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PhDs are for those who have something to say!

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PhDs are for those who have something to say!

– Article published on the website romanialibera.ro –
Author. Alexandru Vlad Ciurea, AOSR member

I wish to avoid any reference to politics and politicians in this article, but its starting point is prompted by the countless plagiarism scandals related to politicians who have gone through this high scientific school and obtained the title of doctor.

To begin with, let’s clarify what the title doctor or PhD (philosophiae doctor or doctor philosophiae) means. It is an academic title indicating that its holder has completed a doctoral school and, following the work and final examination, has obtained this academic degree.

Depending on the type of school attended, there are doctorates based on purely theoretical studies, such as those in law or literature, and doctorates with a strong practical component, such as those obtained by engineers or doctors. But regardless of the size of the theoretical and practical components, doctoral study requires intense research and originality. In short, the doctoral degree means that the holder has directly participated in expanding the frontiers of knowledge in the field of study.

National education systems differ from each other, but the essence is the same – research. The study time may be different, the presentation of research results may be different from country to country or from doctoral school to doctoral school. In the European Union, similarities have been reached in this respect, with Member States adopting the same study scheme. But whatever the scheme, the essence, as I said, is the same and it means research.

The full article can be read HERE

VIDEO Anton Ficai, AOSR corresponding member, awarded at the Romanian Research Gala, 1st edition

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VIDEO Anton Ficai, AOSR corresponding member, awarded at the Romanian Research Gala, 1st edition

On 31 January 2023, at the Romanian Athenaeum, the first edition of the Romanian Research Gala organized by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization took place. Anton Ficai, Corresponding Member AOSR – Scientific Secretary of the Chemistry Section, was awarded Special award for transfer in economics of research results, Polytechnic University of Bucharest.

Mister. Anton Ficai works at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, is a laureate of the National Chemistry Olympiads, awarded more than 100 gold medals and special prizes, and is an active member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists and several professional societies.

His areas of scientific expertise are in applied research of excellence in: composite materials for bone regeneration; magnetic systems for targeted treatment; controlled release systems for controlled release; treatment of cancer and infection; advanced surface functionalisation; matrix-reinforcing agent compatibilisation; nanomaterials and nanotechnologies; Outstanding achievements include the development of systems for the treatment of bone cancer. These systems have been designed to reduce the risk of recurrence by providing sufficient long-lasting anti-tumour activity through the symbiosis of the controlled release of classical anti-tumour substances (cytostatics) and the presence of nanoparticles with intrinsic or externally induced anti-tumour activity. Also worth mentioning among the outstanding achievements is the wide range of collagen and hydroxyapatite-based composite materials with morphology or composition to ensure the desired performance. These systems have been patented and have been appreciated at invention and innovation fairs in Brussels, Geneva and Iasi.

Conference of Professor Dr. Radu Ștefan Vergatti, full member of AOSR – “Monastic Complex Strehaia”

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Conference of Professor Dr. Radu Ștefan Vergatti, full member of AOSR – “Monastic Complex Strehaia”

Throughout its centuries-long history, Strehaia Monastery has known the vicissitudes of time, but also the special work of the viceroys, hierarchs, monks and good people who have cherished and protected the monastic settlement. In the summer of 1657, the Syrian chronicler Paul of Aleppo wrote: “The church is very beautiful and is adorned with all kinds of ornaments, being painted both inside and out. In a word, it is a monastery and is highly prized in this country for its beauty and fortifications. We have not, of course, met any other monastery like it,” according to Trinitas TV. The Voieval Monastery was the subject of the conference “The Monastic Complex of Strehaia”, held by Professor Radu Ștefan Vergatti, in the Council Hall of the Romanian Academy.

The Union of the Romanian Principalities, national significance and historical scope

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The Union of the Romanian Principalities, national significance and historical scope

– Scientific Symposium dedicated to the Union of January 24, 1859 at the Academy of Romanian Scientists –

Academy of Romanian Scientists celebrated The Union of 24 January 1859 through the Scientific Symposium “The Union of the Romanian Principalities, national significance and historical scope”. The event was organized by the Section of Historical and Archaeological Sciences and with the support of the Iasi Branch of the AOSR and was held on 24 January 2023, starting at 12.00 noon. The event was attended by historians, members of the academic body, personalities of Romanian education, science and culture.

