EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014
Programme RO14 - “Research within Priority Sectors”
International conference “Achievements and future steps”
10 December 2015
Venue: ……………………………………………………………………..
AGENDA
8.30 – 9.00
Registration and welcome coffee
9.00 – 9.30
Opening speech
Tudor PRISECARU, President of National Authority for Scientific Research
and Innovation
Overview of programme implementation
Anca GHINESCU, Programme RO 14 Coordinator
9.30 – 12.30
Dedicated plenary session: Roma population inclusion projects
1. The Ethnography of the prisoner's transition, Bucharest University
2. Less hate, more speech: An experimental and comparative study in
media and political elites' ability to nurture civil, tolerant, pro-democratic
citizens, "MEDIAN RESEARCH CENTRE" Foundation
3. Qualitative research on professional integration of vulnerable
categories, West University, Timisoara
4. The untold story. An oral history of the Roma people in Romania, Babes
Bolyai University, Cluj- Napoca
5. Early literacy in Roma children from Romania: predictors, literacy levels
and enhancement strategies, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj- Napoca
6. Cervical cancer control for Roma and other disadvantaged groups in
North-western region of Romania, OncologY Institute “Prof.dr.I.Chiricuta”,
Cluj-Napoca
7. Genetic epidemiology of cancer in Romania, “Carol Davila” University
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
Discussions (30 min)
12.30 – 14.00
Lunch Break
14.00 – 16.30
Parallel sessions
A. Projects financed under social science & humanities, environmental
protection & management domains
1. Historical population database of Transylvania 1850-1914, Babes Bolyai
University, Cluj- Napoca
2. Dcombat: a computerized preventative and therapeutic intervention
for depression, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj- Napoca
3. Monitoring human impact in show caves - a pilot project on monitoring
protocols and remediation techniques to be implemented in Romanian
show caves, ''Emil Racovita'' Speleology Institute
4. Forest response to climate change predicted from multicentury climate
proxy-records in the Carpathian region, "Stefan cel Mare" University,
Suceava
5. Remote sensing, model and in-situ data fusion for snowpack parameters
and related hazards in a climate change perspective, National
Administration for Meteorology RA
6. Towards a better protection of children against air pollution threats in the
urban areas of Romania, "Valahia" University, Targoviste
7. Engineering yeast and plants for heavy metal applications: from
bioremediation to bioextraction, Bucharest University
8. Applied research for sustainable development and economic growth
following the principles of geoconservation: supporting the Buzău land
UNESCO Geopark initiative, Institute for Geodynamics
Discussions (30 min)
B. Projects financed under health & food safety and renewable energy
domains
1. Navigation system for confocal laser endo-microscopy to improve
optical biopsy of peripheral lesions in the lungs, Craiova University
2. Improving food safety through the development and implementation
of active and biodegradable food packaging systems, "Petru Poni"
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
3. Development of a cost effective Romania-Norway joint plant-based
technology platform for production of vaccines against human
hepatitis viruses B (HBV) and C (HCV), Biochemistry Institute
4. Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for
safety and efficacy, National R&D Institute for Biological Sciences
5. Hepatocellular carcinoma stratification based on non-invasive
markers, Fundeni Clinical Institute
6.
Engineered group iii-n-(as) alloys and low-dimensional heterostructures
for high efficiency intermediate band solar cells, National R&D Institute
for Microtehnology – IMT Bucharest
7. Perovskites for photovoltaic efficient conversion technology, National
R&D Institute of Materials Physics, Bucharest
8. Upgrading and life cycle extensions of geothermal energetic pumps
and turbines by thermal spray process and multi composite
technology – Geotur, Metav – Research & development s.r.l.
Discussions (30 min)
17.00 – 17.30
Panel discussions and conclusions
17.30
End of conference
18.00 –19.00
Cocktail