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Project director Ana GUTU, Dean, Foreign Languages Department, FIUMMichael LOWE, Philip BOOBVER, Julia FRANZOU, Atsushi OTA, Douglas PAINE, of theFreedom Foundation, UKInternational course on Man, morality and freedom, June 25 – July 4, 1998, Calarasi, 30participantsProject director Valentina BODRUG, Psychology Department, SUMPierre BAQUE, to present the course and to participate in the conference related to theArts and the pedagogy of the ArtsProject director MAIA ROBU, senior lecturer, Pedagogical Department, PSUSessions, Scientific ConferencesConference on the Individual and the Civil Society: Semiotic Collisions, Chisinau, October6-11, 1998Project director Silvia HARNAU, lecturer at the AESM, Director of the Center of EconomicSemiotics of MoldovaParticipation of the PSU students in the Scientific Inter-university Conference in Comrat,May 4-5, 1998Project director Elena RATEEVA, Chief of the section of Bulgarian language, PSUGeographical Science in a Circle: Scientific Symposium, October 29, Chisinau, SUTProject director Valeriu FEDICO, lecturerScientific session on Dimitrie Cantemir – retrospectives of values and heuristic perspectives, Chisinau, October 30-31, 1998Project director Ludmila LAZAR, Dr. in Arts, Pro-rector for scientific and creative work, IASymposium: The end of the First World War and Romanian civilization – 80 yearsProject director Anatol PETRENCU, Prof., Dr. in Historical Sciences, President of the Association of Historians of the Republic of Moldova.Students’ Initiatives ProgramThe Program’s goal is to support extra-curricular student activities: research projects,seminars, student conferences, summer schools, research expeditions, student exchangefrom different institutions, and different forms of collaboration and cooperation amonginstitutions from Moldova and abroad. We also supported projects concerning the student’s social life, their work in scientific and interests groups, financial help for studentassociations, and formal and informal meetings. 29 projects were selected:Students’ Philosophy Symposium, May 11-14Marin DOLINTA, 5th year student, Philosophy and Psychological Department, SUMSeminars, round tables: Sensitizing Youth to environmental problems, April-May 1998Veaceslav VLADICESCU, 2nd year student, Environmental Department, SUMCEP Students’ Conference, XXIst Century: (Dis)Integrating Communities, Individuals andInstitutions, March 13-15, 1998, Cluj-NapocaJustine CONNOR, CEP lecturer, AESMRound table: Higher Education - Quo Vadis? The evaluation of the quality of teachingfrom a student perspective (with students of the University of Iasi), April 10-12, 1998Luciano POPA, 4th year student, FIUMScientific Conference of students evaluation and management of chemical risk, March 25,1998Nadejda ANDREEV, lecturer SUM9

10International Seminar Youth with disabilities and mass media, March 7-15, 1998, PragueNatalia-Maria BUGA, 1st year student, Foreign Languages Department, SUMThe evaluation of the social and a concluding round table of generalizations, April-May,1998Mariana MASCAUTAN, 4th year student, Sociology, SUMViolence in the family and its impact in mass media (a research project based on published articles)Otilia POJOGA, 5th year student, Journalism, SUMSociological survey on gender studies, organized with students of the SUM, 2 monthsVasile JARDAN, 4th year student, Psychology, SUMSociological survey Employment of Graduate Students of Economics and Management,Conference with students invited from Romania and UkraineOlimpia BAJAG, 5th year student, Management, AESMThe quality of professional knowledge of students of Young Psychologists surveys, withpublished results, round tablesNicolae BESLIU, 4th year student, Psychology, PSUStudents’ Level of awareness of the risk of the AIDS infection, 6 monthsMihai MELNIC, 3rd year student, SUMPModeling a situation of international negotiations, April – May 1998Renata COSTISANU, 3rd student, Economics, FIUMSocial