Projects

CONNECT: Construct Network in Counselling for Trauma - Building the Network of Trauma Counselling Specialists
Aplicarea tehnicilor vizuale în cercetarea socialului
Oportunități și limite privind brandingul locurilor în mediul online
Harta problemelor sociale și a nevoii de servicii sociale din județul Brașov. Direcții prioritare privind dezvoltarea serviciilor sociale din județul Brașov
Cartografierea patrimoniului cultural imaterial al Țării Făgăraşului
ACT-Active Telling, Active Learning, 2019
UniCulture: Development of innovative approach for training for university professors to work in the modern diverse and intercultural environment
• ReNewEurope: Rediscovering „NewEurope” On-Wheels summer school for Balkan/Central and Eastern Europe trans-border history and politics.
• On-Wheels summer school for the socio-cultural evolution of the European Values, Principles, Identity and Awareness  (EUROPIA)
CONNECT: Construct Network in Counselling for Trauma - Building the Network of Trauma Counselling Specialists,

contract 3/34016 / 15.04.2015, funded by the RO20 Program - "Domestic violence and violence based on gender discrimination" is developed and implemented by Transilvania University of Brașov, together with national partners - "Lucian Blaga" University Sibiu, Research Centre Psychological, Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj Napoca - Centre for Research and Prevention of Family and Social Violence and the Association of Women against Violence ARTEMIS - and the international partner, The Foundation TISIP.

The project is aimed at transferring specific knowledge and skills by training specialists who work in the field of domestic violence prevention and control by means of a unitary vision and concept focusing on partnership and network collaboration. The project is set to produce long term effects by implementing an adequate training program for relevant professionals (psychologists, social workers, Medical Doctors, law practitioners, police officers, etc.) who are part of the monitoring and intervention services in cases of domestic violence.

Project manager: Diana-Cristina Bódi
Members: Marinela Șimon, Iolanda Felicia Beldianu, Victor Briciu, Gabriela Plopeanu

Application of visual techniques in social research,

contract no. 8037 / 14.07.2017, project won in the competition “Grants for young researchers” and funded by Transilvania University of Brașov, 2017-2018. The main objective of the project was the use of visual techniques in various situations of social research. We proposed the application of new techniques, unique for Romania in the idea of showing them the potential and encouraging Romanian researchers to use them.

Project manager: Florentina Scârneci-Domnișoru
Members: Codrina Csesznek, Marinela Șimon, Ada Dobrescu, Daniela Sorea, Diana Bodi, Mihaela Gotea, Ioana Atudorei

Opportunities and limits on online branding of places,

coordination of short-term multi-disciplinary project FuturICT2.0-WP1-2018 within the project CCCDI - UEFISCDI, ERANET-FLAG - FuturICT2.0, PNCDI III. This project aims to clarify the ways in which the authorities involved in the management of place branding choose and understand to use the support provided 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

Map of social problems and the need for social services in Brașov County. Priority directions regarding the development of social services in Brașov county,

contract no. 1814 / 15.02.2018, project financed within the competition “Grants for interdisciplinary teams” by Transilvania University of Brașov. The project aimed to identify the main social problems in Brașov County, identify the needs of 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

Mapping the immaterial cultural heritage of Făgăraş County,

contract no. 1815 / 15.02.2018, project financed within the competition “Grants for interdisciplinary teams” by Transilvania University of Brașov. The project had the following objectives: mapping the intangible cultural heritage of Făgăraș-Brașov, identifying the intangible cultural heritage resources of strategic interest for Făgăraș Country, highlighting the priority directions for safeguarding and capitalizing on the immaterial cultural heritage of Făgăraș County, setting up a cultural route thematic in the Land of Făgăraș.

