Please note that the times shown in the program refer to local time in the Republic of Moldova
(Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00).
Academic Conference
The Republic of Moldova
European Perspectives – History, Present and Future
as part of the International Forum Moldova (IFM)
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
State University of Moldova, Chișinau, Aula Regina Maria
Alexei Mateevici St 60, Chișinău (map)
Program
9:00 Welcome and introduction
Florian Kührer-Wielach (IKGS München)
Mattias Weber (BKGE Oldenburg)
Florin Abraham, Joanna Orłoś (ENRS)
9:15 Panel 1: European dimensions of Moldovan history
Moderation: Dietmar Müller (University of Leipzig)
Impulse 1: Victor Juc (State University of Moldova/Academy of Sciences of Moldova)
Commentary: Michael Gehler (University of Hildesheim)
Impulse 2: Svetlana Suveica (University of Regensburg)
Commentary: Hans-Christian Maner (University of Mainz)
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Panel 2: Cultures of remembrance
Moderation: Gerald Volkmer (Federal Institute for Culture and History of Eastern Europe)
Impulse 1: Diana Dumitru (Georgetown University)
Commentary: Mariana Hausleitner (Berlin)
Impulse 2: Andrei Cușco (Institute of History “A.D. Xenopol”, Romanian Academy, Iași)
Commentary: Sergiu Musteață (Chișinău State Pedagogical University)
12:45 Lunch break
14:00 Round Table: The Republic of Moldova in Europe – current challenges
Moderation: Karoline Gil (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, Stuttgart)
Florin Abraham (The National Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism, Bucharest/ENRS)
Klaus Bochmann (Moldova Institute Leipzig)
Petru Negura (State University of Moldova, Chișinău)
Jana Stöxen (University of Regensburg)
17:30 Public panel discussion: Moldova’s path to the European Union
Mediacor, Alexei Mateevici St 60, Chișinău (map)
Moderation: Paula Erizanu
Michael Martens (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
Siegfried Mureșan, MEP (European People’s Party)
Alina Radu (Ziarul de Gardă)
Ana Revenco (Center for Strategic Communication and Combating Disinformation, Chișinău)
Anatol Țăranu (Political Analyst, former Ambassador of Moldova in Russia)