The fifth National Congress of Romanian Historians took place in Bucharest on 9–12 September 2026 at the Faculty of History, University of Bucharest. The congress brought together 350 participants and featured 277 scholarly presentations and 19 roundtable discussions. Dr George Damian Mocanu represented the European Centre for Ethnic Studies with a presentation entitled “AI-Assisted Historical [...]
From 2 to 5 September 2026, Zagreb hosted the international academic conference “2026 Annual Meeting of the Gypsy Lore Society and Conference on Romani Studies,” which brought together scholars and researchers from around the world. The conference was organised by the Union of Roma in the Republic of Croatia “KALI SARA,” the Ivo Pilar Institute [...]
The European Center for Ethnic Studies of the Romanian Academy co-organized, together with the Civic Forum of Romanians from Covasna, Harghita and Mureș, and the Romanian Cultural Institute, the 23rd edition of the “Izvoru Mureșului” Summer University, between August 14 and 16, in the city of Covasna. CESPE researchers, together with the director of the [...]
On July 19, 2026, during the traditional celebration "Sântilia - the dream of the people of Voinești", held in Covasna, the photo-documentary exhibition "Scraps of education in Covasna-Voinești during the years of communism, in images, documents and testimonies" was presented to the public, organized by the National Museum of the Eastern Carpathians in Sfântu Gheorghe, [...]
The interactive workshop entitled “The Assimilation of Romanians in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, 2022–2026” was led on 10 March 2026 by Dr George Damian Mocanu, a researcher at the European Centre for Ethnic Studies.
The European Center for Studies in Ethnic Issues, in collaboration with the Public Association “Monumentum,” organized the event for the consecration of the wayside cross of the Romanian heroes from the village of Slobozia Mare, Cahul District, Republic of Moldova, on November 8, 2025.
The European Center for Studies in Ethnic Issues, the European Center for Covasna-Harghita Studies, together with the “Andrei Șaguna” Cultural-Christian League, with the financial support of the General Secretariat of the Government, organized “Andrei Șaguna Days,” 33rd edition, in Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna County, during October 22–25, 2025.
The European Center for Studies in Ethnic Issues, the European Center for Covasna-Harghita Studies, with the financial support of the General Secretariat of the Government, together with the “Andrei Șaguna” Cultural-Christian League, the Orthodox Bishopric of Covasna and Harghita, the “Metropolitan Nicolae Colan” Ecclesiastical Documentation Center, the “Ștefadina” Association, and the National Museum of the [...]
The European Center for Studies in Ethnic Issues, through the European Center for Covasna-Harghita Studies, together with the National Museum of the Eastern Carpathians in Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna County, organized the workshop “The Cultural Heritage of the Covasna Area,” addressed to the students of the “Kőrösi Csoma Sándor” High School in Covasna, on September 10, [...]
The European Center for Studies in Ethnic Issues, together with the Covasna Town House of Culture, the GRIT Association, and the “Avram Iancu” Secondary School, organized the event “Romanian Language Day,” in Covasna, Covasna County, on August 31, 2025.
