Positive News about Romania
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3 bronze medals for Romania at the 2016 European judo championships in Kazan
Monica Ungureanu, Andreea Chitu and Daniel Natea have conquered the bronze medals at the Judo European championships in Kazan. The sports women have fought in the 48 kg and 52 kg category and the young man fought in the 100 kg category. Monica Ungureanu has defeated Valentina Moscatt, from Italy, Olga Aladosvili from Georgia and…
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International poetry festival to be held in Bucharest
Over 100 poets from 23 countries will participate in the seventh edition of the International poetry festival in Bucharest. The festival will be held between 18-22 May and the public will be able to participate in over 20 events such as public lectures, round tables and debates. A large number of international poets will attend the…
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Two Romanians reach the finals of the prestigious Bamberg conducting competition
Gabriel Bebeselea and Vlad Vizireanu have reached the finals of the prestigious Bamberg Symphony Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition. The competition attracted 381 conductors from all over the world every year, however only 14 are invited to Bamberg for the finals. The competition is one of the most important events of its kind in the world.…
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Alexandru Nicolae wins World Coffee Roasting championship
Alexandru Nicolae is the new champion of the world in roasting coffee. Alexandru has won the title within the The World Coffee Events competition, which was organized in Shanghai March 29th to April 1st 2016. He managed to beat Dmitrii Borodai from Russia ( second place) and Matthew Robley from United Kingdom (third place). Alexandru has…
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Romania Day Festival held in New York
Romania Day Festival will bring together 25,000 visitors from the United States to celebrate Romanian traditions and culture. The festival will take place on Sunday, May 15, 2016 in the Financial District of New York and the visitors will be able to enjoy a series of popular music concerts, dances from Moldova, Transylvania and Banat.…
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Romanian expats in Netherlands: Razvan Friedmann Stoica
Razvan Friedmann Stoica is a talented and famous musician who was born in Romania but now lives in Netherlands. He was recognized internationally as one of the greatest violinists of his generation and received many international awards. Razvan was born in 1986 in Romania in a family of musicians. He attended the Enescu conservatory in…
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5,000 years old grave found in Prahova county
A 5,000 years old grave was found in a field between Ploiesti city and Targoviste. The grave was found by accident, as builders were evaluating the ground to build a neighbourhood. The archaeologists believe that the grave belongs to an individual who had an important position in a nomadic group. Several objects were found in…
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Romanian neurobiologist to grow a functional human cortex
A Romanian neurobiologist is undertaking research for the purpose of generating a human cerebral cortex in the laboratory. This research is done for identifying the pathological processes that determine autism and schizophrenia. Sergiu Pasca is doing his research at the Standford Universtiy in USA, and last week he has presented his project at the Babes University.…
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30,000 tulips are waiting for visitors at the Jibou botanical garden
30,000 tulips have been planted at the ” Vasile Fati” botanical garden in Jibou town in Salaj county. The visitors can see over 100 species of tulips, but also 20 species of hyacinths and daffodils. Cosmin Sicora, the manager of the botanical garden said that the botanical garden has extended its cultivation space and people…
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British cartoon breaks stereotypes about Transylvania
Romanians are probably used to see and hear about Transylvania in many movies. However, every time it is mentioned it is the same story- vampires, castles and horror tales that surround this “mysterious place”. Most cartoons also have reinforced this stereotype ( see the now famous movie Transylvania). This probably made people believe that Transylvania…
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