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a c t i v i t y r e p o r t Soros Foundation Moldova Soros Foundation Moldova Activity Report 1997
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Soros Foundation Moldova TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Foreword 4
Modernization of Education 6 HESP 25 Invisible College of Moldova 32 Scholarships 38 Educational Advising Center 44 Debate 47 High School Exchange 48 Health Education 49 English Language Programs 50 Youth Program 53 Travel in Educational Programs 55 Step by Step 57 East-East 61 Library Program 67 ComSoros 71 3 Internet and E-mail 73
Civil Society 76 Public Administration 89 Economic Reform 92 Law 95 Medical Programs 98
Mass-media 104 Arts and Culture 114 SCCA 122 Publishing 128
The Boards 132 Soros Foundation Moldova Staff 134 List of Abbreviations 136
Activity Report 1997 The publication you have opened is the Soros Foundation Moldova Report for 1997. This was the year when the Foundation celebrated five years of activity. The way the Foundation has evolved in these years reflects the evolution of Moldovan society. Some of the milestones of this evolution are a clarified mission of the Foundation, a synthesis of problems we confront, growth of the team’s experience and their professional skills.
No one of us is perfect and is in possession of the ultimate truth. And it is very important that we have succeeded in elaborating mechanisms which provide a larger and more transparent discussion of problems and decision making. I would like to bring special thanks to all the expert committees, boards, and to the national board of the foundation for their contribution to this.
Matching the stronger commitment of Moldovan society for reforms, the impact of the Soros Foundation Programs will increase; they will focus on major problems of our society such as creating a strong civil society, constituting independent mass- media, forming an open and high-quality education system, sustaining economic reforms (especially in agriculture), and supporting law and public administration 4 reforms. All these programs aim to establish an open society, where nobody is in the possession of the ultimate truth and the existing problems can be debated and solved, based on sound judgment.
Victor Ursu Executive Director
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M O E, H E S P, I n v i s i b l e C o l l e g e, S c h o l a r s h i p s, E A C, D e b a t e, H i g h S c h o o l E x c h a n g e, H e a l t h E d u c a t i o n, Y o u t h P r o g r a m, T r a v e l i n E d u c a t i o n a l P r o g r a m s, S t e p b y S t e p, E a s t - E a s t, L i b r a r y, C o m S o r o s, I n t e r n e t Activity Report 1997 Modernization of Education Program expenses: $960,525.00 commitments: $232,687.00
By the end of 1996, due to the tremendous contribution of the Soros Foundation Moldova Education Board and through consulting a significant number of specialists in the field of education, a comprehensive situation analysis was conducted by the MOE program staff. The results confirmed the same priority work areas of pre-university education identified and targeted since 1995, for program elaboration. These areas with corresponding needs and program objectives are listed as follows:
I. Facilitation of Access to Information Sources in the Field of Educational Sciences Goals: - to connect educational institutions to Internet - to purchase and donate relevant foreign educational materials to schools - to translate and disseminate relevant materials concerning modern research achievements in education
II. Curriculum Development Objectives: 6 - to support better preparation of specialists in educational material development, who are hampered by limited access to information on new curricula development and implementation in other countries - to promote new alternatives in teaching approaches and methods, course content, and evaluation practices to demonstrate the results of the teaching process - to support extra-curricular activities as a means of promoting students’ creativity and in providing alternatives in the education process
III. Educational Management Objectives: - to improve the qualification level of school administrators in the area of institutional management - to promote modern strategies, mechanisms and tools for planning, decision making and evaluation in the educational institution - to promote and support parental involvement in the educational process
IV. Teacher Training and Re-training Strategies for problem areas: - to better prepare local teacher trainers. Unfortunately, those who have the power and responsibility for training and re-training of teachers at all levels, do not always have enough knowledge and experience regarding contemporary teaching techniques. - to underline the importance of teaching as an academic discipline. Most of the time, our teacher trainers might have a great deal of knowledge in the discipline they teach (e.g., geography, philosophy, etc.), but they lack efficient presentation skills and teaching techniques. This, of course, leads to a poor fulfillment of the goals and objectives of
Soros Foundation Moldova the teaching-learning process. - To eliminate conservatism, inflexibility and intolerance among teachers from all levels. The great majority of teachers do not have any experience in interactive, learner-centered teaching methodology. They do not apply group work or team work techniques, nor any problem solving strategies. Experiential learning and critical thinking are not features of our current educational process, either. Besides classroom tools, teachers’ lack of experience for working in teams or peers considerably reduces the efficiency of the teaching/learning process.
Considering the above findings, the Modernization of Education Program activity in 1997 was centered on:
1) Facilitation of Access to Information on Recent International Research Achievements in Educational Sciences, through: - acquisition of relevant teaching and reference materials for Pro Didactica Information Center - acquisition and donation of relevant teaching and reference materials to school libraries, pedagogical libraries, Regional Inspectorates, and to Resource Centers created in the schools that collaborate with the program - subscription to national and international educational publications for the mentioned Resource Centers
2) Promotion of Educational Alternatives in the Area of Pre-university Curriculum Reform, 7 through: - organization of competitions for supplementary materials development (special courses, tests, creative lesson plans, etc.) - support for initiatives for exchange of experience - training and professional development programs for curriculum developers, with participation of foreign experts - training in curriculum development and evaluation, for specialists from various levels, in order to create appropriate working groups - scholarships for short term programs abroad in the area of curriculum development and evaluation - selection, translation and publishing of relevant educational materials - support of creative extracurricular activities involving teachers and students
3) Promotion of Modern Educational Management Principles, through: - experience sharing and training programs for school administrators - experience sharing and training programs in evaluation (of staff, system, curriculum, school performance, etc.) for specialists from various levels - training in proposal writing and managing projects in educational areas for Resource Center representatives
4) Support for the Teacher Training and Re-training Process, through: - establishment, through competition, of new Resource Centres in schools and lyceums - support of summer schools for teachers and students
Activity Report 1997 - support of new, creative initiatives from the field, coming from individuals or groups of teachers - support of experience sharing initiatives - organization of complex training programs abroad, for school teams - support of professional development training abroad for university level teachers who are involved in teacher training
SECTION I. “PRO DIDACTICA” Information Center expenses: $96,145.23
The “Pro Didactica” Information and Documentation Center (IDC) currently offers information and documentation services in modern teaching methodologies. The Center’s functions comprise many major features of the MOE Program. The objectives of the Center include:
- completing and developing the book collection - compiling and organizing an informational data base on pedagogical literature - completing of the periodicals collection - providing bibliographical information services - providing training and assistance to school librarians - completing book collections in school Resource Centers involved in the Program - organizing and distributing book donations 8 Objective 1. Completion and Development of the Book Collection
IDC offers access to about 2500 books and periodicals in Romanian, English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. The major areas of interest are pedagogy, psychology, sociology, philosophy, art, history, geography, and language teaching. During 1997, besides books in the Humanities, IDC also purchased teaching materials for math and sciences. The change occurred due to beneficiaries’ requests (primarily from teachers).
Some of the most valuable book series offered by IDC have to be specially mentioned:
- collections: “Pedagogy of the XXth Century”, “Contemporary Pedagogical Ideas”, “Psychology. Educational Sciences”, “Sociology. Political Sciences”. - referential materials in other languages: “AXIS: Dictionnaire encyclopedique” (1993), “The Encyclopedia Americana” (1996), “The New Book of Knowledge” (1995), “World Book Encyclopedia” (1995), “Funk and Wagnalls New Enyclopedia” (1993), “The International Encyclopedia of Education” (1994), “The International Encyclopedia of Curriculum” (1991), “The International Encyclopedia of Education Evaluation” (1992), “The Encyclopedia of Higher Education” (1992), “The Book of Art” (1994), “The World Book Medical Encyclopedia” (1994), “L‘ histoire du monde” (1994), “Grand Atlas Historique” (1995), “History of a Free Nation” (1992), “Childcraft” (1995), “Welcome to Reading” (1997), “Young Scientist” (1992).
Objective 2. Service of Beneficiaries
Soros Foundation Moldova Primary beneficiaries of the IDC are teachers and students. Based on some statistics, the number of visitors for 1997 was about 4065 people, which is quite a significant number for a reading room with only 20 seats and 4 working days. About 60 % of them are students, and the rest consists of teachers. Free access to the shelves helps the efficiency of the process. The fund can be consulted only in the library. In exceptional cases, books can be borrowed by teachers from the regions, with the purpose of organizing seminars or other training activities. But most of the time they get information on book collections that can be found in the School Resource Centers (there are 35 of them now). This helps to increase circulation of donated book funds.
The Center offers a high quality and wide range of research services to its users or “customers”. It is possible to get reference information, or bibliographical lists upon request. The TINLIB automation system can locate items through a variety of search tools, such as name of author, title, publishing house, key-words, and book card (ISBD). Besides books, TINLIB incorporates relevant articles from periodicals. The Center can also offer access to the data base of The Romanian National Library, which includes information on its book collection between 1993-1996 (about 50000 items). All services mentioned above are available upon request, directly or by phone.
There were several book presentations organized, on new acquisitions of the Center for several categories of beneficiaries (teachers of Romanian, primary school teachers, school librarians, library managers, etc.). 9 A special category of customers consists of people involved in activities developed by the Program including teacher trainers in the Humanities and Educational management, teachers and librarians from participating Resource Centers / schools, curriculum development groups, teaching material authors, etc.
Objective 3. Assistance for Resource Centers from the Schools Involved in the MOE Program
Book funds completion The schools involved in the Program benefited from substantial book donations, which are currently used during local training seminars, workshops and in the daily teaching process. During 1997, the first 18 Resource Centers (RC-1) received a donation of about 27 743 copies of books. Each school received the same titles, the difference being only in the number of copies, taking into consideration the number of teachers and students from each school. In comparison to 1996, this year the schools received literature not only in the Humanities, but also some titles in Math and Sciences.
Completion of periodicals collections For 1997, the above mentioned 18 Resource Centers received the following list of periodicals: - Faclia (The Torch, a general pedagogical magazine) - Limba Romana (Romanian Language) - Literatura si arta (Literature and Arts) - Limba si Literatura Romana (Romanian Language and Literature)
Activity Report 1997 - Magazin istoric (Historical magazine) - Tribuna Invatamintului (The Tribune of Education) - Invatamintul Primar (Primary Education) - Sud - Est (South-East (a magazine of culture and civilisation) - BBC English Magazine (January-June) - (School Director) - (September 1st) - (Teachers’ magazine)
Training and professional assistance to school librarians The IDC staff offers professional assistance to librarians during school visits, by phone or at the Center. To avoid isolated experiences, in October 1997 the librarians and Resource Centers assistants from the 18 schools were invited to a 2-day seminar in Chisinau with the motto “Books and Information for Education”. The issues covered by the seminar concerned the role of the school library in school life, the value of reading and its importance for students, use of international standards in library activity, document classification, as well as use of TINLIB system. The participants lacking appropriate background benefited from individual consultation on library proceedings and technology. All participants received a donation of library tools including inventories, registers for fund moving, library log, book cards and labels, etc. The seminars for Resource Centres managers will continue in 1998, involving participants from the other 17 schools (RC-2). 10 Objective 4. Book Donations and Subscription to Periodicals for Other Categories of Beneficiaries
Book donations for other schools According to the Educational Board recommendations, several titles were purchased for donation to all schools (7225 copies). The donation was organised with the help of Regional Inspectorates. They included:
1. F. Braunstein, Ghid de cultura generala, Bucuresti, 1996 2. Ion Bulei, Scurta istorie o romanilor, Bucuresti, 1996 3. Mihai Cimpoi, O istorie deschisa a literaturii romane din Basarabia, Chisinau, 1997 4. Ioan Dumitru, Cultivarea limbii romane, Bucuresti, 1996 5. Octavian Mandrut, Geografia continentelor, Bucuresti, 1996 6. Brigitte Richter, Ghid de biblioteconomie, Chisinau, 1997
Book donations for Regional Inspectorates Besides the mentioned above list, offered to all schools, Regional Inspectorates enriched their collections with the following titles:
Nathaniel Branden, Cei sase stilpi ai respectului de sine, Bucuresti, 1996 Gheorghe Craciun, Istoria didactica a literaturii romane, Chisinau, 1996 Eugenia Gondiu, Didactica, Chisinau, 1997 Eugenia Gondiu, Pedagogie generala, Chisinau, 1997 Alexandru Crisan, Limba romana: Manual pentru clasa V, Bucuresti, 1997
Soros Foundation Moldova Proiecte Didactice. Vol. I, II, III . - Chisinau, 1997 Gheorghe Tanasa, Metodica predarii-invatarii istoriei in scoala. - Iasi, 1996 Harta geografica a Romaniei.
Several valuable titles, published within the MOE Program - “Proiecte didactice” (Lesson Plans), vol. 4 - 2950 copies, vol. 5 - 2950 copies, “Ethics for My Son” - 5000 copies, “Politics for My Son” - 5000 copies, “The Courage to Educate” - 5000 copies (all three by Fernando Savater) - were distributed to Regional Inspectorates and to all schools partially by IDC, but mainly with the help of the Book Foundation.
Book donations for participants to training organized within the Program Participants to many activities organized by the Program - winners of competitions, organizers and participants in training, trainers - also received book donations. There were also several other institutions, besides schools, that benefited from donations including the Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Research, Chair of Pedagogy from the SPU “I. Creanga”, National Institute for Re-training of Teachers). These donations consisted of about 2094 copies of various titles.
Subscription to periodicals for schools 1600 educational institutions were granted subscriptions for 1997 and 1998 to the local pedagogical magazine “Faclia”.
SECTION II. Curriculum Development 11 expenses: $303,081.36
Objective 1. Support for Publishing Teaching and Reference Materials
The “Proiecte didactice” series (Creative Lesson Plans) The competition for creative lesson plans for the Humanities teachers was announced on June 15, 1996. During a year and a half (the last phase was finished on December 15, 1997), there were about 150 participants, teachers of the Humanities and primary school teachers. Experts recommended for publication the works of 43 teachers. The works that were selected had a considerable doze of creativity, innovation, originality and effectiveness. In 1997, the first 5 volumes were published at the “ARC” Publishing House, in print runs of 2950 copies each. Due to a considerable effort of the Book Foundation, these new teaching resources were donated to school libraries all over the country. They already gained popularity among teachers.
The names of the winners are: Volume I: Eugenia GONDIU, Pedagogical School, Orhei Pavel CERBUSCA, Theoretical Lyceum #2, Chisinau Angela DRADUTANU, Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences, Chisinau Ion IACHIM, Republican Lyceum “Vasile Alecsandri”, Chisinau Vasile BAJUREANU, Theoretical Lyceum “L. Damian”, Riscani Lidia BACALIM, General School #2, Edinet Valentina PRIDA, Theoretical Lyceum, Lapusna, Hincesti
Activity Report 1997 Natalia BUCATEL, Ministry of Education
Volume II Daria CIUHRII, General School #3, Orhei Tatiana CARTALEANU, Olga COSOVAN, SPU “Ion Creanga” Lilia PRUNICI, General School #3, Temeleuti, Calarasi Eugenia NOVAC, TSU Natalia COJOCARU, General School #2, Edinet Larisa SOLOMON, Romanian-Italian Lyceum “Dante Alighieri”, Chisinau Svetlana FETCO, School - gymnasium #2, Edinet Elena BRUSALINSCHI, General School #3, Cimislia Agafia TEIBAS, General School Slobozia, stefan Voda Liubovi KOLESNIK, SPU “Ion Creanga”, Chisina Galina COREIBA, General School #60, Chisinau Sofia CAROL-GUGIUMAN, General School Bacioi, Ialoveni Gheorghe SALARU, General School #3, Cimislia.
Volume III Lidia POSTARENCU, Pedagogical Lyceum, Tighina Iulia IORDACHESCU, Gymnasium #7, Chisinau Maria VEVERITA, General School, Biesti, Orhei Pavel CERBUSCA, Theoretical Lyceum #2, Chisinau 12 Sergiu GUTU, General School, Vasilcau, Soroca Aliona GRIBINCEA, Theoretical Lyceum, Lapusna, Hincesti Iulia CONOPLINA, Natalia TIMPOVA, Linguistic Lyceum, Balti.
Volume IV Eugenia GONDIU, Pedagogical School, Orhei Gheorghe GIRNET, Tatiana GIRNET, Ana FLOREAN, General School #3, Cimislia Valentina MORARU, Pelaghia BADEA, General School, Carpineni, Hincesti Eugenia NOVAC, TSU Nina AVAKUMOV, Theoretical Lyceum “D.Cantemir”, Chisinau Liubovi KOLESNIK, SPU “Ion Creanga”.
Volumul V Maria NANU, General School #13, Chisinau Sergiu GUTU, General School, Vasilcau, Soroca Eugenia NOVAC, TSU Ludmila GAMUREAC, General School, Cojusna, Straseni Mihai CATAN, General School, Molesti, Ialoveni Ludmila BARBUS, Theoretical Lyceum #2, Chisinau Larisa STOG, BSU “Al. Russo”, Balti.
The sixth set of “Proiecte didactice” will be published in 1998.
The competition for creative lesson plans has successfully completed its objectives to animate the atmosphere in school communities, motivate teachers from a moral and
Soros Foundation Moldova material side, promote and endorse modern terminology and new ways of organizing the teaching/learning process.
Publishing of local and foreign reference materials There were several books published during 1997 with the entire financial support of the MOE Program. The most significant of them (announced in 1996 report as “in progress”) are:
Fernando Savater, “Ethics for My Son”, “Politics for My Son”, and “The Courage to Educate” (translation into Romanian from Spanish), by “Arc” Valeriu Russu (Paris), “Romanian - Language, Culture and Civilisation”, “Romanian - Words and Pictures” (translation into Russian from French), “Grai si Suflet”
Several local materials were also entirely supported by the Program in 1997: Eugenia Gondiu, “General Pedagogy in Charts”, "Cartier" Eugenia Gondiu, “Didactic in Charts”, same author, "Arc" group of authors, “Curriculum for Romanian Language and Literature (grades 5-9)”, "Stiinta"
Partial financial support was granted for several other works: Florin Marcu, “Dictionary of Neologisms”, "Stiinta" Brigitte Richter, “Library Guide”, "Arc" Mihai Cimpoi, “An Open History of Romanian Literature from Basarabia”, second edition, 13 "Arc"
The Publishing House "Stiinta" is still working on another book, “Dictionary of Specific Expressions and Locutions of Romanian Language”, which is to be printed next year and is also partially financed by the Program.
Competition for supplementary teaching materials This part of the Program - the competition for developing and publishing of supplementary materials, which can serve as additional tools for pre-university Humanities students and teachers, was conceived to facilitate efficient implementation of curricula in use, stimulate creative approaches, and challenge authors and editors.
The competition evolved through two phases:
At the first stage, the one of material development, 25 authors proposed their works. Applicants were school teachers as well as university professors. The selection was completed with the help of experts from Moldova and Romania. 16 manuscripts were recommended for publishing with the great majority under the condition that certain and significant improvements be made.
At the second phase, the publishing houses were invited to bid. Several manuscripts selected in the first phase, were offered for publication with Foundation’s partial support, meaning that the publishing houses came with their contribution and risk. Two books were offered for translation and publication by full financial support. There
Activity Report 1997 was also a set of lesson plans for Teaching English as a Second Language, compiled by American Peace Corps Volunteers in Moldova. At this point, these are the publishing projects in progress: D. Hopkins, “School Improvement in an Era of Change”, "Prut International" M. Fryer, “Creative Teaching and Learning”, Publishing House of the Writers’ Union. “Try It With Us”, a set of lesson plans for Teaching English as a Second Language, promoting problem solving, group work activities, critical thinking and environmental education (group of Peace Corps Volunteers), "Prut International" Aurelian Silvestru, “We and the History of Mankind”, Muzeum
Objective 2. Supporting the Process of School Curriculum Reform
During the year, due to efficient communication with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) representatives and with the World Bank Mission in Moldova, the area of work for curriculum development for secondary school, grades 10-12 was defined. The World Bank Education Project in Moldova is targeting textbook and curriculum development for grades 1-9.
Initially, the program objectives included only supporting the curricular reform in the Humanities. Based on the Educational Board recommendations, a Mutual Agreement was signed by the Soros Foundation Moldova and MEYS, concerning the Foundation and Ministry’s common efforts and collaboration on the development of school core 14 curricula for grades 10-12 for the Humanities, Math and Sciences.
Anticipating the above mentioned Agreement and the present work period on curricula, the Program provided computer courses for about 100 people - Ministry specialists, members of curriculum development groups within the World Bank Project, and potential members of the working groups for grades 10-12 in May 1997.
An important factor to emphasize is that working groups consist of specialists from various levels such as school teachers, university professors, scientific researchers, Ministry specialists, and specialists from Regional Inspectorates. This can ensure optimal results in curricula content. The coherence between primary, gymnasium and lyceum levels can also be ensured by the fact that some specialists from each group are involved in both the World Bank and the Foundation’s projects.
The MOE Program provided several training sessions of significant importance in order to improve the professional skills of curriculum developers:
The “Guiding Principles and Strategies for Curriculum Development at the Lyceum Level” seminar took place on March 20-22,1997. Senior specialists from MEYS and well known experts from the Institute of Educational Sciences, Bucharest, Romania contributed to the high quality of this training course. 66 participants represented the curriculum development groups for Romanian Language and Literature, Romanian as a Second Language, History, Geography, Foreign Languages, Psychology, Philosophy and Logic. The objectives of the seminar included: - understanding the curricular concept of the school cycle
Soros Foundation Moldova - understanding the main aspects of curriculum development - acknowledging the differences between national curriculum and local curriculum between recommended (ideal) curriculum and taught (real) curriculum - understanding managerial and strategic aspects of curriculum development for lyceums - understanding and practical application of curriculum development methodology
The “Evaluation of School Performance” summer school was organized in June. Under the guidance of Senior Specialists from MEYS and a group of experts from the Institute of Educational Sciences, Bucharest, Romania, about 70 participants successfully accomplished the following objectives: - understanding the general issues of evaluating school results (goals, functions, implications, methods, objectives, evaluation tools and their development, screening, analysis and the announcement of results) - identifying the peculiarities of evaluation in lyceum education, based on case studies and practical activities - developing various evaluation tools
The Socio-Humanistic Education Euro-2000 Association received a grant for a series of seminars with the generic “New Curriculum and New Technologies in Teaching/Learning History”, provided by a group of specialists and conducted by the scientific researcher Valentina Haheu. 15 Objective 3. Book Acquisition and Donation
During 1997, the Program purchased and donated a large number of books, printed locally and abroad including teaching materials for the Humanities, Math and Sciences, literature to match the curricula, reference materials, etc. The donation projects were described earlier in the first section of this report (“Pro Didactica” Information Center).
SECTION III. Teacher Training expenses: $353,577.72
The Teacher Training section in 1997 prioritized activities which would facilitate familiarization with new teaching methods, techniques and psycho-pedagogical concepts successfully implemented in other countries, as well as sustaining experience sharing among local teachers who develop and apply new, creative ideas.
Objective 1. Development of School Resource Centers
The first group of Resource Centers waz selected in 1996 after a competition in which 40 schools participated. The final selection resulted in 18 schools being awarded Resource Centres, equipped with modern equipment and teaching methodology books. During 1997 they became real teaching laboratories, covering teachers’ activity from a broad geographical area.
Activity Report 1997 The school initiative teams carry function in conformity with the work plans developed from the strategies of the Resource Center Status - promotion of education for an open society principles, facilitation of education reform, implementation of new educational contents, participation in modernization of the school evaluation process, and implementation of research in the field of school evaluation process analysis and monitoring.
In April 1997 the second competition for secondary schools and lyceums was announced. 34 school submitted projects. After their examination and subsequent school visits, 17 institutions had been selected by October 1997. They will be supported by the Program through book acquisition and donation of equipment, in order to establish new Resource Centers. For team members from the new Centers (school administrators, teachers of the Humanities and primary school teachers) training, seminars, summer schools and other didactic activities orientated at their professional improvement will also be organized.
The schools of 1997 are as follows: Al.Mateevici Secondary School, Cainari Theoretical Lyceum, Calarasi Ion Creanga Romanian-English Lyceum, Chisinau Romanian Secondary School, Dubasari D.Cantemir Russian Theoretical Lyceum, Edinet 16 Theoretical Lyceum Giurgiulesti, Vulcanesti Secondary School #2, Leova Secondary School #1, Lozova, Straseni Onisifor Ghibu Theoretical Lyceum, Orhei Secondary School Recea, Riscani Secondary School Talmaz, Stefan Voda Theoeretical Lyceum, Telenesti Secondary School #19, Tighina Secondary School #1, Sanatauca, Camenca Secondary School #2, Soldanesti V.Alecsandri Theoretical Lyceum, Ungheni
At present the Innovative School Network includes 35 schools in which Resource Centers were created. The first 18 schools (RC-1) succeeded in carrying on a broad scope of activity in the respective geographical area. For the new school teams (RC-2) there will be training organized in 1998 at International Language Center Iasi (Romania), local seminars and summer schools as well as training abroad.
Five schools from the first generation obtained grants for modernization of their Resource Centres. There were funds allocated for the purchase of equipment and connection to e-mail in all 35 schools enabling them to develop an efficient communication network.
Objective 2. Teacher Training. Local Trainers Training.
Soros Foundation Moldova Local seminars and summer schools In 1997, besides the complex training at ILC, Iasi, for team members of the 18 Resource Centers (principals, vice principals, teachers of 7 humanities subjects and teachers from the primary level) there were additional teaching programs organized, attended by special groups of Program trainers, including main specialists of the Ministry of Education, university teachers, school inspectors et al., who had developed and implemented teacher training programs on a national level.
In 1997 the following seminars and summer schools were organized:
Elaboration of School Development Program, Project Development, Aspects of School Psychology, February 19-22, 1997, Chisinau, $3,496.00 (The seminars were organized using the experience of participants to similar two- week training session in Moscow at the Personality Development Centre (PDC) in December 1996, as well as the experience gained in the republic). 90 participants
Taught Curriculum. Educational Terminology. Evaluation (with experts from the Institute of Educational Sciences from Bucharest, Romania, and local trainers) 17-19.03.97, Chisinau, March 17-19, 1997, $8,173.00 90 participants
Primary Education: Diversity of Traditions and Innovation Summer School (methodical approach to different traditional and innovative experiences in primary education), June 16-21, 1997 (Vadul lui 17 Voda), $562.00 54 primary school teachers
The Trainer and Continuous Self/Improvement Summer School(stimulation of teacher motivation for self-improvement), July 14-17, 1997 (Vadul lui Voda), $12,389.00 98 participants
Training abroad Teachers from the Resource Centers and Program Trainers, as well as specialists from other educational fields who participated in competitions, participated in the following seminars and trainings abroad:
“Managing the School in Development”, April 21-26, 1997, Moscow, PDC, $1,193.00 Ludmila PUSCAS, Pedagogical College, Chisinau Roman COPACEANU, Lyceum Carpineni, Hincesti
“Mathematics in Primary School”, March 26 - April 4, 1997, Moscow, PDC, $3,039.00 Tatiana GIRNET, Secondary School #3, Cimislia Zinaida DIDENCO, Regional Inspectorate, Stefan Voda
“Eidetic Memory Development”, May 15 - 30, 1997, Moscow, “Eidos” School, “M. Lomonosov” State University , $3,800.00 Alvina GROSU, Secondary School #32, Chisinau Tatiana CUZMINA, Lyceum #2 Gaudeamus, Chisinau
Activity Report 1997 Svetlana COTRUTA, Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences Aurelia MATEI, Republican Sports Lyceum “Managing the Change. Co-operative Learning (I)”, May 12 - 17, 1997, Hungary, Balaton Village, Open Society Institute, $2,272.00 Valentina CHICU, Secondary School Horodiste, Calarasi Gheorghe SALARU, Secondary School #3, Cimislia Svetlana BELEAEV, Lyceum #2, Chisinau
“Educational System Evaluation”, May 26 - June 6, 1997, France, Paris, International Centre of Pedagogical Sciences, $8,326.00 Carolina PLATON, State University, Psychology Department Vladimir GUTU, Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences
“Rhetoric for children” (in primary school), June 2 - 7, 1997, Moscow, PDC, $1,083.00 Tamara MOLDOVEANU, Secondary School #36, Chisinau Liubovi SAULEAC, Secondary School #2, Criuleni
“Class Management. Teaching Techniques Optimisation”, August 19 - 22, 1997, Canada, Montreal, McGill University, $3,826.00 Tatiana TURCHINA, MSU, Psychology Department Victoria SICORSCHI, BSU
18 “History and Social Sciences in the Context of Basic Problems of Secondary Education”, November 2 - 6, 1997, Moscow, Improvement Centre in the Culture Lyceum, $738.00 Ludmila BARBUS, Lyceum #2, Chisinau
“Managing the Change (II)”, October 30 - November 4, 1997, Riga, Latvia, $4,007.00 Valentina CHICU, Secondary School Horodiste, Calarasi Gheorghe SALARU, Secondary School #3, Cimislia Svetlana BELEAEV, Lyceum #2, Chisinau
“Supplementary Paid Services in State Educational Institutions”, November 17 - 22, 1997, Moscow , PDC, $931.00 Iurie MALAI, SPU, Chisinau Felicia STAHI, Inspectorate Botanica, Chisinau
Psycho-correction of Emotional Failures in Children”, December 9 - 14, 1997, St. Petersburg, Centre “Imaton”, $1,335.00 Larisa STOG, BSU Lucia SAVCA, “Armonie” Center, Chisinau
“Organization and Implementation of a Creative Thinking Development Course”, December 20 - 24, 1997, St-Petersburg, Center “Imaton”, $5,548.00 Sergiu BACIU, National Institute of Continuous Education
Training at International Language Center, Iasi, Romania The Training Program at ILC initiated in 1996 continued in 1997. These courses were
Soros Foundation Moldova attended by the first teams members from those 18 School Resource Centers and Program trainers (201 person in all). The objectives of the Training Program included: - stimulating the participants sensitivity to the necessity of continuous education - offering some fundamental modern theoretical bases in treating professional information - becoming familiar with new tendencies in modern teaching - becoming familiar with new techniques and strategies of using modern teaching resources and materials.
The topics, among more than 250 themes, included different issues of the current teaching process calibrating school curriculum to the international standards; psycho-pedagogy from the perspective of the new educational tendencies; problems of teaching activities and different approaches to them, etc.
The trainings were carried on in two modules and in the following terms: Module 1 20-26.01 Teaching Romanian Language (23 persons) 27.01-3.02 Teaching History (23 persons) 10-17.02 Teaching Geography (27 persons) 17-24.02 Romanian as a Foreign Language (14 persons) 17-24.02 Teaching English Language (13 persons) 19 10-17.03 Teaching French Language (29 persons) 17-24.03 Teaching Subjects in Primary School (29 persons)
Module 2 12-17.05 Teaching Romanian Language (25 persons) 18-24.05 Teaching Geography (28 persons) 26-31.05 Romanian as a Foreign Language (14 persons) 26-31.05 Teaching English Language (13 persons) 3-9.07 Teaching History (23 persons) 23-29.09 Educational Management (19 persons) 28.09-4.10 Educational Management (21 persons) 6-12.10 Teaching French Language (27 persons) 13-19.10 Teaching Subjects in Primary School (30 persons)
“The organizers from the Romanian part consider that this Program, initiated by the Soros Foundation-Moldova, offers dynamism to the modernization of the humanities process on both banks of the river Prut. The resulted achievements, different professional experiences and exchange of opinions are beneficial for both sides” (from the evaluation report of ILC Program Director,1997)
Objective 3. Supporting Professional Development Projects (Seminars, Training Activities)
Activity Report 1997 Programs initiated by Resource Centers teachers and school administrators teams By the end of the school year 1996-1997 the team members from the 18 Resource Centers went beyond just informing their school teachers and neighboring teachers. Beginning with September these teams started to carry out programs on a high professional level by organizing seminars, training, conferences and other didactic activities for school principals and teachers of the Humanities in their districts, and others. In the framework of these activities the team members were able to apply all the knowledge, abilities and experience accumulated in the training and seminars organized by the Program during the whole year. During this period, the teachers from these Resources Centers organized 32 seminars which were supported through Program grants on a project basis.