The symposium was opened by Prof. Dr. Eng. Adrian Badea, President of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, and moderated by Prof. Ion I. Solcanu, President of the Section of Historical and Archaeological Sciences and of the Iasi Branch of AOSR. The event had a dense agenda, with lectures by prominent historians: Prof. Dumitru Vitcu, PhD, Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava, Genesis of the Unionist Programme (Unirea Society, Iasi); Prof. Ștefan Vergatti, Valahia University, Targoviste, England’s attitude towards the Union of the Romanian Principalities; Prof. Jipa Rotaru, Focșani Commission; Prof. univ. dr. Ion I. Solcanu, Establishment of the Second Science Section of the Faculty of Philosophy for the uninterrupted training of civil engineers, mechanics and architects by transforming the Royal School, 1860; Dr. Horia Dumitrescu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza and Focșanii; Col. (r) Dr. Marius Nicoară, Buzoians during the Union of the Romanian Principalities; Prof. Stoica Lascu, Dr. Constantin Angelescu: “The Union of the Romanian Principalities, the decisive act that crowned centuries of aspirations and laid the first foundations of today’s Romania; Prof. Valentin Ciorbea, Mihail Kogălniceanu and Dobrogea; Prof. univ. dr. Mihai Drecin, The Union of the Principalities in Cluj in 1959, a century after the historical event; Prof. Ion Zainea, Celebration of the 24th of January in 1972 by the students of Oradea.

At the opening of the Symposium, Prof. Ion I. Solcanu, PhD. stressed that the reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza was a very dense historical moment, unique in Romanian history: in only seven years, reforms were carried out in all fields and fundamental institutions of the statute were established, which played a decisive role in the building of Modern Romania. By organizing the Symposium, the organizers pay tribute to the founders of the Union, to those who took an important step forward in the fulfillment of the centuries-old national dream of the Romanians.

The lectures, solidly documented, by professional recourse to historiographical sources and by interpreting the information in the light of the truth and the logic of the process, approached the event from various thematic perspectives, highlighting the defining elements of the historical framework at national and international level, the position of the great powers towards the Romanian Principalities and their aspirations, the crystallization of the national project and its progressive realization, the major role of some important personalities in the achievement of the Union, the subsequent development of Modern Romania and the fulfillment of the ideal of national unity through the Great Union and the creation of Greater Romania, the echoes of the Union over time, a century or more later, in the midst of the totalitarian regime, under the pressure of communist ideology and censorship, in the academic world. Symposium papers will be available in video format on the AOSR YouTube channel.

At the event, Professor Adrian Badea, President of AOSR, said: “Iasi is the heart, the cradle of the Union, that’s why we chose it to organize the Symposium. The Union of the Principalities offers us an important history lesson: a people and an elite who set themselves a Country Project managed to achieve it progressively, in several stages. They were educated, patriotic people with clear ideals, who knew how to make intelligent use of the international and historical conjuncture. We must learn from the lessons of history the need for solidarity of the people – “Let’s join hands / Those with a Romanian heart” – and the need to formulate a new, far-reaching Country Project, which can be developed in continuity with the two great moments of the Union of all Romanians: the Union of 1859 and the Great Union of 1 December 1918. The country’s intellectuals play a very important role in this process.”

