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  • Gaudeamus Caravan in Timisoara

    Gaudeamus Caravan in Timisoara

    ‘Knowledge is a treasure, knowledge is power’ is one of the best known Romanian proverbs that highlights the importance of education. One of the events promoting reading is Radio Romania Gaudeamus Caravan which on Wednesday reached the western city of Timisoara, which was designated European Capital of Culture in 2021.



    Organized by the public radio between May 22 and 26, the Caravan brings to Timisoara the best known and most appreciated Romanian publishers and most reputed foreign book distributors. They will present the people of Timisoara with the latest books released in Romania and abroad, the best sellers of the moment and staple books which represent the best companion for the summer holidays.



    The 11th edition of the Timisoara Caravan also brings a varied selection of educational games which alongside the wide range of children’s literature make Radio Romania Gaudeamus Fair the best destination for parents in search of the most attractive gifts for June 1st, Children’s Day. Besides the publishers’ offer, the fair is also attractive thanks to the public contests such as Gaudeamus Tombola which offers many prizes, the Miss Reading contest, the title being awarded to the most beautiful woman visiting the fair, or the contest entitled ‘Reading is just round the corner’ which targets high school students and is organized by Radio Romania Timisoara.



    According to Professor Elena Ligia Jebelan, a member of the jury, during this contest, the high school students will talk about books, about spiritual infinity found in books. She explained that ‘the dialogue between young people will peak during the debates, which raise the issue of social and cultural commitment of intellectuals, preparing them for transforming the world’.



    Also as part of the Gaudeamus Fair, a project will run entitled ‘A-Grade Guests: Romania’s Best Students’ which will be unfolding in all of Romania’s cities that host Radio Romania Gaudeamus Fairs and which reward and promote those who obtain notable results in international competitions. The people of Timisoara are also encouraged to donate books as part of the campaign ‘Books Return Home’ which was initiated and is being run by Radio Romania. Visitors can offer books to those who don’t have access to them.



    Radio Romania Gaudeamus Carvan was previously in Oradea (in the west) and, after Timisoara, it will be heading to the Black Sea resort of Mamaia, to Brasov, in the centre of the country, and to Iasi, in the east, to reach Bucharest in the autumn, like every year. (translation by L. Simion)

  • May 18, 2019 UPDATE

    May 18, 2019 UPDATE

    NATO The North-Atlantic Alliances largest communications exercise Steadfast Cobalt 2019 begins on Sunday in Otopeni, near Bucharest. Taking part are over 1,200 Romanian and foreign military from 35 NATO IT&C structures, the Romanian Defence Ministry announces in a news release. Scheduled to conclude on June 2, Steadfast Cobalt 2019 is aimed at the joint training of troops in the provision of multinational support in NATO operations and at practicing the standard procedures required in order to ensure the interoperability of NATO human and technical resources.




    CYBER-CRIME The EU member states have adopted a mechanism enabling them to punish individuals or entities from outside the bloc that commit cyber attacks. It is for the first time that the EU responds to cyber attacks in this form. Under the new mechanism, Brussels will be able to introduce travel restrictions and to freeze the assets and accounts of suspected offenders.





    JOBS Rome is hosting until Sunday a job fair for the Romanians who seek to return to their home country. The executive president of the organising association, Casa România, Dorin Coman, explains that the project took shape after the organisation found out that Romania lacks 250,000 workers in constructions alone. According to him, an objective is to help Romanians come back home, to find accurate information about the developments in the country, about the jobs available and the salary level. Taking part in the fair are many Romanian companies, operating especially in the field of constructions. According to the Italian Statistical Institute, nearly 1.2 million Romanians were living in Italy in 2018.




    TRADE FAIR Romanian furniture producers are taking part for the 2nd consecutive year in the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York – ICFF, an American global design platform. Between May 19 and 22, Romanian companies will president their products alongside more than 900 other participants from 72 countries. The Romanian pavilion is organised by the Ministry for the business environment, trade and entrepreneurship, jointly with the Romanian Furniture Producer Association. According to the Ministry, in last years edition the quality, the environment-friendly raw materials used, the innovative finishing and diversity of styles brought Romanian producers contracts of around 1 million UDS.