Programs initiated by local trainers teams In the first half of the school year 1997-1998 the groups of trainers in the Humanities, primary education and educational management began to implement their projects. In the period from October-December 1997, working programs and programs of seminars were devised, which will be implemented in the second half of the school year. The first seminars were carried out by the History group of trainers and they took place in December in Cimislia.
Among others there may be mentioned: 20 Trainer Training for working with adults, $381.46 Cycle of seminars: “The Specific Features of Teaching Adults”, “Class Management”, “Using Active Teaching Methods”. Inspectorate Stefan Voda, Project Director Victor SINCHETRU
“Educational Management - Organization and Management of the Process of Teaching/Learning in an Educational Institution”. “Didactic Strategies of the Evaluative-stimulating Type”. “(Formative) Evaluation in History and Geography classes”, $1,227.67 Theoretical Lyceum Lapusna, Hincesti, Project Director Lidia BEZNITCHI
Cycle of seminars (“Co-ordination of Student Research Activity in History”, “Managerial Issues in a Secondary Education Institution”, “Student Creativity Development during Physics Classes”, “Teaching/Learning Issues in Foreign Languages”), $1,595.44 Lyceum “Onisifor Ghibu”, Orhei, Project Director Eugenia BULAT
SECTION IV. OPEN PROJECTS expenses: $73,507.03
Objective I. Supporting Summer Schools in the Humanities for Students
Summer schools for students represent a program to support educational initiatives of some teacher teams, or individual teachers in humanities from the pre-university education. This program was implemented through a competition where teachers submitted projects with detailed working programs, including the objectives and the modes of
Soros Foundation Moldova completion. After a close examination of these projects the Foundation Educational Board selected only eight among the best, on the basis of which, during the summer 1997, were implemented the following educational activities:
The “Young Talents” summer school of creativity in Romanian language and literature, organized in the “Alexandru Donici” Writers’ Union House, Orhei, $3.836.90 Cofinancing: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports - organization of the instructional activities by the project; Writers’ Union - book donation to participants; Cultural Society “Limba noastra cea romana” - prizes for participants and book donation. The seminar had 70 participants, winners of republican competitions, from 15 localities of the republic. The activity was carried out in the framework of three creative laboratories guided by four co-ordinators (2 teachers, a poet and a journalist), where the children had as guests members of the Creative Unions, writers and journalists from the republic.
The medieval town Orheiul Vechi summer school in history and archaeology, archaeological reservation near the village of Butuceni, $2,786.13 45 children and 4 teachers from the nearby schools participated in the archaeological excavations and other related activities. The project of this summer school for students was developed by a team of scientific researchers (7 members) from the Center of Archaeological Research of the Republic of Moldova who wished in this way to prepare some future specialists in the field. 21 Cofinancing: The Ministry of Culture (by putting at the participants disposal the Museum Complex “The medieval town Orheiul Vechi”, and IIUM (transport & research expenses).
Summer school in archaeology and local history, Giurgiulesti, $1,394.18 A team of students guided by three scientific researchers from the “Social- Humanities Education EURO 2000” Association took part in the summer school. For this summer school named “Clio-Eco” the participants (20 children) were selected from classes specialized in the Humanities studies from different schools in Moldova. This summer school represented a component part of a bigger project to organize an archaeological expedition under the aegis of the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic Moldova. Cofinancing: the Romanian Institute of Trakology - $3,980.00. Association “Social-Humanities Education EURO 2000”, $1,520.00
The summer school in French language following the method “Le Nouveau sans Frontiers”, health center “Codru”, Calarasi district, $2,028.65 The school was organized by a team of three teachers from different schools from the district. The participants (20 children) were selected among the winners of regional and district competitions and among those children who studied in classes with profound study of French. Besides the educational activities the children followed a course of medical treatment offered by the sanatorium.
Activity Report 1997 The summer school “Temerarii” for intensive study of French and English languages gathered 200 children in the summer camp “Poenita vesela” in Danceni, Ialoveni district, $1,913.04 The teaching activities were implemented by a team of 12 members, teachers and students from the Philological Department of the State Pedagogical University “Ion Creanga” from Chisinau. Cofinancing: Inspectorate Botanica, Chisinau
Another summer school in the Humanities (Romanian as a Foreign Language, English, History and Geography) “Andries”, Ivancea, Orhei, $2,199.03 was organized by a team of 9 teachers from the Linguistic Gymnasium-Lyceum from Balti in the summer camp. During this summer school the computer class of the lyceum successfully used.
A summer school in French and English languages, summer camp “Planeta verde”, Rusca, district of Hincesti. $2,094.29 150 children of different age benefited in three shifts by an instructive program of intensive language study. The project was implemented by a team of 4 teachers from the Theoretical Lyceum, Lapusna. Cofinancing SA “Lapusna” and by the CAI Hincesti Trade Union District Committee.
Another activity was a historical-ecological expedition to the Nistru river, $1,097.40 in which 30 children and a team of 3 teachers participated, all of them from the 22 Theoretical Lyceum #2 of Chisinau. Their activity, which became already a tradition, is known and encouraged by the General Education Direction from Chisinau which solicited the Foundation support for the project. Besides the study of historical monuments situated on the banks of the river Nistru the expedition sought to take care and improve the sanitary conditions of the environment, thus introducing the children to the values of ecological culture.
A summer school in English, Straseni, $3,026.41 for 120 senior grade students was organized by the English Camp Foundation. The working team included 30 people: 15 university students and 16 Peace Corps volunteers. The major part of costs were covered by the USA Peace Corps in Moldova.
Objective 2. Support for Young Teachers from the Pre-university Educational Level
The “Young Teacher” competition permitted young school teachers to demonstrate their creativity and professional preparation by submitting projects to the Program of innovative teaching materials and approaches in the respective subject. On the eve of September 1 the winners were awarded Diplomas of Honour at Pro Didactica. They also received book donations and merit scholarships which constituted 500 lei (first place) and 400 lei (second place), $1.073.00
The winners were: Sergiu OREHOVSCHI, teacher of Romanian, general school Nimereuca, Camenca Lolita ONEA, teacher of Italian, “Dante Aligheri” Lyceum, Chisinau Ana SLIVCIUC, teacher of History of Art, “M.Eminescu” Lyceum, Balti Alexandru CERGA, teacher of Geography, general school #19, Chisinau
Soros Foundation Moldova Silvia STRELCIUC, psychologist, ‘Ioan Voda” Theoretical Lyceum, Cahul Angela GRAMA, teacher of Romanian, “M.Eminescu” Lyceum, Chisinau Ghenadie BUCICOV, teacher of History, Theoretical Lyceum #2, Chisinau Constantin COJOCARU, teacher of Romanian, general school #2, Edinet
Objective 3. Local Initiative Support
This last objective dealt with initiatives coming from teachers and teacher teams and which were worth being supported, even though their focus not always coincided with Program objectives. It was decided to offer a chance to original projects which would have a big impact on certain education fields support limited to one or several schools.
The following projects were supported: “Computer in Teaching” (modernisation of teacher training process), $21,028.50 National Institute of Continuous Education, Project director Vasile COJOCARU
“The Necessity of Change and Continual Teachers Development” seminar, $632.89 General school Horodiste, Calarasi, Project director Valentina CHICU
“New Forms and Methods of Organising the Educational Process. School Results Evaluation” cycle of seminars, $632.46 General school Satul Nou, Cimislia, Project director Iacob CIOBANU 23
“Heritage” - a Republican competition in Romanian language and literature and history for senior grade students, $1.447.92 Project director Gheorghe BOLOGAN
“Modes of Teaching Romanian as a Foreign Language” cycle of seminars, Gymnasium-Lyceum #16, Balti, $1,522.22 Project director Valentin BIRSAN
“Active Methods of Teaching and Learning. Evaluation Forms”. “Managing the Change”. “Professional Communities” cycle of seminars. General school Horodiste, Calarasi, $466.06 Project director Valentina CHICU
Financial support for participation to an educational program in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, for a group of 40 students from the Bulgarian School of Chisinau, $1,516.96 Project director Vasile STOIANOV
Experience Exchange Program initiated by a team of teachers from the Prometeu Lyceum, Chisinau - Didactic House, Piatra Neamt, Romania, $3,501.55 Project director Aurelian SILVESTRU
Financial support for a Cultural Program in Bucharest for 40 children from Transnistria, $1,086.00
Activity Report 1997 Project director Ecaterina BOLOCAN
Seminar in Applied Economy for school teachers, $3,537.23 The “Junior Achievement Moldova - Moldova Youth Achievements” Public Association, Project director Adela SCUTARU
“Waldorf Pedagogy at the fifth anniversary in Moldova: implementation in the practice of the free pedagogy concept”, $2,010.66 Project director Liviu DASCAL
“New Technologies in Teaching and Learning History”, $282.27 “Social-Humanities Education Euro Clio 2000” Association, Project director Valentina HAHEU
“New Technologies in Teaching History”, $193.83 Inspectorate Ialoveni, Project director Maria CALDARE
Competition between lyceums in school subjects “Codru - 97”, $568.57 Theoretical Lyceum Calarasi, Project director Gheorghe SAPOVAL
“Behavioural Problem Correction in Children”, $802.24 Rehabilitation Centre “Armonie”, Project Director Lucia SAVCA 24 “Evaluation in Primary School”, $160.37 Inspectorate Soldanesti, Project director Svetlana TURCANU
Seminars (“Team Building and Team Activity”, “School Result Evaluation”, “Strategies for Efficient Communication with Parents”), $478.54 Inspectorate Stefan Voda, Project director Victor SINCHETRU
Permanent Seminar for Lyceum Teachers of Mathematics”, $883.01 A group of lyceum teachers from Chisinau, Project Director Ion GRATII
operational expenses: $134,213.66
Soros Foundation Moldova Higher Education Support Program (HESP) expenses: $137,455.00 commitments: $58,970.00
The mission of HESP is to promote and facilitate the advancement and restructuring process of academia in the field of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the Republic of Moldova. By investing in scholarly and educational activities HESP hopes to assist the institutions to fulfill their potential and to integrate into the international academic community.
University Textbook Publishing Program expenses: $12,300.00 commitments: $2,100.00
Inherent to the task of developing the Humanities and Social Sciences study programs is the augmentation of textbooks and original works in the Romanian language, including new titles. To this aim, the program financially supports the publication of textbooks by Moldovan authors, and these titles then enrich university libraries. The titles were selected on a competitive basis, resulting in publishing support provided for the following: Valeriu CAPCELEA, “Introduction in Philosophy”, $4,800.00 Violina GALAICU, “The Ethnic Size of the Musical Creation”, $3,400.00 25 Mariana SLAPAC, “Architecture of Cetatea Alba Medieval Fortification”, $6,800.00
Another opportunity to encourage and support course development was a textbook authorship contest. The goal promt the develpoment of curriculum materials now lacking in priority areas and to support textbook authors during this difficult economic transition. The authors had to submit a concept of the manual and write the first chapter of the book. The following projects received a grant of $600.00 for the completion of proposed textbooks within 6 months: N. VICOL, Phonetics and Phonology A. EVDOSENCO, Introduction in Semiotics I. BORS, International Financial Relations P. FRUNTAS, Contemporary Political Systems A. ESANU, V. ESANU, Culture of Romanian Civilization C. POPOVICI, European Pre-philosophy I. CHIRTOAGA, Romanian History. Medieval Epoch C. MARIN, Institutional Communication L. STOG, Responsibility - Personality Dimension
Transformation of University Curriculum expenses: $870.00 commitments: $5,000.00
The aim of this program was to support faculty members who are willing to introduce new courses in the curriculum or to restructure the existing ones in accordance with
Activity Report 1997 international standards. Grants of $250.00 for each project of analytical program in the area of the Humanities and social sciences were offered to the following authors: Valentin ARAPU, A Study of Historical Source Eduard BAIDAUS, The History of Medieval Epoch Valentina COZMA, Valeriu COZMA, Historical Research Mihail BURUIANA, International Economic Law
Informational Support: Subscriptions for Universities of Moldova expenses: $9,900.00 commitments: $1,000.00
This program had the objective to cover the lack of journals and newspapers from different areas, which are extremely needed in the universities but missing due to the lack of funds. The selection of journals and newspapers was made through the faculties’ proposals in the most representative areas, presented by each university. The following universities and institutions received subscriptions: AESM, IIUM, SPU, MAM, BSU, APA, Center for Market Problems, AUM, International Institute of Management, and TUM.
Higher Education in Moldova: Problems and Perspectives expenses: $15,000.00
26 In 1997 the Soros Foundation Moldova and the Council of Rectors of Moldova initiated a cycle of seminars and roundtable discussions under the topic “Transformation of Higher Education in Moldova: Problems of Implementation.”
“The Problems of the University Autonomy in the Republic of Moldova”, April 21-22, 1997 Experts participating: Oleg Kouptsov, CEPES Office of Bucharest, Ewa Chmielecka, Director, Program of Modernization of the Higher Education of Poland, Institute for Public Politics in Warsaw, Cloude Daudel, Advisor of the Ministry of Education of France, Robert de Groof, Director of the Moldova branch, Newport University, USA, Voldemar Tomusk, HESP International, OSI-Budapest
All parties including rectors and the administrative body representatives from the most important higher education institutions of Moldova, representatives of the Ministry of Education and other organizations and interested institutions participated in group discussions concerning various issues on the agenda such as the concept of university autonomy, presentation of the situation in different countries and perspectives; types of university autonomy and its components: didactic, scientific, administrative and financial autonomy; university autonomy in state and private area; teacher training and board selection in the conditions of university autonomy, etc.
“Principles and Methods of the Quality Assessment in Higher Education”, November 27-28, AESM Experts: Don F. Westerheijden, Quality Department, Center for Political Studies in the field of
Soros Foundation Moldova Higher Education, University of Twente, Holland, Hugh Glanville, Assistance Center in Quality Assessment of the Open University, London, Oleg Kouptsov, CEPES Office of Bucharest, Robert de Groof, Newport University, USA, Renee Ribier, the National Evaluation Commission from France, Gheorghe Popa, the National Council for Academic Evaluation and Accreditation from Romania, Iasi University, Oleksandr Shtokvych, CEP Director of Ukraine and Moldova
The topics presented at this seminar were: principles of assessment in higher education; assessment of curricula and educational standards; assessment of teaching and learning; quality of educational process organization; methods of knowledge assessment; teaching staff assessment; strategies for quality evaluation in higher education and research; experience of European countries in the field of quality evaluation of higher education, comparative analysis of the quality evaluation of higher education in Moldova, Great Britain, USA and Europe, etc.
Grants for Postgraduate Students expenses: $16,100.00 commitments: $1,100.00
The project aimed to provide grants to postgraduate students in the Humanities and social sciences in order to facilitate their creative work on theses and to stop the “brain drain”. The grant was offered for research study work within university, archive or educational center abroad, supporting accommodations and meals, and 27 providing some funds for copy services, textbook purchases, teaching materials, etc., which might help them with their research. The criteria for selection were: the relevance of the topic, its originality, way of objective implementation and the social impact of the research. The program was announced twice - in spring and fall. There were three grant categories: level I - $800.00, level II - $500.00, level III - $300.00.
Level I V. BUBULICI - History, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi S. MUSTEATA - History, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi G. DELINSCHI - English Philology, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi E. GROSU - Romanian Philology, Bucharest University A. CARPOV - Architecture, Ion Mincu Architecture Institute, Bucharest E. BOJOGA - Linguistics, Cluj University D. DUMITRU - World History, SPU I. Creanga S. VALCU - Pedagogics, Cluj University T. MACARI- History of Art, Cluj University
Level II I. GUMENAI - History, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi G. DUHLICHER - Economics, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi M. ABRAMCIUC - Romanian Literature, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi L. BOLOCAN - Social Psychology, Bucharest University L. BALAN - History of Pedagogics, SPU V. ARAPU - History of Romania, MSUM
Activity Report 1997 Level III V. CRETU - History, MSU L. ANTONOV - History, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi S. CIUMAC - Economics, National Economics Research Institute, Bucharest A. BARCA - Labor Economics, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi C. SPAC - Special Psychology, Bucharest University E. ZIDU-HAHEU - General Pedagogy, SPU S. JANTUAN - Experimental Psycho-esthetics, Bucharest University N. SLABU - Philosophy, Cluj-Napoca University V. OLARESCU - Pedagogy, Pedagogical and Psychological Institute of Moldova I. ILASCU - General Pedagogy, SPU L. HANDRABURA - Philology, Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi V. BABARA - Law, Bucharest University V. BORS - Political Sciences, MSU V. POPA - Philosophy Department, MSU I. MIRONOV - Geography, Geographical Institute, ASM M. ZAGAIEVSCHI - Pedagogics, SPU M HACHI - Economics, AESM A. STEFARTA - Special Pedagogy, Pedagogical Science Institute
Competition for Young Faculty Members expenses: $8,000.00 28 commitments: $870.00
The process of transformation of university curricula could be assisted by selecting the best students and creating for them conditions to be engaged as faculty lecturers while facilitating their continuation of postgraduate studies. This project aimed to support young faculty members by providing them with supplementary grants to their university salary, and encouraging them to stay employed at universities. On a competitive basis 40 grants of $250.00 were given to young faculty members, at 12 universities of Moldova:
AESM E. HIRBU, A. TCACENCO AIM S. GUTANU, E. MORARU, A. TURCANU, A. CASTRAVET, N. COZARU CCU M. JALENCU IIUM V. BIRLADEANU, V. CELAC HUM I. RUSU, N. ROSU SPU I. CIOCAN, V. MELINTE, A. MOLDOVEANU BSU A. GARABAGIU, V. OLARI, R. PRODAN, V. SOCHICHIU MSU
Soros Foundation Moldova D. CHEIANU, I. CIALENCO, V. CUMPATA, A. GROSU, R, STAVARACHE, V. UMANET, J. ANICHIN, V. HINCU, R. MELNICIUC, P. NEGURA SMU R. PASCAL, V. BALTAG, R. BALTAG TSU V. BORDAN, A. BRAICOV, S. CODREANU, I. MELNIC TUM V. BESCHIERU, E. SIRBU, V. TENTIUC AUM N. GAVRILAS
Internship Program for University Lecturers expenses: $26,300.00 commitments: $2,700.00
This program aimed to support the internships of Moldovan lecturers and professors, research work on new course development, participation at various seminars, conferences, symposiums, workshops and training abroad for the purpose of curricula development, learning up-to-date teaching technologies, restructuring of teaching courses, etc. Within this program travel expenses, meals and accommodation up to 2 months were supported.
Internship at the University Complutense, Madrid, Spain, $820.00 29 Raisa MIHAI, IIUM
Internship at the Academy of Music, Katowice, Poland, $1,340.00 Liuba BURAVTEV, lecturer, AIM
Internship at the Theater Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia, $1,200.00 Petru BALAN, lecturer, AIM
Internship on Diploma Project Development at the University Henci Poinrace, Nancy, France, $3,900.00 Vitalie TAPU, Silviu AFTENI, students, TUM
Internship at the Medical University, Bucharest, Romania, $2,355.00 Silvia CHEIANU, lecturer, MSU
Internship at the State University, Moscow, Russia, $900.00 Nicolae ESANU, lecturer, MSU, Law Department
Internship in Romania, $885.00 Simion ZAMSA, lecturer, AIM
Summer Course “Orheiul Vechi” by the History Department, SPU, $2,300.00 Students in History from the MSU, IIUM and SPU
Activity Report 1997 Internship at the National Polytechnical Institute, Toulouse, France, $390.00 Petru TOMITA, AUM
Internship at the Stendhal University, Grenoble and University Center of French Studies, Paris, $700.00 Ana BONDARENCO, IIUM
Internship at the Agrarian High School, Toulouse, $1,360.00 Svetlana LISNIC, AUM
Internship at the High School of Visual Arts, Dresden, $1,360.00 Ion CAVARNALI, SPU
Internship at the State Pedagogical University, Moscow, $1,700.00 Nicolae TUDOREANU, SPU
Internship at the High School of Economics, Arts & Communication, Paris, $2,050.00 Alexandru SCHIOPU, AIM
Visiting Professor Program
Visiting Program of Professors from Romania, invited for the “Constantin Noica” 30 conferences, organized during March-October 1997 at the MSU Project director - Gheorghe BOBANA, researcher, Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law, ASM
Visiting Program of Teachers from Romania and Russia to the “Nicolae Milescu- Spataru Readings” scientific conference Project director - Stefan LUPAN, Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law, ASM, MSU
Invitation of professor Ernest John Ashby, University from Wales, UK Project director - Grigore JUNGHIETU, IIUM, SMU
Open Programs expenses: $15,105.00 commitments: $15,000.00
Modernization of the Teaching/Learning process in Archeology and History of Romanians, $6,500.00 Project director - V.GONTA, Chair of Romania History, Pedagogical State University “Ion Creanga” Scientific Student Conference in History, MSU, $330.00 Project director - V.CROITORU
Scientific Student Conference in History, SPU, $330.00 Project director - Sergiu MUSTEATA, Department of History, SPU
Soros Foundation Moldova Development of the psycho-pedagogical curriculum in higher education, $15,000.00 Project director - Ludmila PAPUC, Chair of General Pedagogy, SPU
Laboratory of Rhetoric at the MSU, $5,000.00 Project director - Irina CONDREA, Faculty of Romanian language, MSU
Students Conference CEP in Lviv, December 4-6, 1997, $2,945.00 Project director - Justin CONNOR, CEP lecturer, AESM
Grants for original projects started in 1996:
Modernization of the teaching Process in Cultorology, $11,500.00 Project director - Emil DRAGNEV, Chair of History of the Arts department, MSU
Introduction of the Clinical Psychology Course into the MSU Curriculum, $21,500.00 Project director - carolina PLATON, Chair of the Psychology Department, MSU
Restructuring of the Linguistic Study at the MSU, $16,400.00 Project director - Anatolie CIOBANU, Romanian Filology Chair, MSU
A Course in Distance Learning, organized in Bucharest by the Open University, $3,070.00 Project director - Simion CAISIN, Director of the Information Center, MSU 31 The First Sceintific Conference of Moldovan and Roumanian Universities, $6,210.00 Project director - Stefan CARTOFEANU, Head of the International Relations Department, TUM
Basarabian Community Data Base, hitorical sceintific project, $6,400.00 Project director - Vitalie VARATIC, Institute of History, AS
Activity Report 1997 Invisible College of Moldova International HESP - Falanga Program expenses: $152,045.41 commitments: $38,789.59
This program was started in February 1996 in partnership with the Open Society Institute and three universities in Chisinau as a special International HESP pilot- program under the title “ Development of Social Sciences in the Higher Education of Moldova”.
The Invisible College of Moldova is oriented to the amplification of the teaching and research processes in the field of Social Sciences. The College focuses on four disciplines: Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy.
The main goal of the Program is to contribute to the preparation of a core group of academics in Social Sciences and a new generation of leaders in Moldova’s growing democracy.
The Invisible College activity involves about 100 people, including 60 students from the different local universities and about 40 professors. The principal target of the Invisible College of Moldova’ programs are the most outstanding students in Social Sciences. They are selected by way of publicly advertised competitive exams. The 32 teaching staff is recruited from the best professors of the higher education establishments and research institutes of Moldova. Additionally, visiting professors from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the European Community and the USA are involved in laboratory activities. They are an important aspect of the program as they bring new ideas, research and teaching practices otherwise unavailable in Moldova.
At present the academic training and research work of the students occurs in the existing framework of specialized laboratories organized in the buildings of the following universities: Philosophy: MSU, #32 Gh. Casu str. room 210, Chisinau MD 2025 Sociology: MSU, #32 Gh. Casu str., room 201 A, Chisinau MD 2009 Political Science: IIUM, #52 Vlaicu Pircalab str., room 216, Chisinau MD 2012 Psychology: SPU, #1 Ion Creanga str., room 60, Chisinau MD 2039.
The Program consists of several components, identified to address the stated objectives:
Tutorial programs expenses: $6,629.11
The main form of the academic program work are regular meetings between students and their professors-tutors. Every professor in the program is a scientific adviser for not more than 2 students. The student at the beginning of the semester selects the topic of the research project. The topics are discussed and approved of at the meeting of the Senate of the College.
Soros Foundation Moldova Visiting Lecturers expenses: $1,812.19
Laboratory Coordinators and Academic Advisors plan and organise visits for outstanding lecturers from Central and Western Europe, the USA etc. who may specifically work with the Invisible College of Moldova students, but could also give a lecture/course at any Moldovan University where the four disciplines are taught.
During 1997 year the Invisible College was visited by: Robert de GROOF, Newport University, USA: “The Human Psychosexology” Dr. BENCHETRIT, Toulouse University, France: “Breathing Personality” Ovidiu LUNGU, A.I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania: “Computer Utilization in Psychological Research” Ilie PARVU, Bucharest University, Romania: “Metaphysics 1997” Ion IANOSI, Bucharest University, Romania: “The History of Romanian Philosophy: Alternatives, Confrontations and Perspectives” Gheorghe BRATESCU, Bucharest University, Romania: “Medical Utopia” Andrei MARGA, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania: “Relativism and its Consequences” Nicolae RAMBU, Iasi University, Romania “Classical German Philosophy” Cezar RADU, Bucharest University, Romania Neagu DJUVARA, Bucharest University, Romania “Some Modern Theories of Speculative Philosophy of History” 33 Alexandru SURDU, Bucharest University, Romania “Importance of Constantin Noica thought in Roumanian Philosophy” Victor STOICHITA, Freiburg University, Switzerland “On shadow” Stefan AFLOROAEI, Iasi University, Romania “Hermeneuthical Returning of the Philosophy” Sorin VIERU, Bucharest University, Romania “The Socrate Process and its Echos in Modernity” Mircea FLONTA Bucharest University, Romania “ Styles of Phylosophising and Philosophical Traditions” Alexandru BOBOC, member of Romanian Academy, professor at Bucharest University, Romania Aurel CODOBAN, Cluj University, Head of Philosophy Department, Romania Bruno STEFAN, Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest, Romania: “Elections Polls” Giovanna GIANTURCO, Roma University, Italy: “ Sociology of Communication” Ferdinand von KINSKY, member of Bavaria Academy, director of the International Center of european education of European community: “Federalism in the Philosophy of Politics” Alexandr ISCANDAREAN, director of the Institute of Caucasian Studies, Moscow: “Ethno-psychological Mutations - Consequences of the Modern Caucasian Political Science” Stephen ROOPERT, Professor of New-York University,USA: “Comparative Political System USA-Moldova” Alesandro FIGUS, Genova University, Italy: “Comparative Political Systems of European Community Countries”
Activity Report 1997 Cristian DAUDEL, Paris V University, France: “ Geo-strategical Analysis Method” Claude NIGOUL, director of the Institute of International Relations, Nice, France: “The System of International Relationships in the Mediterranean Region” Dr. Yu. LEANCA, Representative of the Foreign Ministry of Republic of Moldova N.CHIRTOACA, Director of the Euro-Atlantic Center in Moldova
Modern Languages Training expenses: $2,088.36
The Invisible College students & professors are offered compulsory English language training at the Open World House in Chisinau and optional courses in French or German languages. The courses organized at the Open World House are carried out mainly with native speaking teachers.
Computer Skills Development The Invisible College students have a compulsory computer training on using various software programs, e-mail and Internet. In the framework of the Invisible College two computer classrooms are organized: Computer Classroom-1: MSU, Mateevici str., 60, Chisinau MD 2009 Computer classroom-2: SPU, Ion Creanga str., 1, Chisinau MD 2039.
Training, seminars, conferences and summer schools 34 Students participate in trainings, seminars, conferences and summer schools in order to share acquired knowledge, gain organizational experience, develop the capacity to make presentations to a large audience. These events are open for a broader audience, involving also other students and professors from various universities in the country, who are not members of the Invisible College.
First Summer University of Social Sciences in Moldova, July 13 - August 2, 1997, $40,376.12 (The Invisible College in collaboration with the National HESP Program) In this forum about 40 students and 12 professors from Moldova participated. 19 invited foreign professors presented their courses at the Summer University: Vlad SUZAN, psychotherapist, Experimental Clinics “ Fernand Vidal”, Paris, France Ferdinand von KINSKY, member of Bavaria Academy, director of the International Center of european education of the European community Alexandr LIDERS, Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology of Lomonosov University, Moscow Alexandr ISCANDAREAN, director of the Institute of Caucasian Studies, Moscow Galina CINARIHINA, Center of social and political studies “Epitzentr”, Moscow Alexandru BOBOC, member of Romanian Academy, professor at Bucharest University, Romania Aurel CODOBAN, Cluj University, Head of Philosophy Department Mircea MICLE, Cluj University, Head of Psychology Department Ion MARGINEAN, Head of Sociology Chair, National School of Administration, Bucharest, Romania Bruno STEFAN, lecturer at the Bucharest University, Romania Elisabeta STACIULESCU, lecturer, Iasi University, Romania
Soros Foundation Moldova Nicolae RAMBU, assistant professor, Iasi University, Romania Robert de GROOF, Newport University, USA “The human Psycho-sexology” Cristian BOCANCEA, Iasi University, Romania Gvozden FLEGO, Zagreb University, Croatia Mauro PALUMBO, Genova University, Italy Franco PRAUSELLO, Genova University, Italy Giovanna GIANTURCO, Roma University, Italy Alesandro FIGUS, Genova University, Italy
Study visits of professors and students A. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania Bucharest University, Romania Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania Central European University, Budapest
Participation in Conferences and Seminars expenses: $14,807.98
Conference “Tudor Vianu -100th Birthday” “Constantin Noica” International Conference Moldo-German International Seminar, Chisinau, November, 1997 “Society in Transition” International Conference, Cluj Napoca, Romania, November 13- 17, 1997 35 International Workshop, October1997, Iasi, Romania “European Integration through Regional Integration” International Conference, Chisinau, December 11-12,1997 “Refugees: current situation and perspectives for problem solving” International Conference Scientific conferences and summer schools in Holland and Slovakia
Publications The Invisible College members also share their knowledge in the academic community of Moldova through the published academic papers which they write as result of their participation in the framework of the Invisible College. The main published materials are: - Newsletter of the Invisible College: one issue every two months - articles by students and professors, written and published in mass-media - students’ presentations at the conferences and summer schools - the innovative courses developed by the Invisible College professors
Acquisition of teaching materials expenses: $6,352.04
Each laboratory has a specialized library including textbooks, dictionaries, books, journals, other teaching materials in the fields of social sciences, periodical journals, which is open to all the university students. For 1998 52 subscriptions of American and English periodical scientific journals in social sciences have been bought for the
Activity Report 1997 laboratory libraries through The East & Central Europe Journal Donation Project (New School for Social Research, New York), half of the $6368 sum being covered by the mentioned project. In 1997 about 1400 titles of different teaching materials for the Invisible College libraries were purchased. The libraries also purchased subscriptions of periodical journals from Moldova, Romania, Russia amounting to $333.50 worth in 1998.
Scholarships for selected students expenses: $22,685.50
Financial support for the best students in Social Sciences makes feasible their aspiration to devote extra time to studies. The scholarships are aimed to reward students for their academic activity and ensure that they will not have to work during their studies in order to earn a living.
