Dear Sir/Dear Madam,
We are inviting you to participate to the international conference “Transylvanian Contributions to the European Culture” that will be organized by Babeş-Bolyai University in 23-24 November 2006. You find below the motivation and the general themes of the conference. We would kindly ask you to confirm your participation, as well as the title of your paper till the 10th of October.
It would be a pleasure and an honor to have you at our conference.
Yours sincerely,
Gabriel Troc, Lecturer PhD
Faculty of European Studies
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The international conference
“Transylvanian Contributions to the European Culture”
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
23-24 November 2006
First Call for Paper
In the proximity of Romania’s joining to European Union it is the duty of the specialists to clarify the historical, juridical, economical, institutional and cultural dimensions of this turning point in the country’s history. Each European region and each major European town has put into light and has valued its traditions and its potential for the European integration. Transylvania, and particularly Cluj-Napoca, had their own contributions, which were referred in the international literature, at the evolution of the European consciousness. These contributions are not yet enough put into light but the forth-coming perspective of joining the European Union is a good opportunity for doing it, together with specialists from different European Union’s countries.
In this respect, Babeş-Bolyai University (The Institute for European Researches, The Faculty of History and Philosophy, The Faculty of European Studies, and the Faculty of Letter) will organize in 23-24 of November 2006 the international conference
“Transylvanian Contributions to the European Culture”.
The conference will focus mainly on:
the contribution from Cluj to the promotion of the religious tolerance in Europe;
the contributions from Transylvania to the organization of the European education;
the Transylvanian contribution, from the beginning of the 20th century, to the conceptual thinking of the European unification (with a focus on A.C. Popovici works);
the setting up in Cluj of the first faculty of European studies from this part of Europe;
the Transylvanian scientific and technical innovations in the European science and technology, as well as on the widely consecrated personalities (Sergescu, Racoviţă, Speranţia, Oberth, Blaga, Bolyai etc.).
Other subjects reflecting Cluj and Transylvania’s relevant contributions on the European scene are also encouraged.
The conference is opened to all the specialists from Romania and from abroad who would like to reflect the significant contributions to the European culture of the Transylvania’s thinkers and scholars.
The panels will be:
Multiculturalism and interculturalism in Transylvania
Transylvanian scientific and technical innovations in the European science and technology
Religious tolerance in Transylvania
European Studies and European Researches in Cluj
Conditions of participation:
The languages of communication are English and German. The papers will be published in a collective volume. Accommodation is provided for the guests from abroad. Guests to the conference will not pay a registration fee.
Registration for the conference:
The present invitation stands for the First Call for Papers. We would like to invite you to send us the title of your paper to the contact persons by the 10th of October 2006 at the latest.
A Second Call for Papers will reach you by the 20th of October, enclosing a detailed program, a preliminary list of participants and a registration form (to be filled in for practical matters).
Organizing Committee: Professor Andrei Marga; Professor Toader Nicoară; Professor Ladislau Gyémant; Professor Mircea Muthu; Professor Wolfgang Breckner; Professor Ştefan Szamosközi; Associate Professor Edith Szegedi; Lecturer Gabriel Troc
Secretariat: Ciprian Bogdan; Cristina Bojan; Ana Pantea
Contact Persons: Gabriel Troc; Ana Pantea: transylvania@euro.ubbcluj.ro