    HANDBALL The mens handball team CSM Bucharest Saturday won the Challenge Cup, defeating the Portuguese side Madeira Andebol SAD in the decisive leg of the finals, 26-20. In the first leg, in Portugal, the 2 teams had drawn, 22-22. Challenge Cup is the 3rd-tier inter-club competition in Europe. The current Cup holders are Potaissa Turda, from north-western Romania. Another 3 Romanian teams have also won the trophy so far: CSA Steaua Bucharest (in 2006), CS UCM Reşiţa (in 2007, 2008, 2009) and HC Odorheiu Secuiesc (in 2015), while CSU Bucovina Suceava was a finalist in 2009. In womens handball, CSM Bucureşti was kicked out from the Champions League quarter-finals by the French team Metz, after having qualified into the so-called Final Four for the past 3 years, and after having won the trophy in 2016.



    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

  • March 16, 2017 UPDATE

    March 16, 2017 UPDATE

    ARCTIC ULTRA – The Romanian Tiberiu Useriu, aged 44, last night won, for the third time in a row, the 6633 Arctic Ultra, the most difficult marathon in the world, organized in the polar circle area. The race started on March 8th, and Tiberiu Useriu managed to conclude it after 7 days and 5 hours. Another three Romanians participated in the marathon: Avram Iancu, the first Romanian to swim the English Channel, and also Florentina Iofcea and Polgar Levente. Unfortunately, all three of them had to pull out before the end of the race.




    IMF – Jaewoo Lee, the head of the IMF Mission for Romania, together with Alejandro Hajdenberg, the Resident Representative for Romania, Friday presented the findings of the visit the IMF experts paid to Romania for a week. The IMF says without a change in the current policies, Romanias economic growth will be increasingly fragile, and recommends a balanced mix of monetary and fiscal policies. The institution also recommends increased efficiency in spending by prioritising major investment projects, increasing EU fund absorption and enforcing the fiscal responsibility law. During the meetings with Romanian officials, the IMF experts emphasised the importance of improving budget collection and of keeping public spending within sustainable limits. Bucharest does not have a financing agreement at present, but the international financial institution assesses the state of the Romanian economy on an annual basis, and its experts have come to Romania for the annual consultations, an exercise that all member states must undergo.




    EDUCATION – Over 100 universities and education institutions in 18 countries will be represented on Saturday and Sunday in Bucharest in the 22nd Romanian International University Fair (RIUF). According to the organisers, attending will be institutions from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Romania, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland, the USA, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Greece, and Bulgaria. Visitors will be able to get information on tuition-free education options in Scandinavian countries, as well as on a 3,000,000 euro grant fund for BA and MA programmes offered by institutions in Britain, the Netherlands and Germany. The fairs YouForum section comprises over 30 workshops, panel discussions and presentations. The topics approached during the 2 days will include online marketing, branding, gaming, IT, architecture, non-formal education and technology.




    ARTEFACTS – The office of the Prosecutor General of Romania Friday announced that 164 ancient coins, of which 20 Koson-type Dacian coins stolen from the Orastie archaeology site, were recovered following searches conducted in Austria and Germania. According to a news release issued on Friday, the criminal justice division with the Prosecutors Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice is investigating a case of money laundering and aiding and abetting aggravated theft, involving items from the Romanian national cultural heritage: bracelets, coins, shields and other artefacts stolen from the Orastie Mountains sites and illegally sold in the international market. With support from Eurojust, Romanian officers from the Cultural Heritage Protection Service worked together with relevant judicial authorities from Austria and Germany a large-scale international operation conducted in February – March this year.




    SALISBURY ATTACK – British police Friday announced opening an investigation into the murder of Russian Nikholai Glushkov, a close friend of oligarch Boris Berezovsky, found dead earlier this week at his home in London. Previously, authorities announced that, in the wake of the poisoning of the Russian former double agent Sergey Skripal and of his daughter in Salisbury, police would resume inquiries into a number of deaths that have occurred in Britain over the past few years. The UK, Germany, France and the US issued a joint statement arguing that Russias involvement was the only plausible explanation for the incident. On the other hand, Moscow dismissed the allegations as groundless. The Salisbury attack will be the main topic of a meeting between the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, in Brussels on Monday. Stoltenberg says the incident is evidence of Moscows years-long reckless conduct.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

  • March 16, 2017 UPDATE

    March 16, 2017 UPDATE

    ARCTIC ULTRA – The Romanian Tiberiu Useriu, aged 44, last night won, for the third time in a row, the 6633 Arctic Ultra, the most difficult marathon in the world, organized in the polar circle area. The race started on March 8th, and Tiberiu Useriu managed to conclude it after 7 days and 5 hours. Another three Romanians participated in the marathon: Avram Iancu, the first Romanian to swim the English Channel, and also Florentina Iofcea and Polgar Levente. Unfortunately, all three of them had to pull out before the end of the race.