Student-members of the Program:
Philosophy Laboratory Marina MASCAUTAN, MSU First Year Artur MUNTEANU, AESM Tatiana BULANCEA, MSU Evelina STRATAN, MSU Larisa CIORNEI, MSU Tudor CLAPCO, TUM Psychology Laboratory 36 Liviu GHIDIRIM, MSU First Year Lilia GLIJIN, MSU Nicolae BESLIU, PSU Angela POPA, MSU Iulia BUZENCO, MSU Eugen MITROFAN, MSU Angela CARAMAN, PSU Second Year Stela DIMITRASCO, MSU Eugenia BOGATU, MSU Olga MOROZAN, PSU Marin DOLINTA, MSU Lilia NACU, PSU Lucia FARMACHI, MSU Diana POSTU, MSU Vlad PARASCHIV, MSU Diana ROSCA, MSU Galina URECHEANU, MSU Second Year Inga CALIN, PSU Sociology Laboratory Ala CIORICI, MSU First Year Zoia COJUHARI, PSU Mariana BUCIUCIANU, MSU Mariana EPUREANU, PSU Corina CAIREAC, MSU Vitalie POPESCU, PSU Elena CARCEA, MSU Daniela SIMBOTEANU, PSU Cornelia DONI, MSU Diana SPULBER, MSU Adelina LABIC, MSU Daniela TERZI, MSU Aliona SECARA, MSU Natalia SARAGOV, MSU Political Science Laboratory Second Year First Year Eugenia BIRIUC, MSU Viorel ALBU, MSU Natalia CHIRILOV, MSU Elvira ANGHEL, MSU Dumitru GUTULEAC, AESM Otilia BOLOGAN, MSU Natalia LUCHIAN, MSU Vasile CHITII, MSU
Soros Foundation Moldova Alexandru GAMART, MSU Psychology Laboratory Octavian MAMALIGA, MSU Ion NEGURÃ Dorin PEREU, MSU Dr. in Psychology, Head of General Psychology Alexandru SIMIONOV, MSU Department, SPU Second Year Lilian NEGURÃ Igor BOTAN, MSU MA in Psychology, Lecturer, General Pavel CABACENCO, MSU Psychology Department, SPU Eugenia CERBA, MSU Grigore TAPU Andrei COVAL, IIUM Dr. in Psychology, Assistant Professor of Vadim GUZUN, MSU Psychology, MSU Alexandru OPRUNENCO, MSU IGOR RACU Silvia SOLOMON, MSU Dr. in Psychology, Dean of Psychology Faculty, SPU Professor-tutors involved in the Program Philosophy Laboratory expenses: $22,445.79 Gheorghe BOBANÃ Dr. habilitate in Philosophy, Head of Esthetics Political Science Laboratory and History of Philosophy, Institute of Mihai CERNENCO Philosophy, Law and Sociology, ASM Dr. in History, Head of Social Sciences Ion SARBU Department, IIUM Dr. habilitate in Philosophy, Professor, Social Ala BELOSTECINIC Sciences Department, IIUM Dr. in Political Science, Assistant Professor, Eudochia SAHARNEANU 37 Political Science Department, MSU Dr. in Philosophy, Vice-Dean of Philosophy Nicolae CHIRTOACA and Psychology Department, MSU Senior Lecturer, Social Sciences Department, Grigore VASILESCU IIUM, Director of Euroatlantic Strategic Dr. habilitate in Philosophy, Head of Studies. Philosophy Department, AUM
Sociology Laboratory Informatica-1 Laboratory Valentin TURCAN Eugen CAISIN Dr. in Sociology, Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Lecturer of Computer Science Department, MSU Philosophy History Department, MSU, Head of “The Sociology of Politics” scientific Informatica-2 Laboratory laboratory Iurie GUZUN Gheorghe CÃLCAI Dr. in Technical Sciences, Assistant professor, Dr. in Philosophy, Chief of Sociology Computer Science Department, PSU Department, Institute of Philosophy, Law and Sociology, ASM Tutorial Assistants Ludmila MALCOCI Political Science Dr. in Sociology, Scientific Researcher, Institute Ala COJOCARU of Philosophy, Law and Sociology, ASM, lecturer, APAM Assistant-professor of Mass-media and Communication Department, MSU Philosophy Ana PASCARU Vitalie POPA Dr. in Philosophy, Senior Scientific Researcher, post-graduate student, MSU Institute of Philosophy, Law and Sociology, ASM Angela STAFII
Activity Report 1997 post-graduate student, lecturer, MSU Diana CHEIANU post-graduate student, lecturer, MSU Psychology Eduard MIHAILOV Tatiana TURCHINA Center of analysis and investigations in post-graduate student, lecturer, MSU Sociology, Political Science and Psychology, Ina MORARU director post-graduate student, lecturer, MSU Sociology
Sholarships expenses: $166,313.00 commitments: $11,331.00
The regional and national scholarship programs addressed the professional training needs of the local specialists in different fields. Total or partial financial support was provided for studies abroad; supplementary merit scholarships were given to students from Moldovan universities.
Regional Scholarship Programs National Scholarships Programs 38 expenses: $18,636.00 Supplementary scholarship grants expenses: $123,165.00 American University in Bulgaria, $933,75 commitments: $11,331.00 Lucia LAVRIC Georgeta GAVRILIUC International Management Center, Hungary Iurie LAIU Cristian STRATAN Marin CEBOTARI Dan VULPE Eugen HALZANOV Les Ecoles Normales Superieures, France “Virtual University“ Undergraduate Exchange Andrei BUZDUGAN Program, $1,178.00 Angela DEMIAN Elena ANESTE Valeriu RAZLOG Elena BOCANCIA Natalia DOBINDA
University of Warwick, United Kingdom, College of Europe, Natolin, Poland $788.00 Open Society Institute, Budapest Dorin DUMBRAVEANU Viorel URSU Iulia CONOPLINA Cristina CHEPTEA
Central European University, Hungary, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium $5,798.00 European Union Igor MARDARI Victor BURAC Veaceslav CANTEA Natalia BALTA Ludmila VASILOV Victor TODORIUC
Soros Foundation Moldova Postgraduate studies Solvay Business School, Universite Libre de University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Bruxelles, Belgium Spain Ovidiu COTELEA Ana GUCA Universite Franche-Comte, Besancon, France University III Stendhal, Grenoble, France Eugen REVENCO Mihaela MANOLE University Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris, France Ecole Politechnique de Montreal, Canada Tatiana ESANU Liliana SURUGIU-BAJUREA Sports Academy, Moscow, Russia Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead Victor PANUS Management School, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Georgeta SOLOMITCAIA Institut fur Genetik, Forschungszentrum Karlstuhe, Germany Texas A&M University, USA Vladimir CHIRCHIN Radu DASCALIUC Natalia NOVAC
John F. Kennedy School of Government, University Pantheon-Sorbonne, France Harvard, Massachusetts, USA Dumitirita DUMBRAVEANU Lidia SPATARU University Paris XII Val-de-Marne, France The University of Iowa, USA Ileana-Tudora SAINCIUC 39 Viorel BOSTAN Laboratoire de Bagneux, Paris, France “Pierre Mendes France“ University, Grenoble, Alexandru MEREUTA France Neonila VILCU International Executive Development Center, Kranju, Slovenia University of Denver, Colorado, USA Adrian BASOC Victor CULIUC Aurel CASIAN Veaceslav CODREANU University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, USA Marian CUZMICI Petru ZAMISNII Emil GUTU
Gestalt Institute, Sanct-Petersburg, Russia Graduate studies Nadejda KRASNOPOLSKI Centenary College, Hackettstown, New-York, USA Institute d’ Etudes Europeenes, Universite Libre Eugeniu Bidcenco de Bruxelles Eugen REVENCO University of Oxford, United Kingdom Tatiana-Maria COMERZAN “P.I. Ceaikovschi“ State Conservatorium, Moscow, Russia University of Maryland, USA Iulia GUBAIDULIN Eugen FILIP
Activity Report 1997 James Madison University, Virginia, USA Universitaet Konstanz, Germany Florin NEDELCIUC Veaceslav ODOBESCO
Instituto Professionale Internazionale per State Academy of Choreography, Moscow, L’Artigianato Liutario e del Legno, Cremona, Russia Italia Ion CUROSU Dmitrii CECODA Ruprecht-Karl Universitaet, Heidelberg, Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Germany Gleb BAHMUTOV Carolina BEJENARU
Jacksonville University, USA University of Perugia, Italy Irina GAINUTDINOVA Liviu LUCA
Western Kentucky University, USA University of Athens, Greece Veronica KHADJI Tudor VASILICA
Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China George Washington University, USA Silvia LUPASCO Radu PANTIRU
Capital University of Economics and Business, Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont, USA Beijing, China Natalia VOROBIOVA 40 Tatiana GAUGAS “Ovidius“ University, Constanta, Romania Fudan University, Shanghai, China Ecaterina PLATON Elena TURCANU “O.C. Taslautanu“ Theoretical College, Toplita, Politechnical Institute Hua Dong, Nanjing, Romania China Mihaela PLATON Adrian HASNAS Internships, Summer Schools, Other Capital University of Economics and Business, Events Beijing, China Ecole Tematique et Linguistique pour Jeunes Corneliu EFTODI Chercheurs en Sciences de l’Homme et de la Societe des Pays d’Europe Centrale et Orientale, Instituts Nationaux des Sciences Appliquees, Sevres, France Lyon, France Igor KLIPII Natalia NACU Victor JUC Oxana CHELE University Carmen de Las Guevas, Granada, Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitaet, Bonn, Spain, summer courses Germany Lilia TAP Vitalie ROTARU Technische Universitaet Ilmenau, Germany, James Madison University, Virginia, USA conference Elena GREBINCEA Mariana BUZU
Soros Foundation Moldova Institute International d’ Administration International Relations, Greece Publique, Paris, France Aliona SEVERIN Elena TURCOVA Foundation for Freedom, University of Oxford, James Madison University, Virginia, USA, United Kingdom Students Exchange Program Natalia CERNOV Vladlena LISENCO Denis PILEAVSCHI
Institute de Droit, Universite de Nice, France, Tel Aviv University, Israel internship Anatol CHIRILOV Igor KLIPII University of Nottingam, United Kingdom Universite Pierre Mendes, Nice, France Procop BURUIANA Oleg CURBATOV Groupement pour le Development de la HSBC, Investment Bank LTD, Paris, France Teledection Aerospatiale, Ramonville, France Cristina MOROSAN Aureliu OVERCENCO
Comitato della Dante Alighieri, Roma, Italy Groupe EAC- Ecole Superieure d’ Economie, Liliana BURDUJA d’Art et de la Comunication, Paris, France Violeta BOTNARU Natalia RIBALCO Tatiana SIRBU Merit Scholarship 41 American European Summer Academy, expenses: $24,512.00 Vienna, Austria Elvira LEAHU The Soros Foundation Moldova organized the second annual Merit Sts. Cytil and Methodius University, Skopje, Scholarship Program for students from Macedonia Moldovan universities in 1997. The Tudor CLAPCO competition for this program was merit- Tudor STRATEVICI based. In order to be considered for the competition students had to have a GPA American Institute of Political and Economic measured by the Moldovan grading Systems, Prague, Czech Republic system of no less than 9.0 and should Alexandru CULIUC have completed at least two years of studies. A special committee including Charles University, Demography and faculty members and researchers did a Geodemography Department, Prague, Czech rigorous analysis of students’ applications. Republic The students’ extracurricular activities Silvia FUSU such as publications, reports, participation Nicolae SALI in conferences and symposiums, membership in science organizations, International Summer School in Political Science NGOs, etc. were decisive in the final and International Relations, Warsaw, Poland decision process. One hundred and fifteen Corina ROMAN students from thirteen institutions participated in the competition. Seventy University of Athens, Department of eight students were awarded scholarships.
Activity Report 1997 First Grade Merit Scholarship Veaceslav VERDES (2500 Lei) Lucia BUZDUGAN MSU Gheorghe KARASENI HUM Liliana COROBCA Sergiu CHIRIAC Daniela TERZI Angela MUNTEANU AES Ion AMARFII SPU Daniela SIMBOTEANU IIUM Florentina BODNARI Second Grade Merit Scholarship (1200 Lei) Third Grade Merit Scholarship MSU (500 Lei) Corneliu CIRIMPEI MSU Sergiu MATVEEV Alexandru TRIFAUTAN Diana NANU Cornelia BOLDUREANU Natalia NICORICI Ecaterina BOCANCEA Rodica CIORANICA Ion CRETU Alina BRASOVEANU Oleg OLEINICOV Corina BARLADEANU Olga IRIMCIUC Ala CIORICI Olga KISELIOV 42 Snejana DIMITROVA Rodica PAVELCIUC Olga CHIRILIUC Rodica ROSCA Alexandru GAMART Vasile CUMPATA Oxana AGACHI Vitalie LUNGU Viorel ALBU Vitalie MEAGCOV Rodica GHERASIM Vladimir FONOBEROV
SMU SMU Aurelia GROSU Irina APOSTOLOV Andrei MUSAJI Larisa CEBAN Alina BATAR Elena IURI-APOSTOL Calin STOICOV Natalia SIPITCO Eugen SCHITCO Ana BOLOCAN Petru CEPOIDA SPU Elena DASANU Vitalie POPESCU Tatiana BALECA Elena JOSAN Vlad NUTU Ruslan FLOREA TSU Tatiana IAROVOI Elena FOTESCU Veaceslav FULGA Semion CHIOSEA TUM Sergiu RUSU Maria COPACI Alexandra PLUGARU Vladimir BESCHIERU Elena VOVC Iurie TERNA Sergiu ZLOBIN
Soros Foundation Moldova SPU TUM Nicolae BESLIU Dumitru CERNELIOV Angela CARAMAN Igor ENE Victoria PASCAN Sergiu LANGA Ana NIVNEA Vitalie BESLIU Oleg GRAUR Ruslan TARNA Angela PRODAN Olga CHIABURU Ludmila BACUMENCO Natalia BULMAGA TSU Angela TUDOSE Irina ANDRIANOV Ludmila SCAREVNEA Veronica GUTU Lilian CULEA Odetta GRAMA Mariana TATARU Vera VELICOJON Iulia COREAVSCHI AESM Maria GALIT Liliana CURTOVA Mihai DEMCENCO Vilen SPINU Mariana IANACHEVICI Dumitru GUTULEAC Galina TENENBAUM Tatiana VELICOGLO Oxana LASIH Corina ROMAN Svetlana CONONENCO Oxana SAVCIUC Gheorghe PARMACLI Valeriu RAZLOG Ala BACALU Eduard GHERMAN Irina GRISCENCO 43 Sergiu BUGAI Sergiu TOMESCU AUM Vitalie SAJIN Igor DODON Dorina TRICOLICI Gheorghe NICOLAESCU Vladislav CHIRIAC Iana NICULCEA Natalia ZBIRCIOG Roman HARUTA Mihai GORGOS Marcel BEJENARU Dorin PANTELEICIUC Alexandru STRATAN Dan GATCAN Dragos CIMPOIES Anatol GRAUR Aliona STRELICIUC Alexei KLADCOV Andrei BUSUIOC Ianos CHIPER AIM Vladimir PASENCO Steliana GRAMA Ludmila GAINA BSU Veronica BUJOR Natalia DOBINDA Anatol PINZARU Georgeta CISLARU Gelu CAPROS Nina MATERINCA Rodica SFECLA Ludmila POPESCU Florentin LEANCA Aliona COLIBABA Maia GROSU Felicia VISTERNICEANU IIUM Dragos CUCEREANU Irina PANIBOG
Activity Report 1997 Iulia TROMBITCAIA
HUM Gheorghe VLAS Iulia TIMOTIN
PAM Alexandru ZOSIM
Educational Advising Center expenses: $13,092.00
The Educational Advising Center in Moldova (EAC) is a partnership project of the Open World House, and the USIA financially by the Soros Foundation Moldova. The EAC appeared as a partnership between the United States Information Agency (USIA) and the Open World House. The major objective of the EAC is to provide all necessary information concerning the opportunities of degree and non-degree, college and post-graduate education in the United States by means of attending specialized courses and obtaining grants for everyone who is interested in education, 44 research or training in the US.
Since 1994, EAC has administrated two American Programs: Edmund S. Muskie and the Freedom Support Act. The Muskie/FSA Programs provide opportunities for graduates of NIS universities to come to the US for degree and non-degree Programs in several fields. These fields include Business Administration, Economics, Law, Educational Administration, Public Policy, Library and Journalism. EAC carries out recruitment activities including program publicity, testing, interviewing, and pre- departure processing. TOEFL 800 Statistics 1997 GRE 300 Number of visitors 2055 GMAT 200 Correspondence 860 SAT 40 Telephone calls 5600 Other types of information materials 700 Total 8515 Total 2040
Consultations Visitors by field of study High school students 460 Total 2055 University students 1300 American Studies 20 Graduate students 250 Architecture 30 Post graduate students 45 Arts 120 Total 2055 Banking 60 Biology 20 Number of distributed bulletins for Business Administration 560 standard tests Communications 120
Soros Foundation Moldova Computing 300 University Dentistry 5 Conferences and Seminars Design 30 April 29 – May 4, 1997, East-West Economics 650 conference, between the EAC from CIS and Education Administration 60 Eastern Europe. Engineering 30 Conference participants: Henry SCOTT History 20 (CSI REAC), Catherine ALDERTON English 500 (USIA-EASA), and many other EAC Finance 305 coordinators French 23 Law 40 June 17-23, 1997, Conference for Scholarship Library Science 30 Coordinators of OSI, Balaton Hungary Linguistics 20 Marketing 75 September 20-26, 1997, Seminar for mid-level Medicine 70 educational Advisors organized by the Moscow Philosophy 6 EAC (IREX). Photography 9 Seminar speakers: Ion GHILESCU (EAC Physics 26 – Chisinau), Dova WILSON (EAC – Political science 112 Moscow) & others. Psychology 26 Public Administration 69 Interviews and testing for Soros Sociology 25 Scholarship programs 45 Tests Administered April 16, 1997 February 7, 1997, GRE, Ed.S.Muskie/FSA TOEFL - 15 Program May 13, 1997 Economics, Journalism, Public Health GMAT for the International Management administration - 15 Center in Budapest - 15 April 30, 1997 January17, 1997, GMAT TOEFL (CEU) - 15 Bussines Administration - 23 May 6, 1997 Interviews (CEU) - 15 February 8, 1997, TOEFL May 14, 1997 Economics, Journalism, Public Health Interviews (College of Europe) - 15 Administration, Business Administration, June 6, 1997 Law, Public Policy, Public Administration Interviews (Warwick University) - 15 - 40 Lectures, presentation & video- Interviews organized for the Edmund presentations of the educational S. Muskie Program system of the US and different January 11-15, 1997 scholarship programs Education, Administration, Business September 8, 1997, Presentation of the EAC Administration, Law, Journalism, Public for the Peace Corps Volunteers Health, Economics Julianne PAUNESCU, USIS Chisinau Ivanna M K REED & Ronald Nelson PAO VAN FLEET II - director, ACCELS/ Angela DRABENCO, Information Kiev & professor from Louisiana State Specialist
Activity Report 1997 Ion GHILESCU, EAC coordinator Management, Architectural and Urban April 19, 1997, Presentation of EAC to Heritage Conservation Peace Corps Volunteers The 1997 Edmund S. Muskie & Freedom Angela DRABENCO, Information Support Act Graduate Fellowship Programs specialist Soros Foundation Moldova High School Exchange Program November 18, 1997, How to write a Library of Congress - Soros Foundations recommendation letter Visiting Fellow Program Ion GHILESCU, EAC coordinator Community Connections (USIS) The 1996 Curriculum Consultants Exchange September 13, 1997, Edmund S. Muskie Program (IREX) program presentation Regional Scholar Exchange Program and FSA Ion GHILESCU, EAC coordinator in Contemporary Issues (IREX) Sonia SKINDRUD, Coordinator of the Undergraduate Exchange Program 1997-98 Edmund S. Muskie program from OSI- American University in Bulgaria NY The Stanford University New Democracy Fellowship Program: Fellowship for Doctoral Octombrie 13, 1997, Video Presentation of the (PhD) Study at Stanford University AUBG program, Information about the The Fulbright Program: Advanced Research and Educational System in US, Colleges, University Lecturing Awards in the US Universities, Scholarships and Financial Aid College of Europe Program (1997) Ion GHILESCU, EAC coordinator Central European University Program (1997- 46 Iulia CAPROS, Coordinator of the 1998, 1998-1999) AUBG program The University of Warwick Graduate School International Management Center, Budapest, November 7, 1997, Presentation of the EAC MBA Program Ion GHILESCU, EAC coordinator CEU Summer University IMF Summer Intern Program November 15, 1997, How to write a statement CEP Eastern Scholar Program of purpose Ion GHILESCU, EAC coordinator Books acquisitions
Programs Advertised Catalogs of US universities 30 Virtual University Undergraduate Exchange TOEFL 10 Program,1997-98 GRE 5 The 1996-97 ACTR/ACCELS University GMAT 5 Student Exchange Program Total 50 The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies EAC - Moldova collaborated with the The Central European University Foundation: following foreign foundations and Post Graduate Scholarship, 1996-97 organizations: The Fund for American Studies / American - Soros Foundation Moldova Institute on Political and Economic Systems - USIA: United States Information (Summer University in Prague) Agency Academia Istropolitana for the academic year - ACTR/ACCELS: The American Council 1996/97: Public Administration, Applied of Teachers of Russian / American Economics, Environmental Planning and Council for Collaboration in Education
Soros Foundation Moldova and Language Study Foreign Student Affairs - IREX: International Research and - Peace Corps - Moldova Exchanges Board - CIEE: Council on International - REAC: Institute of International Educational Exchange Education Center for Social Innovations - NAFSA: National Association for Moldova-Pensilvania
Debate Program expenses: $113,035.00
Debating as a challenging and competitive game complements present educational activities. It combines the elements of logic, thought and rhetoric, and demands tolerance, concentration, intelligence and cooperation between debaters - all essential qualities for the creation of a good social model. Debate changes the educational process. More than 300 of our country’s teachers say that debating improves traditional education by changing the teacher-student relationship towards cooperation and performance.
Debate activities are facilitated through the efforts of the National Debate Center, University Centers, Regional (North, South) Centers and debate clubs. By the end of 47 1997 the activity of 45 English, Romanian, Russian and Gagauz clubs had widened to involve 1300 students, for whom debate is considered the best course of solving controversies through the stormy seas of everyday life. The expansion of the program’s reach into Gagauz and Bulgarian speaking districts was anticipated in 18 seminars involving some 600 teachers, judges and students under the slogan “If a language can’t unite us, debate will!”.
Moldova also has the experience of hosting seminars with international experts; in 1997, two such seminars took place. The experts’ participation in an international conference setting quickly infuses new information which allows us to continually reassess the program and apply new formats, experiences and ideas. At present the program’s advanced participants are fielding new formats - high school students with Lincoln- Douglas and university students with Parliamentary Debates.
During the past year 8 regional competitions were held, involving 900 student - followers, judges and teachers. A national team was selected from outstanding contestants of the 16 best teams in the National Competition, and the team proved competitive at the Summer Camp in Latvia.
The following exchange experiences had a great impact on the clubs’ activities: - Moldo-Romanian Competition, May 1997 - Faros Competition 1997, Ukraine - International Universities Competitions in Brasov, Athens and Budapest with additional meetings between clubs from Romania, Ukraine and Belarus.
Activity Report 1997 Where the University Debate Program is concerned, we would further point out 6 “Introduction to Debate” seminars, 4 training seminars, 3 interuniversity competitions where 16 teams from 6 colleges participated, and also many public debates.
Moldova State University Debate Center is planning to create an NGO that would ultimately evolve into a National Debate Association. This association would interconnect all existing debate centers, clubs and independent judges in order to promote and develop the program and, thereby, an open society.
Intercultural High School Exchange Program (CCI Summer, CCI Semester, CCI Year, Syracuse Summer, Choate, West Chester, British Schools). expenses: $4,692.00
The program is available to 10th grade students from the lyceums of the republic, awarding scholarships to attend British and American high schools. English language improvement is sought alongside cultural awareness through classes, sports activities, excursions and different kinds of entertainment. This program promotes self- confidence, develops linguistic potential and changes concepts and views towards 48 promoting the development of a highly educated and democratic society centered on intellect and harmonious relations.
In 1997, 18 high school students benefited from study in the USA and Great Britain. The effectiveness of the program can certainly be certified as pupils return with inspiring linguistic skills, new ideas and knowledge, and have released a flow of multilateral information which contributes to new insights and attitudes.
Students provided with stipends in 1997: Andrei CERVONIASCY Alexandru BIRSA Dorin DUSCIAC Nicolae CIUMAC Carolina CEBAN Irina COSTROMITSCAIA Ana VETIUL Alexandru COSOVAN Ion STEFANUCA Victoria BRASOVSKI Ilinca JITARI Corina COMENTDANT Irina NICORICI Elena GAVRILITSA Angela AMOASII Vitalie EREMIA
Soros Foundation Moldova Marina URMASU Olesea BARBAROS
Health Education expenses: $39,878.00
One of the basic goals of the program was its expansion to the college level, a goal that was fulfilled through a special order of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Republic of Moldova. In 1997, sixty-seven training seminars were completed to promote healthy lifestyles. These included 44 Health Education seminars, 11 seminars on Conflict and Communication, 5 thematic seminars and 7 seminars concerning ecological problems.
Following a February 1997 International Seminar in Budapest in which 3 of our instructors received training, the program on Conflict and Communication was started in Moldova for pre-university groups interested in the science of “conflict and communication”. In this way, the logical continuity from physical to social health was stressed.
1860 adult participants received instruction at these activities who then transmitted 49 the formative models of education in school programs. Guided activities were applied from the sections which constitute the “Health Education” teacher handbook. To date, the topics of Nutrition, Smoking Prevention, Alcohol, Drugs, Human Sexuality, AIDS, and ecology have been completed. A Russian Handbook on “Conflict and Communication” was published.
Calendars, posters and thematic illustrations were published from the works of 10 winners of the Health Education Youth Poster Contest (May-June 1997). Health Days, AIDS actions and the art contest entitled “For a Healthy Lifestyle” were important social events that drew press attention.
A variety of interested organizations contributed to the program’s expansion including the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports; the Ministry of Health Protection; the General Board of Education; the Harmony Center for Diagnosis and Rehabilitation; the Association for Family Planning; the AIDS Center; the Republican Narcotics health unit; and the Peace Corps.
The Pro Health Association provided multilateral support and cooperation during this year. This association, which has valuable experience in promoting healthy lifestyles, will help solve the most daunting problems.
Activity Report 1997 Soros English Language Program (SELP) expenses: $65,924.00 commitments: $7,000.00
With enough fanning, coals eventually give rise to flame, and in this the fifth year of the SELP program we have truly begun to see new energy take hold in the area of English Language Instruction. During the country’s difficult transitional phase toward wide-scale privatisation, our lone endeavours in combating, among many needs, the dirth of qualified teachers remaining in the public sphere has met recognition by other organizations, who have in turn set parallel goals. As a result, SELP has restructured major programs to exploit collaborative opportunities with the British Council, the ILC, Iasi, and others.
Meanwhile, the priorities of the SELP program have turned towards furthering new initiatives including Resource Centres and the Regional SPELT initiatives in Teacher Training (especially ESP) and the promoting of teacher associations. We continue to support two programs with proven effectiveness—the publication TEAM Report and the Open World House Scholarships.
Teacher Training expenses: $41,997.00 50 As a result of several years’ presence of American SPELT and Peace Corps teachers in Moldovan schools and universities, an awareness of the benefits of professional development has been cultivated and nurtured. The demand for language and methodology seminars and workshops has increased dramatically. Furthermore, great value is now attached to the training of highly knowledgeable and theoretically prepared specialists who will have an impact in the English for Specific Purposes areas of new technologies, business, and foreign relations. Another issue of vital importance was the training of the national team of trainers. This year’s activities, capitalizing on collaborative projects, have included:
An 8 day Course in Translation Studies - a joint project between 2 institutions - the Soros Foundation Moldova and the International Language Center, Iasi. The course was intended for 15 members of the Departments of Translation and Interpretation at the State Universities in Chisinau and Balti who were initiated in theoretical and methodological approaches to translation as well as ways of organizing translation workshops with their own students.
A two week training course - a group venture between the Foundation, National Institute for Professional Development of Teachers, Ministry of Education, International Language Center Iasi. Participants -35 teachers from different districts - were exposed to modern trends of ELT methodology with focus on practical issues that deal with teaching integrated skills in a learner- centered approach.
Soros Foundation Moldova Seminar on “Process Writing”, conducted by Aaron Stander, a professor from Oakland Community College, Michigan, USA. About 25 English teachers from high schools and universities in Chisinau attended the event.
In-service Teacher Development Program for 80 English language teachers from Balti and surrounding regions. This project was practical in nature: each session providing teaching activities and materials that participants could use with their students in their own schools. The course focused on improving the participating teachers‘ own English language skills. The workshops held weekly at the English Language Resource Center Balti were conducted by two SPELT Fellows.
Inset Program for 40 teachers from key high schools in Chisinau which comprises two directions: In-service ELT Methodology training for 20 Chisinau High School ELT teachers Trainer Training for a future team of Moldovan ELT Inset trainers Organizers: ILC Iasi/British Council, Soros Foundation Moldova
“EFL Methodology -Communicative Classroom Activities” - a summer course for 35 young English teachers was held in Balti in June. The main aim of the course was to introduce the teachers to new methods of teaching, procedures and materials, to involve them in solving meaningful tasks and to help them enrich and share their teaching experience. 51 English Summer School in Romania with 12 teachers from Moldova participating - a collaborative program between the British Council, Ministry of Education Romania and the Soros Foundation Moldova. British Council’s contribution: $4,800.00
Course of Simultaneous and Consecutive Translation organized in collaboration with the HESP Program for 15 professionals. Organizers: the Soros Foundation Moldova and ILC Iasi.
Resource Centers expenses: $12,200.00 This year the program focused mainly on setting up 2 English Language Resource Centers in Chisinau and Balti. Rather than disbursing materials to individual institutions in small parcels, Resource Centers not only provide more comprehensive collections and facilities, but serve as important meeting places for community- building activities among teaching professionals. Centers serve as venues for instructional programs in didactics and methodology, and as an organizing center for cooperation between teachers leading towards teacher associations. Finally but very crucially, Resource Centers offer institutions practice in serving teaching professionals as valuable assets who deserve professional support and with whom relationships of trust must be built. Two centers have already been set up in universities, one at Balti State University and the other at the Academy of Economic Studies in Chisinau, and more are planned for the future.
Activity Report 1997 TEAM Report expenses: $2,635.00 The Newsletter of the English Language Program is a source of authentic English material both for classroom use, as it contains practical lesson ideas and activities, and also as reference through articles on teaching methods. Produced by SPELT Fellows in Chisinau and containing contributions from local English teachers, the newsletter has also become the best means of reaching all English teachers in the country and for disseminating program Information. Publication run is 2000 copies.
Scholarships at the English Language School expenses: $6,997.00 The project of scholarships for the English Language School (at the Open World House) encourages and supports the most gifted students and pupils to study the English language intensively. The project also allows for the scholarship grants for lecturers who teach special courses in the English language in various subjects within the framework of university curriculum. Selection was made by the Education Board and the School through a contest. During 1997, 80 beneficiaries were selected from 300 applicants.
SPELT Program expenses: $17,228.00 SPELT is a regional program of collaboration with American teachers for the purpose 52 of English language instruction in institutions of higher education. By means of this program the American teachers can be hired as full-time workers for the entire school- year. Besides teaching, the American fellows take part in a number of out-of-school activities, such as English Language Clubs and school newspapers. They also become promoters of some activities within the framework of the English Language Program, the editorship of the “Team Report” newspaper being one example. They also help organize the club of English language speakers and hold instructive workshops for Moldovan teachers. This academic year (1997-1998) Moldova is home to 5 American teachers: Hamilton BECK - “A. Puskin” Lyceum, Moldova State University Mary Beth YOUNG - ULIM Anne STANDER - AESM William HUGUELET - BSU “A. Russo” Kimberly VAUGHN - BSU “A. Russo” In 1997 SPELT program developed new initiatives, using SPELT fellows as teacher trainers, resource personnel to develop English Language Teacher Associations, and as teachers and teacher trainers for English for Specific Purposes
SPELT Seminars expenses: $8,270.43 This program aims to provide teachers from Moldova with new methods of teaching English. Instructors were SPELT fellows, local teachers and Peace Corps volunteers. During this year, 12 seminars were organized for about 160 participants. The participants also received books and handouts.
Soros Foundation Moldova Youth Program expenses: $30,369.00 commitments: $1,315.00
The goal of this program was to support extracurricular activities of pupils as an important part of the educational process.
