Program 2024

7:00 pm – Welcome and official opening of the 9th Forum in Suceava.
               Location: Suceava County Hall.

Strengthening community through migration

09.30 am – Participant registration & coffee

10.00 am – Welcome by the ‘Stefan cell Mare University’ and ‘ADR-Vlaanderen’

10.15 am – Keynote lectures
     – Role of Universities in Community Development, Prof. Dr. Mihai Dimian, Rector USV
     – Community Booster, Patrick Van den Nieuwenhof
     – International migration and return in Romania: recent trends and effects, Prof. Dr. Monica Roman
     – Keynote speech, Prof. Sebastian Bruque

12.00 pm – Information market of projects and organizations
     Themes and topics related local and national collaborations
          – ADR Tourism,
          – Bucovina Tourism Information
          – Bicycle immersion trips in Romania
          – USV
          – The Open Network
          – Sponsors of the Forum

12.30 pm – Sandwiches & networking

01.30 pm – Parallel sessions – presentation panels
     ADR-Vlaanderen
          – ADR-P1: Migration and integration policy
     USV
          – USV-P1: Strategies during digital transformation to make progress to sustainable development

02.30 pm – Parallel sessions – Presentations Continued

    ADR-Vlaanderen
          – ADR-P2: Binding and bridging – Minorities
     USV
          – USV-P2: Topic to be added later

03.00 pm – Coffee break

03.30 pm – Parallel sessions – Thematic Panels
     ADR-Vlaanderen
          – ADR-T1: Caring neighborhoods
          – ADR-T2: Resilient villages, Church communities / Canon of Flanders
     USV
          – USV-T1: Economy, Trade, Services
          – USV-T2: The Belgian Presidency Councel of the European Union
          – USV-T3: Management and business administration
          – USV-T4: Accounting, Finances
          – USV-T5: Regional development through heritage and tourism
          Session for students:
          – USV-T6: European Economy- Present and future

04.30 pm – Parallel sessions – Thematic Panels Continued
     ADR-Vlaanderen
          – ADR-T3: Learning networks
          – ADR-T4: Cross-border / Romania – Moldova – Ukaine     

5:30 pm – Completion of parallel sessions

7.00 pm – Company visit followed by networking drink

10:00 am – Cultural heritage
     Gather at the Stefan cel Mare University

11:00 am – Heritage as Innovation
     Visit to various social projects in Suceava
          – Monasteries in Bucovina
          – USV projects cultural heritage 
     Lunch will be offered in the places visited.

07:00 pm – Closing Remarks

07:10 pm dinner in hotel Metropolitan Suceava with summary about the visits made

10:00 am – Activity organized by AGLT (federation of local youth groups in Romania).

04:00 pm – Trip & visit to Hantesti