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...
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...
21.01.2025 / News The decisions we make today can prevent the return to power of ideologies that have left a bloody mark on our collective past for several decades. Healing these traumas is a theme we will continue to explore together. At the last performance of the documentary theatre performance...
17.01.2025 / News On January 10, we discussed the concept of foresight, exploring what local communities might look like in the year 2040. Together, we envisioned future challenges and discussed how we could effectively anticipate them. It was a valuable opportunity to highlight the importance of planning and preparing for...
11.01.2025 / News On January 10-11, we meet in Făgăraș and Calbor to explore the path of local communities in Romania towards the year 2040. Our aim is to get to know each other, collaborate, and start a foresight process dedicated to the future of our communities. Based on our...