In 1997 the program was designed to cover the following directions: - Financial support for Creative Centers for Children - Support for school newspapers and magazines - Travel grants for groups of children to different cultural activities - Support for various projects initiated by boy-scouts - Support for various projects initiated by different groups of children
Contest for Creative Centers for Children In May-June 1997, the Contest for Creative Centers for Children was organized. Based on materials presented to the contest, 6 centers received grants: -Creative Center for Children, Leova -Creative House for Children, Falesti -Creative Center for Pupils, Telenesti -Creative and Leisure Center for Children and Teenagers, Chiscareni, Singerei -Curcubeu Center for Extracurricular Activities, Riscani sector, Chisinau 53 - Ghiocel Creative Center for Children, Ciocana sector, Chisinau
Contest for School Newspapers and Magazines In June 1997 the Contest for School Newspapers and Magazines was held. 15 newspapers and magazines participated in it. The content and the structure of these newspapers (magazines) were assessed, and also the variety of the topics included, the social impact and the way all of the above contribute to the development of a new generation. The participants received prizes as follows :
The Ist prize: PROMETEU magazine, the Prometeu Lyceum, Chisinau ARCA LUI NOE newspaper, teorethical Lyceum, Causeni NOUA GENERATIE newspaper, V. Alecsandri Lyceum, Ungheni THE CIMISLIA NEWS newspaper, M. Eminescu secondary school #3, Cimislia
The 2nd prize: ALACRITAS newspaper, school #32, Chisinau LYCEUM newspaper, theoretical Lyceum, Orhei GAUDEAMUS newspaper, theoretical Lyceum #2, Chisinau ATENEU newspaper, school #2, Edinet
Activity Report 1997 Travel grants Several travel grants were given to groups of children to participate in different events.
International children’s festival, Edirne, Turkey Izvoarele Dance group, gymnasium #4, Chisinau
School theaters festival, Tirgu-Mures, Romania Masca School Theater, Mircea Eliade Lyceum, Chisinau
International folklore festival, Voru, Estonia Lia Dance-group, Abaclia, Basarabeasca
Creative camp, Bucsoaia, Suceava, Romania Igor Vieru Republican Boarding School of Arts, Chisinau
Ritmurile secolului International festival, Moscow, Russia Ritmurile secolului Modern dance group, Cultural Center Orion, Chisinau
Sanziana Camerata Experience exchange with the formation, Pitesti, Romania Doinita Chorus, Nicolae Iorga Lyceum, Chisinau
54 The program also supported projects for scout camps and many other initiatives of different groups of children such as dance groups, folklore groups, literary and English clubs, handicraft producers, etc. All the projects were designed to support the creativity and initiative among young people, to develop useful daily skills and to stimulate their active participation in an open society.
In 1997 the Odyssey of the Mind program was initiated in Moldova and the first teams were founded. Following this event, Moldova became a member of the International OM Association.
Soros Foundation Moldova Travel in Education Programs expenses: $24,000.33
The Soros Foundation Moldova supported the participation of academics and students from Moldova in different meetings, stages and workshops.
Business trip, Heugelo, Netherlands, January Ana AIRINEI 17-31, 1997 MSU Mihail SAJIN, superior lecturer, TUM Doina BATRANU SPU Business trip, Andre Malraux Lyceum, Tamara CAIREAC Remiremont, France, March 11-25, 1997 MAM Leonid AMOASII, director, M. Irina CORDUNEANU Eminescu Lyceum, Balti PAM Caterina MARCHITAN Specialization trip, Charleroi, Belgium, March Alliance Francaise 2- June 2, 1997 Veronica MUNTEANU Galina PAVALACHE, teacher of French, V.Alecsandri Lyceum, Chisinau secondary school #2, Soldanesti Valentina RUDICO Alliance Francaise, Ungheni Annual Conference for Teachers of English as a Ada SAMOILENCO Foreign Language, Harkiv, Ukraine, April M. Eminescu Lyceum, Chisinau 55 23-26, 1997 Olga SBARCIOG Natalia ALHAZOV, Ph.D., MSU M. Eminescu Lyceum, Balti Lucia UNTILA International Federation of French Language Ioan Voda Lyceum, Cahul Teachers’ Colloquium, Paris, France, June 26 - Anastasia CRACIUN 27, 1997 Alliance Francaise Ana GUTU, French teacher, IIUM Tatiana PETCU G.Asachi Lyceum, Chisinau Courses of Spanish Arts and History, Raisa ANDRIUTA Granada, Spain, June 29- July 27, 1997 B.Cazacu theoretical Lyceum, Nisporeni Nadejda PRISACARU, Spanish teacher, Ala ANTONOV MSU theoretical Lyceum, Causeni Victoria DOBA International Workshop “European Formation TUM of Trainers“, Esneux, Belgium, July 2 - 6, Maria DOMINTE 1997 student, MSU Emilia MORARU, school psychologist, Natalia GROSU Mircea Eliade Lyceum, Chisinau student, MSU Eugenia ONUFREI Professional Trip to the Institute of Language school #65, Chisinau and Communication, Rennes, France ( in Diomid SANDU collaboration with Alliance Francaise from secondary school, Marandeni village, Moldova ) in 2 steps : July 4- August 1, July Falesti 15 - August 12, 1997 Valentina STRATULA
Activity Report 1997 secondary school, Abaclia village, “Science Evaluation and its Management“ Basarabeasca NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Prague, Olga TCACI Czech Republic, November 25-28, 1997 TUM Veaceslav AFANASIEV Natalia ZAGARSCHI director, Marketing Center, ASM general school, Chisinau Internship, University of Liege, Belgium, EUNIS-97 Congress, Grenoble, France, October 15- November 30, 1997 September 9-11, 1997 Ilie NASU Grigore SECRIERU SPU, Balti director, Information Center, ASM Constantin GAINDRIC Internships in “Problems of Game Psychology“ director, Mathematics Institute, ASM and “Psychological basis of the Preschooler and Secondary School Education“, Moscow Training for Teachers who teach in Romanian in University, Russia, December 10-25, 1997 countries around Romania, Drobeta Turnu- Irina CAUNENCO Severin, Romania, July 28- August 6, 1997 SPU Galina MATCOVSCHI teacher, Nicolae Iorga Lyceum Internships and students’ travel to various workshops, conferences and IV Congress of Germanists from Romania, other events. Sinaia, Romania, June 2-5, 1997 56 Veaceslav LAGUTIN Internship in Dialectology of 42 students from BSU, Balti CSU to Gabrovo, Bulgaria, April 25-May 11, 1997 “Biological and Technical Development in Horticulture“ internship, Brno, Czech Republic, Internship in Sociology of 22 3rd year students, September 7-16, 1997 MSU at the Sociology Institute of Romania Elena DERID Academy of Sciences, Bucharest, Romania, July ASM 8-18, 1997
Workshop “Working with children with The Didactic Internship in Geodesy of students disabilities“, Moscow, Russia, November 3-10, from the TUM, 21 people, at the Technical 1997 University of Construction, Bucharest, Elena JIGAU Romania, July 7-30, 1997 SPU International Students Conference, Trondheim, Conference of the Association of English Norway, March 7-16, 1997 Teachers, Iasi, Romania, October 10-12, 1997 Alexandra MIRCIUC, AESM Eugenia BALAUR Tatiana STEFIRTA Conference of the Association of Nationalities, Oxana ABRAMOVA New-York, USA, April 24-27, 1997 Virginia JASTREMSCHI Oxana DONCILA, CEU teachers of English Nicholas FLETCHER International Student Conference “For an British Council, expert Unified Europe“, Enschede, Netherlands, April 17-21, 1997
Soros Foundation Moldova Ileana PUICA Participation of representatives from MSU Moldova to international academic competitions: International Youth Gathering, Foundation for Freedom, Bristonas, Lithuania, December 28- Annual Contest of Latin Language “XVII January 3, 1997 Certamen Ciceronianum Arpinas“, Arpino, 8 students from Moldovan high schools Italy, May 8-15, 1997 Corina STOICA International Student Conference “Europe and Veaceslav PAPANAGA, students Euro...“, Eindhoven, Netherlands, December 9- Silvia RUSU, teacher, Dante Alighieri 16, 1997 Lyceum Olga HAVRONIN AESM World University Debate Championship, Athens, Greece, December 30, 1997- January 6, 1998 Adrian CATAN, Alexandrina ROMAN, Irina GUTU National Debate Team
Step by Step expenses: $330,700.00 57
In the fourth year of existence the “Step by Step” Program continued to expand in the three directions it had in 1996 - pre-school, primary school and higher education (training student teachers) - and added a fourth direction, that of training foreign language teachers for primary schools. Through a special order from November 1997, the Ministry of Education approved the quality of education promoted through the Program in both budget and volunteer classrooms and also advised the regional and municipal educational authorities to implement formative education using the “Step by Step” model and ensure all the necessary conditions for the teachers interested in the Program to attend re-training courses.
Pre-School Education expenses: $72,937.00
By the end of 1997 the Program was active in 29 kindergartens (207 classrooms, with over 480 teachers and administrators). For the quality of education and the degree of family/community involvement, two model sites were identified as regional training centers - Chisinau kindergarten # 216 and Balti kindergarten # 43, with a third center to come (Chisinau kindergarten # 188).
Teams made out of the kindergarten methodologist and the best teachers of these sites to train new teachers from the region. The centers also offer regular workshops for the methodologists and teachers already working in the Program and for the administrators
Activity Report 1997 willing to start formative education in their schools. The centers, alongside other Program kindergartens, serve as training bases for the student teachers in their active practicum and for the in-service teachers that come for re-training courses.
Continuous training of teachers is Priority Number One for the Program staff, with a general average of four seminars and workshops offered each month. The topics addressed varied depending on the needs of those who joined the Program at different stages. Among others the following issues were dealt with: - Dimensions of integration in “Step by Step” - Ways of promoting literacy through play - Peculiarities of adult teaching/learning (for trainers) - Practical ways of using projects - What makes a good teacher in a child-centered classroom (a teacher that encourages student’s success) - Efficient observation techniques, etc
The staff continued to have regular conferences and focus groups with kindergarten principals and methodologists, organized mutual visits of the teachers (especially of the trainers to various Program kindergartens) followed by consultations, discussions and modification of the strategy used in classroom work.
In September another week-long training session with the participation of American 58 experts took place, focused primarily on the activity of model centers and training trainers for the Program.
To cover the professional development needs of teachers involved in the Program, the staff provides them with the latest sources appearing in Moldova and Romania, with digest versions for the sources in English, dictionaries and books for children (in many cases with such books that might inspire them to produce new books together with their children), etc.
The kindergartens also benefit from the Program support in the acquisition of didactic materials, though a major focus is laid on training teachers to create such materials from reusable stuff.
The changes produced in the children - and teachers - that strike everybody who enters the Program classrooms, the response from the parents and the community, and the numbers of people willing to learn about the Program speak about its efficiency and recognition. A specific evaluation of the Program from outside was made by: - representatives of the World Bank and OSI NY who visited several kindergartens and primary schools in May, 1997 and gave very positive feedback - the participants of the Second Balcan conference of “Step by Step” programs, who became very interested in the reports and Program materials presented by Moldovan teachers and faculty - the pedagogical university and teacher training college faculty
In May, 1997 the results of the work of all those involved in the Program were
Soros Foundation Moldova presented in a conference that was attended by representatives of the Ministry and local educational authorities, other educational institutions and faculty. In December, 1997 a new initiative was started addressing the development of children from birth to three (budget $104,475 .00) that raised special interest in the community of professionals, since this age was less targeted up till now from the educational perspective (the focus was mostly on childcare).
Primary Schools expenses: $144,469.00
In the first half of the year the primary school initiative included 20 first grades. These teachers were pioneers who started changes themselves, from the changes in classroom management through focusing more on learning than on teaching and on partnership with families.
In September, 1997 the Program was extended to 30 other budget classrooms, the number of those willing to join being much larger. The selection of classrooms was made, as in the previous year, on the basis of a number of spring workshops offered to everybody who expressed a desire to take part and through site visits. Since in the second year the number of aplicants was much beyond the budgeted number, the selection of budget classrooms was postponed till late fall, when the site visits might give an answer as to which classrooms could be really considered Program classrooms. Thus, in the summer training for the first grades, with the participation 59 of American experts, 50 teachers were initiated in interactive teaching strategies, planning, observation and evaluation.
At the present time the Program is implemented in 50 budget and 21 volunteer classrooms. The classrooms were partially provided with furniture, educational materials and literature.
In the program classrooms, children learn through discovery, working in activity centers individually, or in small or large groups. All the educational materials and hand held equipment are accessible to them. The classroom environment stimulates children’s communication, both oral and written and the thematic units studied in class are based upon their needs and interests. Teachers help the students identify topics of their interest and work out projects. Students’ independence is also promoted by the fact that they become used to understanding and correcting their own mistakes.
Parents in the program classrooms are viewed as partners and experts and are always welcome.
A special priority for the staff is teacher training. This is done through regular workshops, seminars and site visits followed by consultations, teacher exchanges, etc. The workshops have an interactive character and in many cases they are preceded by classroom observations accompanied by discussions. Beginning in September there were separate workshops for the first and second grades, but also joint workshops in which many of the second grade teachers got some experience in the role of future
Activity Report 1997 trainers. Here are some of the issues discussed in the seminars: - Group learning strategies in primary grades - Developing reading and writing skills in “Step by Step” - Teacher’s roles in a child-centered classroom - Math for children 8 to 10 - The importance of integrated teaching - Choice and its importance in child development, etc.
In March the Program teachers (then first grade) visited their colleagues from the similar program in Romania (Tulcea). It was a very useful exchange.
The summer training for the second grade teachers with the participation of American experts was a joint one -- for teams from Moldova and Romania - and took place in Brasov (Romania).
A group of teachers had training, together with teachers from the ProDidactica project, in Iasi (Romania).
Viorica BOGDAN, primary school teacher from Chisinau gymnasium #4, had a two-week training session in USA.
Maria ROSCA, primary school teacher from Chisinau school # 83, participated in the Second Balcan “Step by Step” conference in Burgas, Bulgaria.
60 Training Teachers of Foreign Languages in Primary Schools A new local initiative was the seminar for teachers of foreign languages in the second grades that are implementing the Program. Besides the fact that, through this seminar, these teachers get a chance of being exposed to new teaching methods, the initiative has as its purpose promoting co-operation between the main teacher and other school teachers for the benefit of the children. The English language teachers might also help the main teachers to get access to the various materials in English that the Program resource center has.
Higher Education expenses: $8,819.00
In 1997 a seminar was initiated for faculty from the three major pedagogical universities and 6 teacher training colleges that train future pre-school and primary school teachers.
The seminar is conceived as a series of workshops aimed at familiarizing faculty with the philosophy and practices of “Step by Step”.
The workshops in the first half of the year replicated the modules offered at summer ’96 Balaton training for faculty: Individualization, Partnership with family and Learning through play. The modules were presented by the Program staff in co-operation with the faculty who attended the Balaton training. At Balaton (summer of 1997) -2 new faculty training modules were presented - Child centered curriculum, Observation and recording, Interactive learning, etc. - and new faculty were trained to become trainers. The latter got actively involved in the fall republican seminar. Besides the core
Soros Foundation Moldova contingent that attends the republican seminar (about 26 faculty), the faculty trainers organize regional trainings that help cover the needs of larger numbers of faculty interested in formative education. They have a very good relationship with the model centers. Faculty at some institutions managed to change the curriculum so as to include new courses and to revise the student practice at school: students are supposed to spend no less than 50% of their time in “Step by Step” classrooms.
East - East expenses: $84,916.00 commitments: $7,700.00
The East East Program was conceived by the Foundation as a tool to encourage the exchange of ideas and open dialogue among institutions and individuals in Central and Eastern Europe. The program focuses on sharing and learning from each other’s experiences in the post-communist transformation and developing skills to address the common problems of post-communist societies. As in many other societies which try to reject a totalitarian past, the current stage of Moldova’s transition from the communist past to democracy and market economy remains full of contradictions. Some sources of this confusion are the lack of a clear economic reform strategy, lack of an overall and adequate legislative framework for the 61 development of democratic processes, and limited efficiency of emerging civil institutions and political/ social organizations. Furthermore, the majority of the population lacks experience and self-improvement to assist itself in the new environment of political and economic democracy.
Under internal and external conditions, some countries from Eastern Europe went further in their effort to pursue a political and social democratization, and to create a market economy. They also managed to find the possibilities of cultural and professional synchronization with general human values. Cooperation between the countries of Central and Eastern Europe could encourage a faster recognition and more dynamic, mutual acceptance toward world values and culture, which is the main precondition for new strategic alliances among old continent nations.
The East East Program in Moldova offers great opportunities to exchange ideas and knowledge accumulated by Central and Eastern Europe countries on building a democratic society. The strongest arguments in favor of this Program are the results achieved during 1997. 13 projects were accomplished within the framework of the East East Hosting Programs, which involved efforts of two or more foundations from the region. These programs were addressed to more than 200 active participants from local communities. 36 Moldovan experts were invited abroad and 62 experts from outside visited Moldova during the year. Within the East East Participating Programs, 99 Moldovan representatives had the opportunity to attend 44 East East events, organized by foundations in the region, which involved 19 countries.
Activity Report 1997 Hosting and Joint Programs expenses: $46,590.00
Social Development: From Marxism-Leninism to Open Society Values. Visit to Bucharest of young sociologists from Moldova, April 3-10, 1997 (joint project between Bucharest and Chisinau; co-funded by International HESP OSI- Budapest) Participants: V.TURCANU, Head, Laboratory of Sociology, MSU; Head of the International HESP Laboratory of Sociology; N.Sali, lecturer of Sociology, Political Sciences Department, MSU; E.MIHAILOV, post-graduate student in Sociology, journalist, Flux weekly; E.STRATAN, M.MASCAUTAN, N.LUCHIAN, N.CHIRILOV, E.BIRIUC - second and third year-students, Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology, MSU
Regional Environmental Advocacy and Public Interest Conference, May 25-28, 1997, Holercani, Moldova (ABA/CEELI, Soros Foundation Moldova) Participants - 45 representatives of NGOs and environmental lawyers from the region, 9 experts from CEE
Post-Privatization Problems. Visit of Czech experts to Moldova, June 18-22, 1997, Chisinau (Soros Foundation Moldova and OSI-Prague) 62 Participants: Jan MLADEK, Director of the Czech Institute of Applied Economics, Miloslav MULLER, Deputy Director of the Czech Geographic and Map Office; Ivan PRIKRYL, Director of the Union of the Czech and Moravian Cooperatives; Eduard REZNICEK, Deputy Mayor of Cesky Krumlov; Ivan SYNEK, translator; Vlasta HIRTOVA, EEP Coordinator, Open Society Fund-Prague
International Cultural Seminar: Sacred Rupestrian Architecture within the South-East European Civilizations, June 22-27, 1997, Chisinau, Capriana, Orheiul-Vechi, Tipova, Saharna (Soros Foundation Moldova, Archaeological Investigation Center of the Republic of Moldova) Program Director: Gheorghe POSTICA Participants: 45: 16 experts from Romania, Ukraine, Jugoslavia, Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia
Visit to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Moldova of Representatives of NGO Resource Centres in Ukraine (Kiev, Lviv, Cernauti), June 12, 1997, Chisinau
Brainstorm’97: Summer School in the Art of Communication, July 20 - August 4, 1997, Holercani, Moldova (Soros Foundation Moldova, SFOS-Romanian branches: Bucuresti, Timisoara, Cluj, Iasi) Project director - Antonina SARBU Participation: 14 students from Moldova, 10 students from Romania, 3 professors from West Timisoara University and Iasi University, 2 journalists from Moldova
Soros Foundation Moldova Internship Program in the Czech Republic for Young Doctors of Moldova, Prague, Plzen, Czech Republic (Department of Social Work of Charles University, the Open Society Fund-Prague, Soros Foundation Moldova) Mariana PASECHNIC, Clinic of Cardiology in Plzen, October 2-31, 1997 Sergiu SANDRU, Clinic of Motol, Intensive Care Unit in Prague, November 2-30, 1997 Loreta ESANU, Clinic of Internal Medicine in Plzen, November 2-30, 1997 Oleg PULBERE, Clinic of Orthopedics in Prague, November 2-30, 1997
Strengthening Civil Society in Eastern Europe: First Forum of Moldovan NGOs, November 3-6, 1997, Chisinau (Soros Foundation Moldova, “Contact” Center for NGOs) Participation: experts from NGOs in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Ukraine, and NGOs representatives from Moldova.
South-Eastern Europe: Through Regional Integration toward Integration in Europe, December 10- 13, 1997, Chisinau (International Center for European Formation Moldova (ICEM), Euro-Atlantic Center of Moldova, Soros Foundation Moldova). Participants: 6 experts in political strategy issues, representatives of NGOs, sociologists, independent analysts and mass media representatives, international organizations, the political community and government representatives in Moldova 63 Information Exchange Program: Baltic Countries and Moldova Moldova-Estonia-Lithuania: Visit of Vlad Berco, journalist from Moldova, September 23-October 6, 1997, Tallinn, Vilnius Lithuania-Moldova: Visit of Lauras Bielinis, journalist from Lithuania, October 13-17, 1997, Chisinau Moldova-Latvia: Visit of Vasile Cioaric to Riga, November 3-13, 1997 Latvia-Moldova: Visit of Andris Berzins to Chisinau, November 24 - December 2, 1997
Internship Program for Women NGOs, December 14-21, 1997, Warsaw (Stefan Bathory Foundation, Soros Foundation Moldova) Participants: Liliana Ciobanu, journalist, Business Women’s Club; Adela Zabolotnaia, Democratic League of Women of Moldova; Maria Bulgari, Women with University Degree Association; Ana Gorea, professor, IIUM; Antonina Sirbu, Women’s Program Coordinator, the Soros Foundation Moldova
Transformation of Economics. Visit to Prague of Moldovan Experts, November 30 - December 5, 1997, Prague (OSF-Prague, Czech Institute of Applied Economics, Soros Foundation-Moldova) Participants: Valeriu CAPSIZU, Ministry of Privatisation, Head of the Department for Investments; Ion STRATULAT, Director of the National Agency for Surveying, Mapping and Cadaster; Tatiana UNGUREANU, Ministry of Justice, Head of Attorney and Public Dept.; Daria ZANOGA, consultant for external relations, Ministry of Economics and Reforms of Moldova; Anatol RAU, municipal government of Chisinau, Head of the Land Dept.; Ceslav CIOBANU, Agency for Restructuring of
Activity Report 1997 Industry, Chair of Economics of the International Independent University of Moldova; Igor VERLAN, Universalbank, Head of the Credit Dept.
Management of Change and Health Care Reform in Slovakia, September 21-October 5, 1997, Bratislava Participants: Valeriu SAVA, deputy-director of the Sientific-Practical Center for Public Health and Sanitary Management; Ion ARTENI, doctor, deputy-chief, hospital #4; Adela GLAVAN, Doctor, deputy-chief, the Direction for Health of the Chisinau Mayor’s Office; Iurie GUZGAN, doctor chief of the Sanatorium of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova; Valeriu JARDAN, Director of the Medical College from Ungheni; Natalia POPLAVSCHI, doctor, deputy chief for organisational and methodological activity of the City Clinic; Mihail CIOBANU, Director of the Hospital in Carpineni, Hancesti; Sergiu COBALETCHI, Executive Director of the Medical Informational Center of Moldova
Participating Projects expenses: $38,410.00
The Role of Further Education of Local Human Activity and World Perception, March Government Personnel in the Democratization of 25-27, 1997, Dnepropetrovsk Societies in Central and Eastern Europe, Olga RUSU, post-graduate student in Jurmala, Latvia, January 29 - February 1, 1997 Sociology, MSU 64 Tudor DELIU, Arcadie BARBAROSIE, lecturers, APAM First Central and Eastern European Junior Lidia SPATARU, Director, Center for Achievement Students’ Companies Fair, Social Innovation in Moldova Sosnowiec, Poland, April 2-6, 1997 Adela SCUTARU, Galina BRAILEANU, Exchange Program for Representatives of Local Alina CUCIUC, Serghei TURCAN, Elena Government: Poland and Moldova. Visit to SAVCA - participants in the Junior Poland of Representatives of Local Government Achievement Program of Moldova from Moldova, Warsaw and Bialystok, March 17-22, 1997 Phenomenon as a Philosophical Problem, Prague, V.DIDENCU, professor, APAM, April 6-11, 1997 V.STRIMBANU, M.MAMALIGA, Stefan Lupan, researcher, Institute of G.FOCSA, V.GROZDEVA, V.COTAGA, Sociology and Philosophy, ASM N.CURTEV, S.BOLDURATU, I.CATAN, T.PAPANA - representatives Personality and Change: Psychologists’ Role in of local government from various Diagnosis of Socio-Political Processes, Jurmala, localities of Moldova April 21-28, 1997 Mircea BORDEAN, Ala CIORICI, Better Perception for the Future: Kazakhstan in Moldovan Association of Young the Process of Transformation, Almaty, March Psychologists 18-20, 1997 E. ABILDAEV, director of the Mass Media and Law, Bishkek, April 22-24, Independent TVK-Asket, Tiraspol 1997 Elena Iepure, TVK-Asket, Tiraspol The Role of Emotional Components in Violeta COJOCARU, Moldovan
Soros Foundation Moldova Committee for Freedom of Press Alexandra DOROSENCO, “Izvoras” Ecological Club, Cricova Issues of Western Cultural Expansion in Post- Valentina BUREATINSKAIA, Communist Countries, Nijhny Novgorod, May “Kolokol” Gutta Club 5-7, 1997 Natalia ALHAZOVA, lecturer, Modern Seminar: Children with Disabilities and Languages Department, MSU Integration into Society, Bukova, Czech Republik, July 24-August 2, 1997 NGO Involvement in Reforming the Legal Victoria PLAMADEALA, lecturer, Framework of NGO Tax Issues, Varna, May Department of Psychology, SPU 15-18, 1997 Valentina STRATAN, Humanitas Piotr GORBUNENKO, Helsinki Citizen Association Assembly of Moldova Interface: Celebration of Diversity, Chtelnica, Modern Teaching Techniques in Business Slovakia, August 10-20, 1997 Education, St.Petersburg, May 24-25, 1997 Daniela TERZI, student, SPU Larisa LUBAROV, lecturer of Economics Igor BOTAN, student, MSU Department, IIUM Elena VOVC, student, MPSUM Grigore BELOSTECINIC, Dean of Marketing Department, AESM Fathers for the Rights of Disabled Children, Slavyansk, Ukraine, August 18-22, 1997 Traces of German Culture in Eastern Europe, Serghei ERMURACHI, Association of Poiana Brasov, May 30-June 1, 1997 Large Families of Moldova 65 Tamara LISNIC, MSU, President of the Oleg TABARANU, “Save the Children” Moldovan Association of Teachers of Association German Language, and 9 professors of German from Universities of Moldova, Human Rights for Persons with Mental members of the Association Handicaps, Prague, September 7-12, 1997 Irina CARPENCO, lecturer at the Violence in the Contemporary World: Power, Psycho-Pedagical Department, SPU Society and Criminality, St.Petersburg, June Vasile LICHII, Humanitas Association 27-29, 1997 Stanislav MELNIC, post-graduate student SECI Student Conference, Belgrad, October in Sociology, Institute of Philosophy, 16-19, 1997 Sociology and Law, ASM Luciano POPA, “Ignis” Youth Club Vadim GUZUN, deputy-chief of the 1997 Summer School of Czech and Russian “European Time” NGO Studies, Pilsen, July 7-25, 1997 A. SARBU, journalist Competitiveness of Countries in Transition F. BODNARI, student, IIUM during Economic Depression, Ljubljana, M. MOCREAC, student, SPU October 2-4, 1997 A. GROSU, student, MPSUM Igor FETINIUC, expert, Agency for Enterprises Restructure and Assistance Practical School on Field Ecology, Sevastopol, Victor CIOBANU, director of the July 20-31, 1997 Research Economic Institute, ASM Domnica ANDREEV, Ecological Club, Calarasi
Activity Report 1997 Mass Media and the Citizen’s Right, Iasi, East European Network against Male Violence, September 18-21, 1997 Belgrad, October 27- November 1, 1997 Igor NAGACERSCHI, journalist, Svetlana FILINCOV, lawyer, advisor of “Flux” newspaper the Women Beijing Group Association Alexandru CANTIR, journalist, BASA- Press Relationship between NGOs and Authorities, St. Petersburg, October 27-31, 1997 Civicus World Assembly, Budapest, September Natalia IZDEBSCHI, chief, Department 23-26, 1997 for NGO registration, Ministry of Justice Stela MOCANU, Pro-Democracy of Moldova Association Lidia LOZOVAN, chief of the Legislative Department, Ministry of Justice of Congress of International Federation of Moldova Environmental Journalists, Budapest, October 15-18, 1997 Regional Workshop: Identity, Ljubljana, Stefan TERIS, editor of “Nature” November 9-11, 1997 magazine Ana PASCARU, researcher, Institute of Andrei DUMBRAVEANU, journalist, Philosophy, Sociology and Law, ASM State Teleradio Company of Moldova Constantin PARTAC, Deputy Director, Baltic Criminological Seminar, Riga, November State Teleradio Company of Moldova 18-23, 1997 Serghei VOROSILOV, doctor in 66 Regional Program for Improvement of Interethnic sociology, director, “Contranomia” Public Relations, Tallinn, October 15-18, 1997 Research Institute Victoria MAZUROVA, Chief of the Ukrainian Women Association from Religion and Community, Osh, Kirghizia, Moldova October 29-November 1, 1997 Angela ZUBCO, Ph.D.in history, lecturer, Social Activism in Urban Environment, HUM Novosibirsk, October 6-12, 1997 Veronica TANASOVA, Greek Moldovan Visit to Poland of Young Historians, Warsaw, Cultural Association December 7-11, 1997 Ion SISCANU, senior researcher, Restructuring the Social Field, Iasi, October Institute of History, ASM 22-25, 1997 Octavian CIUMAC, student, History Lidia TROFAILA, professor, MSU Department, SPU Larisa STOG, professor, MSU Grigore TAPU, lecturer, Psychological Youth on the Way to Civil Society, Samara, Department, MSU November 17-19, 1997 Silvia CARP, member of the Helsinki Cooperation on Environmental Issues, Committee, student, TSU N.Novgorod, October 22-25, 1997 Elena ZUBCOV, researcher, Institute of Evaluation of Political Orientations, Samara, Zoology, ASM November 6-10, 1997 Andrei VASILIEV, researcher, Institute Iulia GORINCIOI, professor at the of Zoology, ASM Political Science Department, MSU Human Rights Education, Kharkiv, October
Soros Foundation Moldova 29-November 4, 1997 Participation of Women in Economic Valeria CIOBANU, member of the Transition, Kharkiv, December 16-20, 1997 Helsinki Committee, student at Law Tatiana PARCALAB, Business Women’s Department, MSU Association Elena GRATINICI, member of the Valentina TESELCHINA, member of “ALTAIR” Ecological Agency the Beijing Women Group
Fundraising Seminar, Sofia, November 26-30, Summer School SIDU, Croatia, Lastovo, 1997 August 31 - September 10, 1997 Aliona NICULITA, Director of the Natalia SINEAEVA, member of the “Contact” NGO Center Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly of Moldova Andrei COVAL, member of the Political Medical and Social Aspects of Rehabilitation, Science Laboratory Donetsk, Slaveanogorsk, December 8-22, 1997 Evaluation of the “Brainstorm’97” Summer Maria GOTONOAGA, “Child School, Timisoara, December 10-14, 1997 Neurology” department head, Mother Antonina SARBU - summer school and Child Health Care Center of director Moldova Alexandru EFTODI - summer school participant, student MSU Alternative Rights Activity Movement, Anatol ADAM - summer school Kharkiv, October 27-31, 1997 participant, AIM student Veceaslav TURCAN, President of Gheorghe BUDEANU - professor, 67 Amnesty International journalist at the “Flux” newspaper Natalia COSTAS - summer school Democratic Youth Leadership, Donetsk, participant, MSU student December 10-17, 1997 Ana MELNIC - summer school Cabac SERGIU, member of Moldovan participant, high school student Helsinki Committee
Library expenses: $141,418.00 commitments: $36,454.00
The Program strategy in 1997 came about due to the precarious economic situation of libraries, and an appreciation of their vital role in assuring access to information in a transitional society. The main objective of the Program was to support priority libraries activities: book stock completion, library automation, and professional development.
