RESEARCH & KNOWLEDGE
Study Centers
The “Vasile Goldiș” Western University of Arad hosts study and research centers with national and international activity, established from academic conviction and the real needs of the community.
The “Vasile Goldiș” Western University of Arad hosts study and research centers with national and international activity, established from academic conviction and the real needs of the community.
Study Centers
The Center for Socio-Human Research continues the activity of the Center for Social, Administrative, and Public Opinion Polling Research, established in 2000. Its mission is to develop research in the humanities and social sciences, stimulate high-performance research activities among teaching staff, master’s students, and doctoral students, and disseminate research through specialized journals and professional training activities.
CSU promotes creativity and partnerships with universities and specialized institutions at national and international levels.
Objectives
History of the Center
At the end of March 2004, the Center for Jewish Studies was opened, as part of the Institute for Studies and Research “Vasile Goldiș”. It was the first center for Jewish studies established within a private educational institution in Romania.
The establishment of the Center responded to significant shifts in collective mindsets in the contemporary era—a new convergence between Judaism and Christianity, embraced by the major Churches of the world, and the need to reassess Jewish culture in the context of recognizing the breadth of the history of the Jewish people.
The opening was honored by the presence of H.E. Rodica Radian Gordon, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Romania, the Rector, Prof. Dr. Aurel Ardelean, the presidents of the Jewish Communities in the western part of the country, as well as representatives of the academic community and local authorities.
The Center’s initiative also aligns with the Ministry of Education’s tendency to support research focused on crucial topics of contemporary history, including the study of the Holocaust.
Tribunul Dobra St., No. 10, Arad Friedrich Schiller German Studies Center
Established in 2006, German language, culture and civilization
The Center was established in 2006, following the Collaboration Agreement signed in November 2005 between the University of Wiesbaden and UVVG Arad. Inaugurated during the “Arad Academic Days,” the Center addressed a real need: the study of the German language at an academic level in an area with a consolidated pro-German tradition. The German partnership resulted in the provision of multimedia equipment, specialized bibliography, interactive courses, the Brockhaus collection, and dictionaries in electronic format.
Main Activities
International Partners
The Center for Didactics and Continuing Education, coordinated by Mr. Octavian Mândruț, develops a line of educational innovation focused on current issues in pre-university education: competency-based instruction, curriculum design in the context of key competencies, the supradisciplinary and transdisciplinary dimensions of the instructional process, competency assessment, the use of instructional resources, and innovative elements in the field of didactics across levels and disciplinary fields.
The Center periodically publishes volumes focused on competency development, printed by Vasile Goldiș University Press Arad.
Publications
The Centre for Bioethics and Social Studies was founded in 2013 by the Rector, Prof. Dr. Coralia Cotoraci, in partnership with the University of Padua, Italy—one of the first centres of its kind in Romania. It operates on a self-financed, non-profit basis, in accordance with the UVVG Charter and the Organisation and Operation Regulations.
Mission. The Centre provides a framework for strengthening and facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration in the field of bioethics by designing and implementing research initiatives based on ethical issues arising from modern aspects of science and from social issues analysed through postmodern paradigms in the social and human sciences.
Purpose. We act as a contact centre for bioethical issues and provide an optimal framework for researchers, academic staff, and students who wish to collaborate on research and educational projects—at local, regional, national, and international level—in partnership with research centres and specialised institutions worldwide.
The Center for Research and Training in Logotherapy aims to develop research in the field of logotherapy, both from a theoretical perspective and from the standpoint of therapeutic applications. It offers specialized training sessions for professionals in medicine, psychotherapy, teaching, or personal support who wish to explore the potential of logotherapy in depth.
Scientific Committee
Main Research Areas
The Center for Legal Studies and Research “European Dimensions of Romanian Law” conducts research and dissemination activities in the field of law, with emphasis on the European perspectives of the Romanian legal system. The Center organizes scientific events and publishes specialized volumes within the framework of ongoing projects.
Scientific Committee
LOCAŢIE
CAMPUS Universitar „Vasile Goldis”, Corp C, Cam. C12
310048, Str. Liviu Rebreanu, Nr. 86, ARAD
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