technologies: Trust telephone for students (6 months)Maria CATAVEL, psychologist at the Ion Creanga LyceumInter-university Competition of reports in literary theory and science, April 23-24, 1998Viorel MARGINEANU, 5th year student, Philology, SUBValeriu Cupcea VII International Recital Competition, April 15-18Valentin BALAN, IAParticipants: 93 persons of Moldova and from abroadStudent exchange: Moldova-Sweden Youth for Europe: Intercultural exchange East-West,April 27-May 3, 1998, SwedenSorin HANGANU, 2nd year student, Law, SUMParticipants: 6 studentsStudent exchange: Moldova-Canada, College of Microelectronics of Chisinau and College of General Sciences of Montreal, (5 participants), May 4-June 27, 1998Student exchange: Moldova – the countries of the European Community, Summer University: Know Moldova!, July 24-August 7, 1998Participants: 20 students of EuropeInternship at the Academy of Arts of St. Petersburg for students of IA, (9 participants),June 10-24, 1998Radu IGNAT, 5th year student, IAParticipation at the International Summer University for Peace, July 14-31, 1998Georgeta CISLARU, Vitalie VOVC, students of the SUBCapitalizing on Heritage (customs and holidays traditions), ethnical and pedagogical practice of students of the PSU, August 17- September 3,1998Jeni NASTASE, Culture and Ethnicity History, Pedagogical Sciences, PSU

Workshop: Theory and practice of Art Therapy, April-May 1998Mircea BORDEAN, 4th year student, Psychology and Management, PSUSociological research: Particularities of ethnic attitudes and determining self- and heteroimage of Romanian students, November 1, 1998 - January 1, 1999Svetlana MARDARI, 2nd year student, Philosophy and Psychology, SUMSociological research Students about students, September 1, 1998 – January 15, 1999Alvina GROSU, lecturer, Psychology, SUMGeo-ecological expedition of students Evaluation of the environmental situation of the territory between the Nistru and Prut rivers (North part of Moldova), July 5-12, 1998Radu STRULEA, 2nd year student, Ecological Law, SUMInternship in Technological and Ecological chemistry, June 29 – July 14, 1998Maria GONTA, lecturer, Chemistry Chair, SUMModernization of the teaching process for History Department students through museuminternships, April 10 – May 20, 1998Victoria ZAPOROJANU, 3rd year student, History, SUMGrants for Young Faculty MembersThe program encouraged attracting young lecturers and graduate students into teaching,a process which works against the for young faculty members works against the “drain” ofyoung faculty members from higher education. Forty-four grants ( 229) were given on acompetitive basis, which was announced for all the disciplines without any restriction:SUMIgor CASU, lecturer, Universal Contemporary HistoryRodica URSU, lecturer, History of Culture and ReligionsSergiu CORSAC, lecturer, Mathematical AnalysisIgor CIALENCO, lecturer, Mathematical AnalysisAliona VITA, lecturer, PhilosophyAlvina GROSU, lecturer, Psychology and PedagogyIon GUMENII, lecturer, History of Culture and ReligionsPetru NEGURA, lecturer, Universal LiteratureIgor BERCU, lecturer, Algorithm Languages and ProgrammingVitalie GANCU, lecturer, Differential EquationsIna MORARU, lecturer, PsychologyAna BARSAN, lecturer, Physiology, Biochemistry and GeneticsSUBAurica GARABAJIU, lecturer, Economics and ManagementAliona COLIBABA, intern, English PhilologyAliona BOLIAC, intern, Romanian Language and LiteratureDorina BUTUCIOC, intern, Romanian Language and LiteratureNatalia LUNGU, intern, Applied Romanian LanguageZinaida RUMLEANSCAIA, intern, English PhilologyTatiana PASCARIUC, intern, French PhilologyElena ROTARI, intern, English PhilologyVitalie RUSU, intern, LawVeceslav PANZARI, lecturer assistant, LawVictor PALANCIUC, intern, LawOleg BONTEA, intern, LawAlexandru MARIT, lecturer assistant, LawOlesea RUDENCO, intern, LawSUTEduard COROPCEANU, lecturer assistant, ChemistryDumitru COZMA, lecturer, Mathematical AnalysisAnatolie PUTUNTICA, lecturer assistant, General Physical Geography11