The priority areas of library support were determined by professionals from the library and information fields. They presented a large number of activities to help Moldovan libraries meet international functional standards based on advanced IT. Thus, the Program covered three main areas:
Activity Report 1997 - Book acquisition and subscription to periodicals - Professional development for library staff - Library automation
The Book Foundation, a non-governmental organization, set up to distribute books, Soros Foundation Program publications, additional donations from publishing houses, was supported within the Library Support Program.
Book acquisition and subscription to periodicals expenses: $38,396.00
The program’s purpose was to complete the central libraries’ stock with major foreign periodicals, and also to provide public libraries with subscriptions to national cultural and art journals as “ Sud Est”, “Contrafort” and “Basarabia”.
Library subscription to foreign periodicals - $12,370.00 including: The National Library - 26 titles - $4,846.00 Ion Creanga National Children’s Library - 12 titles - $2,895.00 The Republican Technical Scientific Information Library - 20 titles - $4,331.00
385 subscriptions of the journals “Sud Est”, “Contrafort” and “ Basarabia” for central, university 68 and public libraries - $5,761.00
Financial support was offered to the National Library for the publication of a catalogue “Foreign periodicals acquired by the Moldovan libraries in 1995” - $130.00
The Central Scientific Library of the ASM received a grant for maintaining the international publication exchange, constituting the main stock of this library’s collection - $2,035.00
Professional development expenses: $9,811.00
The program covered three aspects: - participation of librarians in major international events in the related field - organization of training courses in collaboration with Network Library Program (NLP) - encouraging the initiatives, regarding the organization and development of professional reunions or retraining activities
Travel to seminars & conferences The selection of Moldovan participants was done on a competitive basis. expenses: $4,699.68
Annual Conference of the International Librarian Federation Alexe RAU, president of the Library Association Faina TLEHUCI, director of the BSU Library
Soros Foundation Moldova International Conference, Crimea Petru RACU, director of the Republican Technical Scientific Information Library
“Work with Foreign Publications” international conference, February, 1997 E.BOLGARINA, librarian, Foreign Language and Literature Department, The National Library
TINLIB user group conference (integrate library system) in Cluj, June, 1997 L. VEDRASCU, head of the Library Automation Department, Central University Library
“Library - the Center of Culture and Knowledge” conference, Cluj, June, 1997 Valentina LOZINSCHI, librarian at the Central Scientific Library, ASM
In correspondence with the program strategy and training activities, suggested by the Regional Library Program, OSI Budapest, two seminars with major topics for library activities were organized. Leading specialists with valuable experience in the field were invited from abroad.
“Project Design and Stock Search” seminar, October 14-15, 1997, $900 expert- Julia PIKSHILINGAITE, Program Coordinator at the Open World Institute in Lithuania. 32 librarians from central, university and public regional libraries took part at the 69 seminar. The audience was familiarized with project development mechanisms, fundraising, sources collection and project presentation for examination. Special attention was offered to projects designed for presentation to the Regional Program or other organizations offering grants.
”Collection Development” seminar, November 18-20, 1997, $1,260.00 Led by Lyndon Pugh, independent expert from Great Britain and professional with a great experience in library management and continuous training for librarians. The seminar was addressed to specialists involved in acquisition and stock completion and also management staff. Number of participants - 30 people. The main aspects discussed were: - collection development in a transitional period - management of the completion and acquisition process - necessary skills for collection development - new technologies and stock completion As a result of the course, participants received a large number of didactic materials.
Within continuous training activities, the Management Courses for librarians hold a special place. $850.00 It is a project of the Library Association and the National Library and is supported by the Soros Foundation Moldova, NLP, OSI Budapest, ALA and USIS in Moldova. The project is responsible for organizing a number of training seminars in library management for various categories of librarians ( around 200 people), held by Beau
Activity Report 1997 David Case, expert from the USA. The courses are held starting in January, 1998 and took place over a 4 months period.
The third important aspect of the Program was supporting library initiatives, for the organization of professional meetings which would provide an exchange of experience.
On May 26, 1997, just before the Soros Foundation anniversary, the round table meeting “Library - an informational and knowledge center for the society development” was organized, at which 60 specialists from various libraries participated, $201.00 The discussions were held around diverse aspects of library functions within challenging social and economic conditions, integration in the international information circuit, changes in the professional awareness of librarians, in satisfying the information requests of users. The round table was followed by a Book Foundation presentation together with an exhibition of books donated by the Soros Foundation and distributed by the Book Foundation. The third event was an exhibition of foreign journals subscribed to through the Support Library Program of the Soros Foundation during the last few years for libraries in the republic.
The Libraries Program was pleased to support an initiative of the AESM Library, which organized 70 the “International Conference on Information Services Modernization”, held September 25-26, 1997 at the AESM Library, $2520 Approximately 100 library specialists participated at the conference, brought together for the first time from Moldova, Romania, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia and France, in order to share their experience. Topics included: development based on IT, electronic catalogue use, financial administration of information resources, and librarians retraining. During the conference, a number of automated library systems were demonstrated, including the AESM Library automation network, the Romanian National Libraries Shared Catalogue (USIS), and the George Pompidou Center/Public Information Library’s Server, from Paris. Invited experts and local participants expressed appreciation for the conference’s level of organization and the quality of the presented reports.
Library Automation expenses: $87,549.00 commitments: $33,000.00
This program aims to prompt libraries to meet the international standards of information manufacture and library process automation through the implementation of advanced informational technologies.
The project “The implementation of the Integrate Library System TINLIB” of the National Library, that concluded the automation process and the creation of a local automation network was supported within the Program. The project is very valuable for the republic’s library automation and the libraries’ integration in a national automation system.
Soros Foundation Moldova Book Foundation expenses: $5,662.00
The Book Foundation - a non-governmental organization founded in 1996 by the Soros Foundation, Library Association from Moldova and the Ion Creanga National Children’s Library, continued its activity of didactic and reference book delivery, published within the Soros Foundation programs. Another important aspect of the Book Foundation’s activity was the establishment of relationships with publishing houses and private individuals interested in making book donations to complete libraries’ collection. The Book Foundation has also become active in announcing new publications to libraries and interested individuals. The Book Foundation, in accordance with its legal status, undertook limited book marketing. During the year, the Book Foundation received for distribution 86 book titles in around 100000 copies, 27 of which (67180 copies) were published with the support of the Soros Foundation and 59 titles (32595 copies) from other donation sources. 64000 copies of book donations were distributed to 3058 libraries throughout the republic, including public, university, school, and other secondary education libraries. In order to distribute book donations as quick and efficient as possible, the Book Foundation staff visited 22 regions of the republic. The most vulnerable aspect of the Book Foundation’s functions is the development of a viable mechanism of self sufficiency in which book marketing would be the main source of self financing. 924 book copies were sold in 1997, that represented only 1% of the 71 total number of donations available for sale. The income obtained as a result of the marketing activity (13113 lei) hardly covered the salary expenses of the engaged staff.
Internet and Computers for High Schools expenses: $84,912.00 commitments: $15,372.00
ComSoros - a computerisation program in the field of education - aims to install advanced personal computers in education institutions throughout the Republic of Moldova. The main objectives of the program in 1997 were implementing Internet connections for schools, as well as traditional projects like summer camp, training courses, and equipment donation.
Summer Camp expenses: $13,217.85
Summer camps organized by the Soros Foundation Moldova in collaboration with the Center for New Information Technologies have demonstrated their efficiency in extending pupils’ knowledge in the field of computer science. The third Summer Camp (SVI’97) took place during July 7-21, 1997 in Camp Andries, located 30 km from Chisinau. For the first time computer labs in the camp had on-line connection to the Internet. For 2 weeks more than 100 pupils from around Moldova
Activity Report 1997 benefited form Internet access, training courses in surfing the Net, WWW development, etc. Also, for the first time the attendees of the camp had an English Language course. At the end of the camp a conference for teachers of informatics took place. The main issues discussed were teaching techniques, resources and new teaching software. Pictures from camp life as well as the daily issues of the camp newspaper can be found at http://www.cnti.moldnet.md We want to express our gratitude to the Ministry of Communication and Computing who provided a free leased line to the summer camp.
The “One Lab” Contest expenses: $17,073.39
The experience of past years has shown the necessity of equipping high schools with modern computers. In 1997, a contest named “One Lab” was announced. The contest had no eligibility restrictions, but priority was given to regional high schools. 25 high schools applied to the contest. Soros Foundation Moldova chose 3 finalists, which was possible due to lower equipment prices.
- Constantin Stere High School, Soroca. Computer lab consisting of 11 Pentiums 133, a printer, and a modem. - Pentiums were added to Calarasi Regional High School Computer Lab. 72 - The Soros Foundation Moldova financed 50% of Dubasari High School Computer Lab. The other 50% waz provided by the School.
Center of New Information Technologies expenses: $44,190.09
The Center for New Information Technologies is a Center of the Ministry of Education, responsible for the development of Computing teachers and which is also a partner of the Soros Foundation Moldova in running the ComSoros Program. In collaboration with the Center, the Soros Foundation organized training courses for pupils, summer camps, and special courses for school staff.
For three years CNIT had no permanent building, which caused difficulties in using the Center to its maximum potential. In the beginning of 1997, a contract between the Center and a Chisinau high school was signed regarding the allocation of space for the Center. After the opening, many people (pupils, teachers, and professors) benefit from 2 computer labs. Qualified specialists, the library and public classes have access to the Internet.
Other Programs expenses: $8,676.39
Within the framework of this Program, the course “IBM Compatible Computers in School” was organized. 11 village -school Computing teachers attended the course. The course was limited to
Soros Foundation Moldova teachers 35 or younger.
The Soros Foundation Moldova also supported participation at conferences, training courses and seminars.
Internet for Schools expenses: $19,100.00 commitments: $15,372.00
During 1997, 30 high schools were connected to Internet. The on-line program had no restrictions. Any school that asked to be put on-line and had IBM compatible computers was connected. Also, two permanent connections (via leased lines) to Academic and Research Network MoldNET were financed. Beneficiaries of these connections are the Ministry of Education and the Computing College. The project presented by the Ministry of Education planned to create an information exchange point for its regional departments. Computers and modems for the regional departments of the Ministry will be granted by the World Bank Project.
Internet and E-mail expenses: $125,435.00 73 commitments: $20,643.00
The main aim of the Internet and E-mail Program is to develop the MoldNET academic and research network (http://www.moldnet.md), created in 1996. The network interconnects universities, research institutions, schools, non-governmental organizations, as well as provides access to individuals (scientists, professors, students and pupils) that have technical possibility (computer with modem) to connect to the Net. The network offers the most-demanded Internet services as E-mail, WWW, FTP, NEWS, etc.
By the end of 1997 to MoldNET were connected Universities and research institutions - 9 High schools - 30 NGOs - 37 Mass-media organizations - 13
Projects supported in 1997:
Public Access Class, $34,967.16 The Class equipped with modern computers connected on-line to the Internet will be open 24 hour for the public interested in surfing and using Internet services. In this class will also be held Internet related courses for the popularization of the Internet in Moldova.
Activity Report 1997 Administration of the MoldNET, $17,964.55 The Soros Foundation Moldova supports the costs related to the administration of the Academic and Research Network. Also financed was their participation at different conferences and seminars and acquisition of specific literature.
Connectivity Projects, $13,465.44 During the year several connectivity projects coming from academic and research institutions of Moldova were supported.
The Academy of Studies in Public Administration (http://www.asdap.moldnet.md) was connected via a leased line. Beneficiaries: 500 students and more than 50 professors.
The Soros Foundation Moldova is financing the LAN development project of the Computer Center of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (http:// acad.moldnet.md). The main aim of the project is connecting of 9 research institutions (Institute of Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Institute of Zoology, etc) situated on the Academy Street to the Computer Center LAN and providing full Internet access to these Institutions.
A connectivity project for the CCU was approved. Beneficiaries: more that 1000 students and 180 professors.
74 Regional Program expenses: $64,423.50
During 1997 the Regional Internet Program supported expenses related to Internet connectivity. In November the VSAT connection to Internet was up-graded to 256 KBPS. This up-grade significantly increased the quality of service offered by the MoldNET Academic and Research Network.
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C i v i l S o c i e t y P u b l i c A d m i n i s t r a t i o n S u p p o r t o f E c o n o m i c R e f o r m s L a w P r o g r a m M e d i c a l P r o g r a m s Activity Report 1997 Civil Society expenses: $190,575.00 commitments: $81,822.00
The Civil Society Program fosters the essential norms of a civil society - individual rights, free association, the opening of public and private sectors, legality, opinions, initiative, as well as sustaining the creation of mechanisms for social control and influence over the state and its institutions. The projects accomplished in 1997 aimed to support NGO activity, both Chisinau- based and especially regional ones. Supported projects respond to some acute community needs, are innovative, can provide models, contribute to the promotion of NGO activity and involve citizens in their achievement.
The NGO grant competition “Strengthening the collaboration among the three sectors of the society and NGO development in the Republic of Moldova” expenses: $9,665.00 commitments: $17,572.00 (co-financed by Eurasia and the Soros Moldova Foundations)
The goals of the competition were to: - increase the social importance of the non-governmental sector in Moldova 76 - improve the communicational and informational possibilities of local non- governmental organizations - stimulate the partnership among different local NGOs and those from Chisinau - consolidate the relationship and collaboration between non-governmental organizations and governmental and commercial structures - reduce the significant difference between the level of development of Chisinau based NGOs and those from the regions About 70 non-governmental, non-profit, non-political, non-religious, registered NGOs participated at the competition. The proposed projects had concrete goals, related to the following problem areas: - collaboration between the government and non-profit sector - collaboration between the private business and non-profit sector - supremacy of law - development of professional associations - development of local public administration - development of entrepreneurial relations - interaction with mass-media
The winners (25 organizations) received grants in the value up to $5,000.00 for carrying out the projects during one year. The grants were followed by seminars and training related to NGO activity and the use of purchased equipment. Between June 16- July 10, 1997, the National Assistance and Information Center for NGOs and the Social Innovation Center organized seminars with the topic “Proposal Writing” in Stefan-Voda, Ceadir-Lunga, Edinet, Vulcanesti. The Soros Foundatiopn-Moldova financed projects of the following organizations:
Soros Foundation Moldova “Pro Democratia” Association, branch Hincesti, $5,000.00 “Rezina Info” Association, Rezina, $5,000.00 The Association of Independent Press, $4,735.00 “Pro Natura” Organization, Drochia, $4,737.00 “Ocno v mir” Information Center for Youth, Tiraspol, $5,000.00
Support for NGOs Open Program expenses: $49,028.00 commitments: $2,250.00
The Soros Foundation Moldova continued to finance various intiatives of the non- governmental organizations on a competitive basis throughout 1997. Program objectives: -to encourage and develop non-governmental organizations which express a social initiative and concern -to encourage contact between NGOs and State structures, in order to help resolve social problems -to improve the professional level of the non-profit sector specialists in Moldova -to promote tolerance between individuals and social groups -to promote social integration and protection of human rights The grant-decision making for the program were made at the Board monthly meetings. 77 Anti-AIDS week “Give Youth Light and Love”, $1,173.00 The “Youth for the Right to Live” organization, project director Antonita Fonari The project had the goal to inform youth about the danger of AIDS and drug dependence. The program included press conferences (Chisinau, Balti), meetings with pupils from the Drochia district, a seminar in Balti with the topic “AIDS prevention and overcoming psychological barriers”, a radio marathon at the National Radio and charity actions for people infected with AIDS. The project was co-financed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and by the Clinic of Esthetic Medicine.
The register of socially dependent senior citizens, $2,250.00 The “Kindness” (“Bunatate”) national association of senior citizens, project director Samoil Cojocaru. The goal of the project is the creation, in collaboration with the National Center for medical-social rehabilitation, of a medical-social register of socially dependent senior citizens (surviving without relatives). The register will improve medical-social assistance that is given to senior citizens, and the premature diagnosis of characteristic geriatric sicknesses.
“Human Rights in Penitentiaries” International Seminar, September 4-6, 1997, $2,260.00 The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of Moldova, project director Stefan Uritu. Experts participating at this seminar came from the Council of Europe, from Denmark, Poland, Rumania and Russia, workers from the penitentiary system and representatives of NGOs from the Republic of Moldova. The project was co-financed by the Council of Europe.
Activity Report 1997 The “Environment, NGO and law: public interest and the strengthening of NGOs” conference, May 22-24, 1997, Calarasi, Moldova, project director Victoria DERGACIOV, $5,294.00 The conference was organized with the support of CEELI, CEP, USIS, Counterpart and the Soros Foundation Moldova and brought together environmental NGOs from Moldova, representatives from the Moldovan government, higher education institutions, ministries and departments, students and representatives of NGOs from Rumania, Ukraine, Hungary and Russia. The conference was co-financed by CEELI ($7,000.00), CEP ($6,000.00), USIS ($5,000.00), BKHF ($4,000.00).
The second annual charity ball, $1,500.00 International Association for Charity in Moldova The collected funds (on the UNICEF’s account) were designed for diagnosis and treatment of the Juvenile Diabetes, which endangers the youth’s health in Moldova.
Publishing of “The young psychologist” informational newsletter, $1,000.00 The psychologist student association from Moldova (ASPM), project director Svetlana PRODAN “The young psychologist” monthly informational newsletter, published from September 1996, is conceived as a source of information about the development of theoretical and practical psychology in Moldova, methods and techniques for professional self- improvement and a place for research, opinions and suggestions of the young psychologists, in order to support their involvement in scientific and practical work. 78 The micro-reservation “The cliff”, $1,000.00 The association TABIECOM, project director Aurel LOZAN The goal of the project is to confer micro-reserve status for “The cliff ’ (“Stinca”) (near the village of Cosauti, Soroca). The project involved research activities of the field, ecological expertise, and determining the factors that pollute the environment, and production of the film “The path to the cliff ”. Co-financed by the ISAR foundation - $1,164.00
“Polish Culture Days in Moldova”, October, 16-26, 1997, $860.00 Project director Liuba BURAVTEVA Famous art personalities from Moldova, Poland, Ukraine and Russia participated at this event. This promotional event of Polish culture took place in collaboration with the Polish Embassy of Moldova, International Society “Wspolnota Polska”, and the National Television of Poland.
Violence-free society, $2,000.00 The “Woman today” (“Femeia Azi”) organization, project director Liuba URITU The goal of the project is to create a psychological rehabilitation center for women suffering from rape, unemployment, armed conflict, detention and poverty. Assistence offered within the project included psychological counceling, legal consulting, and organized training for women suffering from violence. Co-financed by USIS - $2,135.00
The “Estimation and the management of chemical risk” conference, $320.00 The Center for Current Research in Chemistry and Protection of the Environment,
Soros Foundation Moldova project director Ecaterina BOCANCEA During the conference students and members of NGOs were informed about the estimation and management of the chemical risk, and environmental legislation of the Republic of Moldova.
Revived customs, $1,500.00 The Union of the popular craftsmen from Moldova, project director Petru BUCATARU “Revived customs” developed from a project, financed by the Counterpart Foundation during June, 1995 - July, 1996, to aid the unemployed in villages of the republic. As a result of the project were trained for the following professions: pottery, weaving, embroidery and crochet, in Vasieni at the Handcraft Learning Center about 125 unemployed. The process of stocking information and selecting participants is assisted by the offered equipment.
Study case in Moldova, $1,000.00 AEGEE-Chisinau (Association des Etats Generaux des Etudiants de l’Europe- Chisinau), project director Mihai VASILACHE The project contributed to establishing cooperation and exchange of experience between students from Moldova and other European countries. A schedule of trips, cultural activities, and lessons at higher education institutions from Moldova for a group of 40 people (10 citizens from Western Europe, 5 people from NIS, 5 people from Rumania, 20 citizens from Moldova) was planned. 79
The “Regionalism: origin and tendency” seminar, $1,000.00 The Center of Analytical Information for Development Issues of the Republic of Moldova, project director Alexandru PALII The seminar is a part of a huge project of the Center including round-tables, seminars, TV and radio programs, and publications in mass-media with the general goal of clarifying and producing solutions for the problem of regionalism.
The “Search for freedom” seminar, May 23-25, 1997, the village of Ivancea, $500.00 The “Ecological field” organization, project director Mircea ILADI The seminar organized with the Foundation for Freedom discussed the formation of young leaders for solving the problems of the society in transition. 25 persons from Moldova and Great Britain participated.
Monitoring of pre-election campaign reflecting political life through central TV stations, $3,460.00 CIVIS, project director Eduard MIHAILOV The goal of monitoring was to register and provide results to interested institutions about the quality of the information in TVM and Catalan TV programs during the election campaign and of public opinion. Quarterly public opinion polls, based on a fixed questionnaire, (with a sample of at least 1300 people) direct journalists and TV managers to public opinion and present its evolution. The results were published in 3 reports of analysis and syntheses.
Activity Report 1997 The “Scripta Scientarium Mathematicarum” publishing, $1064.00 The society of topology, finite systems and their applications in the Republic of Moldova, project director Cosma OSMATESCU A grant for publishing the first edition of the “Scripta Scientarium Mathematicarum” magazine, which contains materials from international seminars on finite spaces. The magazine is created as a periodical scientific publication numbering 500 copies.
Entrepreneurial training course, $669.00 Student league from ASEM, project director Oleg BRAGA An “Entrepreneurship” training course (158 hours) was given to develop entrepreneurial abilities in the participants. Its objective was to develop the aptitudes and abilities of entrepreneurs for business practice (the final result - to write their own business plan, with certification from the Swiss Neuchatel University). The course had an interactive character, emphasizing case studies and individual study on the material base for the course. The project was co-financed by FREE Foundation.
Cultural program “The D. Caraciobanu days”, $1,000.00 The “Dunarea si marea” (“The Danube and the Sea”) cultural society, project director Petru GROZAVU The cultural program lent homage to the renowned actor Dumitru Caraciobanu, on the occasion of 60th anniversary of his birth. “D. Caraciobanu days” represent the start of the biennial “D. Caraciobanu theatre festival” in villages populated by Moldovans from 80 the South of Basarabia.
“Modern scientific thinking: achievements and perspectives” conference, Chisinau, October 2-4, 1997, $601.00 The Association of professionals in science, arts and culture, project director Ion ODAINIC The conference had participants from Moldova, Romania, USA and Israel and included discussions on the following aspects: culture, education and science, ecology and industry, urban architecture, energy and thermoenergy, economy in transition, and medical assistance. The project was co-financed by the townhall of Chisinau. The Soros Foundation provided a grant for stationary.
Republication of the United Nations Convention for Children’s Rights, $2,127.00 The organization “Salvati Copiii” (Save the Children), project manager Mariana PETERSEL This document, signed and ratified by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on February 25, 1993 became law for protecting and defending Children’s Rights within the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova. The Document is necessary both for the development of children themselves and for the adults surrounding them. “Save the Children” had already distributed 9000 copies of the Convention in Moldova, 4000 from which were published with the Soros Foundation support. The Convention was distributed among teachers, law specialists, and doctors throughout Moldova. The large number of requests for this document necessitated its republishing.
Soros Foundation Moldova Grant for accommodating Peace Corps Volunteer, $600.00 The ”Secolul XXI” (“XXI Century”) youth’s foundation, project director Iorgu APOSTOL A volunteer from the Peace Corps offered his assistance to the “Secolul XXI” youth’s foundation in fulfilling its activities - promoting values of a civil society, supporting the development of the youth third sector, promoting authentic national values and the protection of the environment, helping vulnerable social groups.
Basic course for scout leaders, March 23-28, $1,064.00 The National Organization of Scouts of Moldova, project manager Lia SCLIFOS The course contributes to the creation of a new team of trainers at the local level, in developing their own educational models and training in developmental psychology. Information was also given about national and international scout history, citizen’s rights and NGO legislation in Moldova. The project was co-financed by BCA “Moldincombanc” - 1,500.00 lei, BCA “Moldova-Agroindbanc” - 1,700.00 lei, The Department for Youth and Sport - 3,500.00 lei
The first forum of non-governmental organizations from Moldova, $3,696.00 “CONTACT” National Information and Assistance Center for NGOs from Moldova, project director Aliona NICULITA The first forum of non-governmental organizations from Moldova, held between November 4-6, 1997 in Chisinau, had a huge impact not only among the non-profit sector but also among the whole society. The forum was attended by representatives 81 from more than 120 national and local NGOs of Moldova, representatives from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Rumania, Poland, mass-media, local and foreign donors organizations and authorities. During the forum problems faced by NGOs were discussed such as legislation, organization and finance. Attention was paid to creating a development strategy of the Third Sector, giving priority to regional and local development of the entire republic. Another topic that was discussed was moving to concrete actions in collaboration between associations and the state, an objective that was supported by representatives from Parliament, Executive Branch, and the Presidency. The problems discussed during the forum were put in “White Papers” of 7 fields of activity: civic, human rights, ecology, economy, youth, mass-media, and culture. These books will be published and will reflect the current situation of the associations and problems and perspectives of its evolution. The “White Papers” constitute the final documents of the forum where participants from non-governmental organizations set the priorities, strindent problems of associations and the actions designed to synchronize efforts of all three sectors of society. Co-finance: World Bank - $12,600.00, Eurasia Foundation - $2,998.00, USIS - $2,500.00, The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport - $1,535.00.
Prut 97 Ecological expedition, $1,000.00 TERRA NOSTRA Association, project director Gheorghe DUCA The expedition represents the third phase of the research of ecological situation of the river Prut; the first two expeditions took place in 1995 and 1996 (with the financial support from ISAR). This expedition seeks to bring the ecological problems of the
Activity Report 1997 river and of the region to the attention of the public and state services, and furthermore, to promote ecological knowledge and distribute the results of the expedition through mass-media.
“Political Arena”, $7,000.00 The Foundation for Political Culture, project director Gheorghe COJOCARU The “Political Arena” publication for civic culture and political science intends to contribute to democratic changes in Moldovan societal behavior and mentality by informing the indigenous public about the essential values of democracy and Western culture, including the traditions behind contemporary arts and social sciences. The implementation team includes researchers and local political commentators and analysts, especially young people with specialized studies, an open mind, and analytical skills. Their goal is to establish a new, independent, impartial and profound reflection and analysis of the socio-economic, cultural, and political changes in Moldova and neighboring regions. The publication involves the readers (students, political elite and Moldovan intellectuals) through accurate information about problems with public impact in order to enlighten public opinion. The publication benefited in 1996 from a grant of $20,000.00. The project recently obtained a grant of $7,500.00 from USIS.
Sholarships in Human Rights commitments: $6,000.00 82 These scholarships are offered within the Human Rights Advocacy Program of the Utica College, Syracuse University, USA. It offers consulting and training for NGOs and lawyers specializing in Human Rights from societies in transition. Scholarships for a semester at Utica College are created for young lawyers from Eastern and Central Europe, who have working experience with NGOs. The registration fee ($7,103.00) is paid by the University. The scholarship for the spring 1998 in Moldova was awarded to Rodica IORDANOV, member of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights from Moldova.
NGOs Moldova/Romania Exchange Experience expenses: $3,387.00
project director Oleg BRAGA The goal of the project was to facilitate the experience exchange between non- governmental organizations from Moldova and Rumania in different fields. The first event of the program was the visit of 10 representatives from different youth organizations from Moldova to the Suceava district at the invitation of the “BUCOVINA” student association. During the visit activities like the mini-parliament and “The youth and human rights” conference, a course for leaders took place. During the visit of 10 Romanian representatives (members of NGOs for youth from University Center of Suceava) joint plans were developed between the groups.
Soros Foundation Moldova Internet Access for NGOs expenses: $2,092.00
This program aims to facilitate the electronic communication of NGOs and their Internet use. Grants for access were given for one year on a competitive basis to NGOs from the following areas: Civic, Culture, Economic Development, Human Rights, Mass-media, Environmental Protection, Social, Youth.
The selected NGOs receive e-mail and part of them benefit from larger Internet services. The Soros Foundation covers all costs, except phone bills. The beneficiaries received software and training. The connection is made for a single PC.
Grants for Internet access have been given to the following organizations: Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Moldova The ”For a World Without Guns” Pacifist Movement The “Inqua-Moldova” Scientific Association “Gutta-club” Center for Children and Youth “TABIECOM” Association Counterpart Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Investments “SIEDO” The Acupuncture Association The Foundation for Political Culture The “Perspectiva” Center for National and International Researches 83 The “XXI Century” Youth Foundation The Society of Neurologists The Ecological Movement The ”Mold-Eco” Ecological Foundation The “Management and Insurance in Medicine” Society The Accountants and Professional Auditors Association
Public Opinion Barometer commitments: $37,000.00
In order to promote proper and transparent means of reflecting the social - political and economic life in the Republic of Moldova and, equally, mecanisms of access to information for the civil society, the Soros Foundation Moldova, at the initiative of its National Board, has launched the Public Opinion Barometer - a program of public opinion research. The Public Opinion Barometer will apply surveys on a regular basis through the same questionnaire using a national representative scale. The first two surveys were completed by the Center for Urban and Rural Sociology (CURS), Bucharest and the Institute for Marketing and Polls (IMAS), Bucharest. Investigation topics included: - political options, popularity and knowledge of parties and political personalities in the Republic of Moldova - living standards and quality of life - economic and social policy of the Government - other major interest issues
Activity Report 1997 The research results (in form of written reports) were publicly announced during press conferences, held at the end of surveys. Mass-media, the public and all interested persons had free access to the results. The program was supervised by a jury which evaluated the survey application and results. The jury included: Iurie LEANCA, Ambassador with special missions, Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, member of the Soros Foundation National Board Ludmila MALCOCI, PhD in sociology, Microproject specialist, The Social Investment Fund Igor BOTAN, program coordonator, IFES Victor MOCANU, PhD in sociology, scientific secretary of the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law, ASM Valentin TURCANU, director of “Political Sociology” laboratory, MSU The program will continue in 1998.
“Information and Ecologist Education in the Republic of Moldova” Micro- grant Competition for Ecologist NGO in Moldova commitments: $10,000.00
The aim of this competition is to provide NGOs, local authorities, officials, counselors, and citizens of the Republic of Moldova with free access of to up-to-date information concerning ecological problems in Moldova and thereby to increase public awareness of the impact of human activities. 84 The Program offered financing for: - local information activities - selection of rules, education programs, instructions for students, population and public administration Local, regional and national NGOs were encouraged to participate. Selection criteria included: - grants (up to $2,000.00) for concrete projects and not for general support of the NGO - cofinancing was encouraged - collaboration with governmental structures (central and local) - priority to projects for rural regions of Moldova The Program will be carried out during 1998.
