Category: Good News
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Romania has conquered the fencing sport this year!
This has been the best year for Romanian fencing so far, Mihai Covaliu, the president of the Romanian Fencing Federation has declared for AGERPRES. The best result for this year has been the fact that Romania secured the second place at the Fencing World cup. The Romanian women’s team composed of Ana Maria Branza (Popescu),…
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Organizations get together to offer free meals for homeless on 16 December in Bucharest
On 16 December, between 01.00 p.pm and 03.00 p.m at Gara de Nord (Northern trainstation) in Bucharest, volunteers from Great Britain embassy and the United states embassy, the University of Sociology and Social assitance from Bucharest and Intercontinental hotel together with Casa Ioana Association will be serving a hot meal to homeless people from Bucharest…
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Romanian woman creates project that teaches primary school students to cook
Turda schools now have a dedicated gastronome that teaches children how to plant vegetables and how to cook healthy. Marta Pozsonyi, who works as a gastronome is teaching children how to make dough for cakes, teaches them about fruits and vegetables and spices. The courses are not only helping children but are also helping local producers…
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Vlad Ivanov to play with Jim Carrey in a thriller
Romanian actor Vlad Ivanov will be set to play in the movie True Crimes with Jim Carrey and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The movie is an American-Polish coproduction and is currently being filmed in Krakow, Poland. The actor was not allowed to say any details about the movie, however he was able to disclose the fact that…
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Romanian ballerina praised by New York Times magazine
Alina Cojocaru, a ballet dancer of Romanian origins has been recently praised by the famous New York Times magazine after she performed on stage on the prestigious Rose Theater in New York. The article said: “Is there a ballerina today held in more widespread affection than Alina Cojocaru? This Romanian-born dancer was trained in…
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Romanian university professor awarded Order of Merit by German president
University professor Nicolae Alexandru Pop has been distinguished by the president of Germany, Joachim Gauck with the Cavaliers’ Cross of the Order of Merit. This distinction has been given by the German ambassador of Germany, Werner Hans Lauk. This distinction is a sign of appreciation for his efforts in favour of the Romanian-German relations by…
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Romanian traditional dance included in UNESCO cultural heritage list
A Romanian traditional dance called “Feciorescul de Ticus” which is specific to Ticusul Nou village is now part of the immaterial cultural patrimony of UNESCO, together with other 19 customs from around the world. According to mytex.ro, Romania has managed thanks to the Ministry of Culture to include on the immaterial patrimony list this dance…
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Romanian woman develops software that protects confidentiality for Google
Raluca Ada Popa is considered now one of the most successful women in the world. Her software programme called CryptDB, which was created in order to protect confidential data against hackers has been used by famous companies such as Google and Lincol Labs. The programme is so efficient that companies have been fighting over the…
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Five year old Romanian child genius the youngest MENSA member
Anthony Popa Urria a five year old child of Romanian origin is now the youngest member of MENSA, the High Level IQ People’ Society. He has an IQ of 154, which means he is considered a genius child. Reportedly a score of over 140 can be achieved only by genius individuals. The child lives in Calgary,…
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International Female Police peacekeeper award for Romanian policewoman
Romanian police officer Raluca Domuta has been awarded the title of International Female Police peacekeeper 2015 due to her involvement in ONU search and rescue missions in Haiti. The award has been given by the International Association of Women Police – IAWP, which was held in Cardiff, this year. Raluca Domuta was appreciated for her efforts in…
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