12FIUMStelian MANIC, lecturer superior, HumanitiesTatiana GOLBAN, lecturer assistant, French Language and LiteratureAESMIuliana BALAN, lecturer assistant, Book-keeping and AuditVitalie CHIURCCIU, lecturer, Book-keepingPSUDaniela SAMBOTEANU, lecturer, General PsychologyVitalie POPESCU, lecturer, PsychologyMariana ZAGAIEVSCHI, lecturer assistant, PedagogyElena MARIN, lecturer, Pedagogy and PsychologyOctavian CODREANU, lecturer, ComputerIAIrina FILIP, lecturer, Applied Decorative ArtsTUMIgor CUCER, intern, Engineering and Management in Production SystemsSUMPRodica PASCAL, university assistant, General MedicineIon DUMBRAVEANU, assistant, Urology and Surgical NephrologyAla BARCA, assistant, PediatricsValentin BALTAG, assistant, GynecologyTransformation of the Higher Education Curriculum inMoldovaThe program supported the initiatives of university professors, researchers, and individual experts of developing analytical programs in the areas of Social Science and the Humanities.Grants ( 250) were offered to:Valentin ARAPU The Research of Historical DocumentsEduard BAIDAUS The History of the Middle AgesValeriu COZMA, VALENTINA COZMA Historical ResearchMihail BURUIANA International Economic LawIurie MALAI Introduction to PsychologyRomeo ROSCA Agrarian MarketingHigher Education in Moldova – Problems and PerspectivesSeminars and round tables continued on Transformations in the Higher Education System- Problems and Ways of Implementation, developed by the Educational Board, which aimto discuss modes of implementing reform in Higher Education.Within this program the International Seminar: the Admissions Process in Higher Education - the International Experience and the Reality of the Republic of Moldova, was held onOctober 15-16, 1998 at FIUM.Organizers: The Education Board of the Soros Foundation and MES, project director MihaiCERNENCO, FIUMParticipants: experts from Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Belgium, and Germany as well asrepresentatives of universities of Moldova.The papers were also published of the 1997 International Seminar: Evaluation of the Quality of the Higher Education.Informational Support for Humanities ChairsGrants were given for the development of Social Science and the Humanities chairs in theuniversities that do not work in this area, offering access to information through connection to the Internet and E-mail. The chairs benefited from improved facilities, materialsused in the teaching process as well as by a set of technical equipment (computer, printer

and copy machine).Humanizing the studying process in the field of Physical Sciences in higher educationThe chair of Social, Humanitarian and Methodological Disciplines of science, IPS, SUMProject director Corneliu POPOVICIModernization of the studying and teaching process of the History of Medieval and Modern Civilizations of Eastern and South – Eastern Europe, duration – 2 yearsProject director Pavel COCARLA, Medieval and Modern History, SUMOn-going ProjectsThe HESP Program supported projects of university curriculum reform, in highereducation institutions of Moldova.Introduction of a new specialization in the Ethnology of Ethnic Groups of the South ofMoldova in the curriculum, Culture of national minorities faculty, SUCProject director Svetlana CARA, lecturer, Bulgarian language chair, SUCSupplementary psychological and pedagogical instruction for young faculty members ofhigher education institutionsCouncil of Rectors of Moldova, project director Raisa TERESCIUC, lecturer, Psychologyand Pedagogy, SUMCreation of the Laboratory of Oral History at the History Department, PSUProject director Elena SISCANUCreation of the Center of Information and Projects’ Promotion at the TUMProject director Ion TIGHINEANU, pro-rector, TUMIn 1998 we continued to finance the projects in the transformation of the universitycurriculum approved in 1997, including:Laboratory of the Clinical Psychology of the Psychology Chair, SUMProject director Carolina PLATON, Doctor in Psychology, SUMThe