Babes-Bolyai University, Str. Universitatii 7-9, Office 307
400084 Cluj-Napoca
Romania
- Heritage
- International/Cultural relations
- Research
- Youth and education
The mission of the Centre for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies is to group, in the frame of a specialized research unit, the scholars, the researchers, the PhD candidates, at national and international levels, who will be elaborating research and teaching activities assigned to the historical, political, cultural, religious and economic realities in the Middle Eastern and the Mediterranean regions, since Antiquity to the present.
• Elaborating research and teaching activities assigned to the historical, political, cultural, religious and economic realities in the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean regions, since Antiquity to the present time. • Participation to both national and international research programs, encompassing the fields of archeology, history, political history, international relations, cultural studies, etc, assigned to the region, and accessing grants and financing. • Organizing conferences, symposiums, workshops and summer schools with national or international participation. • Initiation of contacts with universities, specialized institutions, teaching entities at both national and international level in order to facilitate academic, scientific exchange. • Developing research regarding the Euro-Mediterranean relations inside the Romanian scientific milieu and the further improvement of their visibility to the large public. • Developing research programs regarding the political, cultural, diplomatic and religious relations between Romania (its historical provinces) and the Southern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions. • The center aims to present a specialized expertise and consultancy in relation with the tertiary parts, as well as to become an informative and documentation space with reference to the Middle East and Maghreb realities, especially to the touristic, educational, business, media, civil society, etc. opportunities. • The organization of thematic exhibitions in order to have the public familiarized with aspects related to the aforementioned civilizations.
Through the dissemination of the Anna Lindh Foundation projects among the scientific and university milieus (scholars, researchers, students) as to raise their interest and their engagement, and furthermore through the collaborations with other actors (culture, media, civil society, tourism, government) through which they will go towards a more effective implication in the Mediterranean region.
The Center’s objective is precisely the research and the valorization of the Southern Mediterranean area; henceforth, there exists an essential opportunity to collaborate with partners from the region and to participate most effectively to the Euro-Mediterranean cultural and social dynamics.