic engagement in the field of protecting cultural and historical heritage in urban and suburban areas and to raise awareness and understanding of the EU's common values and principles in this regard. To achieve this goal, the project will produce several support materials, such as: Training package (CultHera Manual and Application Booklet), CultHera Model for an integrated approach to promoting and managing cultural and historical heritage in urban and suburban areas, CultHera Guide for Mentors, and definition of the Strategy for civic engagement in promoting cultural and historical heritage in urban and suburban areas. More information about the project's activities and results is available at http://www.culthera.eu/. The project will be implemented between 2022 and 2024.
Project director: Luiza Meseșan Schmitz
Members: Florin Nechita, Ioana Atudorei, Daniela Sorea, Cristian Pralea, and Simina Lorincz
• Perception of corruption-related issues
Sociological study within the project “Effective mechanisms for preventing corruption in the administration of Brașov County”, code SIPOCA 1128 and code MySMIS2014 + 152068, funded under the Operational Program Administrative Capacity, contract 6897/26. 05.2022, implementation period: 2022.
Project director: Luiza Meseșan Schmitz
Members: Ioana Atudorei
• Digital readiness and capacity building of humanities professors in universities through partnership with digital technologies companies
DigitUni is an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project (2021-1-LT-01-KA220-HED-000031124), coordinated by Vilniaus Kolegija, Lithuania. Transilvania University of Brașov is a partner in this project, alongside Panepistimio Patron, Greece, Fundacja Rozwoju Aktywnosci Miedzynarodowej iEdukacyjnej (FRAME), Poland, Pax Rhodopica Foundation, Bulgaria, and Prism Impresa Sociale S.R.L., Italy. The project will run for two years (December 31, 2021-December 31, 2023), with a total budget of €299,766. The project will develop four intellectual outputs: DigitUni Toolkit, DigitUni Distance Learning Toolkit, DigitUni Distance Learning Manual, and DigitUni e-Platform, an interactive library. The main objective of the project “Digital training and capacity building for university humanities teachers through partnership with digital technology companies” (DigitUni) is to support digital transformation and strengthen the capacity of humanities teachers to provide high-quality, inclusive digital education services by developing their digital skills and strengthening their cooperation with companies that are experts in digital technologies. More information about the project can be found at: https://digituni.eu/
Project director: Victor Briciu
Members: Arabela Briciu, Georgiana Argăseală.
• HL event, EfC TELL project - Telling the story, Learning from Listening
A Europe for Citizens project, funded under the European Remembrance program. The project, which brings together participants from five EU countries (Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Greece, Poland), providing a broad perspective on the historical experiences of Europeans related to violations of fundamental rights, highlights the importance of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Human Library (HL) events are held in all participating countries on the theme of communities severely affected by manifestations of intolerance, particularly during the wars and totalitarian regimes of the 20th century. The HL method strengthens intergenerational dialogue and empowers direct and indirect witnesses to play an active role in raising awareness among young people about fundamental European values. Project duration: January 1, 2021-June 30, 2022
Project manager: Daniela Sorea
• TransCoDe
The aim of the project is to prepare the necessary documentation for the implementation of an international master's degree in community development in 2023. The project started in 2021.
Project manager: Gabriela Rățulea
• Developing Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities in Sri Lankan Universities – IncEdu. Project 609871-EPP-1-2019-1--LK -EPPKA2-CBHE-JP was implemented between 2020 and 2023.
Project director: Carmen Buzea
Members: Victor Briciu, Arabela Briciu
• Rediscovering “NewEurope” – On-Wheels summer school for Balkan/Central and Eastern Europe trans-border history and politics.
ReNewEurope is an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships project (2020-1-PL01-KA203-081999), coordinated by the University of Warsaw. Transylvania University of Brașov is a partner in this project, alongside the University of Zagreb, the University of Belgrade, and the Pax Rhodopica Foundation in Bulgaria. The main goal of the project is to develop an innovative, holistic, and comprehensive approach to supporting the training of university teachers, researchers, and students in educational processes in the field of studies focusing on the Balkan region and Central and Eastern Europe, with a view to overcoming existing stereotypes and prejudices through a mobile summer school. The training focuses on four main areas, namely: (1) Minorities and majorities; (2) The rule of law and European integration; (3) Identity and nationalism; and (4) Politics and religion. Project duration: December 1, 2020–March 31, 2023.
Project director: Arabela Briciu
Members: Victor Briciu, Codrina Cseznek, Daniela Sorea, Marinela Șimon
More details at: http://reneweurope.wnpism.uw.edu.pl/
http://uniculture.unitbv.ro/
Project director: Carmen Buzea
Members: Codrina Cseznek, Maria Ghiurțu, Florin Nechita, Cătălina Rezeanu, Florentina Scârneci-Domnișoru, Luiza Meseșan Schmitz
• E-Entrepreneurship
The project was funded through Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships - 2019-2-DK01-KA205-060317, running from 2019 to 2021.
