“Danubius” University of Galați is co-organizing partner of the 2021 World LUMEN Congress (WLC2021) which will be held between May 26 and May 30, in Iași, Romania.

World LUMEN Congress will explore new approaches in the social and in the humanistic fields through its anniversary theme “Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty”, by bringing together international academics, practitioners and experts.

This edition of World LUMEN Congress continues the first edition that was held in 2016, at the 15th LUMEN Anniversary. Therefore, World LUMEN Congress WLC2021 will continue to focus on the interferences between the new theoretical approaches and the social and educational practice, taking into account the need for an ethical resizing of social action.

The event will take place online.

We invite the Danubian community as well as our partners to follow the link of the congress for more details on how to attend this international scientific event: https://lumenconference.com/wlc2021/organizers/.

The first winner of the “BE DANUBIUS AMBASSADOR!” SWEEPSTAKE is Daria Iftode, first year student at CIRF, Psychology Department, who told us that she decided to sign up “with the purpose of increasing her interaction with the Danubian team. I am proud to be a student at Danubiu University especially due to the faculty whose professionalism and dedication amaze us at every given lecture or seminar. Even if the times we live in don’t allow us to have a proper student life, I made lots of friends through the Students’ League and I was given the opportunity to meet colleagues from other departments, both freshmen and seniors. I invite you to enroll at Danubius University for a modern, top-quality education but also for a student life that can be lived in the fast lane even during the pandemics.”

The next winner will be drawn on April 29!

We invite you to sign up at the following link: https://www.univ-danubius.ro/tombola

Friday, April 23, “Danubius” University marks, for the second year in a row, “World Book and Copyright Day” through a homonym event hosted by the institution’s Library.

The discussions are due to start at 10 AM, with the following guests: Professor Cristinel Munteanu, Ph.D., Associate Professor Gheorghe Lateș, Ph.D and Associate Professor Alina Cheșcă, Ph.D.. Moderator of the event – Mirela Tarbă, Director of the “Danubius” University Library.

“Every year, this event takes place on April 23, on St. George’s day. We are at the second edition and we try to offer the Library another status than the one of a book depository. The debate will be centered on what the reader means and how they relate to different types of texts which they understand as they are able to” said Associate Professor Lateș.

On this occasion, “Danubius” University Book Club will be launched as a project initiated by Associate Professor Gheorghe Lateș.

We know you are all special, intelligent youngsters, with strong personalities. We hereby offer you a new setting for you to express, affirm and confirm your discursive abilities. A setting in which your opinions are more valuable than your teachers’. We have the pleasure to announce the opening of “Danubius” Debate Club, the Danubian club for academic debates, where teams will fight in the World of ideas and argumentation on important topics nowadays, under the following tagline: “Cogito, ergo sum”.

This initiative is consistent with the mission and the values promoted by the Danubian community, both institutionally and by the four faculties: innovation, excellence, respect, open, truth, entrepreneurial, efficient communication, competiveness. At the same time, the initiative takes into consideration the fact that your majors include lectures like “The art of debate and argumentation”, “Critical thinking”, “Ethics“, “The spokesperson’s institution” or “The international protection of human rights”. 

Why would you take part in an academic debate?

• It develops your communication abilities;
• It helps you gather information and adds up to your trivia;
• It stimulates critical thinking;
• Increases your chances at getting a better job;
• The adrenalin of reasoned and time-measured speech during matches helps you overcome the emotional barriers inherent to public speaking, speaking up one’s mind and to the anxiety of being rejected because of having different opinions than others etc..
• Enhances your team spirit and your creativity.

The first match within “Danubius” Debate Club will take place online, on the Danubius platform, Tuesday 16 of March, at 2 PM. For starters, two teams of students from the Faculty of Communication and International Relations will get into debate.

Organization and deployment:

There will be four-student teams.

• They will sign up to argue for or against a topic (motion) and will subsequently team up.
• One team will be confirmatory (for) and the other one – negative (against).
• There will be two captains – conclusive members (they will also have the final word).
• The members of the teams will talk in turns, consecutively. First, the opponents’ claim will be negated and then the personal claim will be shared.
• The motions (debate topics) will be announced at least two weeks before every match.
• The debates will be juried by referees (University faculty).
• They will give the following points: 1 or 0,5 points for a claim and 1 or 0,5 points for negating the opponent’s claim.
• To gain the points, each debater will have to abide by the criteria of clarity, pertinence, time and to avoid personal attack – the confrontation will be centered on claims.
• Matches will take one hour each.
• Talking time will be of maximum 3 minutes/ person; conclusive speech – maximum 5 minutes.
• Time for thought – maximum 3 minutes
• Both teams will be rewarded!

For the first debate within “Danubius” Debate Club we put forward the following motion (topic): “Anti-Covid 19 Vaccination”.

Senior Lecturer Petra Alina Marinescu, Ph.D., project initiator and referee of the first match awaits for your registration to argue for or against the given topic, until Monday 8 of March, at the e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at the following telephone number: 0740 303 810.

Subsequently, the teams will be announced in order for the students to get into contact and prepare the debate strategy.

All of you who want to virtually witness are welcome. We encourage the supporters of the two teams to sign up. Pay attention to the fact that places are limited!

Best of luck in tackling the claims!