planning and development of the basic psychological and pedagogical curriculumProject director Ludmila PAPUC, Doctor in Psychology and Pedagogy, PSUResearch Support SchemeResearch Support Scheme has the goal to support innovative research of individuals orgroups of researchers in the Social Sciences and the Humanities concerning issues ofCentral and Eastern Europe, Transcaucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia. In 1998 21 researchers were supported.Financing was continued for the following projects:Personnel of Social Work, SUB, project director Mihail SLEAHTITCHISummer Schools of the Central European University of BudapestZoia COJUHARI, Diana CHEIANU, Gender and Politics: Another Vision on Women, Familyand the StateDumitru UNGUREANU, Serghei BOCANIOV, Evaluation of the Impact on EnvironmentalDevelopment in Countries in TransitionEugenia BEJAN, Elena BOLGARINA, Libraries and InternetAlexandru TRIFAUTAN, Andrei CANTEMIR, Educational Reform – The Role of Researchers13

14Invisible College of Moldova(International HESP - Falanga Program)This program was started at the Soros Foundation Moldova in February 1996 in partnership with Open Society Institute and three universities in Chisinau as a special International HESP pilot-program. The Invisible College of Moldova aims to amplify the teachingand research processes in the field of Social Sciences. The College focuses on the fourdisciplines of political science, sociology, psychology, and philosophy.The main goal of the Program is to facilitate preparation of a core group of academics in the Social Sciences and a new generation of leaders for Moldova’s growingdemocracy.During 1998 about 120 persons were involved in the Invisible College, (80 students and 40professors.) The principal target of the Invisible College of Moldova are the most outstanding students in Social Sciences. They are selected by way of publicly advertised competitive exams. The teaching staff is recruited from the best professors of the higher educationestablishments and research institutes of Moldova. Additionally, visiting professors fromthe countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the European Community and the USA areinvolved in College activities. Visiting professors are an important aspect of the programas they bring new ideas, research and teaching practices otherwise unavailable in Moldova.At present the academic training and research work of the students occurs in the existingframework of specialized laboratories housed in following universities:Philosophy: SUM, #32 Gh. Casu str. room 210, Chisinau, MD 2025Sociology: SUM, #32 Gh. Casu str., room 201 A, Chisinau MD 2009;Political Science: FIUM, #52 Vlaicu Pircalab str., room 216, Chisinau MD 2012Psychology: PSU, #1 Ion Creanga str., room 60, Chisinau MD 2039.The program consists of several components, identified to address the following objectives:Tutorial ProgramsThe main format of the academic program consists of regular meetings between studentsand their professors/tutors. Every professor in the program is an adviser for 2-3 students.Each student at the beginning of the semester selects the topic of the research project.The topics are discussed and approved at the meeting of the College Senate.Professors involved in the Invisible College:Political Science LaboratoryMihai CERNENCO, Dr. in History, Head of Social Sciences Department, FIUMAla BELOSTECINIC, Dr. in Political Science, Associate Professor, Political Science Department,SUMNicolae CHIRTOACA, Senior Lecturer of Social Sciences Department, FIUMIgor KLIPII, Master’s Degree in Political Sciences, Head of the Information and AnalyticalCenter of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Senior Lecturer of Humanities, FIUMGheorghe COJOCARU, Dr. in History, Editor of the Arena Politicii magazine, Researcherat the ASMTutors-assistantsAla COJOCARU, Lecturer, APAMSociology LaboratoryValentin TURCAN, Dr. in Philosophy, Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Philosophy HistoryDepartment, SUMGheorghe CALCAI, Dr. in Philosophy, Chief of the Sociology Department, Institute of Philosophy, Law and Sociology, ASMLudmila MALCOCI, Dr. in Sociology, Scientific Researcher, Institute of Philosophy, Law andSociology, ASM, Assistant-professor of Mass-media and Communication Department, SUMAna PASCARU, Dr. in Philosophy, Senior Scientific Worker, Institute of Philosophy, Law and

