Humboldt Kolleg
Global Challenges of the 21st Century

Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Doamnei St. 12, Bucharest
18 - 22 March 2020 (postponed to 18 - 22 November 2020 and changed into a hybrid event due to the COVID-19 contingency)
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H.E. Mr. Cord Meier-Klodt, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Romania, Welcome speech
Humboldt Foundation invited official

Dr. Thomas Hesse, Deputy Secretary General of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, The Humboldt Foundation Programmes and Its Support for the Romanian Young Academy (RYA)

Invited Romanian officials, Short welcome speeches
  1. H.E. Mr. Bogdan Aurescu, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  2. Ms. Ligia Deca, Presidential Adviser, Department of Education and Research
    Mr. Sergiu Nistor, Presidential Adviser, Department of Culture
  3. Prof. Ioan Aurel Pop, President of the Romanian Academy
  4. Prof. Marian Preda, Rector of the University of Bucharest
  5. Prof. Sorin Costreie, Vice-rector for University Networks and Public Relations of the University of Bucharest, Research and Education Adviser of the Romanian Prime Minister, DAAD alumnus
DAAD invited official

Mr. Michael Jaumann, Director of the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – German Academic Exchange Service) Information Center, Bucharest, Opportunities for Research Offered by the DAAD

Stiftung Mercator invited official

Mr. David Alders, Project Manager, Stiftung Mercator, Centre for Science and Humanities, Short welcome address