    IMF – Jaewoo Lee, the head of the IMF Mission for Romania, together with Alejandro Hajdenberg, the Resident Representative for Romania, Friday presented the findings of the visit the IMF experts paid to Romania for a week. The IMF says without a change in the current policies, Romanias economic growth will be increasingly fragile, and recommends a balanced mix of monetary and fiscal policies. The institution also recommends increased efficiency in spending by prioritising major investment projects, increasing EU fund absorption and enforcing the fiscal responsibility law. During the meetings with Romanian officials, the IMF experts emphasised the importance of improving budget collection and of keeping public spending within sustainable limits. Bucharest does not have a financing agreement at present, but the international financial institution assesses the state of the Romanian economy on an annual basis, and its experts have come to Romania for the annual consultations, an exercise that all member states must undergo.




    EDUCATION – Over 100 universities and education institutions in 18 countries will be represented on Saturday and Sunday in Bucharest in the 22nd Romanian International University Fair (RIUF). According to the organisers, attending will be institutions from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Romania, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland, the USA, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Greece, and Bulgaria. Visitors will be able to get information on tuition-free education options in Scandinavian countries, as well as on a 3,000,000 euro grant fund for BA and MA programmes offered by institutions in Britain, the Netherlands and Germany. The fairs YouForum section comprises over 30 workshops, panel discussions and presentations. The topics approached during the 2 days will include online marketing, branding, gaming, IT, architecture, non-formal education and technology.




    ARTEFACTS – The office of the Prosecutor General of Romania Friday announced that 164 ancient coins, of which 20 Koson-type Dacian coins stolen from the Orastie archaeology site, were recovered following searches conducted in Austria and Germania. According to a news release issued on Friday, the criminal justice division with the Prosecutors Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice is investigating a case of money laundering and aiding and abetting aggravated theft, involving items from the Romanian national cultural heritage: bracelets, coins, shields and other artefacts stolen from the Orastie Mountains sites and illegally sold in the international market. With support from Eurojust, Romanian officers from the Cultural Heritage Protection Service worked together with relevant judicial authorities from Austria and Germany a large-scale international operation conducted in February – March this year.




    SALISBURY ATTACK – British police Friday announced opening an investigation into the murder of Russian Nikholai Glushkov, a close friend of oligarch Boris Berezovsky, found dead earlier this week at his home in London. Previously, authorities announced that, in the wake of the poisoning of the Russian former double agent Sergey Skripal and of his daughter in Salisbury, police would resume inquiries into a number of deaths that have occurred in Britain over the past few years. The UK, Germany, France and the US issued a joint statement arguing that Russias involvement was the only plausible explanation for the incident. On the other hand, Moscow dismissed the allegations as groundless. The Salisbury attack will be the main topic of a meeting between the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, in Brussels on Monday. Stoltenberg says the incident is evidence of Moscows years-long reckless conduct.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

  • February 24, 2014

    February 24, 2014

    PROTESTS – Around 100 people Friday picketed the Government headquarters, protesting against the leftist Social Democratic Party in power and against its Justice Minister, Tudorel Toader. It was the second night of protests since Toader announced he formally asked for the dismissal of the chief prosecutor of the National Anti-corruption Directorate, Laura Codruţa Kovesi. In a report covering the activity of the institution between February 2017 and February 2018, Minister Toader criticised Mrs. Kovesi for an excessively authoritarian management style, her involvement in cases investigated by the Directorate and the failure to investigate prosecutors suspected of abuse. The Justice Minister also claimed the DNA chief defied Parliament and challenged rulings made by the Constitutional Court. The request for dismissal has been forwarded to the Superior Council of Magistracy, which must be consulted on the matter, but the decision is in the hands of President Iohannis. On Friday President Klaus Iohannis reiterated his support for Laura Codruţa Kövesi. Backed by the parliamentary majority, made up of the Social Democrats and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Romania, Toaders report was strongly criticised by the right-wing opposition.




