An Introductory Lecture on the Philosophy of Alain Badiou

The LifeLong Learning Centre together with the Faculty of History and Philosophy - the Department of Systematic Philosophy, organized on the 10^th of October 2008 at the Club Casa Universitarilor the conference: An Introductory Lecture on the Philosophy of Alain Badiou.

Guest Speaker: dr. Chris Watkin, Cambridge University, UK

Christopher Watkin specializes in contemporary French literature and philosophy, with a particular interest in the relation between deconstruction and phenomenology and theological themes in continental thought. He has published work on Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Luc Nancy and Paul Ricœur.

Participants: 20 university staff and students

The National Codecs Congress

The National Codecs Congress - HR Vocational School – took place in Cluj-Napoca on the 4^th and the 5^th of September.

It was the first human resources congress organized in Romania and it aimed to tackle the hot issues in the field, as well as finding solutions for the challenges. The conference applied specifically to the HR experts, training and organizational development practitioners from Romania, challenging them to engage in dialog and to find solutions.
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A research made by Manpower (the largest international leasing company) showed that Romania is facing the greatest personnel crisis in the world.

The speakers were: David Simmons (University of Webminister), Steve Crabb (Strategic Adviser CIPD & Editor People Management Magazine), Monica Grigoriu (Coaching Guild Romania), Andreea Raghina (Organisational Advancement Manager, Timken), Marian Staş (President, Codecs for Leadership Foundation), Miguel Saralegui (HR Manager Tenaris Sicotub România) etc. photo: hotnews

Through speeches, interactive plenary or optional workshops, study cases, panel discussions, book launching (David Simmonds, Designing and Delivering Training) the conference achieved what Mrs. Roxana Mocanu called “ a social and professional dialog pointing out to the Romanian human capital, claiming the European active citizenship and ensuring the social cohesion and the adaptability and employment growth.” (Roxana Mocanu, HR Vocational School Director MBA CIPD Licentiate Member).

The Babes-Bolyai University was represented in the panel discussion by the President of the Academic Council, professor Şerban Agachi who underlined the importance of matching the formation offer (under graduate and graduate formation) to the actual market demands.

The conference distinguished as / proved to be a very well organized event. We congratulate the organizers for their initiative and for their 15 years hard work in the field!

http://www.hrvscongress.ro/