Communication and Public Relations Office of the Academy of Romanian Scientists
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AOSR – USA Branch organizes the 30th edition of the Symposium dedicated to the Union of the Romanian Principalities

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AOSR – USA Branch organizes the 30th edition of the Symposium dedicated to the Union of the Romanian Principalities

ACADEMIA OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS – USA BRANCH organizes the Symposium dedicated to the Union of the Romanian Principalities, the 30th edition – 164 years since the great historical event

Sunday 22 January 2023, 3:00 PM after St. Liturgy, at the Church “Sf. Ap. Peter and Paul” (St. George’s Episcopal Church) in Astoria, 27th Ave. corner of 14th Street, Subway Q or N to Astoria Boulevard station, Bus Q 18

TIME SCHEDULE
Opening protocol
Pr. Prof. Dr. Theodor Damian, President of the American Branch of the Academy of Romanian Scientists and of the Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality
Wake up Romanian by Andrei Muresanu
Anthem of Stefan Voda
Anthem of Bessarabia

communication
Moderator: Prof. Nicole Smith

Pr. Prof. univ. Dr. Theodor Damian
Writer; President of the American Branch of the Academy of Romanian Scientists and of the Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, New York
Archimandrite Neofit Scriban on the union and non-union of the Romanian Principalities

Prof. univ. Dr. Doru Tsaganea
Professor of Mathematics at the Metropolitan College of New York
The Union of the Romanian Principalities in the context of the new social-political ideas generated by the revolutions of 1848

Prof. univ. Valentina Ciaprazi
Writer, Professor of French Language and Literature, LaGuardia College, New York
If the Union were to take place under the present conditions, would it still be achieved?

Cezar Ungureanu
Graduate of the Marist Program, student at the School of Law, City University of New York
Politics of the Romanian Question

National Culture Day – The scientific dimension of Mihai Eminescu’s work

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National Culture Day – The scientific dimension of Mihai Eminescu’s work

The Academy of Romanian Scientists, like most of the cultural, scientific and artistic institutions in Romania, celebrated the National Culture Day in the middle of this month. There is a broad consensus that the complex events organized on this occasion should place on the pedestal of Romanian culture the exceptional personality of the poet Mihai Eminescu, rightfully attributing to him the reputation of universal poet, national poet, unparalleled poet.

It would be unfair to see in Eminescu only the poet. He also excelled in prose, journalism, politics and even science.
On the scientific dimension of Mihai Eminescu’s work, somewhat bypassed by literary exegetes, I would like to stop at this brief point of view.

I would support this fact by the scientific-literary manner in which Eminescu approaches, for example, the problem of the genesis of the Universe. I appreciate that for the Romanian reader, one of the most attractive and accessible forms, in full agreement with both the Big Bang theory and the biblical creation, was created by Mihai Eminescu in his Letter I, about 140 years ago, long before the term Big Bang was assimilated in science.

I am convinced that it is a delight for anyone to watch the talent with which Mihai Eminescu versifies a scientific theory.
What Mihai Eminescu says about the period before the Big Bang:

In the beginning, when being was not, nor non-being,
When everything was lacking in life and will,
When nothing was hidden, though it was still hidden…..
When penetrated by himself he rested the unpervaded.
Fu prăpstie? genune? Was it a cloud of water?
There were no people with the knowledge or the brains to understand it,
For there was a darkness like a sea without a ray,
But there were no eyes to see it and no eyes to see it
The shadow of the undone had not begun to unravel,
And within herself eternal peace reigned!…

Equally compelling are the lyrics describing the Big Bang itself:

But suddenly a dot moves… the first and alone. Here it is
How out of chaos he makes a mother, and he becomes the Father!…
Punctu-that movement point, much weaker than the frothy gob,
He’s the boundless lord over the edges of the world…

Eminescu also presents one of the scientifically accepted versions of the thermal death of the Universe.

Nowadays the thinker does not stop his mind
But in an instant the thought takes thousands of ages forward,
The sun, proud today, he sees it sad and red
How it closes like a wound through dark clouds,
How the planets all freeze and spin rebelliously in space
They, from the brakes of light and the sun escaped,
And the catapult of light in the depths have darkened,
Like autumn leaves all the stars have perished,
Dead time and stretches the body and becomes the neighborhood,
For nothing happens in the wilderness,
And in the night of the unborn everything falls, everything falls silent,
For in itself, reconciled, eternal peace begins anew…

Of course, Letter I is by no means the only poem by Eminesci that relies on scientific elements, which were absolute novelties at the time. This is how Eminescu captures, in the famous poem “Luceafărul”, elements of the theory of relativity concerning the contraction of time at high speeds:
” Turn on the Lighthouse. His wings grew in the sky
And thousands of years passed in as many moments.”

