BISMUN Student Conference - Program
Friday – 28th of October
12:00 – 14:00 – Registration
Location: Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest (in front of Aula Magna)
14:15 – 15:30 – Opening Ceremony
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
15:30 – 15:50 – Coffee Break
15:50 – 17:50 – 1st Session – 1st Panel on International Law and International Relations Perspective
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
Coordinators: Deputy-Director Felix Zaharia
- Victoria Apostol (1st Year MA at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest) – The Black Sea Region: An Ally of the United States of America?
- Iulia-Sabina Pana and Catalin Stancu (1st Year MA at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest/ 2nd Year BA at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest) – The Spatial Position of the Black Sea in the Geopolitics of the United States and the Russian Federation
- Oana-Irina Baba and Sinziana Badea (2nd Year BA at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest/ 2nd Year BA at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest) – Black Sea Access: A Redrawing of the New Spheres of Influence
17:50 – 18:00 – Coffee Break
18:00 – 20:00 – 2nd Session – 1st Panel on Security and Military Perspectives
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
Coordinators: Univ.Prof. Radu Baltasiu and Univ.Assist. PhD Candidate Ovidiana Bulumac
- Miruna Nastase (1st Year MA at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest) - The anti-missile shield as a proof of the United States presence in the Black Sea Region
- Ecaterina Cepoi (2nd Year MA Student at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies) - Can Erdogan's Turkey be a threat to the Black Sea Region?
- Maria-Ruxanda Ursa (3rd Year BA at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) – The West seen through the eyes of the Black Sea
- Elena-Diana Musat (3rd Year BA at “Lucian Blaga” University, Sibiu) – The Role of the United States in International Peacekeeping Missions
20:30 – Social Event
Saturday – 29th of October
10:00 – 12:00 – 3rd Session – 1st Panel on Economy Perspectives
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
Coordinators: Lect. Robert Uzună and Lect. PhD Christian Năsulea
- Vuk Mujovic (3rd Year BA at Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia) - Economic and security benefits and threats following the establishment of the missile defense system in Romania
- Gabriel Sapunaru (2nd Year PhD Candidate at the University of Bucharest) – The US Economy. A Sociological Analysis
- Bogdan Acrismaritei (1st Year MA at the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest) – US-EU Energy Security through the BSEC
12:00 – 12:10 – Coffee Break
12:10 – 14:10 – 4th Session – 2nd Panel on Security and Military Perspectives
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
Coordinators: Univ.Prof. PhD Radu Baltasiu and Univ.Assist. Ovidiana Bulumac
- Lamprini Basdeki (BA at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece– Completed in 2011) - The US National Missile Defense and its necessity for Washington
- Raluca Lutai (3rd Year BA at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) – Organized Crime and Human Trafficking in the Black Sea Region
- Eliza Vas (3rd Year BA at University of Oradea, Oradea) – The Role of the United States in the Russian-Georgian Conflict from 2008
14:10 – 15:10 – Lunch
Location: Cafeteria of the Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest
15:10 – 17:10 – 5th Session – 3rd Panel on Security and Military Perspectives
Coordinators: Univ.Prof. Radu Baltasiu and Univ.Assist. Ovidiana Bulumac
- Anna Batrin (3rd Year BA at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) – The role of the United States and International Organizations in solving conflicts within the Black Sea Region. The cases of Transnistria and South Ossetia
- Roxana Muresan (3rd Year BA at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) – The Importance and Potential Threat of the Anti-missile Shield at a Regional Level in Eastern Europe. The Perspectives of Russia, the US and Romania
- Ionela Maria Ciolan (1st Year MA at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest) – The Image of USA Actions in the Conflict of Former Yugoslavia
17:10 – 17:20 – Coffee Break
17:20 – 19:20 – 6th Session – 2nd Panel on International Relations and International Law
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
Coordinators: Deputy-Director Felix Zaharia
- Nemanja Sukalo (3rd Year BA at the University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus) - US foreign policy blunders in Ex-Yugoslavia and their detrimental impact on EU-Serbian relations
- Raluca Raileanu (MA at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest – Completed in 2011) – The US Hegemony and its Decline
- Sonila Metushi (4th Year BA at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece) – Turkey: Where the West and the Black Sea Touch Each Other
- Elena Isabella Mecu (1st Year MA at “Nicolae Titulescu” University, Bucharest) - The strategy regarding international relations adopted by the USA with respect to the Black Sea’s area
21:30 – Social Event
Sunday – 30th of October
10:00 – 12:00 – 8th Session – 2nd Panel on Economy Perspectives
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
Coordinators: Lect. Robert Uzună and Lect. Christian Năsulea
- Ovidiana Bulumac (2nd Year PhD Candidate at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest) – The global economic crisis: a cultural issue?
- Tiberiu-Tudor Salantiu (2nd Year MA at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) – The influence of the United States Economy on the states within the Black Sea Region
- Iulia Rotaru (3rd Year BA at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) – The Black Sea Region: An American Economic Pivot?
12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch
Location: Cafeteria of the Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest
13:00 – 15:00 – 8th Session – 4th Panel on Security and Military Affairs
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
Coordinators: Univ.Prof. Radu Baltasiu and Univ.Assist. Ovidiana Bulumac
- Miruna Trandafir (3rd Year PhD Candidate at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) - Synergetic praxis in the extended Black Sea region: The Axis Washington– London-Bucharest
- Oana-Madalina MihailaandAndreea-Roxana Mironescu (2nd Year BA at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest) – Battle of the Giants: What’s left for Romania?
- Mirabela Puianu and Iustin Tudosescu (MA at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest/MA at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest – both completed in 2011) - Towards an Evolving United States Force Development set in Romania
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)
15:00-15:30 – Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Award & Closing Ceremony
Location: Stoicescu Hall (Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest)