August TBD, 2022 (hybrid, in English) The workshop aims to bring together the FRI network members with an interest in developing the College Prep Year Educational Program. The workshop will provide the space to think through the features of the CPY educational program. FACILITATOR Departments/units: Summer School 2022, Educational Programs...
August TBD, 2022 (hybrid, in English) The workshop aims to bring together the FRI members with an interest in co-crating the educational concept for the Liberal Arts College at Făgăraș. The workshop will provide the space to think together about the core educational features of the university. FACILITATOR Departments/units: Summer...
August 9, 2022, 14.00-15.30 (Romanian time, hybrid, in English) In the course we will discuss the basic questions of social research: theory and practice in the research process, the objectives of the research process, the concept of causality. Thus, we will focus on two paradigms in social research – the...
August 11, 2022, 16.00-19.30 (Romanian time, hybrid, in English) Comparing these disparate regions opens a window into many dimensions of the contemporary Romanian problematic, if not of post-communist societies more generally. Both the Jiu Valley coal region and Țara Făgărașului, with extensive chemical factories, experienced intense industrialization during communist times...
August 10, 2022, 16.30 – 18.00 (Romanian time, hybrid, in English) Laura’s presentation will examine the construction of the smart city discourse in the case of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, a city often touted by the local and national media as a model of success in the implementation of the smart urbanism...
August 12, 2022, 14.00-17.00, (Romanian time, hybrid, English/Romanian – depending on the audience) One of the most frequently performed and most popular among opera fans, Puccini’s “Tosca” is set in Rome in the year 1800. Not only the plot unfolds against a backdrop of real historical events, but also its...
August 8, 2022, 14.00-17.00 (Romanian time, hybrid, in English) The workshop “Introduction to Research Design in Social Sciences” offers a condensed exposure to research thinking and planning. The workshop will combine key theoretical insights with exercises that help one attain clarity in designing research processes. Furthermore the workshop will present...
August 2,3,4, 2022, 17.00-18.30 (online, in English) The course will explore and evaluate qualitative research methods in political science. The goal is to make students familiar with the basic rules of scientific research and with the most influential approaches in political science. We will also discuss how to develop a...
Miercurea Ciuc & Făgăras, July 27 2022, between 10.00 – 13.00 ( Romanian time, online, in English) This course provides a hands-on overview of applied social network analysis techniques and their theoretical underpinnings in political and social sciences. By the end of it, you will be able to understand the...
August 12, 2022, 10.00-13.00 (online, in English) Mastering the information flow for both personal and professional use in knowledge professions in the 21st century is becoming increasingly challenging. This practical workshop is aimed at supporting participants to kick-start their second brain using Obsidian and begin weaving a personal framework to...