CONTACT National Training and Information Center for NGOs expenses: $16,600.00 commitments: $9,000.00
The “CONTACT” National Training and Information Center for NGOs is a non- governmental institution which continued its activity in 4 major fields. Information The collection of information about national and local based NGOs led to publication of the first edition of the NGOs from Moldova Catalogue. To the center’s library new materials were added, including books, newspapers, catalogues of NGOs from Rumania and Bulgaria, and of donor organizations. The entire activity of the center in
Soros Foundation Moldova 1997 was represented in the “CONTACT” informational newsletter (seminars and training, new projects in the field, information about NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe and NIS). The increasing number of national and local NGOs and their interest for the information confirms the necessity of maintaining and amplifying this aspect of the center. Training The team of the Center organized seminars and training for national and local NGOs. Topics included: “The legal framework of NGOs from Moldova”, “The evolution and perspectives of association development in Moldova”, ”Working with volunteers”. Technical assistance The center offers temporary equipment use to NGOs for the completion of projects. Between July 1, 1997 - January 1, 1998, about 110 non-governmental organizations benefited from technical assistance. 129,144 copies were made. Another service solicited was the use of the computer (more than 336 hours) and the services of the simultaneous translation during seminars organized by NGOs. Consulting The Center provides consulting services to local NGOs regarding their establishment, registration, administration, financial management and fund-raising. Special interest arose regarding NGOs legal framework and the process of a NGO re-registration. Aspects still to be explored include proposal writing and its submission to donors organizations. 85 Assistance and Information Center for NGOs in Northern and Southern regions of the Republic of Moldova (Balti, Cahul) Soros Foundation Moldova’s expenses: $25,000.00 Eurasia Foundation’s expenses: $25,000.00
The resource centers from northern and southern regions were created and serve to offer to local organizations information, consulting and training. Mass information about the development of the associative sector started by advertising the centers, collecting information about local NGOs and donor organizations, and publishing this information in the “CONTACT” newsletter. Seminars were organized for representatives of local NGOs and initiative groups from the regions: “Team building and work within a NGO” seminar, (Balti, April 20-25, Cahul, July 8-11, 1997) Topics included principles and methods of teamwork, intercultural relations, and daily functions of a NGO. The “Proposal writing” seminar (Balti October 24-25, Cahul, October 25-26, 1997) To further strengthen local NGOs abilities, the seminar discussed aspects of the associative activity like fund-raising, democracy and civil society, the framework of NGOs functions, communication techniques, organizing a press campaign, and NGOs and advertising. The seminar “Techniques of project writing” (Cahul, December 13-14, Balti, December 21-22, 1997) offered information about the donors from Moldova, priorities and their programs.
Activity Report 1997 Open World House expenses: $58,960.00 alloted from the 1998 budget: $20,000.00
Established in 1994, the Open World House continues to work in fields of major importance for the transformation of Moldovan society. The institution worked through projects proven necessary for the transition to an open society: the Independent Journalism Center, the TV Studio, the Educational Advising Center, the English Language School, the Computer Class, Radio D’or. Functioning under the same roof not only reduced the administrative expenses, but also stimulated the department collaboration and joint projects. Crucial for a civil society, independent media (independent not only politically, but also economically) is the major focus of the OWH activities. Print and broadcast journalists participated in numerous projects, such as seminars, conferences of the IJC, training at the TV studio and in the computer class, English language scholarships, and visits and training at radio stations in Bucharest. All these projects carried out the institution’s principles of freedom of expression and access to information. The Open World House, which is a non-governmental institution with plural directions and forms of activity, has accumulated unique experience in combining economic profitability with public interest. We would mention that besides the grant received from the Soros Foundation Moldova, the OWH obtained from other sources grants amounting to $17,516.00 and has allocated from its own budget $46,299.00 for non- 86 profit activities.
Women’s Program expenses: $2,175.40
The goal of the program is to support valuable initiatives of non-governmental women’s organizations and promote new ideas for changing the situation of women in the Republic of Moldova. The Program formally began on January 1, 1998, but even at the end of 1997 several projects in the field were supported.
Participation to the Women’s Forum, September, 1997, Budapest, Hungary, $1,433.00 Florentina BODNARI Sofia BOLDURATU Antonina SARBU Support for the “Femeia Moldovei” magazine, $671.63 “Project writing” seminar, $70.08
The “Big friends, little friends of Moldova” Program expenses: $23,669.00
The aim of this project was to create, develop, and consolidate an educational program and a national agency which would offer services for parents and children and contribute to the parent-children mutual understanding, and to maintaining whole families which are the basis of a prosperous society. The program works on couples of big friends (volunteers, students or young people) - little friends (children with family problems).
Soros Foundation Moldova The Center for New Educational Strategies, created within this Program, started its work with a community study of communicative needs of children and methods for work with families. The needs were very high, especially for teenagers from single parent household or new “blended families”.
1997 activities included: developing a strategy, establishing an office, methods preparation and promoting the program, volunteer training, forming big friends- little friends pairs, supervising teams’ work, evaluating and consulting volunteers working in the program and developing public awareness through mass-media. In March, 1997 a group of program participants went to the first regional Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America training in Vilnius, Lithuania.
In the preselection process 29 children were selected; from these only 3 come from complete families. Volunteer were recruited through the Volunteers Club.
Participation to seminars and conferences expenses: $14,924.00
Congresso Nazionale Ragionieri Commercialisti, Torino, Italy, October 22-26, 1997, $525.00 Steliana BURLACU, member of the Association of Professional Accounters and Audits
National Session of Scientific Reports “Science, culture, civilization”, Oradea, March 7-9, 1997, $160.00 87 five members of the Students’ League of SPU, students at the History Department
“Election Administration and Monitoring” Seminar, Warsaw, Poland, April 8-11, 1997, $1,518.00 Stela MOCANU, “Pro Democratia” Association Silvia CARP, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Igor BOTAN, IFES, program coordonator
Grants Administration Seminar, Kiev, April 14-15, 1997, $90.00 Aliona NICULITA, director, CONTACT Center
European Networks Congress, Berlin, May 5-16, 1997, $1455.00 Igor MUNTEANU, Viitorul Foundation
Visit to the Ministry of Culture in the Ciuvash Republic, April 11-21, 1997, Ceboksari, Ciuvashia, $134.00 Iurii SOLOVIOV, Ciuvash community in Republic of Moldova
Second International Conference on Future Planning of European Jewry, Strasbourg, June 29-July 1, 1997, $466.00 Efim CIORNII, member of Jewish Cultural Society
Human Dimension in Promoting Women’s Participation in Society Seminar, October 14-17, 1997, Warsaw, $1,308.00
Activity Report 1997 Liuba URITU. “Femeia Azi” NGO Antonina SIRBU, Soros Foundation Moldova
Pro Silva Europa Congress, Apeldoorn, Holand, May 29-31, 1997, $410.00 Vitalie GULCA, Ecologist Movement of Moldova
Study Visit to Romania of a group of children from the Tighina orphanage, $264,00 group of 36 children
IV International Conference of the Social Ecologist Union, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, September 26- 28, 1997, $480.00 Larisa MILOVANOVA, member of the “ALTAIR” International Ecologist Agency
Migration, interaction and conflicts in an European democracy constituency, Bologna, Italy, December 16 -19, 1997, $530.00 Sergiu RAILENANU, Moldova open to the World
Creation of An Efficient Medium Education Workshop, Flatford Mill, UK, September 5-12, 1997, $527.00 Mircea COJUHARI, “Cimpul Ecologic”
Summer holidays of children from boarding schools in Moldova, $1,277.00 88 in collaboration with “Clipa Siderala” NGO group of 60 students from different schools
Improving Agricultural Products Marketing, Verona, Italy, October 20-26, 1997, $481.00 Gheorghe BARBAROSIE, National Federation of Farmers
Pure Processes Implementation, Oslo, Norway, November 1-3, 1997, $1075.00 Sergiu GALITCHII, Agroeco
Bulgarian Language and Culture Seminar, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 4-24, 1997, $280.00 Ana PAGUR, Lidia DIMOVICI, Ludmila GERMANOV, Galina BALTAGI
Journalism Internship, Piatra Neamt, Romania, July 2-10, 1997, $443.00 group of 36 children, members of “Mostenitorii” NGO
Inauguration Concert of the “Frederic Chopin” Cultural Society, $636,00 Liuba BURAVTEVA, “Frederic Chopin” Cultural Society
Meeting of the Committee for European Affairs of the International League for people with Mental Disabilities, November 12-20, 1997, Fornaz -Voltaire, France, $520.00 Vera CEPOI, “Humanitas” Charity Association for children with disabilities
Multilateral Seminar for Youth Leaders, August 1-12, 1997, Gating, Germany, $1,113.00 Diana PASCARU, Iosif MOLDOVANU, Scout National Organization of Moldova
Soros Foundation Moldova Public Administration expenditures: $90,987.00 commitments: $51,107.00
The main goal of the program was to enhance the process of local governments’ development and transformation with a specific focus on the following five directions: - promoting the development of a modern system in local public administration in Moldova - enhancing the capacity of local governments to develop the local social and economic potential - promoting popular understanding of the empowerment and responsibilities of local government in a democratic society - fostering the involvement of civil society and NGOs in the processes of local services administration - improving the knowledge and skills of local elected and appointed government officials
Participation in Seminars and Conferences
Modernization of Public Administration on the Threshold of the 21-st Century: Worldwide Experience and the Central Asia, April 24-26, 1997, Almati, Kazahstan, $1,961.37 Victoria DERGACIOV 89
General Assembly of OSI, July 23 - 29, 1997, Budapest, Hungary, $573.23 Victoria DERGACIOV
Looking for alternative sources of financing, July 22-25, 1997, Chisinau, Falesti, Calarasi, $83.01 Victoria DERGACIOV
Flagship Projects: Their Place in Urban Development and Regeneration, September 21-25, 1997, Lisbon, Portugal, $1,937.66 Alexandru TARANU
Wirtschafsforum der Regionen Europas, September 8-11, 1997, Vein, Austria, $784.10 Petru MALIC
The Role and Structure of National Local Authorities Associations, November 5-9, 1997, Seville, Spain, $1,426.88 Mihai PEREBINOS
The engineering of formation in public administration, January 7-9, 1998, Paris, Montpellier, Marselle - France, $380.00 Nadejda DEMIAN
Visit of Ms. KHVICHIA, program coordinator of PA from Georgia, to the Soros Foundation Moldova, $227.66
Activity Report 1997 Seminars, Workshops, Courses expenses: $17,933.00 commitments: $22,813.00
“Fundraising: how to write a project proposal”, $5,018.39 The Center of Social Entrepreneurships and Investigations “Counterpart”, Director Svetlana ARIONESCU The purpose of the project was to organize a set of workshops for developing social projects, preparing applications for funding and training representatives of the Local Public Administration in their search for financial sources.
“The art and science of local administration and management” training for trainers workshop, May 21 - June 3, 1997, $16,033.13 The workshop was organized for elected officials, public officers and counselors according to the program and manuals developed by the United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS). The manuals aim to support local authorities in administrating local public interests, promoting civic management and the establishment of effective relations both with the central government and other local institutions. (The manuals discuss the roles of a counselor: policy maker, decision factor, communicator, mediator, mobilizer, negotiator, financier, supervisor, factor of power, organizer of the administration institution and manager.) The workshop consisted of three parts. During the first week three experts from 90 Romania (the Foundation for Local Development and Public Services) trained 12 trainers from Moldova according to the program and manuals of UNCHS. During the second week the Moldovan trainers under the supervision of the Romanian experts trained 20 counselors, elected officials and public officers. During the third week, the experts evaluated the training and helped to develop an activity plan.
Workshop “Performing management in local public administration”, $8,827.05 Center of Social Innovations, Executive Director - Elina PETROVICI The purpose of the workshop was to improve the managerial capacities of local public administration when operating and maintaining some qualitative public services. The topic focused on the problems of the public sanitation service and administration of refuse. The workshop was moderated by the experts Ana VASILACHE and Doru BULARDA, the Foundation for Local Development and Public Services, Romania, based on the manuals and program developed by the UNCHS.
Workshop “Art and science of local management and administration”, $5,856,71 Association of administrative assistance and counselors, Drochia district Professional training for a group of 20 public counselors and servants of the Local Council, Drochia district. The training was based on the manuals and program of the UNCHS.
Series of workshops “The art and science of local administration and management”, $6,260.00 Association of Mayors The workshops were based on the manuals and program of the UNCHS and were organized in 6 district centers: Ungheni, Cantemir, Leova, Stefan Voda, Anenii Noi,
Soros Foundation Moldova Telenesti.
Seminar “Lodgers’ Associations: international experience and the Republic of Moldova”, August 28-30, 1997, $10,645.86 The purpose of this seminar was to exchange experience regarding the activity of the Lodgers’ Associations from the CIS countries, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe with the participation of the representatives of International Associations of Management of communities (ICMA/USAID).
Grants for the House Reform commitments: $26,621.00
As a result of the seminars an open contest of grants was announced for the support of dwelling reforms in Moldova, to be continued in 1998. The purpose of this contest is to provide updated information on dwelling reforms and, especially, to support creation and operation of the Associations of Owners of Privatized Housing. The grants were given for: - performing studies that would cover the analysis of the current situation, prognosis and recommended strategy on the housing reforms, owners’ associations - developing and publishing sets of regulations and guidelines for the establishment and further activities of the Lodgers’ Associations - publishing of informational periodicals in order to support the effective functioning and the creation of a new Lodgers association; participation in seminars and 91 conferences on this issue
Grant Competition
“The arrangement plans of the territory and their impact on the local public administration activity. General town planning of Orhei”, $17,764.16 Production and projects office of the Chief architect of Orhei The aim of the project is to develop a general urban plan of Orhei by a synthesis of the West-European methods and the local legislative base.
“Information center of the Mayors’ Association of the Republic of Moldova”, $4,994.37 Mayors’ Association, Chairman Mihai PEREBINOS The purpose of this project is to provide information and consulting in the legislative, economic, and financial sector for the Mayors’ Association members and for the public officers.
“Sustaining local development through innovative villages”, $7,222.14 The “Viitorul” Foundation The project launches a pilot development program for three villages of Moldova: Circaiesti (Causeni district), Dominteni (Drochia district), Costesti (Ialoveni district). The aims of the project are: - to establish a model of market development in the countryside through the active support of the local public authorities by preparing a feasibility study of pilot villages’ potential and priority directions for development
Activity Report 1997 - to prompt such villages to write and implement their own development strategy - to stimulate private initiative in villages - to diversify local services and increase the role of local self-administration in the transition to a market economy - to create offices for economic and trade consulting under the local councils of pilot localities - to connect the communities through e-mail and Internet to institutions and mechanisms of the market economy - to establish a model of economic emancipation from the state and new forms of production that differ from the collective ones - to establish a Clearing House on a national level
“The school of democracy for youth”, $3,166.84 DVA Center “Alternativa” Its aim is to assist the local government of Falesti in improving youth services and to establish a new type of public officer - a specialist in the problems of the youth. This project stipulates the creation of an informational data base about youth, organizing a seminar for youth, performing a public opinion survey, and preparing a round table of youth leaders and NGO with the district administration.
In 1997 a Board in Public Administration was created, which had regular monthly meetings to examine and evaluate projects applying to the Soros Foundation Moldova 92 for financial support, decide and monitor project implementation. The board developed the strategy and activities in the Public Administration program for 1998.
expenses: $7,652.00 commitments: $1,673.00
Support of Economic Reforms expenses: $200,753.00 commitments: $17,000.00
Analysis of the achievements and difficulties of the restructuring process reveals the quality and experience of management as the major factor of successful restructuring programs. Therefore, in the course of restructuring programs an increase share of resources has been devoted to management training and human resource development. In collaboration with other institutions training activities, seminars, workshops and conferences, visits and training abroad were organized.
In 1997 the Economic Reform Programs were oriented to the following key areas: - Microcredit program for farmers and rural entrepreneurs - Training programs related to agrarian reform - Economic education through the organization of seminars and workshops for students, faculty, bank and department representatives
Soros Foundation Moldova - The implementation of an Applied Economics course in secondary schools in Moldova
Microcredits through Savings and Credit Associations expenses: $112,876.00
Primary objectives of the project are to improve private farmers and rural entrepreneurs access to financial markets and to stabilize the new private farm sector through the promotion of income-creating activities. These objectives were achieved through the creation of village-based savings and credit institutions which provide sustainable financial services to their members.
Land privatization in Moldova has created a large number of private farms during the last two years and the ongoing reform process will increase this number. Most of these new farms and enterprises are excluded from formal lending through commercial banks. The amounts needed and interests earned are too small to cover the costs of a classic bank lending approach. In a lot of countries farmers have access to credits through Savings and Credit Associations (SCA). Eleven SCAs were created in 1997 in the framework of the Rural Finance Project. Eight SCAs received loans with the support of the Soros Foundation Moldova. The credits were requested for seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, fuel, tractor parts, and also for a large number of income-creating diversification activities, such as livestock, handicraft, processing and rural trade. 95% of the loans did not exceed $2000, while most of loans were around $500. 93
Summer School of Management expenses: $13,362.00
The Summer School of Management program was launched in 1995 and is oriented to undergraduate students and young professionals. This year the Summer School offered two-week training in International Management and Capital Market. The lectures were given by Professor William CORNEY and Professor Jagdish MEHTA, of University of Nevada Las Vegas. 26 students from eight institutions attended this program.
Internships for Farmers in Switzerland expenses: $29,000.00
This program is being implemented in collaboration with a branch of PROFORDAR Foundation of Switzerland. The Moldovan Fellows worked on farms, shared their experience and ideas, and attended courses of professional education at the Agricultural Institute of Jura. Visits to different farms helped them to understand the structure and functioning of Swiss agriculture. 3 farmers from Moldova participated in a three-month internship and 11 in a two-week one.
Training and Education programs
Accounting Training Program, $13,282.00 The Soros Foundation and the Association of Professional Accountants and
Activity Report 1997 Auditors of the Republic of Moldova organised two training seminars with the following title “Management and Financial Accounting” . The seminars were organised for lecturers from universities and colleges with economic profile, and professionals from enterprises and factories who showed interest and managerial skills in organising similar trainings at their work places.
Junior Achievement Moldova, $21,326.00 (commitments: $17,000.00) Junior Achievement Moldova (JAM) supplied textbooks and trained teachers to teach Applied Economics (AE) to the 10th,11th and 12th grade students. In January, 1996, JAM purchased Romanian language textbooks (2500 sets of textbooks and guides) with funds received from the Eurasia Foundation. These books enabled 57 classes in 28 schools to offer the AE course sponsored by Junior Achievement. In the past years, JAM trained 91 secondary education teachers and was able to send five students from Moldova to international competitions in Israel and Denmark.
“Post-privatization Period in Eastern Europe: a Chance for Enterprises and Shareholders” International Conference, Chisinau, October 15-17, 1997, $1,200.00 The conference was organized by the Ministry of Economy and Reforms, International Management Institute of Moldova, Pierre Mendes – France University, MSU, AESM and the Agency for Enterprise Restructuring and Assistance. The conference was funded by TACIS ACE program and the Soros Foundation Moldova. 94 Summer School in Economics, University of Economy, Budapest, Hungary, $2,020.00 Nicoleta HANGANU, student, AESM Marian TURCANU, student, IIUMoldova
Summer school in Applied Economics, Kirghistan, $4,500.00 A team of high school students from Singerei participated at this program. Viorica BIRSANU Veronica BOLOCAN Natalia CONDORACHI Natalia TIMOTICA Zinaida ORFIN
Publishing of the book “Land Market Infrastructure Development”, $3,187.00
Soros Foundation Moldova Law program expenses: $50,920.00
The Law Program of the Soros Foundation Moldova was initiated in 1994 with the goal to support reforms of the legislative system of the Republic of Moldova. From the beginning, the Law Program carefully staged its contribution to reforms and started with the adoption of the Decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova # 152 – XIII from 21.06.1994, “Regarding the creation of the Coordination Council for developing of the legal reform” and # 219 – XIII from 22.09.1994, “Regarding activity program of the Parliament for implementation of provisions of the Constitution and Concept for Judicial and Law Reform in the Republic of Moldova”.
Because Judicial Reform is considered an area that needs to be implemented under the direction of state institutions, collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and other appropriate institutions has resulted in a clear and open understanding of the Law program’s priorities, which work to facilitate and support judicial reform. Beginning in 1997, the strategy of the program has concentrated on educational law programs, based on the idea that judicial reform begins with restructuring legal education. Programs were oriented towards popularization of law, development of relations among lawyers in the Republic of Moldova and their colleagues abroad, augmenting university library funds with law books, and financing the participation of practicing lawyers and law 95 students in different forums and international conferences, (for example, internships for the teaching staff of law schools from Moldova at the Institute for Legislative and Constitutional Politics (COLPI), Budapest, Hungary).
Participation in International Moot Court competitions expenses: $7,214.00
International Moot Court competitions offer law students excellent possibilities for developing practical professional skills. In 1997 Law Program of the Soros Foundation Moldova supported financially participation of Moldovan teams in the following competitions:
Telders International Law Moot Court Competition, Hague, Netherlands, March 23-30, 1997. Central and East European Moot Court Competition, Gdansk, Poland, April 16-19, 1997. Rene Cassin, Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Strasbourg, France, April 16-19, 1997.
Telders and CEP teams were composed of students from both Law Schools – State University and IIUM. The team from the MSU placed 26th out of 52 possible, while the IIUM team placed 39th in general classification. Participants: Natalia CATRINESCU Veaceslav BALAN Otilia BOLOGAN Marina FOLTEA
Activity Report 1997 Diana SIRCU Oxana AGACHI Natalia SUCEVEANU Iurii LUNGU Alexandru ZARA Alina BRASOVEANU Dragos CUCEREANU Ecaterina RADVAN Constantin SMOCHINA Alexandru SAMOILA Team coaches were Mihai BURUIANA – lecturer, International Law School, MSU, Neil BRENNAN – CEP Lecturer for Moldova and Ukraine; Igor CIOBANU, Lecturer, International School, IIUM.
Summer Law Schools expenses: $19,279.00
Summer Law School, Chisinau, July 14-25, 1997, Open World House. The summer program offered two courses: International protection of Human Rights (Prof. Theodore S. ORLIN, Utica College, Syracuse University, USA) and Economic International Law (Prof. David BUSBY, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Washington, USA). Courses were attended by 16 students of the Law Schools from Moldova, including the 96 Law School of the TSU.
Summer Institute in Transnational Law, Geneva, Switzerland, July 6-August 5, 1997 In accordance with the project co-funding strategy, presented to the Foundation by the organizing committee of the Summer Institute “Duke – Geneva summer Institute in Transnational Law” (Law Faculties of Universities in Duke, USA and Geneva, Switzerland), the Soros Foundation Moldova funded two people to participate in the sessions of this prestigious institute. As a result of the selection process, financial support was given to Iurie LUNGU, graduate of the Law Faculty of the MSU and Elena MOCANU, lecturer, “Civil Law and Procedure” Department, MSU. The Summer school offered the following courses: Protection of Intellectual Property: Comparative Law Administration of Funds in the World Economy International Criminal Law Solutions in International Litigation International Organizations Introduction to Legal System of the United States.
Summer Law School, Almaty, Kazahstan, August 4 – 23, 1997 Marina USTUROI, Catalina SCORTESCU, lecturers, Civil Law and Procedure Chair, IIUM.
Soros Foundation Moldova Law Book Donation expenses: $13,903.00
In 1997, the national program for donations of law books to university libraries continued (beneficiaries: MSU, IIUM, HUM, PAM). Law books were purchased from Romania (2283 USD), the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (36465 FFr), and also from Russia. At the same time, the following books written by Moldovan authors were purchased: Gh. AVORNIC, Gh. LUPUL, “General Theory of Law” Gh. AVORNIC, S. BAIES, T. NEGRU, I. GUCEAC, “Basis for State and Law” Nicolae ROMINDAS, “Labor Law”
In 1997 the regional programs for donations of law books continued, funded by Constitutional and Legislative Policy Institute. The first group of law books ($10,000.00) was distributed in March, 1997 to law faculty libraries of MSU, IIUM and HUM.
English Language Sholarships
Within this program, 16 students from Law departments from the republic benefited from scholarships. The program was launched to facilitate the access of the students from law departments to law books and to establish relationships with students and teachers at law departments from other countries. 97 Other activities
- Organization of the first Republican Olympiad for law students in Moldova, $1,244.00 - Financial support for publication of conference materials “Strategies for fighting organized crime in Moldova”, $2,942.00 organized by the Independent Association of Criminology and the PAM “Stefan cel Mare” - Financial support for the activity of the Judicial Training Center of Moldova, $5,007.00 - General meeting of the ILSA (International Law Student Association, Porto, Portugal, October 18 - 25, 1997, $720.00 Marina FOLTEA, president of the Law Student Association operational expenses: $558.00
Conference and Travel expenses: $1,724.36
“Draft for the new Civil Procedure Code” international conference, Moscow, April 24 - 25, 1997, $289,05.00 Alexandru COJUHARI
Summer session of the American Institute on Political and Economic Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, July 12 – August 3, 1997, $748 Alina BRASOVEANU
Activity Report 1997 Medical Programs expenses: $262,508.00 commitments: $305,212.75
Information and Education
Virtual Medical Information Center expenses: $72,453.00 commitments: $236,435.00 (in collaboration with the Open Society Institute of New York)
The following goals were achieved during stage I of the project: - Completion of the technical decision of the project - Establishment of Medical Information Center - Purchase and installation of equipment for Medical Information Center - Purchase of medical databases from OVID Technologies - Upgrade of bandwidth of Internet connection of the Soros Foundation Moldova up to 256 kbps
Professional Training Grants expenses: $21,394.00 98 The following grants were awarded for training of medical professionals:
Scientific research project “Immune and Genetic Antipolis, France, May 2-3, 1997 Patterns of Tardive Gestoses Associated with A. CRACAN, MD, N. CIOBANU, MD Circulation of Antiphospholipidic Antibodies” at CHU Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France, March Training in Ear Microsurgery at the 1 - April 19, 1997 Department of ENT, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, V. BALTAG, MD Minnesota, USA, April 11– May 23, 1997 S DIACOVA, MD Training in ultrasonographic doppler imaging at Institute of Neurology of Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia, March 31 – April Support of scientific and practical collaboration 30, 1997 between Chair of Neurosurgery and Neurology, S. BILAN, MD SMU and Clinic of Neurosurgery of University of Bundeswehr of Ulm, Germany, Training “Morphological Diagnosis of Renal March 17-23, 1997 Diseases” at Academy of Medical Sciences, St. D. GHERMAN, MD Petersburg, Russia, March 24 - April 19, 1997 International course “L’Evaluation Economique V. RUBAN, MD des Programmes de Sante de la Mere et de l’Enfant”, International Center for Childhood Practical course in “Echocardiography for the and Family, Paris, France, June 3-27, 1997 Clinician. A Case Study Oriented Approach”, V. BERDAGA, MD European Society of Cardiology, Sophia
Soros Foundation Moldova Training at Schutz-Dental GmbH on Postgraduate training in acupuncture at the equipment operating for production of dental University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, prostheses and implants, Rosbach, Germany, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, September April 14-17, 1997 1, 1997 – January 31, 1998 S. RUSACOV, Medical Engineer V. LACUSTA, MD
Course “Current Problems of Rheumatology”, International training in neurosciences for Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies, students and residents of SMU, September 24 - Moscow, Russia, May 20– June 30, 1997 25, 1997 I. SIRBU, MD N. ESANU, MD
Course “Intervention Echography”, Centre Training in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire de at Soroka Medical Centre, Beer-Sheva, Israel, Marseiile, Marseiile, France, June 1 – August November 1-30, 1997 15, 1997 T. ANDRIUTA, MD, T. COTRUTA, T. SECANIA, MD MD, V. GULCA, MD, A. PERCIUN, MD Organization of lectures and seminars in neurology with participation of international Salzburg Seminars for Physicians experts for students of SMU expenses: $10,258.00 D. GHERMAN, MD (in collaboration with the American Austrian Foundation and the Open Course “Iron in Biology and Medicine”, Saint Society Institute of New York) 99 Malo, France, June 16 -20, 1997 V. BUSUIOC, MD E. IAVORSCHI, MD “Neonatology”, February 7-15, 1997 “Classical Homeopathic Course”, International D. LUPASCU, MD Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Alonissos, “Obstetrics and Gynecology”, February 14-27, Greece, October 13-24, 1997 1997 T. BOLBOCEAN, MD Z. CARAGAT, MD “Surgical Oncology”, March 7-15, 1997 Training and scientific research at the Clinic of I. CIOBANU, MD Neurology and Neurosurgery of University of “Emergency Care in Pediatrics”, April 25 - ULM, Germany, July 12-27, 1997 May 1, 1997 M. GAVRILIUC, MD, V. PEREV, MD R. STRATU, MD “Internal Medicine and Cardiology”, May 3-10, Training and scientific research at the Clinic of 1997 University of Notre Dame de la Misericorde, M. GAVRILIUC, MD, V. LISNIC, MD Libramont, Belgium, June 19 – July 17, 1997 “Neurology”, July 18-26, 1997 A. GHEREG, MD L. ROMANCIUC “Advances in Pediatrics”, July 25– August 2, Course “Molecular and Genetic Aspects of 1997 Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases”, Amsterdam T. STEPANOVA, MD International Medical Summer School, “Psychiatry”, October 25 – November 1, 1997 Amsterdam, Holland, July 20 – August 9, V. TULGARA, MD 1997 “Otorhinolaringology”, October 17-25, 1997 N. BOTAN, MD A. OPREA, MD
Activity Report 1997 “Urology”, October 17-25, 1997 Schweitzer Seminar L. REZNIAC, MD expenses: $6,154.00 “Anesthesiology”, November 2-8, 1997 (in collaboration with the Open Society F. RUSNAC, MD, O. BERBECA, MD, A. Institute of New York and Albert GURAGATA, MD, V. ROTARI, MD Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities) “Infant Mortality”, November 5-8, 1997 A. VITIUC, MD The Albert Schweitzer Institute for the “Medical Imaging”, November 9-15, 1997 Humanities organized an international training seminar called “Health Promotion Training Program for Physicians and Disease Prevention: Community Based expenses: $1,166.00 Programs that Work”, Budapest, Hungary, June (in collaboration with the Open Society 9-15, 1997. Institute of New York, Albany Medical Participants: N. OPOPOLI, MD, U. Centre, and Allegheny General Hospital) STURZA, MD, E. URSU, MD, L. VLASOV, MD, V. COJOCARU, MD. A three month merit based fellowship in Pediatrics at US clinics was awarded to L. Two additional events were organized DANILOV, MD (April 15 – July 15, under the Schweitzer Seminars program: 1997). Oral Health Seminar, October 31 – November 2, 1997, and HIV/AIDS Seminar, December Medical Textbook Purchase 15-17, 1997. The seminars were attended expenses: $9,106.00 by faculty members, residents, students of 100 SMU and members of governmental and More than 60 titles (1,500 textbooks) were non governmental organizations. purchased and donated to SMU. Support of Young Scientists Curriculum Reform of studies at expenses: $10,015.00 SMU, Support of Scientific Research The following grants for scientific Primary Health Care Curriculum research work were awarded on a merit Reform basis in 1997: budget 1997 – 2000: $115,000.00 G. ANDRUSCIAC, MD (in collaboration with the Open Society “Immune and Genetic Analysis and Clinical Institute of New York, Carelift Polymorphism of Reactive Arthritis” International, and Allegheny University A. BOTNARI, MD Medical School) “Cariostatic Effect of Bioadhezive Preventive Remedies” In 1997 a program for the S. CAPCELEA, MD implementation of a specialization in “Clinic and Genetic Study of Renal Polychistic Family Medicine at SMU, training of Autosomal Dominant Disease” faculty members, and establishment of T. CEAICOVSCHII, MD Family Medicine Centers was started. “Immunologic Characteristic of Allergienic Drugs of Regional Origin and their Diagnostic Efficiency” I. CEMORTAN, MD “Molecular Diagnostic of Renal Polychistic Autosomal Dominant Disease”
Soros Foundation Moldova I. CODREANU, MD “Efficiency of Extracorporal Methods of “Certain Aspects of Immunologic Profile and Active Detoxification in Complex Intensive Administration of Immune Modulators in Therapy in Acute Drug Intoxication in Patients with Subacute and Chronic Infectious Children” Endocarditis” A. CORDUNEANU, MD Hospital Development Program “Clinical and Immunologic Particularities of expenses: $6,934.00 Treatment of Uveitis and Cheratouveitis in (in collaboration with the Open Society Patients with Hepatitis B Infection” Institute of New York and Carelift N. DAMASCHIN, MD International) “Analysis and Standardization of Homeopathic Pharmacological Forms” During 1997 10 containers of medical C. DASANU, MD equipment, supplies, and drugs were “Certain Immunologic and Phenotypic Aspects brought into the Republic of Moldova. of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in Correlation The supplied goods were donated to with Administration of Retinoic Acid and health care institutions. Chemotherapy” D. DMITIEV, MD Health Care Initiatives “Pregnancy and Delivery in Teenagers” expenses: $89,468.00 G. GOREA, MD commitments: $66,554.75 “Antiphospholipidic Syndrome in Chronic (in collaboration with the Open Society Hepatitis in Women of Fertile Age” Institute of New York) E. MAXIMENCO, MD 101 “Chronic Viral Hepatitis C in Children: The following projects were selected for Clinical Particularities, Diagnosis, and funding on a merit basis for 1997-1998: Consequences” V. NACU, MD “Improvement of Neonatal Health Care in the “Plastic Biomaterials in Treatment of Non Republic of Moldova”, $22,000.00 Consolidated Fractures and Pseudoarthrosis of presented by the Institute of Pediatrics Scaphoid Bone” A. NOGAI, MD “Development of Mechanism for Patients “Role of Hyperlipidemia in Cerebral Vascular (Clients) Participation in the Decision Process Accidents. Antilipidic Treatment and with Respect to their Health”, $29,815.00 Application of Plasmapheresis” presented by Management and Medical I. OUS, MD Insurance Organization “Antiphospholipidic Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosis” “Medical Instructional Center”, $10,830.00 A. POPA, MD presented by Service of Emergency “Elaboration, Analysis, and Standardization of Medical Care of Municipality of Balti New Antimycotic Azolic Derived Drugs” V. RUDI, MD “National Electronic System for Surveillance of “Tendencies in Risk Factors of Ischemic the Infectious Diseases and Immunization”, Cardiopathy in Rural Population” $83,250.00 L. RUSNAC, MD presented by National Center of Hygiene “Role of Viral Infections in Septic Postsurgical and Epidemiology Complications” I. STANCIU, MD
Activity Report 1997 Child Abuse Prevention representatives of Ministry of Internal Affairs, expenses: $27,259.00 Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, commitments: $12,336.00 governmental and non governmental (in collaboration with the Open Society organizations (May 5-9, 1997) Institute of New York) Representatives of governmental and non Three practical seminars (April 6-11, July 27 – governmental organizations participated at the August 8, November 9-15, 1997) and a team “Harm Reduction Workshop”, Kiev, Ukraine, building conference (November 30 – December September 29 – October 3, 1997, and the 6, 1997) were organized for specialists in child “Heroine Addiction in Europe” conference, abuse prevention during 1997. Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 17-20, 1997
A grant of $20,000.00 was allocated for Two practical seminars in “Psychological and activities of “Training and Intervention in the Social Assistance for HIV Infected People and Prevention of Child Violence and Neglect” AIDS Patients” were organized for the police project presented by Center “Adolescentul” of of Chisinau. Orhei. A one-month Anti AIDS campaign was Geriatrics and Gerontology organized in November 1997 in collaboration expenses: $12,849.00 with the National Center for Prevention and (in collaboration with the Open Society Fight against HIV/AIDS. Institute of New York) 102 A grant of $1,000.00 was allocated for One practical seminar (May 5-16, 1997) was activities of “Education and Cultural Action: organized for specialists in geriatrics and A Healthy Spirit in a Healthy Body” project, gerontology during 1997. presented by the Youth for Reforms Foundation I. BAICALOVA, MD was selected on a on the occasion of World Anti - AIDS Day. merit basis for a fellowship program at the clinics of geriatrics and gerontology A practical seminar on the problems of of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 14 – pathological chemical addiction was organized for October 30, 1997. psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists and other professionals in Warsaw, Poland, A grant of $47,060.00 was allocated for September 3-8, 1997 activities of “Second Breath for the Elderly of Eight practical seminars on the problems North Moldova” project of pathological chemical addiction were presented by I. BAICALOVA, MD, Balti. organized in prisons of the Republic of Moldova in collaboration with the Harm Reduction Ministry of Justice and the Directorate expenses: $32,713.00 for Penitentiaries. Eight “12 Steps of commitments: $2,223.00 Alcoholics Anonymous” practical (in collaboration with the Open Society seminars were organized in districts of Institute of New York) the Republic of Moldova.