In the same poem, Eminescu suggests that the Luceafărul, in its flight, went beyond the edges of our Universe, going back before the Big Bang and out of time.
“For where it reaches there is no boundary, no place to know
And time tries in vain from the hollows to be born”

A poetic, but also rigorously scientific, image we find in the poem “To the Star” about the speed of light in the cosmic void:

To the star that has risen
It’s such a long way
That it took thousands of years
Light to reach.

Here, then, are just a few excerpts from Eminesci’s work through which, disturbingly, we discover that the poet was deeply aware of the incipient forms of future scientific theories that revolutionised human knowledge.

Scientific Symposium “The Union of the Principalities, national significance and historical scope”

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Scientific Symposium “The Union of the Principalities, national significance and historical scope”

On the occasion of January 24, the Academy of Romanian Scientists, through the Section of Historical and Archaeological Sciences and with the support of the Iasi Branch of the institution, organizes the scientific symposium “The Union of the Principalities, national significance and historical scope”. The event will take place on Tuesday 24 January 2023, starting at 12.00 noon online. The event will be attended by prominent historians, personalities of Romanian education, science and culture.

The symposium will be opened by Prof. univ. dr. eng. Adrian Badea, President of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, and will be moderated by Prof. Ion I. Solcanu, President of the Historical and Archaeological Sciences Section.

The Symposium agenda includes the following lectures:
– Prof. Dumitru Vitcu, Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava, The genesis of the Unionist program (Society “Unirea” from Iasi);
– Prof. Stefan Vergatti, Valahia University, Targoviste, England’s attitude towards the Union of the Romanian Principalities;
– Prof. Dr. Jipa Rotaru, Focsani Commission;
– Prof. Ion I. Solcanu, Establishment of the Second Science Section of the Faculty of Philosophy to train civil engineers, mechanics and architects by transforming the Royal School, 1860;
– Dr. Horia Dumitrescu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza and Focșanii
– Col. (r) Dr. Marius Nicoară, A.O.Ș.R. associate member, The people of Buzo during the Union of the Romanian Principalities
– Prof. Stoica Lascu, corresponding member of AOSR, Dr. Constantin Angelescu: “The Union of the Romanian Principalities, the decisive act that crowned centuries of work of aspirations and laid the first foundations of today’s Romania
The agenda of the event remains open.

We invite you to take part in the Symposium, a framework for scientific reflection on a major event in Romanian history. The login details are:
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Meeting Link

AGENDA:
12:00 Prof. Ion I. Solcanu, Presentation of the Symposium Programme
12:10 Prof. Adrian Badea, President of AOSR – Opening speech
12:20 Prof. Dr. Dumitru Vitcu, Stefan cel Mare University Suceava
Theme: the genesis of the unionist program (Society “Unirea” from Iasi)
12:40 Prof. Dr. Ștefan Vergatti, University of Targoviste
 Theme: England’s attitude towards the Union of the Romanian Principalities
13:00 – 13:15 Discussions
13:15 – 13:30 Coffee break
13:30 Prof. univ. dr. Jipa Rotaru
Theme: Focsani Commission
13:50 Ion I. Solcanu
Theme: “Establishment of the Second Science Section of the Faculty of Philosophy for the uninterrupted training of civil engineers, mechanics and architects by transforming the Royal School” 1860.
14:10 Dr. Horia Dumitrescu
 Theme: Alexandru Ioan Cuza and the Focsans
14:30 Discussion, Conclusions

Anniversary Valences of femininity – 5 years of monthly scientific events dedicated to women

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Anniversary Valences of femininity – 5 years of monthly scientific events dedicated to women

The Academy of Romanian Scientists, together with the partners of the scientific events VALENCIES OF WOMEN, are pleased to invite you, on the occasion of the celebration of 5 years of monthly scientific events dedicated to women, to the Anniversary Event to celebrate female personalities in science, research, education, creation, art, culture, entrepreneurship, personal development, tradition.

