Category: Good News

  • Prince Charles receives the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Babes-Bolyai University

    Prince Charles receives the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Babes-Bolyai University

      Prince Charles has received today the title of  Doctor Honoris Causa of the Babes-Bolyai University. The prince has received the award for his contribution to preserving the Romanian cultural heritage. The title was given at an award ceremony which took place at the Aula Magna of the Babes-Bolyai University. This is the first time…

  • Over 500 inventions presented at the 2017 Iasi Exhibition of Inventions

    Over 500 researchers presented their inventions this weekend at the Inventions Fair in Iasi. The event took place at the Culture Palace and it had four different events, an inventions exhibit, an international conference, a visual arts area, and a research book area. The inventions were presented by international researchers and also by Romanian students…

  • Romania wins two gold medals and a silver medal at the European Rowing Championships

    Romania wins two gold medals and a silver medal at the European Rowing Championships

    Romania has won the gold medal at the European Rowing Championships in Czeck Republic. The team is formed of Ioana Vrinceanu, Viviana Bejinariu, Mihaela Petrila, Denisa Tilvescu, Madalina Beres, Iuliana Popa, Adelina Bogus, Laura Oprea, Daniela Druncea. The girls have won the competition with a score of 06 minutes, 10 seconds 350/1000. The second place…

  • 75 Romanians to run for the local elections in Italy

    75 Romanians to run for the local elections in Italy

    It is well known that there is a large community of Romanians in Italy ( over 1.131.8375  people), and there are many signs that Romanians care about their new home, as more and more expats become involved in the local communities. Romanian citizens that are currently residing in Italy are going to run for the…

  • Romanian student invents anticancer candy

    Romanian student invents anticancer candy

    A Romanian student at the Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Sciences in Cluj-Napoca has invented a special type of candy that has an anti-cancer effect. Her name is Ioana Oprea and she said that if people ate these candy instead of normal candy they will prevent the disease. The candy was called Candy Shield and contains…

  • Tourists can visit 200 year old rare Sequoia tree in Semenic park

    Tourists can visit 200 year old rare Sequoia tree in Semenic park

    You don’t have to travel all the way to the US to see a Sequoia tree, as one rare exemplary can be found in the Semenic National Park in the Caras Gorges. The tree is said to have been perfectly adapted to the climate conditions of Romania, at an altitude of 700 meters. The tree…

  • Information Fair for the Romanian community to be organized in Munich

    Information Fair for the Romanian community to be organized in Munich

    The Romanian-German society for integration and immigration is organizing the First Edition of the Information Fair for Romanians in Munich in June 2017. The fair provides many opportunities for Romanian individuals to apply to different jobs in Germany. The Piticot Romanian language school will also be present at the fair. The school was founded to help…

  • Romanian art publications to be displayed at International book fair in London

    Romanian art publications to be displayed at International book fair in London

    Romanian art publications are set to be displayed at Offprint London, one of the largest art publication fairs in Great Britain. The fair opens today at Tate Modern.   The event celebrates typographic art and book design from all over the world. The fair is open to collectors but also to the general public. Romania…

  • Horia Colibasanu climbs the Everest without supplementary oxygen

    Horia Colibasanu climbs the Everest without supplementary oxygen

    Romanian Horia Colibasanu has managed to reach the Everest peak ( 8.848m ) without supplementary oxygen and without the help of Sherpa. The alpinist said that it was very hard and very cold. It took him 12 hours to climb the peak and for a while, he climbed in parallel with the sherpas who were…

  • Two asteroids named after Romanian personalities

    Two asteroids named after Romanian personalities

      Two new asteroids have received Romanian names. The asteroid number 10466 received the name Marius-Ioan, after Marius-Ioan Piso, who is the president of the Romanian Space Agency and asteroid 10707 was named Prunariu, after Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, who was the first Romanian cosmonaut.Both asteroids were discovered in 1981. Marius-Ioan Piso has founded the Romanian Space…