A conference on issues of harm reduction, A summer camp for children from dysfunctional HIV/AIDS, and the possibilities of families was organized in collaboration with the implementation of harm reduction policies in international organization “Save the Children”, the Republic of Moldova was organized for August 12-19, 1997
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M a s s - M e d i a A r t s a n d C u l t u r e S o r o s C e n t e r f o r C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t P u b l i s h i n g Activity Report 1997 Mass - Media expenses: $240,616.00 commitments: $17,809.00
Mass Media Programs have existed at the Soros Foundation Moldova since 1993; the goal of the foundation’s activities in this field is to support the independent media, to encourage the initiative and the objectivity, facilitate the cooperation and information exchange between journalists and media institutions and to defend freedom of expression.
The main principle of designing projects in mass media is collaboration with media organizations in joint projects and a continuous communication with other organizations, which fund and implement projects in mass media.
The activity of Mass-Media Program is continuously related to the one of the Independent Journalism Center. The Center focuses on training and resources, while the Soros Foundation Media Program focuses on technical, infrastructure assistance and grant giving to independent media.
Local Media Support expenses: $47,767.00 104 comitments: $2,662.00
The given assistance was structured at several levels: equipment grants, newsprint, subscription to news agencies, support for mass-media initiatives. A result of the complex activity for a single subject - the regional press - was the “birth” and activity of the Association of the Independent Press, NGO for independent media in the regions; its members are publications registered in last three years: Business-info (Cimislia), Cuvantul (Rezina), Cugetul (Balti), Gazeta de Vest (Nisporeni), Aciic ghioz (Comrat), EST- curier (Criuleni), Accent Provincial (Glodeni), Cetatea (Orhei), Unghiul (Ungheni), the Independent Journalism Center and two news agencies- DECA -press (Balti) and BASA press. The Association is operating an information exchange network and is elaborating projects for the benefit of its members - a project of a syndicate article, distributed through the Association, a joint advertisement project, a series of seminars in the regions, etc. The Association could exploit the possibilities of e-mail communication and create a Web page.
Equipment Grants Equipment grants were given through two competitions, anounced for March 1-May 1 and September 1-October 10, 1997. Print media, radio and TV stations could participate in the competition, on condition not to be financed by the state or political structures. Grants were received by: “Accent Provincial” weekly, Glodeni “EST Curier” weekly, Criuleni “EMICO Ranis” radio station, Nisporeni
Soros Foundation Moldova Within this program consulting, development and collaboration projects for local media were supported:
Consulting “Management and Development of Publications”, March 25- April 8, 1997, $1,990.00 expert Judy YABLONKY
Consulting “Software and Use of Computer in Editing a Newspaper”, July 8-9, 1997, $690.00 expert Dan DUMITRESCU, PDG, Gazeta de Transilvania
Grant for the news agency “DECA press”, $750.00
Project “3 Round Tables in the Regions of Moldova”, $1,472.00 Association of Independent Press
Newsprint donations Newsprint donations were given for a 6 month period to existing and appearing local newspapers. Beneficiaries: EST curier, Criuleni Business-info, Cimislia Cugetul, Balti Cuvintul, Rezina Limba Romana, Chisinau 105 Accent provincial, Glodeni Cetatea, Orhei Unghiul, Ungheni Gazeta de Vest, Nisporeni
Subscription to news agencies Subscription to news agencies, which was offered to local press, intended to provide a continous and diverse flow of information. Subscription was given through a contest. Beneficiaries: Gazeta de vest, Nisporeni (Flux news agency) Cuvintul, Rezina (Flux news agency) Cugetul, Balti (Infotag news agency) “TiViK ASKET”, Tiraspol (BASA press news agency)
The Independent Journalism Center (IJC) expenses: $68,938.00
The activities of the Independent Journalism Centre, a part of the Open World House, are based on the principles of a profitable, free and open press. Its primary intent is to provide media instruction and resource materials for professionals, students and trainers of journalists, thus contributing to the independence of media in Moldova.
The Centre’s training program offers short-term seminars and workshops for practising journalists, media managers, journalism instructors and students of
Activity Report 1997 journalism. The topics vary from media law and basic reporting to media management and financing, advertising as a revenue source, production of local TV and radio stations. The IJC also publishes a weekly bulletin “Lumea Deschisa” which releases information from mass-media abroad and an analytical magazine “Mass Media in Moldova”. Data base files are formed in response to the demand of journalists and media organisations and also as a result of field studies. The Press Club from Chisinau, a project accomplished with the efforts of the Committee for Freedom of the Press and IJC is unfolding its activity. An independent radio station Radio d’Or began to broadcast on October 10, 1996. A television production studio has been already functioning for two years. These associated training laboratories are very useful for journalists.
Programs run in 1997:
In 1996 the computer courses were the most demanded. Lack of knowledge regarding computer usage is still a major problem of Moldovan journalists. On this account, in 1997, the IJC organized a series of courses for journalists, the aim of which was to make them familiar with WINDOWS’ 95 and WORD 7(February 10 - 21, June 30 - July 11 and November 3 - 14, 1997); Page Maker - March 18 - April 8, 1997. Nowadays over 40 journalists from different publications, radio and TV stations use in practice the knowledge obtained at the courses organized by the IJC. 106 Advertizing for Newspapers, May 13- 19, 1997 The seminar was organized for the new media structures (for both print media and radio stations) which try to become profitable businesses. Lloyd Donaldson, publisher of the English bi-weekly The St. Petersburg Times from Saint Petersburg, Russia was invited to hold this seminar. During the seminar and consulting sessions which gathered directors, managers, editor-in-chiefs, sales people from 8 newspapers, 2 news agencies and 2 radio stations, subjects were touched upon competition increase among mass media, creation of the organization’s image, advertizing as a source of revenue, introducing new technologies, newspaper distribution.
Production and Organization of Programs on Local TV Stations and Courses for cameramen, September 15 - 21, 1997 Thirty-five Moldovan television professionals, picture editors, cameramen took part in the seminar held by Peter Zimmermann and Alexander Boneff, instructors from Germany. The topics that were covered during the theoretical part of the course were the following: Modern Technology Working with the Digital Equipment, Audience Research, Responsibility of TV in a Modern Democratic Society, Regional and Local Programming. Within the practical hours the trainees produced interviews, news bulletins and documentaries.
Newspaper Management, September 15 - 26, 1997 (in collaboration with United States Information Service and the Soros Foundation Moldova) The project included two seminars: the first week (September 15 - 19) - for Romanian
Soros Foundation Moldova independent newspapers and the second week (September 22 - 26) for Russian newspapers published in Moldova. One of the goals of this project was to develop managers’ skills (who very often don’t have required knowledge in the field) to analyze the advertizing market and the way the institution is managed. The lectures and discussions were mainly focused on classified advertizing, defining a market, advertizing market strategies, advantages / disadvantages of foreign ownership, business plans, journalism ethics etc. The seminars were attended by 22 editors and managers from 13 Moldovan dailies and weeklies. The participants of the seminar enjoyed the discussions with the USIS experts J. HERMAN and Betty Nan OBERMAYER who presented a lot of interesting information to them.
Seminar for Radio Reporters and News Presenters, November 17 - 20, 1997 In order to improve the professionalism of radio journalists, the IJC organized seminar for radio reporters and news presenters. The seminar was held by Christian WEHRSCHUTZ, editor at Osterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Austria and member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies from London. 23 journalists from Radio d’Or, Unda Libera, Radio Moldova Actualitati, Radio Moldova International, Micul Samaritean, Journalism School from Balti etc. got acquainted with the principles of radio news writing, ways of news presenting, informational signals, types of interactive programs. The seminar offered to the trainees the possibility to test their level of knowledge and to find out the experience of Radio ORF, the most popular radio station in Austria. 107
Press Club (project launched in 1995)
In 1997 the guests of the Press Club from Chisinau were: January 30 Ion CIUBUC, prime minister of the Republic of Moldova February 20 Dumitru MOTPAN, president of the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova February 27 Anatol TARANU, special mission presidential counsellor March 14 His Excellency Marcel Dinu, Romanian ambassador in the Republic of Moldova March 18 Eurasia Foundation in Moldova, press conference March 23 His Excellency Alexandr PAPKIN, Russian ambassador in Moldova April 14 Mircea SNEGUR, president of Revival and Reconciliation Party May 8 Soros Foundation Moldova, fifth anniversary May 22 Vladimir ATAMANIUC, president of the Supreme Soviet of Transnistria June 5 Serafim URECHEANU, mayor of Chisinau
Activity Report 1997 June 19 Dorin TUDORAN, IFES director in Moldova and Romania July 10 Iacob POPOVICI, Minister of Education September 12 His Excellency John Todd STEWART, USA Ambassador in Moldova October 9 Mircea RUSU, president of the Liberal Party of Moldova October 21 Hungarian Embassy representatives in Moldova October 31 Tudor BOTNARU, National Security Minister November 6 representatives of Great Britain’s Embassy in Moscow November 27 the launching of the Handbook “Mass Media and Freedom of Expression”, published by Article XIX and the IJC with the financial support of the Council of Europe.
On July 12, 1997 the launching of the TV version of the Press Club took place. The first independent TV studio from Chisinau, Catalan TV, broadcast the meeting of the Press Club with the participation of His Excellency Marcel Dinu, Romanian 108 ambassador in the Republic of Moldova. In 1997 Catalan TV viewers had the possibility to watch four programs from the series “Press Club”.
On December 26, 1997 the traditional festivity of awarding the ten best journalists of 1997 and celebrating the Center’s third anniversary took place. 150 people took part in it: journalists, press secretaries, deputies, international organizations’ representatives. Special prizes were awarded by: Xerox representation in Moldova, Moldovan Parliament, UNICEF, Television Journalists’ Association, Ukrainian Embassy, USA Embassy, Information Resource Center, OSCE Mission in Moldova, Soros Foundation Moldova.
The Open World House TV Studio expenses: $58,177.00
Founded in 1995, the OWH TV Studio was conceived as an experimental lab for young TV producers, where they could manifest their aptitudes and implement their projects without fear of “making mistakes”. The existence of this experimental lab in the Moldovan TV environment is as timely as it is the only place where TV production is not perceived through the prism of immediate financial profit. The first two years of the Studio’s activity not only confirmed the necessity of permanent scholarship for TV producers, but also proved that the Studio could provide informative programs and films of high quality in comparison to traditional Moldovan TV. The continuing effort served as the basis for creating a permanent production team which started its activity in 1997. At that time it launched new types of programs on National TV and kept its most successful programs which had debuted in 1996.
Soros Foundation Moldova The themes of the studio reflect problems of everyday social life and in particular the transition to a market economy and a democratic society.
Throughout 1997 a series of programs called “The portrait of my generation” (producer - Leontina VATAMANU) was launched in an attempt to touch youth problems as they are seen by and discussed among themselves. The theme of each broadcast presents only one side of young people’s lives, however, it tends to present it from different points of view. Thus, a series of issues like “Youth and Religion”, “Youth and Money”, “Youth and Politics” and “My Classmates” was produced and broadcast on national TV. The first musical show “Rock Vagon” (producer - Igor COBILEANSCHI and Marin TUREA) was produced by the OWH TV Studio and broadcast on national TV in 1996. It was and still remains the only show of alternative music in Moldova. The success of “Rock Vagon” among the fans of musical non-conformism ensured the further appearance of similar shows in 1997. “Rock Vagon” shows served as a leitmotiv as well as a source of inspiration for the appearance of the first rock marathon in Moldova which took place on May 25, 1997 with the title “ Tomorrow Begins Today”. More than 20 prominent rock groups took part in the performance which was appreciated by about 12,000 people at the Summer Theater. In December 1997 the program “Cinestezia” (producer - Marin TUREA) debuted, the goal of which was to inform the audience about world-wide video and cinema achievements. It is a noble and necessary task if one takes into account the avalanche of sub-quality broadcasts which had been falling on the big and small screens of Moldova. Apart from permanent programs, the OWH TV Studio has produced ad-hoc programs 109 as well, prompted by public interest. The most successful works of this type was a series of reports from the summer camp carbonART’97 organized by the SCCA, which was held in Radenii-Vechi. The works were shown at the second annual exhibition organized by the SCCA in October 1997. The Studio produced a series of works on the occasion of the 5th Anniversary of the Soros Foundation. Within this series is a film presenting the Soros Foundation, produced especially to celebrate this event. “Moldova FM”, a festival organized by Radio d’Or on October 6, 1997 was another event involving the OWH TV Studio. On the International Day of Youth, an entertaining program “Karaoke-show” was organized by the OWH TV Studio in collaboration with national TV. As an “experimental lab”, the OWH TV Studio produced test-works with the aim of inventing new programs and enlarging its team. The program “File” produced by Angela Brasoveanu and Vsevolod Ciornei was an attempt to bring the life and work of prominent people to the public’s attention. Even though it is less than in previous years, the OWH TV Studio still continues to provide technical equipment for training organized by the OWH Journalism Center. 35 journalists from 11 independent TV Studio in Moldova have benefited from these projects. The end of 1997 for the OWH TV Studio marked the attempt to broadcast more often on National TV. Monthly programs were transformed into weekly programs, making them more diversified. Two other programs “Impact” (producer - Leontina VATAMANU) and “Megapolis” (producer - Igor COBILEANSCHI) appeared as a follow up to this transformation.
Activity Report 1997 Open World House Radio d’Or station expenses: $41,288.00
Moldova FM festival The Festival took place on November 5, 1997 in the form of a concert held at Piata Marii Adunari Nationale on City Day. The concert included 4 radio stations which had accepted the idea of promoting the frequency FM wave which is, for the time being, the only frequency wave that can be used by independent radio stations in Moldova. The motivation for this manifestation was the extension of the frequency FM wave in the radio business, through private stations. Also, the major goals were the establishment of closer contacts among other radio stations, which in the future need to be associated in order to promote certain values and common interests as well as the creation of united manifestations in the radio environment. The initiation of Radio d’Or was the first step on the road to approaching “rivals” which would be followed by a more ample collaboration in the future. The invitation was addressed to all local radio stations in Chisinau with their own programs (at that time “Eldoradio” had already been broadcasting a Moscow program “Evropa plius”). The following radio stations accepted to join the project: Radio d’Or, Unda Libera, Modern-Club 805 (Radio Moldova), Polidisc. The concert was directed to obtain a radiophonic effect reflected in a musical radio program accompanied by DJ comments between songs. This is an innovation for our 110 market. The impact was surprisingly positive. Due to the successful promotion carried out by the participating stations, about 100,000 people came to Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, according to the estimation of the police. This idea of bringing the station and the audience together was a big success.
Internship in Bucharest The project was based on the necessity of radio staff gaining more advanced experience from independent radio stations in Bucharest. Along with the training of its own staff, another goal was to attract new staff members who, after an internship could become a human resource prepared to work at any radio station in Moldova. As a matter of fact, the goal of the project was to contribute through additional training in radio production to already qualified specialists as well as to a new staff in the sphere of independent radio business.
The formulated goals were advertised in media and interested applicants went through a preliminary selection process which was followed by initial training provided by Radio d’Or, and later the candidates were sent to an internship at Uniplus Radio in Bucharest.
The selected group of candidates was made up of 12 people: Mariana ARSENE Ala BETISOR Galina MARDARE Vitalie CUSNIR Tatiana CURCHI
Soros Foundation Moldova Viorel TIGANAS Irina CHIPERI Nicu POPESCU Luciano POPA Aliona CHETRARI Vadim CUSNIRENCO Tatiana COMAN
The experience gained from Radio d’Or as well as practical knowledge received in Bucharest were supported by the accumulation of a series of practical skills: e.g. getting to know the technology of automated music programming on the radio; accumulating special techniques of attending to clients soliciting advertisement services; beginning to study the possibilities of transmission via satellite with the goal of establishing a radio network. Irina CHIPERI was hired by Radio Unda Libera, Viorel TIGANAS and Luciano POPA were selected for the Radio Contact Chisinau (as it appeared) and Nicu POPESCU became an assistant DJ at Radio d’Or, which also hired Tatiana COMAN and Vadim CUSNIRENCO.
It was difficult to carry out the entire planned project, due to the fact that, at that time, a tendency opposed to that of Radio d’Or unfortunately appeared on the Moldovan radio market. Two local stations took their programs almost completely from Moscow radio programs. The absence of interest in raising the professionalism in production of native programs promoted the decrease in the number of participants in the internship 111 project.
Support for Radio d’Or The reason Radio d’Or received a supporting grant lies in the fact that it still remains to be a unique radio with its independent services in the informational environment of Chisinau. Unlike other stations, which are oriented exclusively to the use of second hand information or to minimizing this information in the broadcast, Radio d’Or uses its own news room and continues to explore the alternatives of radio business. Lately, the maintenance of some information became more and more difficult due to the financial limits and insignificant profit from the advertising market. At the beginning of 1997, the station had a debit of about 10 pieces of news daily (50 - weekly and 210 - monthly) which comprised a monthly share of about 1.75-2 hours of pure information, prepared exclusively on the basis of reliability of informational sources, i.e. a share of great importance from the point of view of quantity and quality of information in general. On the other hand, the market appears to be more favorable for the stations derived from Moscow which are mostly guided by the advertisement business. By the end of ’97 the financial situation made this debit of information decrease to about 2 hours. The main reason for supporting Radio d’Or was the fact that it is keeping its capacity of information production by all means, the fact which is of major importance in development of native information in the independent radio business. The market conditions for advertisement business have become more favorable for Evropa Plius and Russkoe Radio stations, which according to a poll appear to be the top stations in Chisinau. As a matter of fact, according to the Audiovisual Intermediate Counsil, Radio d’Or acts as the leader in
Activity Report 1997 promotion of the development of native Internet programs and does lots of work in this expenses: $3,326.22 sphere. This includes: Moldova FM festival, destined to a consolidation of Access to Internet was offered to mass- local radio community, internships for media independent in order to facilitate attracting and training new staff which is communication between journalists, in a great demand among beginning stimulate interest for new technologies radio stations in Moldova. A lot of use and placement of media information students from the Journalism on Internet. Department of the State University who Beneficiaries of e-mail and Internet showed keen interest and manifested services were: their aptitudes in radio have entire Limba Romana support from Radio d’Or, some of them Contrafort were even hired by the station. These Flux efforts will definitely bring success but Moldavschie Vedomosti only in the future, till then qualified BASA press programs well financed from Moscow, Logos press will easilly compete with a station which TiViK ASKET is trying to plant seeds of an Infotag independent, powerful, and native radio. Business-info Cuvintul Acquisition and Publishing of Media Cugetul 112 Books Gazeta de Vest expenses: $9,803.53 EST curier commitments: $1,525.00 Accent Provincial Broadcasting Coordinating Council The goal of the program was reducing the lack of contemporary book in Open Grants for Media journalism field and provide access to expenses: $26,861.00 last editions on the market, which are required especially in the academic and The 1997 program “Open Grants for post-graduate studies. Books were Media” was designed to support different bought to donate to the Journalism and initiatives of mass media. Grants were Communication Sciences School at State given to the Center for Development of University and Independent Journalism Independent Television, the Association of Center. Grants were also given for Philosophers and CIVIS for projects of journalism materials publishing projects. studying the media market, to the Union of Journalists for the General Conference RMI Brochure, $446.00 and the 10th Congress, to the VIP Radio Moldova International Association for a news program, to the Committee for Press Freedom for a Study of Research on access to information issues, the access to information in the Republic $7,525.00 of Moldova with a draft of Law on Committee for Freedom of the Press Information, the Radio Moldova for a “Journalism Training” seminar.
Soros Foundation Moldova English Language Scholarships Elena HORNET commitments: $6,000.00 Professional Ethics Seminar, Sinaia, October One of the main problems that 22-24, 1997, $780.00 Moldovan journalists experience is the Rodica IUNCU poor knowledge of English. The need Aneta GROSU of this knowledge is felt in everyday Valeriu SAHARNEANU work with the computer, foreign sources, Dina CLAPCO Internet, etc. Many of them can not Ludmila POVSTENCO benefit from different scholarships, Ion MAZUR seminars, workshops abroad because Valeriu RENITA they do not know English. Rodica STAVARACHE The program was administrated by the English Language School at the Open Summer School “Social Implications of the World House. Information Society”, Dusseldorf, August 11- 22, 1997 $1,315.11 Beneficiaries in 1997: Luminita DUMBRAVEANU Ada FODOR Vadim VISLOGUZOV Grigore BRINZA Ala BELOSTECINII European Seminar on Promoting Independent Dumitru TIRA and Pluralistic Mass-media with Special Focus Gheorghe DONI on Central and Eastern Europe, Sofia, Valeriu CORCIMARI September 5-11, 1997, $724.00 113 Svetlana CALICENCO Steliana HANGANU Larisa SILVESTRU Ala CORNESCU Atelier de la Radio Educative, Warsaw, May Iurie COLESNIC 30-31, 1997, $624.00 Ion ROBU Vasile MIJA Dinu SCOBICI Carolina MORUSEAC Violeta CIOCANU Veronica CERNEI III Festival of local TV stations, Kosice, Vlad TURCANU October 15-20, 1997, $1500.00 Iurie BODRUG Aneta GROSU Vadim VISLOGUZOV Alina RADU Angela BRASOVEANU Tatiana PLACHIDA Oxana SOLOVEI Angela SIRBU Tatiana PLACHIDA Tatiana LAZAR Journalism school, Trnava, Slovak Republic, Violeta GRIGORE November 13-22, 1997, $334.00 Corina RAIU Oxana SOLOVEI Serafim ISAC Mass-media in European Unification Seminar, Klingenthal, March 17-22, 1997, $1,107.90 Travel to seminars, conferences Alexandru CANTIR, Fidel GALAICU expenses: $14,137.69 Seminar “Media Management”, Slovak BBC School, Bucharest, February 24 - May 2, Republic, February 26 - March 7, 1997, 1997, $774.34 $754.00
Activity Report 1997 Andrei PORUBIN, Alexandru XIX European Television and Film Forum, BURDEINII Lisbon, November 6-8, 1997, $1766.6 Corina CEPOI 60 Congress of the International Association Mass-media Coordinators Annual Meeting, of Sport Press, Oviedo, Spain, May 13-19, Vilnius, October 22-26, 1997, $884.48 1997, $761.03 Steliana HANGANU, Angela SIRBU Ion ROBU Festival Prix Europe, Berlin, October 5-13, “Journalism in CIS in 1996” Seminar, 1997 $645.00 Moscow, February 4-5, 1997, $563.00 Natalia ANISIMOV Vasile BOTNARU, Constantin CHOROSCO Internship at Radio France, Paris, September 15- November 15, 1997, $375.00 “Press and Parliaments” Seminar, Stockholm, Valentina TESTEMITANU May 12-13, 1997, $117.46 Ion UMANIUC “NGO Awareness in the media “ Workshop, Kiev, December 10-11, 1997, $1,069.00 Steliana HANGANU
Arts and Culture 114 expenses: $162,503.16 commitments: $20,334.02
The Soros Foundation Moldova Programs in Arts and Culture have developed a strategy for maximum impact in overcoming conditions which hamper Moldova’s social transition toward a more open, civil society. The support for cultural and artistic projects was based on the fundamental principles of an open approach to the world and promotion of civil society values.
Currently, the artistic and cultural structures are exclusively state budget financed, in which case the real financial needs are far from being met; in addition, an efficient managerial and printing infrastructure suitable to the new production effects in the field is not yet in force. In this context, the Soros Foundation oriented its activity in the following essential directions: promoting cultural values, supporting artistic performance, integrating the artistic structures from Moldova in the international value circuit, stimulating a spirit of initiative and creativity in Arts Management.
Famous Cultural and Artistic Events Program expenses: $30,404.05 commitments: $226.00
First International Competition for Instrumental Interpretation (piano, cello, violin), April 1-14, 1997, Chisinau organized by MAM, 45 young performers participated from 8 European and Asian countries
Soros Foundation Moldova “The Eugene Ionescu Theatre Biennial” International Festival (2nd edition - “Tradition and Modernism”), May 24 - 30, 1997 remarkable productions from Romania, Japan, USA, Russia, Moldova were brought together.
“Eugene Coca” International Competition of Young Performers (piano, cell, violin, viola, double bus), Chisinau, June 23 - 28, 1997 organized by Ciprian Porumbescu Cultural Foundation
First Book Show for Children, April 10 - 13, 1997 This exhibition took place under the aegis of the National Section of IBBY and participating publishing houses ("Cartier", "Litera", "Prut International", "Stiinta").
“Zdob and Zdub” (Chisinau) and “Bouches Metaliks” (France) artistic friendship tour, March- April, 1997
8th European Encounters International Conference “Aspects of the social consequences of transition in central Europe”, Festival Est-Ouest, Die (France) Lidia TOMOZEI, editor at the editing department, Constitutional Court of Moldova Elvira LEAHU, teacher of European Economics and International Services at ULIM
A series of cultural-artistic events, May 1997: modern music Marathon Rock Vagon 115 Brahms recital, held by A.LAPICUS and I.MAHOVICI contemporary music performance, group of Liviu STIRBU art-folk trio “Trigon” concert bringing together young performers of classical and contemporary music, national and international competition laureates.
Grants for Establishment of Cultural Infrastructure expenses: $12,767.41
Arts Center “Coliseum” Grants for purchase of technical equipment and organizing cultural activities: “Theatre Poster and Program” Art-show, May 1997, focusing on previous results and current situation of the theatre poster “Theatre Carnival”, organized on City Day
“Guguta” Municipal Children Theatre Grant for updating the technical level
Access to International Information expenses: $21,065.84
One of the acute problems in Moldova is the extremely poor access to information, especially external information, plus the lack of mechanisms to integrate artistic structures with the international value and information circuit. Taking the above into
Activity Report 1997 consideration, the Soros Foundation supported the external relations department of the Ministry of Culture by providing the necessary equipment, for a systematic and qualitative inflow of information.
The Foundation sustained the creation of a media library for the AIM. All arts education institutions in the country will be granted access to the Media library. It will contain the art works and materials needed both in cultural/artistic education and for professionals. The library holds the necessary equipment although its audio, video, book and catalog sections are still to be completed.
The Annual Theatre Prizes Program expenses: $1.584.37
This program is oriented towards attracting the public’s attention to artistic and cultural events in Moldova. The Gala of Theatre Prizes 1997 was financed as a completion of the Top Theatre program of the Soros Foundation. Owing to Soros Foundation’s support, theatres from Balti, Cahul and Tiraspol were able to participate at their professional celebration in Chisinau.
Participation at International Festivals, Competitions, Conferences and Workshops expenses: $18,576.18 116 International Theatre Festival, Budapest and International Festival of Animated Images, Perugia, Hungary-Italy, August 29 - September 7, 1997 Licurici Republican Puppet Theater
Cultural Dialogue China -Moldova, Beiging, August 25 - September 3, 1997 Arts people from Moldova
Annual Informal European Theater Meeting IETM 97, Paris, April 10 - April 13, 1997 Mihai FUSU, Artistic Director, Luceafarul theater
6th International PEN Congress, Edinburgh, August 5-14, 1997 Valeria GROSU, Serafim SAKA, members of Writers International Association PEN
“April spring” Festival in Korea, 15th edition, Pyongyang, April 4-19, 1997 Musicians from Moldova
“The Search for a New World Culture for the 21st Century: Western Literary Perspective” International Conference, Washington, July 13-17, 1997 Arcadie SUCEVEANU, writer
50th International Film Festival, Cannes, May 7-8, 1997 Larisa TUREA, journalist, lecturer
“The book within the Regions of Europe” First European Forum, Villeneuve-les-Avignon, France,
Soros Foundation Moldova September 10-14, 1997 Gheorghe IERIZANU, Director, "Cartier" publishing house
International Competition of Accordion Players, Klingental, May 2-8, 1997 Andrei TASNICENCO, student, MAM
“O. Danovschi” International Ballet Competition, Costanta, June 8-15, 1997 group of students from Choreography Lyceum, Chisinau
7th International Festival of the Composition of Fine Arts of Children “Golenov’97”, Poland, July 6-8, 1997 Ana NECEAINICU, pupil at the school # 60 with arts profile, Chisinau
International Violin Competition in Kloster Schontal, July 26- August 4, 1997 Ala BENDERSCHI, Ilian GARNET, C. Porumbescu Musical School
Jeunesse Musicale International Music Competition, Bucharest, May 9-15, 1997 Zinaida BRANZILA, C. Porumbescu Music School
“Citta di Senigallia” International Competition, Italy, August 26-31, 1997 Stanislav JAR, C.Porumbescu Musical Lyceum
International Competition for Pianists, Kiev, April 21 - May 5, 1997 117 Anastasia LEVANDOVSCHI, Rahmaninov Musical Republican School
International Competition for Young Pianists, S. Petersburg, March 24-31, 1997 Alexandr CULICOV, Rahmaninov Musical Republican School
Completion of the CD launching project by “Trigon” art-folk trio
Performing Arts Grants expenses: $1,030.48 commitments: $6,210.00
The Soros Foundation Moldova sustained contemporary forms of artistic expression and original ways of collaboration in theater, music, literature, visual arts, choreography, etc, thus helping to define the role of performing arts in an open society. In this context, support was further offered for artistic projects by means of grants and information on other possible local or foreign financial sources.
