26.06.2025 / News Bucharest, June 26, 2025 — The Făgăraș Research Institute co-organized the event “Romanian Consortium for Philanthropy and Civil Society Research” alongside Lev Fejes, Melania Leșe, and Prof. Paul Sum (Research Center for Civil Society). The event was hosted at the Romanian American Foundation House in Bucharest. Bringing...
25.06.2025 / News The Făgăraș Research Institute is pleased to announce the publication of the study “The Impact of the Ambulance for Monuments Program on the Activation of Local Communities in Romania”, an in-depth research project that explores how the Monumentum Association initiative not only protects endangered historical buildings, but...
02.06.2025 / News Făgăraș, June 1st, 2025 – A training session on facilitating community foresight processes took place at the @HomeinFăgăraș barn, hosted by the Făgăraș Research Institute and led by international expert Elizabeth Maloba, who brings over 20 years of experience in organizational development, international cooperation, facilitation, and leadership....
28.05.2025 / News Făgăraș, May 28, 2025 – The Făgăraș Research Institute had the pleasure of hosting a group of students from the University of Pittsburgh, participants in the Pitt in Romania & Belgium 2025 study abroad program, led by Dr. Horia M. Dijmărescu, Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department...
21.05.2025 / News Făgăraș, May 21, 2025 — What does it take for a small town to prepare itself in the face of adversity? In a recent episode of the Across Borders – Peste Hotare podcast, Dr. Ștefan Cibian, Executive Director of the Făgăraș Research Institute (FRI), joined host Dr....
12.04.2025 / News We continue the dialogue with an international group of 17 participants visiting us from April 11 to 13 in Făgăraș and Cincșor. “Infrastructures for the Future: Post Event Track” Făgăraș: The Community Foundations & SDGs Lab is an opportunity to bring to the forefront concrete local initiatives...
10.04.2025 / News Our colleagues Lutz Drieling and Ștefan Cibian attended the “Infrastructures for the Future” international conference, together with more than 90 participants from Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania – leaders of community foundations, civic initiatives and partners in philanthropy and development. The conference was the result of...
04.04.2025 / News We kicked off the Community Foresight meeting with the network partners who arrived last night in Făgăraș. We’re at the House of Foundations and Associations of Țara Făgărașului, hosted by the Țara Făgărașului Community Foundation. Our agenda includes: an imagining exercise about local communities in Romania in...
29.01.2025 / News Community learning spaces are essential. They are places where we come together to exchange ideas or organize events, where we can develop new skills in a continuous learning process. As part of the School for Sustainable Development project, we have continued to develop such spaces–the @Home in...
24.01.2025 / News We live in a continuously changing world. Community learning is essential for the future of our communities, as it provides us with experiences and skills that respond to local needs. In this context, we are developing ways to learn together, in a physical and symbolic setting that...