    GRECO – The Romanian Justice Minister, Tudorel Toader, this week had a meeting in Bucharest with a delegation of the Group of States against Corruption – GRECO, which traveled to Romania for an emergency assessment of the new justice laws in respect of the fight against corruption. The talks focused on the amendments to the justice laws and the practical consequences that they may have on the judiciary. The GRECO team also had meetings with representatives of other governmental agencies, the legislative power and the judiciary, as well as of relevant NGOs. GRECO said, at the end of the talks in Bucharest, that those in charge of investigating, prosecuting and trying corruption offences should benefit from adequate independence and autonomy, including in terms of disciplinary mechanisms. The delegation recommended that Bucharest requested the opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the planned judicial reform.




    EDUCATION – Over 70 foreign education institutions are attending this weekend the 28th World Education Fair in Bucharest. Last year over 6,000 young Romanians chose to further their education abroad. Most of them went to Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Spain.




    EU FUNDING – EU funding, particularly the cohesion and the agriculture funds, might be lowered by up to 15% in the next EU multi-annual budget, beginning 2020 when the UK will no longer be a member. The announcement was made by the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday, at the end of an informal meeting of EU leaders. He added that 15 out of 27 member states were willing to raise their national contributions to the common budget. President Klaus Iohannis said at the meeting that Romania was open to the idea of contributing more than 1.1% of the GDP instead of 1%, so that the current levels of the cohesion and Common Agricultural Policy funding be maintained, which countries like Romania need in order to bridge the gaps in social and economic development compared to Western Europe. EU leaders have agreed that the Union must spend more on defence and security, for the Erasmus education programme and for curbing illegal migration. The President of the European Council Donald Tusk has announced that EU leaders are willing to step up negotiations on the next multi-annual financial framework, but that an agreement is unlikely to be reached this year.





    MILITARY – The Kandahar military base in southern Afghanistan has today hosted a ceremony to transfer authority from the Romanian Battalion 280 Infantry, Fearless Hearts, to Battalion 30 Mountain Troops, the Carpathian Eagles. For one month, the members of the two task forces conducted joint missions to enable the Mountain Troops to take over each segment of the theatre of operations. Among other things, the Romanian military are conducting land patrol missions on an area of 1,200 sq km, assisted by drones operated by the American partners and working together with the Afghan forces. Kandahar is Afghanistans second-largest town after the capital city Kabul. The area managed by the Romanian troops is densely populated, and threats are significant, the Radio Romania envoy reports. Analysts expect this summers parliamentary election to strengthen the Taliban presence in the region. A suicide attack by the Islamic State group in Kabul has killed 3 and wounded 5 people today.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

  • February 24, 2014

    February 24, 2014

    PROTESTS – Around 100 people Friday picketed the Government headquarters, protesting against the leftist Social Democratic Party in power and against its Justice Minister, Tudorel Toader. It was the second night of protests since Toader announced he formally asked for the dismissal of the chief prosecutor of the National Anti-corruption Directorate, Laura Codruţa Kovesi. In a report covering the activity of the institution between February 2017 and February 2018, Minister Toader criticised Mrs. Kovesi for an excessively authoritarian management style, her involvement in cases investigated by the Directorate and the failure to investigate prosecutors suspected of abuse. The Justice Minister also claimed the DNA chief defied Parliament and challenged rulings made by the Constitutional Court. The request for dismissal has been forwarded to the Superior Council of Magistracy, which must be consulted on the matter, but the decision is in the hands of President Iohannis. On Friday President Klaus Iohannis reiterated his support for Laura Codruţa Kövesi. Backed by the parliamentary majority, made up of the Social Democrats and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Romania, Toaders report was strongly criticised by the right-wing opposition.




    GRECO – The Romanian Justice Minister, Tudorel Toader, this week had a meeting in Bucharest with a delegation of the Group of States against Corruption – GRECO, which traveled to Romania for an emergency assessment of the new justice laws in respect of the fight against corruption. The talks focused on the amendments to the justice laws and the practical consequences that they may have on the judiciary. The GRECO team also had meetings with representatives of other governmental agencies, the legislative power and the judiciary, as well as of relevant NGOs. GRECO said, at the end of the talks in Bucharest, that those in charge of investigating, prosecuting and trying corruption offences should benefit from adequate independence and autonomy, including in terms of disciplinary mechanisms. The delegation recommended that Bucharest requested the opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the planned judicial reform.




