Rector of “Babeş-Bolyai” University (UBB) from Cluj-Napoca, university professor Dr. psych. Daniel David, was elected president of the Danube Rectors’ Conference (DRC).
“Prof. university Dr. psych. Daniel David, rector of the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (UBB) and corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, was elected the new president of the Danube Rectors’ Conference (DRC) for the next two years, within the 2024 DRC Conference in Austria (Krems), the positions of vice president returning to Prof. Stefan Koch, rector of the University of Linz, and Prof. Nermina Hadzigrahic, rector of the University of Tuzla. The Danube Rectors’ Conference is an organization of approximately 70 universities from countries related to the Danube, founded 41 years ago in Vienna (Austria)”, according to a statement sent by UBB on Friday.
According to the cited source, the DRC Conference program involved the presence of specialists from DRC universities and other European universities, along with local (such as the Minister of Education, the mayor of Krems) and European (relevant for EUSDR) authorities.
“I am glad to see the support of my colleagues from the DRC for the position of president, I thank them all, especially those from Austria, for the proposal and those from the country for their broad support. DRC is an organization in which I am willing to invest additional time and managerial effort (and there are not many organizations for which I would do this, except GUILD – and EUTOPIA – First of all, because the Danube creates a region with historical, cultural and socio -specific economic, which can bring us competitive advantages, including as a country, the DRC being related and involved in the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (Secondly, the DRC is a large enough organization to have strength in the relevant decisions at the level European, but small enough to have a common denominator with meaning and significance for all members”, stated, according to the press release, Daniel David.
He was happy about the fact that, among the six new members received in the DRC, two are from Romania: the University of Bucharest and the “1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia.
“Beyond continuing the excellent things so far within the DRC, I hope to be able to introduce two new mechanisms: (1) ‘DRC Label’, for academic units common to DRC members and (2) promoting a comprehensive concept of excellence, harmonizing all member universities, regardless of the assumed academic profile (e.g. advanced research, education, entrepreneurship, etc.). I will also try to stimulate greater involvement of the DRC in European decisions relevant to the field”, the UBB rector also conveyed.
The next DRC 2025 conference will be organized at the University of Tuzla, and the 2026 one at the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.
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