Sociology, ASMTatiana SPATARU, Dr in Sociology, Senior Lecturer of Sociology Department, SUMTutors-assistantsDiana CHEIANU, Lecturer, post-graduate student, SUMEduard MIHAILOV, Centre of Analysis and Studies in Sociology, Political StudiesPsychology LaboratoryIon NEGURA, Dr. in Psychology, Head of General Psychology Department, PSULilian NEGURA, Master’s Degree in Psychology, General Psychology Department, PSUGrigore TAPU, Dr. in Psychology, Assistant Professor of Psychology, SUMIgor RACU, Ph.D. in Psychology, Dean of Psychology Department, PSUTatiana TURCHINA, Lecturer, post-graduate students, SUMTutors-assistantsIna MORARU, Lecturer, post-graduate student, SUMPhilosophy LaboratoryGheorghe BOBANA, Ph.D. in Philosophy, Head of Esthetics and History of Philosophy,Institute of Philosophy, Law and Sociology, ASMIon SARBU, Ph.D. in Philosophy, Professor of Social Sciences Department, FIUMEudochia SAHARNEANU, Dr. in Philosophy, Associate Professor, SUMGrigore VASILESCU, Dr. in Philosophy, Head of Philosophy Department, ASUVasile TAPOC, Dr. in Philosophy, Head of Philosophy Department, SUMTutors-assistantsVitalie POPA, Lecturer, post-graduate student, SUMAngela STAFII, Lecturer, post-graduate student, SUMComputer science Laboratory - 1Roza DUMBRAVEANU, Dr. in Physics and Mathematics, Computer Science, SUMEugen CAISIN, lecturer, Computer Science Department, SUMComputer Science Laboratory - 2Iurie GUZUN, Dr. in Technical Sciences, Assistant professor, Computer Science, PSUVisiting LecturersLaboratory coordinators and the academic adviser invite outstanding lecturers from abroadwith lectures or courses.Simon PETERMANNChair of Political Sciences Department, Liege University, Belgium: “The Europe of the Regions.”Helmuth WAGNERBerlin University, Germany: “New Geopolitical Centers in Asia.”Albert RINGELSTEINUSA, CEP lecturer: “The US Congress,” “Constitutional Law,” “Political Parties,” and “TheSupreme Court.”Paul deGREGORIOPolitical Sciences Department, Missouri University, USA: “Electoral Campaigns in the USA.”Mihai SORAPhilosophy Department, Bucharest University, Romania: “Euro-Atlantic Integration andOvercoming Differences.”Jean NOUZILLEUniversity of Strasbourg, France: “The Role of Germany in the Present Conditions of Central and Eastern Europe.”Traian STANCIULESCU15

16Alexandru I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania: “The Semiotics of Symbolic Language.”Nadia IMBROGNOUSA, CEP lecturer: “Contemporary Sociology,” and “Classical English Language.”Narcisa TAMBREA“Romania: special course“ for the School of Social StatisticsThomas SEBEOKDirector of the Center of Semiotics Studies, Indiana University at Bloomington, USA: “Semiotics—History and the Present.”Solomon MARCUSVice-president of the International Association of Semiotics Studies, USA: “Informationand Communication, Strategy and Negotiation in the Contemporary World.”Alexander LAGHAISweden, CEP lecturer: “The Sociology of Delinquency, Current Problems of ContemporaryPsychology.”Alexandru BOBOCMember of the Romanian Academy, Philosophy Department, Bucharest University: “Stylesand Orientations in Contemporary Philosophy.”Aurel CODOBANPhilosophy and History Department, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania: “Philosophy of reli

Invisible College of Moldova 14 Educational Advising Center 20 Scholarships 22 . at the International Seminar of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, May 9-17, 1998 . Ion BOSTAN, Rector, TUM Participation in the International Seminar: Chemistry in the community at the Drew Univer-sity, Madison, New Jersey, USA, July 12-17, 1998 .