ANDY PUȘCĂ, RECTOR OF "DANUBIUS" UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTS THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT OF GALATI AT THE ANNUAL FORUM OF THE EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION. ULM. GERMANY

PHOTO: (From left to right Associate Professor Andy PUŞCĂ, PhD - Rector of the "Danubius" University and Corina Cretu, European Commission - responsible for Regional Policy)

On the 29-30th October, the European Commission in partnership with the State of Baden- Wurttemberg and Ulm city in Germany organized the 4th edition of one of the most important events for the Danube Region: the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for Danube Region.
“Smart. Social. Sustainable Innovation for the Danube Region” is this year's forum, and the speakers’ debates are focused on various and stringent issues, that the riparian states of the Danube are facing.
Innovation, personal training, labor market mobility and migration, competitiveness, entrepreneurship and the role of civil society are the main issues debated involving hundreds of academic representatives, political figures responsible for regional policy, European or international affairs and civil society representatives from the riparian states of the Danube.

The Rector of "Danubius" University, Associate Professor Andy PUŞCĂ, PhD, accompanied by Cătălin MUSTAȚĂ, Head of Projects Management Office within the mentioned higher education institution, participate in this extraordinary event. We mention that "Danubius" University is the founding member of the academic cluster Danubius Academic Consortium (DAC), along with seven other universities and research institutes from five countries of the Danube: Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, University of Zilina, Institute for Integral Innovation in Koln, University of Arts in Belgrade, EDUCONS - Novi Sad, Mendel Brno University and Landesverband der Deutschen Industry Baden-Württemberg.
The importance of this event for Romania is highlighted also by the active presence of Romanian officials. Thus, in the Forum program there are included the presentations of Bogdan Aurescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mrs. Corina Cretu, responsible for Regional Policy - the European Commission.
The University from Galaţi, bearing the Latin name of the main European river, Danubius, has opened, on this occasion, the gate of new collaborations with major players in the Danube Strategy, in order to conclude new partnerships that lead to the completion of the research, development and innovation mission in the Euro-region of the Danube.
Certainly, the participation in the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region will add more value to the 2016 edition of the international scientific event dedicated to the Danube, initiated by the university on the occasion of the International Danube Day - June 29th, at the International Conference The Danube - Axis of European Identity.

Head of Public Relations Office,
Ana Alina Ionescu DUMITRACHE

On the 29-30^th October, the European Commission in partnership with the State of Baden- Wurttemberg and Ulm city in Germany organized the 4th edition of one of the most important events for the Danube Region: the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for Danube Region.

“Smart. Social. Sustainable Innovation for the Danube Region” is this year's forum, and the speakers’ debates are focused on various and stringent issues, that the riparian states of the Danube are facing.