12.11.2025 / News The Făgăraș Research Institute announces the publication of “Community Foresight: A Guide for Local Communities Preparing for the Future,” (in Romanian) a practical tool designed to help local communities strengthen their collective capacity to anticipate and respond to current and future challenges. Local communities in Romania and...
11.11.2025 / Publications Author: Ștefan Cibian Download publication Local communities are increasingly facing complex challenges — from climate change and technological shifts to social and economic crises — for which they are often unprepared. In this context, collective preparedness for the future becomes essential. The publication Community Foresight: A Guide...
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...
03.06.2025 / News Hamburg, June 6, 2025 — Between June 4 and 6, our colleagues Elizabeth Maloba and Ștefan Cibian attended the Africapitalism Conference, organizată de Prof. Kenneth Amaeshi and The New Institute in Hamburg, Germany. The conference convened thought leaders, multilateral organizations, academic institutions, NGOs, and private-sector stakeholders to...
24.06.2025 / Publications Authors: Ștefan Cibian, Oana Lup, Edi Beserman, Ianis Rușitoru, Claudia Șerbănuță, Laura Vișan, Ruxandra Mocanu, Maria Năstase, Daniela Langusi, Ioana Onea This publication presents an in-depth analysis of how the Ambulance for Monuments project – a Monumentum Association initiative – activates local communities by securing endangered...
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....
23.05.2025 / News Bonn, May 22-23, 2025 – Făgăraș Research Institute participated at the EADI Jubilee Event, hosted by the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) at the Gustav Stresemann Institut in Bonn, Germany. The conference, titled “Development in Crisis: Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the...
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...