The scientific event will be attended by personalities who have contributed to the 60 national scientific conferences, where diplomas of excellence will be awarded for their contribution to the scientific events.

The anniversary event will take place on Wednesday, 25.01.2023, at 16:00, at the Academy of Romanian Scientists – str. llfov nr. 3, where you will also enjoy special moments of classical music, art and communication.

During the 5 years of activity, 60 national conferences have been held with a participation of more than 140 ladies and gentlemen from Romania affiliated to 65 entities in the country and 21 persons from Europe affiliated to 22 scientific-cultural entities abroad.

“Valențele Feminității” held two national conferences with international participation, funded by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitisation through the National Agency for Scientific Research: “Research and Education for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics” and “The Centenary of Romanian Science in the European Context”.

The “Values of Femininity” conferences celebrated International Women in Science Day, World Food Day, Earth Day, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and two two-month courses: Communicating, Connecting, Influencing John Maxwell Team and Laws of Personal Development.

The Academy of Romanian Scientists’ Research Project Competition for Young Researchers “AOSR-TEAMS-II” EDITION 2023-2024 – “Digital Transformation in Science”

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The Academy of Romanian Scientists’ Research Project Competition for Young Researchers “AOSR-TEAMS-II” EDITION 2023-2024 – “Digital Transformation in Science”

===== INFORMATION PACK =====


I. PURPOSE OF THE COMPETITION –
The competition stimulates the participation of young people in research in topical areas of science and technology.

The main objective is to increase the international scientific visibility of young researchers by stimulating the publication of original scientific results in international journals with significant impact factors and the filing of patents for associated technological procedures.

Another objective is to establish scientific collaboration between young researchers and members of the Academy of Romanian Scientists (AOSR).

II. COMPOSITION OF THE RESEARCH TEAM
The research team will be composed of research scientists or research assistants, as well as university teachers, doctoral candidates or persons holding a doctoral degree, up to 35 years of age. The team leader, having a doctorate, may be up to 45 years old. The team includes the Director and at least one member.

Research team members cannot apply to two projects. Members of winning and funded teams from the previous AOSR-TEAMS 2022-2023 competition are not eligible to submit a project.

Each approved paper will be monitored by an AOSR member, who will not be remunerated for this work.

III. PROJECT DURATION AND CONTRACTING
The duration of the project is a maximum of 20 months from the date of signature of the contract. Contracting will be on the basis of copyright assignment to the AOSR. Project members will mention on the articles published based on the results obtained and the additional affiliation:

“Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov 3, 050044 Bucharest, Romania”

IV. PROJECT BUDGET
The budget allocated for a project is a maximum of 50 000 lei, divided over two years.

V. PROJECT PROPOSAL STRUCTURE
The project proposal will have the following structure, divided into two files:

FișV.A.
A.1. Project Manager
Signed curriculum vitae (max. 3 pages), indicating previous projects led
Contact email address and phone number
Link to personal page (optional)
Link to Google Scholar papers/credentials page https://scholar.google.ro/citations
A.2. Research team
List containing, for each participant:
Surname, Date of birth, Professional grade, Job
Link to personal page or Curriculum Vitae, Link to Google Scholar papers/credentials page.

VB file
B.1. Project proposal (max. 10 pages in Romanian)

  1. Title, indicating one scientific field from the list of 12 fields in Section VI
  2. Keywords
  3. Objectives, indicating their importance
  4. Methodology, indicating the degree of originality
  5. Estimated intermediate/final results with indication of timetable of activities
  6. Articles expected to be prepared with an indication of the minimum impact factor of the journal where they will be published. Possible patent proposals
  7. Bibliography
  8. Amount requested (do not specify types of expenditure).