“Carmen” Ballet-fantasy, realised by Mihai TARNA, a graduate of Directing Faculty from the AIM in collaboration with Liviu STIRBU, composer, a ballet company run by Victoria BUCUN, choreographer, Angela JOSANU, designer, and Licurici Puppet Theatre.
Modern Ballet “Daphnis and Cloe”, performed by students from the Choreography School in Chisinau, advised by Alkis RAFTIS, professor, Greek dance specialist, and
Activity Report 1997 Eleni CHRYSANTHAKI, choregrapher, dance and ballet professor in Greece.
Education and Professional Development Program in Performing Arts expenses: $34,674.85 commitments: $2,170.00
The program of workshops and studios for Arts students and for performing arts professionals is a large program that emphasizes the Soros Foundation’ s priorities in arts and is oriented towards developing contemporary ways of artistic expression. This program is part of Performing Arts Network Program, run by OSI Budapest, and involves inviting experts, artists, and professors from abroad to run arts workshops in Moldova, plus supporting young artists participation from Moldova in workshops abroad.
As part of this program, the following events took place in Chisinau:
“Acting Technique in European Theatre” Creation Workshop, May 24-27, 1997 presented by Vazkressia VICHAROVA and Zarco OUZOUNOV (Bulgaria)
Theatre summer school, August 15-25, 1997 Workshops run by Guy SONNEN (the Netherland), Claudia CRACIUN (Moldova)
118 Workshop for students at the Choregraphy Faculty of State Arts Institute and for young choreographers from Chisinau, October 13-24, 1997 Kilina CREMONA (France), Iva NERINA GATTIN, Irma OMERZO (Croatia)
Choreography and modern dance seminar, November 24 - December 7, 1997 presented by Zuzana BACOVA (Slovakia)
Modern dance workshop, December 1-11, 1997 presented by Raido MAGI and Merle SAARVA (Estonia)
Arts and music workshops, October 27- November 8, 1997 run by well-known artists from the USA, France, Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova, as part of the Autumn University organized by MAM
“Internationale Tanzwochen Wien. Dance Web” Contemporary Dance courses, Vien, July 16 - August 14, 1997 Angela DONII, choreographer at Eugene Ionesco theatre
Performing Arts Summer School, Sofia, September 15-29, 1997 Daniela MUDREAC, actress at Eugene Ionesco theatre Maria CRACIUN, student at the Theatre and Film Academy in Bucharest
Master - class Margess International, Swiss, July 13 - August 3, 1997 Adrian MUSTEA, Ciprian Porumbescu Republican Music School
Soros Foundation Moldova Ecumest European Master Specialized Management Cultural Program Doina DUMBRAVEANU-MUNTEANU
Training Courses in Cultural Organization Administration, Paris, October 24 - November 21, 1997 Angela SOLTAN, Latin Union representative for Moldova
Training Courses at the Amsterdam Conservatory, piano section, academic year 97/98 Mariana IZMAN, student, MAM
Open Society Cultural Link (Regional Program) expenses: $12, 510.00
Through the common efforts of artistic and management structures and institutions in different countries, the OS Cultural Link program sustained a series of international cultural activities including, on occasion, the participation of artistic groups from Moldova. With the Foundation’s support, the Mihai Eminescu national theatre, Eugene Ionescu theatre, and representatives of the Licurici puppet theatre participated in the International Theatre Festival in Sibiu (May 30 - June 8, 1997)
The Soros Foundation financed the International Conference of New Music Festival Directors in Central and Eastern Europe, Chisinau, October 5-9, 1997, as part of the 7th holding of the New 119 Music International Festival. Festival directors, composers, performers, musicologists, and journalists from Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Russia, Tatarstan, Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden and Germany took part in the conference.
Publishing Program
Three Literary Debuts expenses: $8,817.98 ccommitments: $6,638.00
The "Arc" Publishing House launched 3 new names in the “Prima verba” series: Margareta CURTESCU, “The Courage is a Relish” (poetry) Iurie BODRUG, “It is Too Late to Revive” (prose) Mihai VACULOVSCHI, “Immortal in Corn” (poetry)
Elaboration and unfolding of training for specialists in publishing area
Grants for Arts and Culture Journals expenses: $6,035.00 commitments: $5,090.00
- By technically endowing the Contrafort, Sud-Est and Basarabia journals, the Soros Foundation completed a long-running program extended over several years that provides technical assistance to
Activity Report 1997 culture and art jounals. - A grant was given for a special issue of the “Basarabia” journal. This edition compiles and concludes a long series of discussions on the present state of Basarabian prose. - A grant was allocated for a special issue of the “Sud-Est” journal entitled “Sacred cave architecture in the context of South-East European civilization” containing the materials of the international conference on the same subject, which was held under the journal’s aegis as part of the Soros Foundation “East-East” Program.
operational expenses: $1,818.85
“Advertising - the Marketing of Aesthetics or the Aesthetization of Market” exhibition expenses: $15,037.00
The “Advertising - the Marketing of Aesthetics or the Anesthetization of Market” exhibition, organized by the Soros Foundation Moldova on September 19-28, 1997, was the first event in graphic design and advertising in the Republic of Moldova.
Premises of the project: Advertising and the graphic design as its representative are imposing themselves in Moldova within the broader social and economic transformations and they have a clear cultural education role. As interdisciplinary activities, advertising and the graphic design combine traditional arts, mass-media 120 and business elements. In several years, our country has already got a market, which stimulates the activity in the field.
The objectives of the exhibition were: - to underline the professionalism and the creativity of local graphic designers - to offer to the client a spectrum of up-to-date works of Moldova artists, contributing to educating the advertising perception - offering to the designers a possibility to meet each other and to the clients- to learn the individual style and manner of each designer.
The exhibition was non-profit. Almost 400 works were exposed, presenting 32 authors: (independent designers or graphic design studios.) The participation of young designers, graduated from the AIM, was a singular feature of the event. The components of the exhibition followed the domain’standards: corporate identity, advertising campaigns, advertising photography, package, art-design, miscellaneous. The video advertising was not represented in the exhibition. Still, there were shown advertising spots, produced in Moldova (by Diver Studio, Dixi Studio, P & P, OWH TV-studio). Western video spots were not part of the exhibition; they served to illustrate the essays of the international seminar’ participants: Radu BUDES - DaKINO Foundation, Bucharest/The night of advertising eaters, Andrei DOBRUNOV - “CLASSIKA” Studio”/Moscow.
Both the project’s exhibition and seminar served the advertising self-analysis and development, recognizing it as an important area of an open society.
Soros Foundation Moldova “Advertising - the marketing of aesthetics or the anesthetization of market” Seminar, September 21 - 22, 1997
The seminar included presentations of local specialists and ones invited from abroad, and discussed the advertising current situation in Eastern and Western Europe. Participants were students and professionals in advertising and graphic design and all interested persons.
Issues discussed: - Advertising - the marketing of aesthetics or the aesthetization of market - Depersonalization of advertising - Social, economic, cultural relationships between advertising producers and clients in a society in transition
Arts specialists and critics, experts from France, Romania, Russia and Republic of Moldova participated in the seminar:
Prof. Sylvere PIQUET Marin TUREA Ecole superieure d’Economie, d’Art et de TV Studio at the Open World House, Communication, Paris, France Republic of Moldova *contemporary promotional techniques, *video advertising marketing studies, sponsoring Olga RUSU 121 Claire NOGACKI Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Moldova Universite de Valenciennes et du Hainaut - *psychology, sociology Cambresis, Valenciennes, France *advertising research Silvia HARNAU AESM, Chisinau, Moldova Cristina SABAU *marketing, semiotics research Design Bulletin, Bucharest, Romania *Arts critic, editor of Design Bulletin Prof. Ion MACARI IIUM, Chisinau, Moldova Radu BUDES *marketing studies DaKINO Foundation, Bucharest, Romania *coordinator of the Night of Advertizing Serghei BLANDU Eaters Marketing Studies Center, Komsomolskaia Pravda - Basarabia newspaper, Andrei DOBRUNOV Chisinau, Moldova “Classika” Production studio, Moscow, Russia *marketing studies *video advertising Grigorii BOSENCO Alexandru SCHIOPU Advertising Producers and Distributors’ AIM, Visual Arts Department, Chisinau, Association, Chisinau, Moldova Moldova *chairman *advertising and graphic design research operational expenses: $1,818.85
Activity Report 1997 The Soros Center for Contemporary Art expenses: $150,801.71 commitments: $30,144.55
Exhibitions expenses: $30,011.41 commitments: $7,988.559
Case Multiple (Multiple Homes), May 1997 expenses: $712.63 Curators: Steve Lee WEST (USA), Bradley J. ADAMS (Moldova), Octavian G. ESANU (Moldova)
CSAC Chisinau and Artlink, (a multimedia project based in New York), have organized an international cultural exchange. The project is made up of two exhibitions: one on Internet, and another one on posters to be displayed in public places. The posters will be displayed on the walls of the buildings and kiosks in Chisinau and New York, or on boards and other advertisement venues. The exhibition focuses on HOMES, for example the Architectural Idea-Pleasant Environment-Virtual Home (Internet)-Dream(ed of) Home-Place of Birth-Where Things are Familiar or Feel Homey-A Place You Can Call Your Own. 122 Twenty artists are involved in this event - ten from Moldova and ten from the United States. The posters are to be in offset print, black&white, 50 X 70 cm. The artists will take into consideration the non-institutional framework of the project (Internet/the street) and the unique nature of the prints in this context, for instance their ephemeral and disposable nature. The Internet Exhibition contains the posters, the event’s record of and the artists’ biographies. Two essays, one written by a critic from Moldova and the other by a critic from the US, depict the event. The project includes the publication of a bilingual catalog, which will contain the natural-size posters and the material mentioned above. *Note: The first stage of the project has been finished (the placement on Internet of 20 selected pieces). The project will continue as soon as our American partners secure their share of the financial contribution. Multiple:Homes,
Photography exhibition: Lay an Eye (PUNE OCHIUL)... June 1997 expenditures: $905.75 commitments: $1,067.00 Curator: Bradley J. ADAMS
Lay an Eye is the first CSAC-Chisinau financed, exclusively photographic exhibition. The first 50 visitors who came to our Center have been given a film to represent by way of photography what they “laid their eyes on.” The returned films (46) have been processed and prints made, offering “raw material” for the exhibition (more than 1100
Soros Foundation Moldova pictures). At least one enlargement from each of the films has been exhibited. Since the ambient light in the exhibition place was wanting, special lamps had to be manufactured, so that a negative from each of the participants could be exhibited in a miniature light box. The prints made from the negatives represent a diversity of approaches to the project. Some of them are a combination of disparate moments, a “curiosity” record of “everyday” life: transportation, solids (whole or fragmented), cuisine items, musical instruments, sculptures in progress, architectural details, instants of still life, abandoned buildings, etc. Others are structured according to certain topics, such as: studio activities, views from an apartment, a cemetery, the city at night, dogs and cats, women, hands, the family, etc. Still others represent records of performance or narration set up for the photographic camera, such as intrusions by the body (re-setting the hair, accessories, dyed skin), TV programs, “nightmares”, etc. In simpler terms, they can be categorized as objects, pictures, experiments. They present contrasts: some people use the film directly, effectively, while others express the inner nature of photography. The photographs may be regarded as pieces of time, captured on film, fractions of a second, sometimes overlapping or enlarged. When compared to other practices of the author (sculpture, painting, anything) this represents a different way of seeing. They may be regarded as psychological/sociological studies. In a final account, the project triggered a subjective reaction, “something which is desirable, appreciated, unusual, queer, etc.” They can be analyzed within the context of the author’s biography. For some people this was the first photographic film shot, while for others the camera is an everyday item and they all come from different environments 123 (artists, students, journalists, teachers, etc.). Moreover, they can be analyzed according to the project’s mechanisms, for which the process is entirely and literally in the hands of the author or is a reflection of the available means. Only one artist changed manually the emulsion by means of ceramic tools and chemicals. All choices made by the participants have been taken into account, which were sometimes corroborated by additional images. The images by those who didn’t show up at the Center were selected by the supervisors, who tried to reconstruct the author’s attitude. Although what the supervisors “read” might have not coincided with what the authors meant, the display of the printed negatives-besides the prints-served to further demonstrate the authors visions.
Participating in the AnaART 97 Performance Festival in Romania, 8th edition (organized by the ETNA Foundation from Sfantu-Gheorghe) expenses: $500.00
The live art festival at the St.Ana lake, Harghita district, is a laboratory for alternative fine arts and performance. Several names of renown in this kind of art were present, including Karen RANN (England), Artur TAJBER (Poland), Sandor ANTIK (Romania), Giovanni FONTANA (Italy). Moldova was represented at such an event for the first time by Pavel BRAILA. He presented, in pouring rain, a very dynamic performance full of hidden meanings and multiple interpretations, based on the Sisyphus Myth in a contemporary stylistic and formal key. He rolled a huge spool which unfolded a paper strip to be stepped onto by the artist, who was also packaged in perishable paper garments.
Activity Report 1997 The second annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art (September-October 1997) expenses: $26,600.03 commitments: $6,921.59
Curator: O.Esanu variations in RE REprint REincarnate REname REvive REbirth REmark REplace REmedy Messages from Tzara (countryside Rom.) — reflections in RE
The Annual Exhibition of this year lined up a whole series of events: two solo exhibitions, a textile art and garment design exhibition (the first of its kind in Moldova), and the Center’s exhibition in a number of locations. Two ideas define the concept of this event. The first one relates to the cultural environment at the beginning of this century that triggered the dadaist movement, which was the starting point for a number of directions in contemporary art. The second major idea is that of a recycled object. What brings the two together? The drive to recycle-objects, materials, and first of all ideas, denying ideological and aesthetic constraints, and following the example of the founders of dadaism. An absolute premiere for Chisinau was the TZARA RERUM NOVARA video workshop (September 22-October 2), conducted by Dutch artists Ron SLUIK and Reinier KURPERSHOEK, which ended by a video art marathon during the night of October 124 4. The audience had an opportunity to see the most representative work done in Eastern and Western Europe. This show would have been impossible to organize without the support granted by the entire network of Soros Centers for Contemporary Art. The series of events around the annual exhibition ended with the “Recycling Mode(l)s” international symposium (“REciclarea Mode(le)lor”, October 5-8). The discussions at the symposium focused on two major topics: the new media in contemporary art and postmodernism in the context of Moldova.
Participants:
Moldova Lucia JUNCA Serghei ALESENKOV Alexandru SCHIOPU Vasile RATA Simion ZAMSA Valentin TARNA Elena KARACENTEV Victor DOROSENKO Stefan RUSU Iurie CIUBOTARU Constantin CIOBANU Veaceslav DRUTA Constantin SPANU Pavel BRAILA Irina GRABOVAN Mihai TARUS Eleonora BARBAS Marc VERLAN Vladimir BULAT Igor SCERBINA Alexandru TINEI Romania Lilia DRAGNEV Lia PERJOVSCHI Lucia MACARI Dan PERJOVSCHI
Soros Foundation Moldova Eugen STANCULESCU Grants for artists Adrian GUTA expenses: $39,073.99 commitments: $7,926.01 Ukraine Phil PERLOVSKI English language courses for fine-arts artists (February), $1,700.00 Holland Harry HEYINK Grant, Solo exhibition, $998.00 Kees DE GROOT Maria MARDARE Renier KURPERSHOUEK Ronnie SLUIK Travel grant (Symposium, Boarding Museum of Maarten SPRENGER Masks, Binche, Belgium), $887.02 Constantin SPANU Germany Barbara BARSCH Solo art catalog, $1,986.00 Werner KLOTZ Marian VERLAN Thomas MUNZ Fine arts exhibition (History Museum), France $256.00 Nicolas MENET Iurie LASCEVSKI
Russia “PNEUMOFORIA” solo exhibition, Iuriy EIDERMAN “TREZVIA” activity, “Brancusi” Gallery, 125 Tatiana MOGHILEVSKAYA $1,829.41 Stefan RUSU USA Bradley ADAMS Equipment Grant for UAM, $2,700
The SCCA Club Graphics exhibition “The Other Side” (“Partea expenses: $400.00 cealalta”), $659.71 Simion ZAMSA The project is meant for artists, art critics, art historians, art students, mass-media, Graphics exhibition “The Other Side” (“Partea and officials in art-related ministries and cealalta”), $440.47 institutions, etc. Elena KARACENTEV
CSAC Seminar on the 20th century art Materials for The Photographic Art (“Arta (“ARTA SEC. XX”) fotografica”) catalog, $1,746.50 expenses: $893.00 Valeriu KORCIMARI commitments: $43.00 Solo art catalog, $3,000.00 Presenters: Vasile RATA Pavel SUSARA, art critic (Romania) Constantin PRUT, art critic (Romania) Travel grant (VIDEO POSITIVES ’97 Festival, Liverpool, GB), $1,089.29 Marin TUREA
Activity Report 1997 “STUDIO’ 97” contest, $486.56 Travel grant, Amsterdam (Contributing from his Departments: painting, graphics, sculpture, works to the “XXX Festival”), $405.00 video/photography, media arts, object, decorative Stefan SADOVNIKOV arts, criticism Travel grant, Amsterdam (“XXX Festival” Travel grant, Amsterdam (Contributing from his invitee), $791.40 works to the Matria Europa project), $402.39 Silvia URSACHI Pavel BRAILA Travel grant (Solo exhibition, Paris), $375.64 Twenty Years of the Fine Arts Faculty of the Ion SEVERIN “I.Creanga” Institute catalog Grant (“REFLECTII” Textile Arts Publishing grant, $2,651.91 Exhibition, Chisinau), $674.99 Lilia DRAGNEV Travel grant, Belgium ( European Textiles Network, Brussels), $827.00 Grant (“REFLECTII” Textile Arts Liudmila SEVCENKO Exhibition, Chisinau), $943.85 Iurie BABA Internship with the “I. Andreescu” Arts Academy, Cluj-Napoca, $660.58 Grant (“REFLECTII” Textile Arts Anatol TOMOIANU Exhibition, Chisinau), $758.36 Ludmila SEVCENKO Solo exhibition, Satu Mare, Romania, $329.85 126 Victor COBZAC Grant (“REFLECTII” Textile Arts Exhibition, Chisinau), $774.83 Theater Poster (“AFIS TEATRAL”) Elena PAVLOVSCHI exhibition, $504.13 “COLIZEUM” Association “REFLECTII” Textile Arts Exhibition $14,3842.06 Group travel grant, Kiev (Contemporary art exhibition), $394.07 Group travel grant (visiting exhibition halls in 25 artists Bucharest), $361.65 “A. Plamadeala” Fine Arts School “Multimedia Development” mediatheque for artists, $2,622.57 Computer courses for fine artists Group grant, $293.13 Travel grant, Moscow (Research for the “Mihail Grecu” archive), $311.66 RUGINA art catalog (Sculpture by artists from Liudmila TOMA the Sculeni workshop) Publishing grant, $3,400.00 Travel grant, The First Symposium on Textile Arts, Tbilisi, $523.98 Drobaha Iurie BABA Travel grant, Poland (Creativity camp on textile arts, Wroklav), $69.71 Travel grant, Amsterdam, Contributing from his works to the “XXX Festival”, $438.05 Equipment grant, $6,222.57 Iurie CIUBOTARU The Graphics Chair of the State Arts Institute
Soros Foundation Moldova Documentation Program the artists the direct use of the natural expenses: $8,424.41 environment in their projects. Since commitments: $9,575.59 carbon is a basic element in all other natural substances, we afforded it the The program envisions expansion of the meaning of being synonymous with archive by adding art files of the artists nature. On the other side, the from Moldova and aims at storing and phenomenon of carbonization explains distributing information on contests, another aspect of the camp - the competitions, exhibitions, biennial events, ephemeral quality of the works created education and training programs. This there. Being produced in open air, they year the files of six Moldovan artists have can survive only in records. The presented been put together: Igor SCERBINA, Iurie works have had a range of styles—from PLATON, Mircea PUSCAS, Mihai elements particular to the techno culture, TARUS, Ghenadie TACIUC, Simion to sculptures made of the most accessible ZAMSA. materials. Topics ranged as widely—from The Center has established contacts with politics to metaphysics. similar organizations abroad, adding to its library periodicals, catalogs, videos, audio The participants at the summer camp: tapes on similar organizations. Moldova The CSAC Art-Hoc bulletin Vasile RATA Four issues in 1997 Mark VERLAN expenses: $4,583.43 Iurie CIBOTARI 127 commitments: $416.57 Igor SCHERBINA Alexandru TINEI CarbonART open-air creativity camp Alexandru TARANU for fine artists, June 1997 Mircea PUSCASU expenses: $15,270.00 commitments: $2,400.00 Romania (Rregional SCCA’s project) Simona TANASESCU Ecaterina ORBULESCU Participants: 8 artists (Moldova), 5 artists Cosmin PAULESCU (Romania), 1 artist (USA), 3 artists Maxim DUMITRAS (Ukraine). The 1997 CarbonArt was the second such USA event, this time an international one and Thomas GEORGE with the involvement of the CSAC Bucharest and CSAC Odessa; the first Ukraine CarbonArt had took place in Sadova, Katchiuk GLEB Calarasi, in the summer of 1996. Phillip PERLOVSKY CarbonArt-97 took place in Radenii Vechi, Dulifan DMITRII Ungheni, in a national park. All the printed materials related to the The project ended in December 1997, event started with defining what carbon - upon the publication of the catalog the chemical element is according to the containing illustrative material and reviews Romanian Encyclopedia. The first and of the 1996 and 1997 editions of most important thing was to suggest to CarbonART.
Activity Report 1997 Internet expenses: $5,742.21 commitments: $1,837.79
Computers and the Internet are not only archives. The Museum Project is part of a new means of study and means of artistic larger program for implementing new expression but also new ways of technologies in fine arts; it was also by publicizing a work of art. courtesy of this program that CSAC The program envisions the creation of a Chisinau donated equipment to the Virtual Museum of Contemporary Art by Graphics Chair of the State Arts Institute. joint effort of artists from Moldova and At present the Chair has a fully equipped France. Besides the idea of promoting the computer lab. contemporary Moldovan art at home and Within the same program CSAC Chisinau abroad, the program will also function as organized the first workshop on the a workshop where young artists from basics of computer use in fine arts from Moldova will learn to use new fine arts October 7-15, which was taught by technologies. The museum will display Nicolas MENET from France. materials from the CSAC Chisinau
operational expenses: $34,547.18
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In the framework of the Publishing Programs, the Soros Foundation’s aim is twofold: First, to support book publishing for the promotion of critical thinking and the values of an open society, second, to encourage the development of a viable, diverse and independent national publishing industry, which is one of the most important components of an open society.
National Publishing Program expenses: $19,181.30 commitments: $31,314.00
The National Publishing Program is primarily focused on supporting the publication of books in the fields of Social Sciences and the Humanities: Economics, Law, Sociology, History, Philosophy, and International Relations. This, however, does not exclude the participation of the Foundation in the publication of some important studies, monographs and article collections from other areas.
The priorities result from the necessity to support book publishing with a real social impact within the conditions of a small market and with a limited buying potential. The financial support provided by the Foundation makes it possible to offer books to consumers at an affordable price, thus facilitating real access of readers of Moldova to
Soros Foundation Moldova these books. The Publishing Programs are based on the principle of collaboration between the Foundation and the Publishing House and not with the author of the manuscript. In this case the Publishing House assumes the responsibility for book publishing and distribution. The Programs are based on open competitions and are publicly advertised. Before making financial decisions the Expert Committee in Publishing estimates the complete process: from authors, publishers, and publishing houses to distributors, booksellers, and, finally, consumer. In 1997 the Soros Foundation provided support (around 50 % of the publishing expenditures) for the publication of the following books:
"Stiinta" Publishing House C. CIOBANU “Virgin Mary’s Assumption Church in Causeni”, print run - 1000 E. POSTICA “Anticommunist Resistance in Basarabia, 1944-1950”, print run - 1500 C. GAINDRIC “Making Decisions: Methods and Technology”, print run - 1000
"Museum" Publishing House A. COSMESCU “Reminiscences and Bibliographical Index”, print run - 2000 S. TABAC “Basarabia in the XIX-XX Centuries and Its Heraldry” A. ESANU “Chisinau: Historical Files”, print run - 3000
"Arc" Publishing House B. P. HAJDEU “Journalism”, print run - 1000 129 D. TUDORAN “Kakistocratia”, print run - 5000
"Cartier" Publishing House D. POSTARENCU “A History of Basarabia in Data, Images and Documents”, print run - 3000
"Cartea Moldovei" Publishing House V. ANDRU “Destiny therapy”, print run - 5000
Publishing House of Union of Writers L.PURICE “The bird in alarm”, print run - 2000, “Arc of Noe”, print run - 2000
Regional Translation and Publishing Program expenses: $6,359.00 commitments: $40,920.00 (in collaboration with Central European University and the Regional Publishing Center)
The Program strategy is similar to that of the national Program. However, the Regional Translation Program has the possibility to propose a book title list to Publishing Houses of about 300 classical books from the West in the fields of Social Sciences and the Humanities.
Also, on the basis of an open competition announced in press, the Foundation nominates the Publishing House to be given financial support for copyright acquisition
Activity Report 1997 and for translation and publishing of the books. In 1997 within this program the book “Nations and Nationalism Since 1780: Program, Myth, Reality” by E. J. Hobsbawn, ("Arc" Publishing House) was published and printed. The book was financed from allocations of the 1996 budget of the Regional Translation Program.
In 1997 won the competition:
"Arc" Publishing House William MCNEIL “The Rise of the West: A history of the human community”, print run - 3000 Ronald DWORKIN “Taking Rights Seriously”, print run - 2000
"Cartier" Publishing House T. EGGERTSSON “Economic Behaviour and Institution”, print run - 2000
"Stiinta" Publishing House S. HOFFMANN “Janus and Minerva: essays in the theory and practice of International Relations” print run - 2000
Author grants
With a view to direct Publishing Houses towards the production of quality books, the 130 Foundation supported the writing process of some books by giving grants to authors. The Publishing House, in such cases, assumed the responsibility for the book developing and its production. In 1997 the following grants were awarded: Gh. POSTOLACHE “Lifeguard or the Entimology of the Sacred”, "Cartier" Publishing House, $800.00 Gh. COJOCARU “Foreign policy of the Republic of Moldova, 1990-1998”, Civitas Publishing House, $1,000.00 I. SISCANU “The Republic of Moldova: from totalitarianism towards a Democratic Society, 1990-1998”, Civitas Publishing House, $1,000.00 T. STAVILA “Modern Arts in Basarabia, 1870-1940. Premises, Constitution, Biographies”, "Stiinta" Publishing House, $600.00 I. HINCU, Gh. POSTICA “Ancient Orhei - Home of History and Civilization”, "Stiinta" Publishing House $1,000.00
Professional development expenses: $24,211.05 commitments: $8,000.00
The goal of the program was to assist publishing houses in accumulating experience in modern publishing practices and in competing in the international book market, and in this way to stimulate an independent and viable publishing industry capable of assuring an open society.
Soros Foundation Moldova In 1997 the Foundation financed the participation of Moldova publishers (representatives of Publishing Houses "Cartier", "Cartea Moldovei", "EUS", "Prut International", "Tehnica", "Museum", "Arc") with common book stands at the Book Fair in Paris (11.03-18.03 1997), in Budapest (25.04-27.04.1997), and in Frankfurt (15.10-20.10.1997).
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Activity Report 1997 Soros Foundation Moldova National Board 1997
Lorina BALTEANU Oazu NANTOI Alexander MURAVSCHI Vasile NEDELCIUC Arcadie BARBAROSIE Iurie LEANCA Aureliu BUSUIOC Tudor PANTIRU
Mass-media, Arts & Culture, Publishing Programs Board
Svetlana BIVOL Emilian GALAICU-PAUN Constantin CHEIANU Claudia CRACIUN Constantin MARIN Valeriu VASILICA Tudor IASCENCO Ilie LUPAN Serafim SAKA 132 Civil Society, Economic Reform, Law, Public Administration, Medical Programs Board
Pavel COJOCARU Svetlana ICHIZLI Victor MOROZ Victor POPA Victor VOVC Ion MOLDOVANU Valeriu ZUBCO Mihai BURUIANA Victor SURUCEANU
Educational Programs Board
Grigore BELOSTECINIC Sofia BOLDURATU Nicolae MISAIL ªtefan TIRON Ludmila STEPAN Anatol GRIMALSCHI Vasile GIRNET Ion PARASCA Aurelia POSPAI
Soros Foundation Moldova Soros Center for Contemporary Arts Board
Eleonora BARBAS Vladimir BULAT Constantin CIOBANU Constantin SPANU
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Activity Report 1997 Soros Foundation Moldova Staff
Lorina BALTEANU President Victor URSU Executive Director Varvara COLIBABA Programs Director Dona SCOLA Programs Director Sergiu BOTEZATU Finance Director
Mariana ALECSANDRI Libraries Vitalie BORDENIUC Internet, ComSoros Ana CORETCHI HESP, East- East Corina COTOROBAI Visual Arts Steliana HANGANU Mass -media Iulia IGNATIUC Balti office Liliana IVANOVICI MOE Program Director Dmitrii MAXIMENCO Medical Programs Emilia MIHAILOV Health Education Victoria MIRON Arts & Culture, Publishing Victor MUNTEANU Law Iulia MOLDOVEANU English Language Programs Igor NEDERA Civil Society 134 Igor PADURE Economic Reform Octavian RAZLOG Alcohol & Drug Addiction
Liuba COTOROBAI Cashier Violeta FRUNZE Administrative Assistant Vasile GIRLEA Administrator Karine HACIATUROV Receptionist Angela MUSET Receptionist Elena VACARCIUC Chief Accountant Elena VITIUC Accountant
Soros Center for Contemporary Art
Octavian ESANU Dan SPATARU Olga RUSU
Debate
Liliana CALMATUI Adrian CATAN Silviu STEFIRTA
Soros Foundation Moldova Invisible College
Ion CULEAC Eleonora GROZAVU-DUPOUY Veaceslav GHITIU
Step by Step
Cornelia CINCILEI Svetlana SOIMARU Svetlana SEMIONOV Valentina LUNGU Olga OLEVSCHI
Modernisation of Education Program Pro-Didactica Center
Mariana KIRIAKOV 135 Nelli MITCHEVICI Viorica GORAS Lilia STIRCEA Silvia BARBAROV Violeta DUMITRASCU Renata CHITOROAGA Victor EFRIM Nicu CRETU Marin BALANUTA Viorica BEJENARU Ecaterina RUDAKOV
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Aliona NICULITA Igor GROSU Eugen MASLOV Raisa GUTU Veacelav SCAFARU Oleg EFRIM
Activity Report 1997 List of abreviations
MOE Modernisation of Education Program MSU Moldova State University TSU Tiraspol State University CSU Comrat State University BSU Balti State University “Alecu Russo” AIM Arts State Institute of Moldova SPU State Pedagogical University “I. Creangã” AUM Agrarian State University of Moldova SMU State Medical and Pharmaceutical University “N. Testemitanu” AESM Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova CCU Cooperative-Commercial University of Moldova IIUM Independent International University of Moldova HUM Humanities University of Moldova TUM Technical University of Moldova APA Academy of Public Administration PAM Police Academy “Stefan cel Mare” MA Music Academy “G.Muzicescu” 136 ASM Academy of Sciences of Moldova
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