Positive News about Romania

  • Laura-Maria Dumbrava awarded Unesco essay prize

    At the age of 14, Romanian student Laura-Maria Dumbrava has won the third place in an essay contest organized by Unesco, beating more 13,000 participants from 148 countries. The theme of the 2015 International Essay Contest for Young People was “Building Peace in Our Hearts and Minds” and the essay had to be written in English. Her…

  • Romanian students, among the best at International Mathematics Olympiad

    Mathematics is another field in which Romanians excel, as their participation in this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad has proved. Six Romanian students have won a gold medal, four silver medals and one bronze medal. The best of the Olympiad lot is Simona Diaconu, student at the International Informatics highschool in Bucharest, who has also won…

  • The new Mozart of the world – Matei Bucur Mihaescu, a musical genius

    Forget about Mozart! A new kid is in town and his name is Matei Bucur Mihaescu. The Bucharest born teenager is already an internationally renowed piano player and composer. His lifestory is unusual, as at the young age of two, he was already capable of reading and at age four he was speaking English fluently.…

  • Romanian inventor wins gold at Geneva Inventions Saloon

    Remi Radulescu from Timisoara, Romania has won a gold medal for his invention -a mechanical tool that turns off gas in case of an earthquake. During his lifetime, the inventor has received over 40 awards for his inventions. The mechanical, tool he invented this year is cheap to produce and it is better than the…

  • Romanian police officers decorated in Spain

    National police officers from Spain and Romanian police officers will be decorated by the Spanish Ministry of Internal Affairs for successfully capturing a Spanish criminal suspect. According to migreat.es in the last few weeks Romania and Spain got together to solve a case that involved a Spanish criminal called Sergio Morate, who ran to Romania.…

  • Romanian community welcomes Ukrainian refugees with open arms

    A few Ukrainian families were received with open arms by a small Romanian community from Magura Ivei, Bistrita-Nasaud. The residents offered them their houses and helped them to settle down. According to GreatNews.ro, one of the Ukrainian families’ drama started a year ago when their hometown of Lugansk was bombed and occupied. They decided to leave…

  • 16 year old Romanian wins gold medal at European Fighting Championships

    Stefania Priceputu has won the European title at the European Fighting championships held in Serbia this year. Stefania, 16, has managed to beat all competition in her category of 43 kilograms. The young woman from Craiova has been practicing the sport for four years and her courage and determination brought her a gold medal.Stefania is…

  • Students build a car faster than Ferrari

    Romanian students from Gheorghe Asachi university, from Iasi, Romania have built a car called Orange Devil. The car will participate in the “Formula Student” international competition held in Gyor, Hungary. The competition will be held between 20-23 August and is one of the most important events dedicated to students who build cars. Ciprian Ciofu, professor…

  • Two Romanian cities among the top best cities to live in the world

    Cluj Napoca and Bucharest are among the top 104 best cities to live in the world, according to Numbeo website. The website has measured the quality of life by calculating the degree of pollution, public safety, purchasing power crime rate and health system. Cluj Napoca, which was ranked as the 57rd has managed to overtake cities…

  • Three Romanian girls help people donate through Facebook

    Three Romanian girls have organised a Facebook group that helps people to donate objects they no longer need. The group is called “Donez in Timisoara” ( I donate in Timisoara) and has already 1200 members after being established just a few months ago. According to Pro TV, Andreea, one of the organisers said” Why should…