B.2. Title and summary in English (max. 10 lines)

VI. SCIENTIFIC AREAS PROPOSED FOR COMPETITION
Research topics will relate to keywords such as: digitisation algorithms, computer generation of analytical solutions, digitisation of scientific databases, artificial intelligence in scientific research, computer integration of public services, digitisation and robotics, neural networks, machine learning, etc, in the following areas:

  1. Mathematical sciences
  2. Physical sciences
  3. Chemical sciences
  4. Biological sciences
  5. Geonomic sciences
  6. Engineering sciences
  7. Agricultural and forestry sciences
  8. Medical sciences
  9. Economics
  10. Socio-human sciences
  11. Information sciences
  12. Military science

VII. EVALUATION PROCESS
Projects will be evaluated by teams of 2 evaluators, usually one from the country and one from abroad. The evaluators will be selected from AOSR members, members of other academies, academics, researchers from the country and abroad, with recognised scientific merit. Evaluators cannot have projects in competition. Evaluators will be selected and validated by the Scientific Board of the AOSR.

The project proposal can accumulate after evaluation max. 100 points.

If the individual evaluations of a project differ by more than 15 points, the project will be re-evaluated in a panel with the participation of the evaluators and a member of the AOSR Scientific Council, appointed by the AOSR President. The final score will be determined after the panel discussion.

The total number of projects accepted will be around 24, with the aim of covering as many of the competition areas as possible. In one area, two projects will usually be accepted for funding.

Evaluation criteria
A.1. The director’s experience in the field, established on the basis of the projects led or in which he/she has participated and international scientific visibility, proven by the papers published in the field and their citations (max. 20 points)
A.2. International scientific visibility of team members (max. 10 points)
B.1. Fulfillment of the research areas set for the competition (eliminatory)
B.2. Timeliness and importance of the project theme (max. 15 points)
B.3. Originality of proposed solutions (max. 20 points)
B.4. Clear definition of the research objectives, methodology and plan of activities leading to its achievement (max. 30 points)
B.5. Staging of research activities (max. 5 points) 

Proposal disqualification criteria
C.1. Non-compliance with the scientific fields of Section VI
C.2. Failure to meet the age criteria
C.3. Proposals containing at least one joint participant
C.4. Google Scholar pages will not contain the work of others with the same name. Identification of such work leads to disqualification of the proposal. 

VIII. SUBMISSION OF THE PROJECT PROPOSAL
The V.A file signed by the project manager and the V.B file, both in pdf format, should be sent by email to:  secretariat.aosr@gmail.com,  and their receipt will be confirmed by an entry number sent to the sender’s e-mail address. Any appeals will be sent to the same address.
Questions about the competition can be sent to the above address or to: delion@theory.nipne.ro

IX. COMPETITION CALENDAR

2023
16.01            – Publication of the competition on the institution’s website www.aosr.ro
17.01-26.02 – Submission of project proposals
27.02-20.03 – Analysis of proposals and posting of competition results
21-23.03      – Submission of appeals
24-31.03      – Examination of appeals and publication of final results
01-10.04      – Contracting of projects accepted for funding
11.04-31.12 – Research activity

2024
01.01-04.12 – Research activity
01-10.12      – Evaluation of final research reports and papers/patents submitted for publication.

X. FINAL REMARKS
Signed progress reports in pdf format (max. 10 pages) should be emailed to 30 July, 5 December 2023, 30 June 2024 and the final report on 4 December 2024 on the basis of which the reception committee decides on the payment of the respective phases. The milestone results will be communicated at conferences organised before the reporting dates. The results of all projects will be published on the AOSR website.

Payments will be made in four instalments and the Project Manager will report on how the money will be spent.

The December reports for each year will contain manuscripts of papers submitted for publication and editorial acknowledgements of receipt, as well as patent proposals.

The final report will mention at least two papers based on the results of the project published in journals listed in the Web of Science database with mention of affiliation to AOSR.

VIDEO January 15: Mihai Eminescu Day – National Culture Day

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VIDEO January 15: Mihai Eminescu Day – National Culture Day

On the occasion of 15 January – Mihai Eminescu’s Day and the National Culture Day -, the Academy of Romanian Scientists organized the Scientific Symposium “Culture, means of access to the Space of Universal Values” . The event took place on 12 January 2023, starting at 11 am, in the Constantin Angelescu Conference Hall of AOSR and was attended by personalities of Romanian education, culture and science.