Project coordinator: Florin Nechita
• ACT-Active Telling, Active Learning
International project “Europe for Citizens”, section “European remembrance”, 2019, in which Transilvania University was a partner, project code 602013-CITIZ-1-2018-1-IT-CITIZ-REMEM. The project, which involved five participating countries (Italy - the YouNet Bologna organization was the main applicant, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, and Poland), focused on commemorating World War II, so that its events and dramatic consequences would be imprinted in the consciousness of the young European generation. The main method used for commemoration was the Human Library (HL). With its help, young participants (pupils and students) in HL events had access to the storytellers' direct or indirect memories of the war. Two editions of the HL event History. Memory. Orality were held in Brașov, organized in collaboration with the Casa Mureșenilor Museum.
Coordinator: Daniela Sorea
Members: Florin Nechita, Elena Helerea, and Laura Leluțiu
• Mapping the intangible cultural heritage of the Făgăraș region
Contract no. 1815/15.02.2018, project funded through the “Grants for Interdisciplinary Teams” competition by the “Transilvania” University of Brașov. The project had the following objectives: mapping the intangible cultural heritage of the Făgăraș Region-Brașov, identifying intangible cultural heritage resources of strategic interest for the Făgăraș Region, highlighting priority directions for safeguarding and promoting the intangible cultural heritage of the Făgăraș Region, and setting up a network of thematic cultural routes in the Făgăraș Region.
Project director: Daniela Sorea
Members: Gabriela Rățulea, Mădălina Dana Rucsandra, Pădureanu Vasile, Adina Nicoleta Candrea, Gheorghe Roșculeț, Codrina Csesznek, Mariana Borcoman, Cristina Canja Maria, Florin Nechita, Ana-Maria Bolborici, Ioana Atudorei, Mihai Burlacu, Andreea Mardache, Mirabela Ioana Lupu, Ioan Liviu Iosif, Alexandra Belibou
• Map of social problems and the need for social services in Brașov County. Priority directions for the development of social services in Brașov County
Contract no. 1814/15.02.2018, project funded through the “Grants for Interdisciplinary Teams” competition by the “Transilvania” University of Brașov. The project aimed to identify the main social problems in Brașov County, identify the need for social services in Brașov County, and establish priority directions for the development of social services in Brașov County.
Project managers: Marinela Șimon and Ioana Atudorei
Members: Monica Răileanu Szeleș, Codrina Csesznek, Diana-Cristina Bódi, Ana-Maria Bolborici, Mihaela Gotea, Andreea Mardache• Opportunities and limitations regarding place branding in the online environment
Short-term multidisciplinary project coordination FuturICT2.0-WP1-2018 within the CCCDI – UEFISCDI, ERANET-FLAG - FuturICT2.0, PNCDI III project. This project aims to clarify the ways in which authorities involved in place branding choose and understand how to use the support offered by the Internet in communicating their online identity, http://aut.unitbv.ro/FuturICT20/index.html
Coordinators: Victor Briciu and Robert Demeter
Member: Ana-Maria Gulpe
•Identifying virtual experience by analyzing the characteristics of online identity associated with product and service brands
The project won the “Grants for Young Researchers” competition and was funded by Transilvania University of Brașov, with a duration of 2017-2018.
Project director: Victor Briciu
• Parent-child tensions in family businesses
The project won the “Grants for Young Researchers” competition and was funded by Transilvania University of Brașov, running from 2017 to 2018.
Project director: Horia Moașa
• Applying visual techniques in social research
Contract no. 8037/14.07.2017, project won in the “Grants for Young Researchers” competition and funded by the “Transilvania” University of Brașov, running from 2017 to 2018. The main objective of the project was to use visual techniques in various social research situations. We proposed the application of new techniques, unprecedented in Romania, with the aim of demonstrating their potential and encouraging Romanian researchers to use them.
Project director: Florentina Scârneci-Domnișoru
Members: Codrina Csesznek, Marinela Șimon, Ada Dobrescu, Daniela Sorea, Diana Bodi, Mihaela Gotea, Ioana Atudorei
• CONNECT - CONstruct NEtwork in Counselling for Trauma - Building a Network of Trauma Counselling Specialists
Contract 3/34016/15.04.2015, funded through the RO20 Program - “Domestic violence and gender-based violence” is carried out and implemented by Transylvania University of Brașov, together with national partners - “Lucian Blaga” University Sibiu, the Psychological Research Center, Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj Napoca - the Center for Research and Prevention of Family and Societal Violence, and the Association of Women Against Violence ARTEMIS - and the international partner, The Foundation TISIP. The project aims to transfer specific knowledge and skills by training specialists working in the field of preventing and combating domestic violence, through a unified vision and concept, with an emphasis on partnership and network collaboration. The project will generate long-term effects through the implementation of an appropriate training program for relevant professionals (psychologists, social workers, doctors, lawyers, police officers, etc.) within the services that monitor and intervene in cases of domestic violence.
Project manager: Diana-Cristina Bódi
Members: Marinela Șimon, Iolanda Felicia Beldianu, Victor Briciu, Gabriela Plopeanu
