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Elena
Zamfir
University Professor of Sociology
Born: May 17, 1943, Malini
Married to Catalin Zamfir (1964), one daughter
Studies
- 1966 - BA in Philosophy, University of Bucharest
- 1972 - PH.D. in Philosophy, 1972
- 1973-1974 - visiting professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
- 1992-2001 - study visits at universities and research institutes in: United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Italy, USA, Norway, France, Greece, Japan, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Dominican Republic
Teaching Career
Other Public Responsibilities
- Since 1992 - Chair of the Department of Social Work
- Since 1994 - Member and, since 2000, President of the Social Science Commission of the National Council for Evaluation and Academic Accreditation
- Since 1995 - Member of the Senate of the University of Bucharest
- 1996-1998 - Director of Socrates National Agency, Ministry of National Education
- Since 2001 - General Director, Directorate General for European Integration and International Affairs, Ministry of Education and Research
Professional Assignments Abroad
- 1992-1998 - UNICEF Expert, Child Center, Florence, Italy: transition monitoring transition in Central and Eastern European Countries
- 1996-1998 - UNICEF Expert, New York Headquarter, the situation of children in Central and Eastern Europe
- 1998 - UNDP expert, New York, Working Team for Elaborating the Strategy on social vulnerability and groups at high-risk
- 1998-1999 - UN expert, Research Center for Equal Opportunities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Since 1998 -UNICEF Expert, Foreign representative in the Republic of Moldova, Kishinev
- 1998-1999 - Governmental Expert in the Ministry of Labor and Family of the Republic of Moldova: Strategy Proposals for the Social Protection and Assistance of the family and child
- 1997-1999 - Governmental Expert, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, The Department of Social Affairs and Social Policies, the Working Team on social work and social services
- 1998-2001 - Governmental Expert, UNESCO, The Management of Social Transformations
- Since 2001 - Vice-President of the Management of Social Transformation Program, UNESCO, Paris
Political Membership
Affiliations
- President of the Romanian Association for Promoting the Social Work
- Vice-President of the Romanian Association of Sociologists
- Secretary General of the European Association for Quality Management in Education and Vocational Training
Publications
- 22 books published as author or co-author
- 15 studies published in books and magazines in Romania and abroad, of which 15 abroad
- 28 research contracts as a director
- 32 research contracts as a participant
- 13 papers in international scientific assemblies: conferences and congresses
- 9 international reports
Titles, Prizes and Awards
- 1993 - Prize of the Romanian Academy
- Since 1998 - Emeritus Professor
Foreign Languages
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