Romania's Image Abroad (WG-RO)

GRSPSociety’s working groups are virtual communities that allow their members to interact on the basis of their academic and professional interests. They serve as a forum for interaction and debate and give their members opportunites for collaborating on projects within their field of interest as well as developing themselves professionally.

Membership guidelines and how to join

Membership guidelines:

To keep the working groups vibrant and interesting for everybody, we encourage all members of this working group to try to observe the following guidelines:
- Once you have joined the group, send a short email introducing yourself to the other group members to give them a sense of what kind of interests you have and what experiences you bring to the group
- Participate in working group discussions and provide feed-back on activities, projects, and publications proposed or produced by the group
- Share any information (news, reports, studies, articles, conferences, relevant call for applications, etc.) you consider relevant to the the group
- Share information about the activity of the group with people or organizations you know that may be interested in the WG’s activity
- Join working group projects or propose or initiate new working group activities and projects and participate in their implementation

How to join:

If you would like to join this working group, please follow the link in the right sidebar under “Join this working group!” and fill out the application. All working group members will then be asked to join the google group email list (above) and to join the GRSPSociety web platform by creating a member account.

Email list:

http://groups.google.com/group/grspsociety-wg-romanias-image

Chair:

Cristina Sucala

Projects for Romania's Image Abroad (WG-RO)

JOIN ROMANIA

Internet users are keen to tell others about their travel experiences and share information about their favorite places. The community will be the link between the people who know and love Romania, and those who are curious to learn more. Here you will be able to share and enjoy photos, travel stories tips and more from friends in Romania and all over the world.

International Classroom On Romania

Many Romanian students and young professionals had been in the situation of having to present Romania abroad at their university, workplace or even among their circle of foreign friends. They have been confronted with having to build from scratch a presentation while searching the web for relevant information.
International Classroom On Romania website will serve a Resource Center with information about Romania, and ready to use presentations on Romania.

Positions open: Content Editors.
More info at: http://www.grspsociety.org/position/international-classroom-on-romania/c...

Romanian Film Festival Platform

The project aims to make Romanian cinema more accessible to the international stage by creating an online platform that offers information on how to organize Romanian film festivals abroad. The main beneficiaries will be Romanians living abroad who are interested in promoting Romanian cinema within their local communities.

Members of Romania's Image Abroad (WG-RO)

Working Group chair

Cristina Sucala Location: Paris, France

Team

Codrin Arsene I’m a 22 year-old young man living in Chicago, Illinois. I study at the University of Chicago, where I’m majoring in Political Science and International Studies, with a focus on African Politics, trade policies and the impact of international organizations on the world’s governments. I have traveled extensively throughout the world, having visited more then 60 countries so far. I have lived in Romania, the United States of America, Tanzania and Argentina. I’ve also spent several months in Africa, with return trips there every single year. My passion for Africa is rooted in my travels across the continent. From Cairo to Cape Town, Dakar to Mombasa, from Tripoli to Lilongwe, I have visited 24 African countries so far. My main areas of interest in African politics are the impact of Chinese investment in Africa and political failure in Central Africa (the DRC, Sudan, and Somalia). In the past, I have worked with different international organizations (Amnesty International, Peace Child International, the Global Youth Action Network, TIGlobal etc) in areas such as youth advocacy, the involvement of the youth in the process of decision-making and youth diplomacy. I’m currently the administrator of the African Politics Portal where I comment upon the newest political developments on the continent, post news links, and provide my visitors with “briefing news”, “movie reviews”, a “Chinese monitor” and many other options that will help them navigate more easily the current African political scene. I blog on "A Romanian in Africa" (www.codrinarsene.com,) African Politics Portal (www.african-politics.com,) and African Loft (http://www.africanloft.com/author/carsene/) Activity: I am an active member of ARCADIA trying to increase the multilateral ties between Romania and various African countries that have a similar developmental profile. In some cases, such as Tanzania or DR Congo, I'm hoping that the Romanian government will reinvigorate the previous relations that collapsed with the fall of communism. Location: Chicago, United States
rares dragoiu Location: bucuresti, Romania
Andrei Murariu Location: London, United Kingdom
Nicoleta Raportaru Location: London, United Kingdom
Cristina Sarb Location: London, United Kingdom