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Sustainable cooperation central during Focus on Romania
Deventer, the city of Sibiu and the Romanian community in the Netherlands celebrated 30 years of friendship and cooperation with the festival Focus on Romania. From November 15th to December 15th 2019, more than twenty economic, educational and cultural events took place in Deventer.
In 2019 it was 30 years ago that the revolutions took place in Central- and Eastern Europe (including Romania). Romania chaired the European Commission from 1st January to 30th June in 2019 and organized the EU Summit in Sibiu. Sibiu bore the title 'Gastronomic Region of Europe' in 2019.
NetSib Foundation, MKB Deventer (Organization of Small- and Medium Sized Companies in Deventer) and the municipality of Deventer invited a.o. entrepreneurs, representatives of local and district governments, business clubs, cultural organizations and NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) from Sibiu on a working visit to Deventer.
Educational delegations and students from Sibiu and Cluj-Napoca worked for study projects at fellow institutions in Deventer, Twello and Zwolle.
An extensive art- and culture program was the common thread in the festival during one month.
For an overview of each event with photos, links etc see the Events page.
Strengthen sustainable (socio) economic cooperation
The trade mission program started with an introductory dinner, guided tours in the city, city hall and several presentations. Followed by a matchmaking program with around fifty Romanian and Dutch entrepreneurs and companies. The program was completed in the business environment of stadium De Adelaarshorst in Deventer.
Delegation members also participated in the social- and cultural program in the Kunstenlab, Havenkwartier and other locations in the city. Including knowledge exchange sessions with the Deventer Neighbourhood Approach, WIJD and Hovenhuus community center. Mayor Ron König and Thomas Walder, alderman for economics and international policy, met and addressed the delegation.
A follow-up a.o. a trade mission from (East) Netherlands to Sibiu is foreseen in 2020-2021.
Education and business
The focus was on study projects, linked to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals via Deventer4GlobalGoals initiative. Various sectors and partners, such as governments, education, business and NGOs, work together. The projects contribute locally to sustainability objectives.
Students from Windesheim Honours College Zwolle, Zone.College Twello, Colegiul Agricole Daniil Popovici-Barcianu in Sibiu and Transylvania College in Cluj-Napoca set up a collaboration from agricultural and green education and related initiatives.
International Business students from Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu and Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Deventer set up the new business platform RONL Connect to strengthen cooperation between companies from the Sibiu and Deventer city and regions. Local entrepreneurial organizations in Deventer and Sibiu are the clients. First interim results look promising.
Knowledge exchange took place about Finnish-Romanian primary education and LSRS the Netherlands (The League of Romanian Students Abroad) organized their 6th Romanian Networking Event, with the theme of quality Education in Deventer.
The creative sector
The art- and culture program consisted of the following events:
In 2019 it was 30 years ago that the revolutions took place in Central- and Eastern Europe (including Romania). Romania chaired the European Commission from 1st January to 30th June in 2019 and organized the EU Summit in Sibiu. Sibiu bore the title 'Gastronomic Region of Europe' in 2019.
NetSib Foundation, MKB Deventer (Organization of Small- and Medium Sized Companies in Deventer) and the municipality of Deventer invited a.o. entrepreneurs, representatives of local and district governments, business clubs, cultural organizations and NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) from Sibiu on a working visit to Deventer.
Educational delegations and students from Sibiu and Cluj-Napoca worked for study projects at fellow institutions in Deventer, Twello and Zwolle.
An extensive art- and culture program was the common thread in the festival during one month.
For an overview of each event with photos, links etc see the Events page.
Strengthen sustainable (socio) economic cooperation
The trade mission program started with an introductory dinner, guided tours in the city, city hall and several presentations. Followed by a matchmaking program with around fifty Romanian and Dutch entrepreneurs and companies. The program was completed in the business environment of stadium De Adelaarshorst in Deventer.
Delegation members also participated in the social- and cultural program in the Kunstenlab, Havenkwartier and other locations in the city. Including knowledge exchange sessions with the Deventer Neighbourhood Approach, WIJD and Hovenhuus community center. Mayor Ron König and Thomas Walder, alderman for economics and international policy, met and addressed the delegation.
A follow-up a.o. a trade mission from (East) Netherlands to Sibiu is foreseen in 2020-2021.
Education and business
The focus was on study projects, linked to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals via Deventer4GlobalGoals initiative. Various sectors and partners, such as governments, education, business and NGOs, work together. The projects contribute locally to sustainability objectives.
Students from Windesheim Honours College Zwolle, Zone.College Twello, Colegiul Agricole Daniil Popovici-Barcianu in Sibiu and Transylvania College in Cluj-Napoca set up a collaboration from agricultural and green education and related initiatives.
