Conference Agenda and Programme

Presentations from invited conference speakers:
Nicolae ROBU, Mayor, Timisoara City Hall
Titu BOJIN, President of Timis County Council
Mihail LISEŢCHI, State Secretary at the Ministry for Public Consultation and Civic Dialogue – statement
Andrei POPESCU, State Secretary at the Ministry of Youth and Sport – video statement

Gestur Páll REYNISSON, MPA, Teacher at Social Science Research Institute – University of Iceland and Specialist at the

Icelandic National Audit Office – Collaboration between NGOs and the Government in Iceland

Nicoleta SÎRGHI, Vice Dean, Responsible for the student, institutional communication, administrative and social activities, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timisoara – Volunteering at FEAA
Cornelia PARAIPAN, Senior Adviser Monitoring and Transparency Compartment from Timis County Council – Decisional transparency, the foundation of participatory democracy 

Presentation in first panel, “The autonomy of majority: An act of democracy”:
Tudor FLUERAS, Political consultant – Participatory democracy and advocacy
Alexandru IOVESCU, President of Association GAL Timisul de Centru – Development of local communities through bottom-up approach through a strategy adapted to the society needs and priorities

Presentation in second panel, “A new challenge for a responsible community: Talents Factory”:
Denisa ABRUDAN, Assoc. Prof. PhD West University of Timisoara – Motivation for performance – first part, second part
Dina URSUTA, the Company LIDEEA Development Actions – CSR in Romania – between illusion and reality
Ildiko SZELES, representative of the Maltese Relief Organization Romania, Timisoara Branch – Volunteering within the Maltese Relief Organization Romania
Andreia SCHNEIDER, NGO ECO CLUB Timisoara & Lecturer, PhD, West University of Timisoara – Best practices of eco projects for the community 2006-2016

Presentation in third panel, “Youth and Student organization experiences: Developing the leadership potential of youth through experiential learning and volunteer experiences”:
Minds Hub – Collaborative Education as a solution for bridging the gap between theoretical and practical competencies
Miruna PASCA, student at the Faculty of Communication Sciences and member of Liga AC – Volunteering, Multiculturalism. Creativity. Friendship. Fun: ISWinT – the oldest international student festival in Romania
Hafsteinn Birgir EINARSSON, MA, Specialist at the Social Science Research Institute, University of Iceland – Political youth movements in Iceland