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DirectorOana-Ramona ILOVAN Associate Professor, Ph.D., Habil., Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Territorial Planning Research interests: Territorial development strategies; Qualitative research methods; Territorial identity and its role in development; Cultural landscapes; Representations of territorial identity and development |
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Deputy DirectorViorel GLIGOR Lecturer, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Territorial Planning Research interests: Landscape and identity heritage; Geomorphology applied to spatial planning; Territorial reconversion and spatial-functional reintegration; GIS applied to spatial planning and urbanism; Landscape regeneration and functional urban rehabilitation E-mail: viorel.gligor@ubbcluj.ro |
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Scientific OfficerClaudia Septimia SABĂU Document researcher, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Academic Cultural Heritage Department, University History Museum Research interests: Mental constructions of the territory; The history of the Transylvanian military border (18th-19th centuries); Territorial identity and collective mentalities; Territorial identity versus imaginary identity; Borders and identities in Romanian historiography E-mail: claudia.sabau@ubbcluj.ro |
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Scientific OfficerIon Horaţiu PAVEL Lecturer, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Territorial Planning Research interests: Regional Identities; Regional Development; Territorial Planning; Tourism Planning; Cadaster E-mail: ion.pavel@ubbcluj.ro |
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Scientific Events OfficerAlina-Ioana BRANDA Associate Professor, Ph.D., Hab., Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of European Studies, Department of European Studies and Governance Research interests: Cultural / Social Anthropology; Cultural Studies; Anthropology of Europe (Cultural pluralism, Cultures and communities in South-Eastern Europe, Multiculturalism, Ethnicity – Interethnic relations in Transylvania, Jewish communities in Transylvania) |
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Scientific Events OfficerMarius George OPREA Lecturer, Ph.D., Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Department of Human Geography and Tourism Research interests: Tourism Geography in Romania; Tourism destination management; Local and regional tourism development; Tourism and transports; Categories and types of tourism specific to Romanian regions; Tourism planning E-mail: marius.oprea@ubbcluj.ro |
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Training Activities OfficerCristian Nicolae BOŢAN Associate Professor, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Territorial Planning Research interests: Regional Geography; Regional development; Regional identities; Anisotropic regions E-mail: cristian.botan@ubbcluj.ro |
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Training Activities OfficerSilviu-Florin FONOGEA Lecturer, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Territorial Planning Research interests: Geographical Information Systems and the processing of satellite images in the complex analysis and interpretation of territorial systems E-mail: silviu.fonogea@ubbcluj.ro |
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Bianca Sorina RĂCĂŞAN
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Department of Human Geography and Tourism Research interests: General geography of tourism; Tourist exploration, Rural tourism, Tourism products design and marketing; Tourism capitalization of territorial attractiveness; Geographical-tourism exploration of the natural and cultural environment; Promoting the rural tourism heritage by its identity and authenticity; Development of tourism products according to the territorial feature of a destination |
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Maria Eliza DULAMĂ
Professor, Ph.D., associated to Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Psychology and Sciences of Education, Department of Exact Sciences Didactics Research interests: Qualitative research methods; Regional Geography; Regional Development; Territorial planning; Territorial disparities; Landscape and territorial identities; Reprezentations if territorial; Environmental Psychology; Education for sustainable development E-mail: elizadulama@gmail.com |
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Hadrian-Vasile CONŢIU Lecturer, Ph.D., Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Exact Sciences Didactics Research interests: Education Sciences; Didactics of geography; Qualitative research methods; Urban hydrology; Geography of tourism; Regional identities; Education for sustainable development; Bioethics. |
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Alexandra-Maria COLCER
Ph.D. student, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Doctoral School of Geography Research interests: Political Geography and Geopolitics, especially the way local or regional communities interfere with the action of the players at a national and macro-regional level E-mail: colcer_alexandra@yahoo.com |
International Advisory Board
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Associate Professor Tiziana BANINI, Ph.D., Department of Literature and Modern Cultures, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy Professor Iwona MARKUSZEWSKA, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, “Adam Mickiewicz” University, Poznań, Poland Professor Sorin MITU, Ph.D., Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Associate Professor Anna Maria COLAVITTI, Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, Italy Professor Péter BAGOLY-SIMÓ, Ph.D., Geographisches Institut, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Senior Researcher I, Associate Professor Alexandru-Ionuţ PETRIŞOR, Ph.D., Ph.D., Habil., Director of Doctoral School of Urban Planning, University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu”, Bucharest, Romania |
Babeș-Bolyai University Institutional Advisory Board
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Associate Professor Titus-Cristian MAN, Ph.D., Dean, Faculty of Geography Associate Professor Vasile ZOTIC, Ph.D., Vice-Dean, Faculty of Geography Associate Professor Mircea ALEXE, Ph.D., Vice-Dean, Faculty of Geography Associate Professor Horea POENAR, Ph.D., Director of the Socio-Cultural Council of Babeş-Bolyai University (coordinator of socio-cultural activities) Associate Professor KÁDÁR Magor Elek, Ph.D., Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Vice-President of the University Senate Lecturer Christian SCHUSTER, Ph.D., Faculty of European Studies, Vice-President of the University Senate Senior Researcher II Ana-Maria STAN, Ph.D., University History Museum Lecturer HORVÁTH Csaba, Ph.D., Faculty of Geography MAROȘI Zoltan, Ph.D., Centre for Research on Settlements and Urbanism, Faculty of Geography Lecturer Şerban VĂETIŞI, Ph.D., Faculty of European Studies |
Community Advisory Board
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Arch. Adriana MĂGERUŞAN, Ph.D., Someş Delivery Project, Cluj-Napoca Laura PANAIT, Ph.D., Colectiv A, Cluj-Napoca Arch. Silviu MEDEŞAN, Ph.D., collaborator Colectiv A, Cluj-Napoca Helga THIES, Asociaţia La Pătrat and ArtCrawl, Cluj-Napoca |
The members of the advisory boards agreed to offer their advice as a voluntary activity. Thus, there is no subordination between the members of the research centre and advisory board members.