Considering the special significance, with a high symbolic value, of the 15th of January, the Symposium aimed to bring back into the present consciousness the importance of the National Poet’s work for the Romanian existence and the development of our culture, to underline its universal value and the need for new generations to know it. At the same time, the event revealed the role of national culture, through its perennial works, beyond conjuncture and ideology, in promoting Romanian civilization and spirituality in the area of universal values.

VIDEO


The event was structured in two parts: the Scientific Session and the Artistic Session. At the opening of the Symposium, prefaced by the academic hymn Gaudeamus igitur, prof. univ. dr. eng. Adrian Badea, President of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, said that 15 January is a day of joy, when we pay homage to Mihai Eminescu, “the full man of Romanian culture”, and celebrate National Culture and its values. Through the value of his work, Eminescu, the National Poet, opened the path of Romanian culture towards universality.

His Eminence Theodosius, Archbishop of Tomis and university professor, gave an academic lecture in which he stressed that Eminescu represents a synthesis of Romanian writing and culture, is a universal personality in his aspiration to embrace the universal spirit and the value of his creation. The “Perfect Poet of our culture” was also a religious man, not just a man of literature, the speaker stressed, for the religious dimension of his spirit and work advocating important Eminescian creations. Identifying himself with his country and his nation, loving the people, the poet shows a deep Romanian spirit, which, through his very rich culture, through the comprehensiveness and value of his work, becomes a universal spirit. The universality of the poet is deeply rooted in the very nature of the nation and the country: a Latin country with Eastern spirituality. Essentially, concluded Archbishop Theodosius, through his creation, Eminescu represents the Romanian nation and captures the divine Logos.

In a lecture entitled “Eminescu – Universal Poet”, Ioana Vasiloiu, PhD lecturer at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Bucharest, presented the coordinates of the poet’s existence and work, involving in the exposition fundamental critical landmarks of the exegesis of Eminescu. University professor Nicolae Georgescu, a leading Eminescuologist, gave a literary history lesson with significant elements from the biography and reception of Eminescu’s work. As a result of the recognition of the value of his work, the poet’s work began to be translated during his lifetime, the first translations of Eminesci’s poetry being in Hungarian and German. An important moment in the poet’s European career and a first step in his penetration into universality was his translation into German in the volume Rumänisches Dichtungen, published in 1881 in Leipzig, in which Eminescu is present with 20 poems, together with Alecsandri, Bolintineanu and I. Negruzzi. The poet was well known in German culture, which was the first cultural bridge to other cultures.

Stating that we love Eminescu even without knowing him well enough, Professor N. Georgescu advocated the need to know the work of the National Poet. In the second part of the event, the Artistic Session, young actors recited poems by Emineschi Claudia Ene and Andrei Atabay (UNATC) and performed musical creations on Eminescu’s verses by baritone Alexandru Chiriac (Brasov Opera) and mezzo-soprano Mihaela Ramona Bolojan (National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima”, Cluj-Napoca), accompanied on piano by Ieronim Buga (Romanian Athenaeum).

At the end of the Symposium, the President of the AOSR, Professor Adrian Badea, said:”Cultural values, together with the achievements of scientific research, are a gateway to the space of universal spirituality. They give the measure of a civilisation’s value, expressing its spiritual strength and greatness. Eminescu, through his genius and his creations, opened the way to universality for Romanian culture and civilization. The process has been continued by other great minds in the fields of culture and science and continues today. As a nation with great potential for intelligence and creativity, we have an important contribution to make to the heritage of universal culture and science. This is why we must focus on education, create a high-performance education system, encourage quality and excellence in academic education and scientific research, encourage and support exceptional young people. Through culture and science, not through other circumstantial means, we show what we really are in the world and place ourselves in the perennial space of universal values.”

Communication and Public Relations Office of the Academy of Romanian Scientists
(Contact: comunicare.aosr@gmail.com )
Bucharest, 14.01.2023

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