Positive News about Romania
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Radu Paltineanu, the first Romanian to cycle across North and South America has reached the ” End of the World”
The first Romanian to cross the American continents by bike has reached the end of the world, in Ushuaia after 3 years, 2 months and 17 days. Radu Paltineanu has crossed Alaska, USA and several South American countries such as Argentina. In total, he has cycled over 34,500 kilometers. He started his trip in August…
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Simona Halep awarded Chris Evert World Number One Trophy
The Chris Evert trophy was given this year to the best woman tennis player in the world, Simona Halep. The Women’s Tennis Association has given her the trophy in honor of Chris Evert because she has been the world number one the second year in a row. Simona said that she is very happy and…
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Romanian textbook awarded the bronze medal at the Frankfurt International Book Fair
Romanian school books have been under scrutiny lately, however, not all of them contain mistakes. A Romanian book dedicated to the subject of Geography has recently won the bronze award at the International Book Fair In Frankfurt. The Fair hosts the Best European Learning Materials 2018. The book was created by Silviu Negut, Carmen Camelia…
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David Turturean has won the gold medal at the International Astronomy Olympiad
The International Astronomy has brought Romania a gold medal this year. David Turturean from Suceava has managed to beat 82 competitors from 22 countries in the competition which was held in Sri Lanka, October 6-14. The student qualified in two competitions in July, the International Astronomy Olympiad held in China and the international competition in…
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Anca Damian awarded Best Director at Warsaw International Movie festival
Romanian director Anca Damian has participated in the Warsaw movie festival where her movie ” Moon Hotel Kabul” was nominated. The director was accompanied by Florin Piersic Junior, who played the main role and Alexandru Nagy. The movie was made in 2017 and it is focused on the store of a journalist who meets a…
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Neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca to receive prestigious ASCB Scientist award for his research
Romanian professor Sergiu Pasca has won another award for his research in autism. The professor has been received the 2018 ASCB Early Career Life Scientist Award, an award which is given to researchers who have researched independently for seven or fewer years. Currently Sergiu Pasca teaches at the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.…
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Dog protects missing 7-year-old child for 24 hours in the wild
Dogs are a men’s best friend and this has been proved last week when a dog saved a missing child. The dog kept the child company and has warmed him throughout the night. The 7-year-old child went missing from his house in the evening. This was not the first time the child missing, but every…
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Primary school in Cluj-Napoca covered by beautiful graffiti thanks to 5 street art artists
In the past graffiti was seen as a sign of vandalism, however, these days graffiti is used to beautify some areas. One school in the city of Cluj-Napoca will become much more colorful thanks to a project approved by the city hall. Octavian Goga primary school was chosen from several schools in the city. Before…
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Long-distance trail inaugurated in Transylvania
A new touristic route has been unveiled by Tasuleasa Social organization. Via Transilvanica has opened with 134 kilometers between Putna and Drobeta -Turnu Severin. This trail is similar to a pilgrimage route and can be explored on bike, by foot or by horse. It will help you in exploring Romania as it is failry organized…
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Over 3,800 people participate in a reading marathon in Cluj-Napoca
There’s always something happening in Cluj-Napoca. Last week, a reading marathon has gathered thousands of people for a reading session. Over 3,855 locals have read nonstop for over 10 hours and 20 minutes. Around 10,000 books were distributed amongst the participants. Each book had a certain reading passage highlighted. Participants have read Eminescu’s books. The…
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