Invited participants – German experts
  1. Prof. Eva-Maria Engelen, The Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW)/ University of Konstanz, Faculty of Philosophy, Die Junge Akademie (German Young Academy) founding member, Die Junge Akademie (The German Young Academy): Looking Back at the Beginning
  2. Prof. Christian Fleischhack, University of Paderborn, Faculty of Mathematics, Die Junge Akademie (German Young Academy) former member, Die Junge Akademie (The German Young Academy): Looking Back at the Beginning
  3. Prof. Giovanni Galizia, University of Konstanz, Director of the Zukunftskolleg, Die Junge Akademie (German Young Academy) founding member, Promoting Research and Interdisciplinary Exchange for Early Career Researchers: Examples from the Zukunftskolleg in Konstanz, Germany
  4. Prof. Andreas Matzarakis, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg, Head of the Research Centre Human Biometeorology, German Meteorological Service, Short- and Long-term Climate Adaptation in Cities
Invited participants – Humboldtians
  1. Prof. Anne van Aaken, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Law and Economics, Legal Theory, Public International Law and European Law, University of Hamburg, The Influence of Political Corruption on Trust and Social Cohesion
  2. Prof. Toma Albu, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  3. Prof. Marian Aprodu, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  4. Prof. Radka Argirova, Clinical Laboratory – Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics Division, Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Global Viral Epidemics (Ebola, HIV,  Flu, COVID-19) in the 21th Century and Contemporary Science
  5. Prof. Alexandru Babes, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Humboldt Foundation ambassador scientist, The Humboldt Foundation Programmes and Its Support for the Romanian Young Academy (RYA)/ Transient Receptor Potential Channels Involved in Human Painful Photosensitivity Disorders
  6. Dr. Bianca Bican, Director of the Doctoral School for Linguistic and Literature Studies, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, New Research and Networking Opportunities for Young Researchers Offered by the Doctoral School for Linguistic and Literature Studies (in German)
  7. Prof. George Bondor, ‘Alexandru Ioan Cuza’ University of Iasi, Department of Philosophy, Cohesion and Cultural Transmission: A Philosophical Approach
  8. Prof. Vasile Brinzanescu, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, Can We Do Research without Mathematics? / The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  9. Prof. Douglas Cairns, University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the British Academy, Humboldt Foundation Anneliese Maier award winner, ERC Advanced Grant 2018-2022, Mercator Fellow – GRK 1876 ‘Early Concepts of Man and Nature’, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, On Being a Humboldt Scholar
  10. Prof. Liana David, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  11. Prof. Dan Dumitrascu, ‘Iuliu Hatieganu’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj, member of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences, Between High Tech Medicine and Biopsychosocial Medicine: The Case of Upper Gastrointestinal Pathology
  12. Prof. Cristian Faciu, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  13. Prof. Maria-Luiza Flonta, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, The Neurobiology of Free Will
  14. Prof. Mircea Flonta, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, Facts and Values
  15. Prof. Radu Iordanescu, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  16. Prof. Nikolai Lazarov, Medical University of Sofia, Head of the Department of Anatomy and Histology, Institute of Neurobiology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Vice-president of the Executive Board of the Bulgarian National Science Fund, The Human Carotid Body and Adaptation to High Altitude
  17. Prof. Bogdan Murgescu, University of Bucharest, Vice-rector for Budget and Human Resources, The Interdisciplinary School of Doctoral Studies at the University of Bucharest
  18. Prof. Nicolae Popa, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  19. Prof. Dorin Popescu, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  20. Dr. Diana Stanciu, University of Bucharest/ Gerda Henkel fellow at the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW), Capabilities, Conscious Agency and Moral Decision Making
  21. Dr. Chiara Thumiger, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Excellence Cluster ROOTS, Mental Health and the Idea of ‘Progress’: Some Problems from the Dialogue between Ancient and Modern Medicine
  22. Prof. Dan Tiba, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, The Practical Aspects of the Mathematical Research
  23. Prof. Violeta Velikova, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Implication of Biogenic Isoprenoids in Climate Change and Plant Protection
  24. Prof. Daniel Vizman, Dean of the Faculty of Physics, West University, Timisoara, Crystals: Key Elements in Modern (Green) Technologies
Invited participants – senior researchers
  1. Dr. Mihai Adamescu, University of Bucharest, Research Centre in Systems Ecology and Sustainability (RCSES), Anthropogenic Impact on Ecosystem Services within the Climate Change Context
  2. Prof. Anita Avramides, University of Oxford, Faculty of Philosophy, St. Hilda’s College, Understanding Agency
  3. Dr. Christoph Bublitz, University of Hamburg, Faculty of Law, Neurotechnologies and the Boundaries of the Person
  4. Prof. Sorin Cheval, National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest / ‘Henri Coandă’ Air Force Academy, Brașov/ Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Urban Climate and Climate Change Challenges in South-Eastern Europe
  5. Dr. Sorin Constantin, Terrasigna, Bucharest/ Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Assessment of Particulate Organic Carbon in Marine Basins Based on Satellite Information
  6. Prof. Serban Davidescu, Director of the ‘Marin Dracea’ National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry – Brasov Research Station, Water Resources Vulnerability under Climate and Land Use Change
  7. Prof. Ian Durham, St. Anselm College, NH, USA, Chair of the Physics Department, American Physical Society, On the Freedom to Choose: Adaptive Free Will in a Complex World
  8. Prof. Radu Grosu, Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Computer Engineering, Cyber-Physical Systems, Neural Circuit Policies