    EDUCATION – Over 70 foreign education institutions are attending this weekend the 28th World Education Fair in Bucharest. Last year over 6,000 young Romanians chose to further their education abroad. Most of them went to Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Spain.




    EU FUNDING – EU funding, particularly the cohesion and the agriculture funds, might be lowered by up to 15% in the next EU multi-annual budget, beginning 2020 when the UK will no longer be a member. The announcement was made by the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday, at the end of an informal meeting of EU leaders. He added that 15 out of 27 member states were willing to raise their national contributions to the common budget. President Klaus Iohannis said at the meeting that Romania was open to the idea of contributing more than 1.1% of the GDP instead of 1%, so that the current levels of the cohesion and Common Agricultural Policy funding be maintained, which countries like Romania need in order to bridge the gaps in social and economic development compared to Western Europe. EU leaders have agreed that the Union must spend more on defence and security, for the Erasmus education programme and for curbing illegal migration. The President of the European Council Donald Tusk has announced that EU leaders are willing to step up negotiations on the next multi-annual financial framework, but that an agreement is unlikely to be reached this year.





    MILITARY – The Kandahar military base in southern Afghanistan has today hosted a ceremony to transfer authority from the Romanian Battalion 280 Infantry, Fearless Hearts, to Battalion 30 Mountain Troops, the Carpathian Eagles. For one month, the members of the two task forces conducted joint missions to enable the Mountain Troops to take over each segment of the theatre of operations. Among other things, the Romanian military are conducting land patrol missions on an area of 1,200 sq km, assisted by drones operated by the American partners and working together with the Afghan forces. Kandahar is Afghanistans second-largest town after the capital city Kabul. The area managed by the Romanian troops is densely populated, and threats are significant, the Radio Romania envoy reports. Analysts expect this summers parliamentary election to strengthen the Taliban presence in the region. A suicide attack by the Islamic State group in Kabul has killed 3 and wounded 5 people today.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

  • Femeile şi antreprenoriatul responsabil

    Femeile şi antreprenoriatul responsabil

    În UE, femeile din
    România sunt cele mai dornice să-şi deschidă propriile afaceri. Este concluzia
    unor statistici recente potrivit cărora aproape o treime dintre femeile din România intenţionează
    să înceapă o afacere în următorii trei ani în comparaţie cu Italia, unde doar 11% dintre femeile intervievate au spus
    că analizează înfiinţarea unei afaceri, dar şi cu Germania, Spania şi Belgia,
    unde procentajul coboară spre 8%. Cu toate acestea, teama de eşec le împiedică
    pe jumătate dintre romance să-şi realizeze visul. Un proiect recent,
    implementat cu ajutorul unei finanţări europene prin POSDRU (Programul Operaţional
    Sectorial Dezvoltarea Resurselor Umane), le-a venit în ajutor celor care
    cochetau cu ideea antreprenoriatului, dar n-o puneau în practică fie din lipsa
    curajului, fie din lipsa informaţiilor. Aşadar, în cadrul programului Femei
    active pentru integritate şi responsabilitate (FAIR), au fost organizate
    cursuri de formare profesională pentru şomere precum şi cursuri de
    antreprenoriat. Impactul a fost atât de mare încât organizatorii au primit un
    număr mult mai mare de cursanţi decât cel prevăzut iniţial, după cum subliniază
    Ştefania
    Cojocaru, directoarea Centrului de formare al Universităţii Spiru Haret, unul
    dintre partenerii proiectului: A fost un proiect frumos şi interesant care a pornit cu 450 de persoane
    în grupul-ţintă şi care, la final, a ajuns la un grup-ţintă de 943 de persoane.
    Deci a fost un proiect care şi-a depăşit indicatorii şi unul dedicat femeilor.
    Dublarea grupului-ţinţă a fost impusă de cererile de înscriere la curs. Eu sunt
    mândră de femeile care au participat la program, în special de cele care au
    iniţiat o afacere.


