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The Meeting’s topic
This year’s theme “Green duality” refers to the contrast between the natural urban landscape and the accelerated development of built-up areas. Through this theme we propose to explore important projects in various phases of implementation in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, and during this tresue between the two cities we will explore various projects with an important historical contribution from Prahova county and important rural sites in the Romanian landscape, also sites of major importance being part of the UNESCO heritage. By visiting these places, our goal is to create a space for discussions between participants and invited specialists about the Romanian and international landscape, where we can learn from each other and establish contacts between countries and companies.
Timing
11-18th of April, 2025
Programme
Day 1: Arrival of Students in Bucharest (Friday, 11.04)
-Students arrive at Gara de Nord between 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
-4:00 PM: Official opening and introductory presentation at the USAMV Bucharest campus.
-6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Dinner break and discussions with participants, followed by a campus tour.
Day 2: Bucharest (Saturday 12.04)
-8:00 – 10:00: Shared breakfast.
-10:00 – 18:00: Guided visits to various types of green spaces with invited experts.
-13:00 – 15:00: Lunch break (on the go or at a fixed location).
-19:00: International evening, where students cook traditional dishes from their home countries (location to be announced).
Day 3: Sinaia (Sunday 13.04)
-8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Shared breakfast.
-10:00 AM: Departure to Sinaia by bus.
-12:00 PM: Visit to Peleș Castle and the Royal Domain with landscape architect Alexandru Mexi.
-2:00 PM: Lunch break.
-3:30 PM: Departure to Movile village, Sibiu County, by bus.
-18:00 PM: We arrive and check in, explore the village with the Churchfortress organization.
Day 4: Movile (Monday 14.04)
– Activities prepared by the organization, visits to fortified churches in the area, workshop together with them.
Day 5: Sighisoara (Tuesday 15.04)
-7:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Shared breakfast.
-9:00 AM: Departure to Sighișoara by bus after breakfast (possible stops along the route in other villages).
-11:00 AM: Visit to Sighișoara with discussions alongside specialists about the city’s importance and its development within the fortified citadel, lunch on the go or at a location in the city.
-4:00 PM: Departure to Cluj-Napoca by bus.
-7:00 PM: Accommodation in Cluj, followed by dinner and free time.
Day 6: Cluj-Napoca (Wednesday 16.04)
-8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Shared breakfast.
-10:00 AM: Visit to the USAMV Cluj-Napoca campus, with discussions involving faculty from the Landscape Architecture program.
-12:00 PM: Guided visit with specialists to explore various types of green spaces in the city, lunch on the go or at a location in the city.
-7:00 PM: Dinner at the Biodiversity Research Center in Cluj-Napoca.
Day 7: Cluj-Napoca (Thursday 17.04)
-8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Shared breakfast.
-10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Visit to recent landscape rehabilitation projects in the city.
-1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Lunch break (on the go or at a fixed location).
-3:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Workshop summarizing observations and analyses from the tours in Bucharest and Cluj.
-7:00 PM: Dinner and closing presentation.
Day 8: Time to say Goodbye (Friday 18.04)
– 8:00 Breakfast together.
– The participants say goodbye.
For those who want to stay longer in Romania, the organizing team is preparing an activity with those who remain.