  9. Dr. Marcello Ienca, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Artificial Intelligence for the Ageing World: Promises and Challenges
  10. Prof. Rainer Maria Kiesow, EHESS Paris, Director of the Centre Georg Simmel – Recherches franco-allemandes en sciences sociales, Die Junge Akademie (German Young Academy) founding member, Law and Judgment – And What about Democracy?
  11. Prof. Victor Neumann, West University, Timisoara, Director of the Timisoara Museum of Arts, Conceptualizing Modernity in Multi- and Intercultural Spaces: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe
  12. Dr. Andre Santos Nouri, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Bilkent University, Ankara, The Use of Wholesome Human Thermo-physiological Indices to Access Existing and Future Thermal Risk Factors Associated to Climate Change
  13. Dr. Ioana Podina, University of Bucharest, Head of the Laboratory of Cognitive Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Increasing Quality of Life and Access to Mental Health Services through Cutting-edge Technology and Artificial Intelligence
  14. Dr. Alexandru Simon, Romanian Academy – Cluj Branch, Upgrading Memory through Digital Humanities towards Cohesion in Romanian History
  15. Prof. Emanuel Socaciu, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy, Director of the Research Centre for Applied Ethics, The Ethics of Using Algorithms to Predict Individual Behaviour
  16. Prof. Miloš Vec, Department of Legal and Constitutional History, University of Vienna, Die Junge Akademie (German Young Academy) founding member, The Last Prime Minister of Austria’s Monarchy: Heinrich Lammasch on Democratization, Federalism and Peace
Invited participants – junior researchers (including RYA members)
  1. Dr. Dumitru-Alexandru Aioanei, ‘A .D. Xenopol’ Institute of History, Romanian Academy, Iasi, RYA member, Daily Life on the Romanian-Soviet Frontier: Propaganda, Hostility and Cooperation
  2. Irina Bogdan, PhD student, University of Bucharest, Political Science Department, The Arab Waves of Migration to Europe and Their Impact on European Societies
  3. Denisa Caculidis, PhD student, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, How Cognitive Biases and Depression May Interact in Social-Economic Decision Making
  4. Dr. Andrej Ceglar, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Climate Change Hotspots in Europe: Implications for Food Security
  5. Dr. Mihaela Constantinescu, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy, Research Center for Applied Ethics, RYA member, Morally Responsible AI? Limits & Boundaries
  6. Dr. Alexandru Dragomir, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy, Achieving Superpersonal Moral Status as a Result of Cognitive Enhancement: Are We Justified to Believe It?
  7. Dr. Toni Gibea, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy, Research Center for Applied Ethics, Institutional Responsibility for Big Data Research
  8. Dr. Alina Hossu, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, Local Environmental Action Plans Quality: Addressing the Rational and Communicative Perspectives
  9. Dr. Pavel Ichim, ‘Al. I. Cuza’ University of Iasi, Faculty of Geography and Geology, RYA member, The Influence of Urban Climate on Bioclimatic Conditions in the City of Iasi, Romania
  10. Prof. Radu-Tudor Ionescu, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bucharest, RYA member, Convolutional Neural Networks for Medical Imaging
  11. Dr. Johannes Kleiner, Munich Centre for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilian University/ Basic Research Community for Physics (BRCP), Leipzig, Mathematical Consciousness Science: Perspectives on an Emerging Field of Applied Mathematics
  12. DI Bernadette Kropf, PhD student, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Institute for Sustainable Economic Development, Water-Energy-Land: A Cross-sectoral Perspective to Encourage Sustainable Use of Limited Resources under Changing Climate Conditions in a Semi-arid Region
  13. Andreea Luca, PhD student, Laboratory of Cognitive Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Contamination Fear in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Quasiexperimental Model of the Effect of Disgust on Outgroup Bias towards Diaspora
  14. Mirabela Marin, ‘Marin Dracea’ National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry/ PhD student at the Transilvania University, Brasov, Water Resources Vulnerability under Climate and Land Use Change
  15. Dr. Jolanda van der Noll, Fern University, Hagen, Perceived Context of Reception, Sense of Belonging and Well-being among Syrian Refugees in a Mid-sized Town in Germany
  16. Dr. Razvan Pascu, IMT Bucharest, NanoBio Technologies Laboratory, RYA member, A Reliable Technology for Advanced SiC-MOS Devices Based on Fabrication of High Quality Silicon Oxide Layers by Converting a-Si
  17. Dr. Paul-Gabriel Sandu, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, RYA member, Carnism and Its Roots
  18. Dr. Radu Uszkai, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, RYA member, Would Condorcet Be a Member of the Pirate Party? The French Enlightenment and the Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Intellectual Property Rights
  19. Dr. Alexandra Varga, Romanian Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy, More Logic for Less Intolerance of Uncertainty: Evidence-based Therapeutic Approches to Socially Relevant Anxiety Disorders
Other RYA members
  1. Dr. Guillaume Ducoffe, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science/ Research Scientist, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (I.C.I.), Bucharest
  2. Dr. Cristina Gentiana Dumitrascu, ‘Ion Mincu’ University for Architecture and Urban Planning, Faculty of Interior Architecture, Interior Design Department
  3. Dr. Aritina Haliuc, Université de Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5805, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC)
  4. Dr. Adela Hincu, New Europe College, Bucharest
  5. Dr. Remus Pravalie, Center for Coastal Research and Environmental Protection, University of Bucharest
  6. Dr. Sabin-Gabriel Rotaru, Scientific researcher, GeoEcoMar National R&D Institute for Marine Geology and Geoecology
  7. Dr. Silvia Suteu, University College London (UCL), Faculty of Law
  8. Dr. Ana-Maria Talos, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Department of Human and Economic Geography
  9. Dr. Lucian-Gabriel Zamfir, R&D Center LaborQ (Laboratory for Quality Control and Process Monitoring), University of Bucharest
  10. Dr. Florin Iulian Zainescu, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest

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