The debates will revolve around the future development of the policies, the impact of development aid, the role of the development community, the impact of the education for development and the relations between trade and development. In this direction, the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration wishes to launch the initiative of a European Development Cooperation Academic Network supported by the universities having developed a curriculum in the field.

The participants at the conference can attend the debates, address questions and formulate interventions in order to generate an active and constructive conversation on the issues of development cooperation. Those desiring to have public intervention during the conference can underline this requests by uploading in the registration form a short abstract of the topic they wish to address. Depending on the content of the conference, SNSPA is willing to initiate the publication of a post-conference working paper from the best contributors.

The National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), established in 1991 as a school of governance and training of professionals for essential social areas, is a landmark in the Romanian academic setting.

Known both nationally and internationally, SNSPA is a state institution of higher education, scientific research and professional academic training offering undergraduate degrees, master’s degrees and doctoral studies. SNSPA trains and develops professional competencies in Political Sciences, Sociology, Administrative Studies, International Relations, Diplomacy, European Studies, Communication Sciences, Psychology, Management, Human Resources, thus contributing to change at national and international level, a change based on democratic values and principles.

SNSPA has proved to be a successful project, being one of the most popular institutions with high school graduates or professionals in different domains who wish to study further.

SNSPA stands out because of its educational commitment with the purpose of finding answers to contemporary issues, at national as well as at regional and global levels.

SNSPA offers numerous study programs, at all levels and types of academic education, accredited or licensed, the entire structure of the study programs being compatible with the Bologna Process.

In response to a social necessity that was felt in Romania after 1989, SNSPA was established as a post-graduate program, following the model of the schools of governance in France, Belgium, Great Britain and USA. Its setting up was determined by the situation Romania was confronted with in the early 90s in terms of the initial/in-service training of specialists in administrative and political sciences, by the need to create expertise in these areas, to train professionals for the public area, while the country was undergoing a restructuring process and acceding to/ under a project of reforming and access to the European and Euro-Atlantic structures.

In its over two decades of existence, SNSPA has trained professionals who due to their level of knowledge contribute to the drawing up and management of public policies in state institutions, to the development of the country’s international affairs, to the organization and management of business in private companies, to the improvement of communication and to the process of nation or company branding.

The Department of International Relations and European Integration (DIREI) represents the founding branch of National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. It has been designed to ensure a close link between the theory and the practice in foreign policy, security and defense, developing solutions able to make the connection between the academic and the expertise sector. Furthermore, its program has allowed students and teachers exchange and it eased the connection with the debate regarding the organizing of European studies domain.

Development, International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid MA Program is part of the educational offer of DIREI. This program assigns a particular importance to a better understanding of certain problems of the development field: cooperation, poverty, environment, economic development, social and human development. It involves a close link between theories and practices required to explore and understand the complexity of development area. The available curriculum for the students is built up on a theoretical background combined with training courses conducted in a manner that students can acquire the right capabilities and proficiency.

DICHA aims to train future specialists who can understand the realities of the development world, concerning a variety of related professional fields.

Address: Bd. Expoziţiei, Nr. 30A, Sector 1, Bucharest

Metro:

Nearest metro station: 1 mai (M4-green line), 900 meters to walk:

Price: Minimum 5 lei (for a 2 rides ticket), 20 lei (for a 10 rides ticket).

Bus from the airport:

STB Bus 783(from airport to Piata Presei) then STB Bus 105 (from Piata Presei to Oltului stop).

Price: STB: Minimum 1,3 lei/ ride (urban lines)/ 3,5 lei/ride (express lines)

More about STB prices at: http://stbsa.ro/portofel_electronic.php#

Taxi and Uber:

Taxi price: 1,69 lei per kilometer to 1,99 lei per kilometer.

Uber price average from the airport to the University: 20 – 35 lei.