TRIALOG Seminar with Romanian Students and NGOs in Cluj Napoca

On Friday, 4th of March, TRIALOG was invited to hold a seminar at the University Babes Bolyai in Cluj Napoca, Romania, on the topic of “The Architecture of Development Cooperation in Europe and Implications for the New Member States of the EU.” The seminar was organized with the Political Science faculty in the context of the first MA Programme in Development Cooperation simultaneously launched in 3 university centers in Romania. The seminar gathered about 20 participants both from amongst students and civil society representatives and was appreciated as being a practical introduction into the pragmatic realities of EU development cooperation.

From discussions with students and practitioners, within the context of such academic programmes, it is important to have the cooperation with NGOs, where students and even faculty could put in practice and contribute with the theories and bring back practical experience of dealing with and making policy, implementing regulations and at the best changing structures.

Information provided by Andra Tanase, TRIALOG