Events 2021-2022

SECOND SEMESTER EVENTS

MARCH-MAY 2022

Online Workshop

NEXT STEPS IN YOUR CAREER - ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR EMPLOYMENT

The workshop is recommended for students who have recently graduated or that soon will. We encourage & welcome the participation of students, who are interested in finding out:

The differences between becoming an entrepreneur or being an employee.
What fits their profile and what they should choose for themselves professionally.

Ilona is a strategic, innovative and transformational EMBA business leader with a record of mastering tremendous growth and crisis challenges, leveraging on 20+ years of wide range of experiences, both strategic and tactical levels, in Fortune 500 companies (Philips, Unilever, Tropicana, IKEA). Throughout her career she challenged the ‘norm’ and striven for outstanding results and operational excellence, building high performing teams and pioneering new/better ways of overcoming challenges.

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Emily Del Morone, Vice-Consul, U.S. Embassy

In this event the topics that are talked about are:

- - Tourist visas (B1/B2s)
  - Student visas (F1s)
  - J1s – Summer Work & Travel
  - Short-term scholars
  - Research assistants.

Date: 17.07.2022

Time: 13:00

Place: American Corner Bucharest, National Library of Romania

The economic advancements under the U.S.-Romanian Strategic Partnership
Brad Stilwell – Deputy Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy – Bucharest.

Date: 12.05.2022
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Place: Ion Angelescu Building, Aula Magna

Panel Discussion on Technology & Innovation
Paul Andre Baran
Technology and Innovation Consultant of the Romanian American Foundation
Date:13.05.2022
Time:13:15 – 14:15
Place: Virgil Madgearu Building, Room 2201

NEXT STEPS IN YOUR CAREER – ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR EMPLOYMENT.

Innovation Labs

Paul Andre Baran – Technology and Innovation Consultant of the Romanian American Foundation

Paul-Andre Baran is a Consultant for the Technology and Innovation priority of the Romanian-American Foundation, contributing to the strategic planning and coordination of programs in this area.

He studied political science at San Francisco State University and has 20 years of experience in democracy development programs that have spanned four continents. He spent six years as Director of Biblionet, a $26.9 million program funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that provided free access to computers and the Internet through public libraries. As a result of Biblionet’s widespread impact, he was named Digital Champion of Romania at the European Commission.

Date: 06.04.2022

Place: Online Event

„How to Engage Audiences and Communicate Your Ideas Effectively” presented by Mr. Frank Pietrucha

Consultant, trainer, speaker and author of the book „Supercommunicator: Explaining Complicated Things So Everyone Can Understand”.

Specialized in communicating big ideas at a global level. He worked with tech startups, think tanks and large organizations, like NASA, to deliver impactful, meaningful messaging to make hard-to-understand concepts easier for influencers, publics and decision-makers.

The author of Washington Post bestseller “Supercommunicator: Explaining The Complicated So Anyone Can Understand” (AMACOM) which supplies time-tested communication tips, big digital era ideas, and real life examples to help anyone deliver clear, persuasive messages that win hearts, minds and budgets. He conduct full-day workshops based on my book and am also available as a keynote speaker.

Date: 16.03.2022

Place: Online Event

FIRST SEMESTER EVENTS

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2021

U.S. Embassy

Invitation to an online discussion on antisemitism and Holocaust

The Public Diplomacy Office of the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest sends its best regards and are inviting you to participate in an online discussion with Dr. Robert Williams, Deputy Director for International Affairs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. He serves in an advisory capacity to several international organizations on antisemitism and Holocaust issues, including the EU and UNESCO, but also governments of other countries, expert in streamlining the legislative and legal framework in this domain. Dr. Williams is on the steering committee of the Global Task Force on Holocaust Distortion, and he is currently overseeing a major international initiative that assesses the impact of Holocaust and genocide denial laws.

This virtual meeting with Dr. Williams is of great importance in the context of amplified efforts of Romanian authorities the introduction of education on Holocaust in schools and the development of Holocaust denial and distortion legislation. Thursday, 16th of December, at 16:00. Discussions will be held in English and the choice of platform will be Microsoft Teams.

IT Career Journey

Join us on the 9th of December, at 12:00, to hear from our guest speaker, Adriana Wahl, Executive Director, Bucharest Technology Centre Site Lead Estee Lauder Companies, on what ensues from following a career in IT and the journey.

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Facebook event and Zoom meeting:

Online education (synchronous, hybrid, asynchronous) complements traditional education: it's the new normal. Let's talk!

Join us on the 21st of October, at 15:00, to hear from our guest speaker, Ileana Cristina Marine, PhD, on how to successfully complement traditional learning methods with innovative online learning techniques.