New Europe College Regional Program Yearbook 2001-2002

NEW EUROPE COLLEGE
The NEC-LINK Program (2002- to present)
Drawing on the experience of its NEC Fellowships and RELINK
Fellowships Programs in connecting with the Romanian academic milieu,
NEC initiates in the 2002 a new program, that aims to directly contribute
to the advancement of higher education in major Romanian universities.
Eight teams consisting of a visiting academic and one from the host
university will offer joint courses for the duration of one semester in the
fields of the humanities and social science; the NEC-LINK courses need
be new ones and meet the distinct needs of the host university. The
academics participating in the Program will receive monthly stipends, a
substantial support for ordering literature relevant to their course, as well
as funding for inviting guest professors from abroad, and to organize
scientific events.
The GE-NEC Program (2000 – to present)
As of the academic year 2000-2001 the New Europe College organizes
and hosts a program supported by the Getty Grant Program. Its aim is to
strengthen research and education in the fields of visual culture by inviting
leading specialists from all over the world to give lectures and hold
seminars for the benefit of Romanian MA students, PhD candidates, and
young scholars. The program includes two senior and two junior
fellowships per year for Romanian scholars, who undergo the same
selection procedures as all the other fellows of the NEC administered
programs. The GE-NEC Fellows are fully integrated in the life of the
College, receive a monthly stipend, and are given the opportunity of
spending one month abroad for a research trip.
RELINK Fellowships (1996-2002)
The RELINK Program targeted highly qualified, preferably young
Romanian scholars returning from studies abroad to work in one of
Romania’s universities or research institutes. Ten RELINK Fellows were
selected each year through an open competition; in order to facilitate
their reintegration in the local research milieu and to improve their
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