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 Io Ioan Liviu Iosif, Alexandra Belibou

ACT-Active Telling, Active Learning, 2019,

international project "Europe for Citizens", section "European remembrance", in which Transilvania University of Brașov was a partner, project code 602013-CITIZ-1-2018-1-IT-CITIZ-REMEM. The project, which involved five participating countries (Italy - YouNet Bologna was the main applicant, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and Poland), focused on the commemoration of World War II, so that its dramatic events and consequences imposes in the consciousness of the young European generation. The main method used for commemoration was the Human Library (HL). With its help the young participants (pupils and students) in the HL events had access to the direct or indirect memories about the war of the storytellers. Two editions of the HL Istorie event took place in Brașov. Memory. Orality, organized in collaboration with the Casa Mureșenilor Museum.

Coordinator: Daniela Sorea
Member: Florin Nechita, Elena Helerea și Laura Leluțiu

UniCulture: Development of innovative approach for training for university professors to work in the modern diverse and intercultural environment.

UniCulture is an Erasmus + project, Strategic Partnerships (2019-1-RO01-KA203-063400), coordinated by Transilvania University of Brașov and implemented in partnership with Buckinghamshire New University - UK, University of Zagreb - Croatia, Foundation for the Development of International and Educational Activity - FRAME - Poland and Pax Rhodopica Foundation - Bulgaria. The project proposes an innovative and interactive approach for the training of university teachers who carry out their teaching activity in intercultural and cross-cultural contexts. A package of materials for teacher training will be developed, including: a manual dedicated to the development of personal and professional skills on teaching activity in inter- and cross-cultural context, an application book with examples and case studies on the use of methods and techniques teaching, a handbook for trainers to facilitate the implementation of the training course and a guide on intercultural communication and the process of social inclusion. The project will be implemented in the period 2019-2021, all materials being available at the web address: http://uniculture.unitbv.ro/

Project manager: Carmen Buzea
Members:Codrina Cseznek, Maria Ghiurțu, Florin Nechita, Cătălina Rezeanu, Florentina Scârneci-Domnișoru, Luiza Meseșan Schmitz

• ReNewEurope: Rediscovering „NewEurope” On-Wheels summer school for Balkan/Central and Eastern Europe trans-border history and politics.

ReNewEurope is a project funded under Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnership (2020-1-PL01-KA203-081999).

The project is led by the University of Warsaw, Poland. Transilvania University of Brasov is a partner in this project, together with University of Belgrade, Serbia; University of Zagreb (Sveuciliste U Zagrebu), Croatia and Pax Rhodopica Foundation, Bulgaria. The main objective of ReNewEurope is to develop an innovative, holistic and integral approach for training of university professors, assistant professors, researchers and scholars to conduct educational processes in the field of Balkan’s and CEE studies through on-wheels summer school in order to overcome the existing stereotypes and prejudice in the students in this regard. ReNewEurope partnership will develop the following outputs: 1) Methodological framework that will provide the structure, roadmap and the main points of the training process that will lead to the achievement of the project goals; 2) ReNewEurope Training kit that will provide the resources to the higher education teaching staff to organize On-wheels summer school for CEE trans-border history and politics; 3) Manual for academic staff to develop personal & professional competencies of the higher education teaching staff in techniques how to work, teach and study Balkan trans-border history and politics as well as to overcome the stereotypes and prejudices; 4) Guidebook on ReNewEurope concept that will provide guidelines on the process of ReNewEurope methodology implementation; 5) E-platform & e-library that will host all the developed outputs as well as Interactive library section where various materials on the project topics shall be uploaded for further reading.

The project started in December 2021 and will go on until March 2023. More info on our project can be found on: reneweurope.wnpism.uw.edu.pl

Country coordinator: Arabela Briciu
Members: Victor Briciu, Codrina Cseznek, Daniela Sorea, Marinela Șimon

• On-Wheels summer school for the socio-cultural evolution of the European Values, Principles, Identity and Awareness  (EUROPIA)

EUROPIA is an Erasmus+ project, Strategic Partnerships (2022-1-PL01- KA220-HED-000086334), coordinated by the University of Warsaw. Transilvania University of Brasov is a partner in this project, together with 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 innovative, holistic, integral, and module-based training approach to improve universities' capacities to conduct 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. Period: 31.12.2022 - 29.06.2025.

Project manager: Arabela Briciu
Members: Codrina Cseznek, Daniela Sorea, Gabriela Rățulea, Victor Briciu