International Business students from Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu and Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Deventer set up the new business platform RONL Connect to strengthen cooperation between companies from the Sibiu and Deventer city and regions. Local entrepreneurial organizations in Deventer and Sibiu are the clients. First interim results look promising.
Knowledge exchange took place about Finnish-Romanian primary education and LSRS the Netherlands (The League of Romanian Students Abroad) organized their 6th Romanian Networking Event, with the theme of quality Education in Deventer.
The creative sector
The art- and culture program consisted of the following events:
- Deventer-Romania 1989-2019 exhibition in the City Hall of Deventer
- Digital photo project 30 portraits Deventer-Romania 1989-2019 by Romanian photographers Iulia Scrob (Sibiu) and Viorica Cernica (Deventer)
- Photo project 1000 Portraits on tour in Deventer by photographer Rares Helici from Sibiu
- Concerts by Cvartetul Moldavia and Ciprian Dancu & Rien Wulffraat, organized by Artius Cultuurpodium in Wooncentrum Zorgcentrum Humanitas in Deventer
- Lecture “Romania free” by Jan Willem Bos and Romanian literature in the Deventer Library
- Double concert DUMItRIO with "Proverbe" & Alex Simu Quintet with "Echos of Enescu" in Het Penninckhuis, Deventer
- Storytelling and visual arts by Oriana van der Sande and Teodora Ionescu in De Hip, Deventer
- Romania Festivity in Het Kunstenlab and Havenkwartier; a program with meetings, reunions, speeches, pitches and live music by Ciprian Dancu & Rien Wulffraat
- "In Search of Democracy 3.0" pre-program on democracy in Romania and live performance by a.o. Lucas de Man, organized by Studium Generale Saxion Deventer
- Film weekend SPOTLIGHT: ROMANIA on tour at Filmhuis de Keizer I MIMIK Deventer in association with Eastwards Film The Hague, Astra Film Sibiu and Filmhuis de Keizer I MIMIK
Organization and partners
Focus on Romania was made possible and organized in association with:
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Thanks to our partners in association, sponsors and participants who made Focus on Romania possible:
and all volunteers and visitors who collaborated to made this festival a success.
More info also on our Facebook page.
- Romanian Embassy in the Netherlands The Hague
- Romanian Cultural Institute Brussels
- County Council of Sibiu
- Municipality of Sibiu
- University Lucian Blaga Sibiu
- Windesheim Honours College Zwolle
- Zone.College Twello
- Colegiul Agricol Daniil Popovici-Barcianu Sibiu
- Transylvania College Cluj-Napoca
- Romanian Students Association University of Twente Enschede
- EESA I Eastern European Students Association Netherlands
- Stichting Groen en Mens Deventer
- Woon- en Zorgcentrum Humanitas Deventer
- Evenementenbureau VVV Deventer
- Filmhuis de Keizer I MIMIK Deventer
- Eastwards Film & Identity The Hague
- Astra Film Sibiu
- De Hip Deventer
- De Bibliotheek Deventer
- Noi Radacini I New Roots Claudia Marcu & Alexandru Iosup
- New Heroes Foundation Amsterdam
- Storiana I Oriana van der Sande-Semenciuc Delft
- Teodora Ionescu Studio Deventer
- Viorica Cernica Studio Deventer
- I-Photo Iulia Scrob Sibiu
- 1000 Portraits Rares Helici Sibiu
- Elite Business Women SRL-D Sibiu
- Association for Young Entrepreneurs Sibiu (PTIR)
- Future Capital Romania Sibiu
- LSD Logic SRL Sibiu
- Vital HR Sibiu
- Blau IT Sibiu
- NLInBusiness
- Trade Office Zwolle
- Trade Office Deventer
- TOD I CBO International
- WTC Twente I CMP B.V.
- Finnish Teacher Training Centre Sibiu
- Romanian School Amsterdam
- Romanian Atelier Deventer
- Radu Stanca National Theatre / FITS Sibiu
- Romanian Design Concept Store Sibiu
- Romanian Cultural Commision in the Netherlands
- Asociatia My Transylvania Sibiu
- Fundatia Comunitara Sibiu
- WIJD foundation and community centre Hovenhuus Deventer
- Theo te Velde International Business Development,
- Fooddock Deventer
- Het Penninckshuis Deventer
- Stichting Deventer-Roemenië
- International Office Deventer
- Stichting Deventer Wereldstad
- Jan Willem Bos
- Alex Simu Quintet & DUMiTRIO
- Cvartetul Moldavia Romania
- Ciprian Dancu Sibiu (musician clarinet)
- Rien Wulffraat Lochem (musician pianio)
- Jacqueline Reit I Stoer-tekstencreatie.nl
- Roemenië maar dan anders
- Het Kunstenlab Deventer
and all volunteers and visitors who collaborated to made this festival a success.
More info also on our Facebook page.