    Iniţiatorul proiectului FAIR a fost Asociaţia Română de
    Transparenţă (Transparency International Romania) care, şi în acest mod,
    combate inegalitatea de şanse şi corupţia. Victor Alistar, managerul de proiect: Apare întrebarea de ce
    Transparency International participă la un proiect POSDRU dedicat eliminării
    stereotipurilor de gen şi promovării antreprenoriatului feminin. Pentru că
    Barometrul Global asupra Corupţiei ne arată că, în ceea ce priveşte răspunsurile
    femeilor la întrebările legate de disponibilitatea de a participa la fenomene
    legate de corupţie, respondentele au o rată mai scăzută de implicare. Pentru că
    în cadrul tuturor barometrelor sociale atunci când se vorbeşte de promotorii valorilor în
    familie, în prim-plan apar femeile. Când ne referim la discriminările de pe
    piaţa forţei de muncă, vom vedea că avem câţiva indicatori majori şi anume:
    persoanele din mediu rural – unde există subdezvoltare economică -, persoanele
    care au peste 45 de ani şi femeile. Prin urmare, ne-am zis că putem dezvolta
    proiecte de antreprenoriat pentru femei, bazate însă pe un model de integritate
    care face orice iniţiativă mai rezistentă. Dacă alegi un curs de antreprenoriat
    integru, reuşeşti să ştii mai bine decât alte micro-întreprinderi cum să te
    fereşti de riscul de a fi supus presiunii de către inspecţiile administrative.

    În afara cursurilor, organizatorii au avut în vedere şi
    partea de sustenabilitate a proiectului FAIR şi au iniţiat şi un concurs
    pentru proiecte de afaceri aflate la început de drum. Victor Alistar:
    Ulterior, tot pe acest tronson de intervenţie
    antreprenorială, am organizat un concurs pentru sortarea unor start-up-uri,
    astfel încât să rămână şi ceva concret în urma proiectului. Trecând de
    investiţia în oameni, care s-a făcut prin formarea resurselor umane, e
    important să rămână şi nişte modele care să se ruleze. Unele dintre ele vor
    avea succes şi peste 5 ani, le vom vedea considerate nişte modele în domeniile
    lor. Altele vor întâmpina, poate, dificultăţi şi se vor dezvolta mai greu.
    Important era ca printre participanţii la proiect să existe preocuparea pentru
    soluţii, să-şi pună problema şi să participe la concurs. Noi, cei din echipa proiectului, ne-am pus întotdeauna problema ce
    rămâne după. Probabil şi din cauza asta, percepţia grupului-ţintă n-a fost că
    participă la o bifare de genul ei se fac că predau, noi ne facem că învăţăm.


    Printre cele care chiar
    au învăţat ce li s-a predat, au fost şi câştigătoarele acestui concurs. Să o
    ascultăm pe una din ele: Am
    câştigat cu un plan de afacere al unui salon de înfrumuseţare şi sunt foarte
    mândră că am reuşit. Nu plănuisem să fac aşa ceva, deşi de mult timp visam să
    am o afacere proprie. Nu am avut nici curaj, nici indicaţiile necesare. Dar
    programul acesta m-a ajutat foarte mult în acest sens.


    Şi cursurile de lucrător comercial au fost apreciate,
    după cum ne-a spus o altă participantă la proiectul FAIR: Pentru mine, această experienţă a fost uimitoare. Înainte
    să vin la curs, credeam că nu-i mare lucru să fii lucrător în comerţ. Dar pe
    parcursul cursului mi-am schimbat
    părerea. Lucrător în comerţ înseamnă mult mai mult decât să saluţi şi să
    serveşti clientul. Este, de fapt, o meserie foarte complexă şi foarte plăcută.
    Partea de antreprenoriat nu-mi era necunoscută, dar cursul m-a ajutat să-mi pun
    ideile în ordine şi să-mi construiesc afacerea şi să-mi realizez visul de a fi
    eu şefa mea în locul ca altcineva să fie şeful meu.



    Un alt obiectiv al
    proiectului a fost înfiinţarea unui Centru de Antreprenoriat Feminin Integru,
    gestionat de Universitatea Spiru Haret, şi destinat, printre altele,
    încurajării femeilor care vor să-şi deschidă propria afacere.