NISPAcee Panel at ASPA’s 2022 Annual Conference

The conference was taking place on March 18-22, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida, US. The NISPAcee President Calin Emilian Hintea organized the panel with distinguished speakers from the NISPAcee countries including the Immediate Past President of NISPAcee Gyorgy Hajnal and Former President Juraj Nemec. The aim of the panel was to share the knowledge and experience from the NISPAcee region with a large international community of public administration experts. Allan Rosenbaum, ASPA President, welcomed participants of the panel and contributed to the programme of the panel as a Discussant with his extensive knowledge and experience.

Programme of the NISPAcee panel

Conveners
Calin Emilian Hintea, Dean, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Roger Hamlin, Professor Emeritus , Michigan State University, Professor, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Discussants:
Maria Aristigueta, Dean and Charles P. Messick Chair Professor, University of Delaware, Biden School of Public Policy, US
Allan Rosenbaum, President, American Society for Public Administration, Distinguished University Professor, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, US
Stefanie Lindquist, Senior Vice President of Global Academic Initiatives, Arizona State University, US

Session 1, Sunday, March 20, 10:45 am – 12pm

Emil Boc, Professor, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Mayor of Cluj Napoca, Romania;

Daniel Buda, Professor, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Member of European Parliament;

Brain Drain in Central and Eastern Europe and the European Union: a challenging problem.

Gyorgy Gajduschek, Professor, Institute of Economic and Public Policy, Corvinus University of Budapest; Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence.

Gyorgy Hajnal, Director and Professor, Institute of Economic and Public Policy, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary; Research Professor, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence;

Public Administration identity in Central and Eastern Europe: What do P.A. university curricula reveal?

Cristina Stanica, Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston,

Digital Transformation Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe

Alina Baba; Catalin Baba, Professor and Director of Doctoral School, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania;

Technological Transfer Entities in Universities. A Romanian Case Study

Calin Emilian Hintea, Dean, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca;

Arno Loessner, Professor Emeritus, University of Delaware;

Bogdana Neamtu, Professor and Chair, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania;

Innovation and Cooperation in University International Joint Programs: A Case Study of a Romanian-American Program

Session 2, Sunday, March 2012 12:15 – 1:30

Juraj Nemec, Professor, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, Matej Bel University Banska Bystrica, Slovakia;

Innovative local budgeting practices: program based and participatory budgeting in CEE" acceptable?

Dan Lazar, Professor, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Vice Rector, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca ,Romania;

Cluj-Napoca without students: an estimation of the gap in the city's economy before and during pandemic

Tudor Vlad, Director, James M. Cox Jr. Center for International, Mass Communication Training and Research, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia:
Impact, Utilization and Applications of Digital Media for Government, Citizen Journalism and CivicEngagement as aMechanism for Building Vital and Prosperous Communities in Georgia and Internationally

Roger Hamlin, Professor Emeritus , Michigan State University, Professor, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania;

Cristina Hintea, Professor, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania;

Kelly Zhao, Ph.D. candidate, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania;

Co-production, E-government and Strategic Planning: Example of How Technology Can Help Promote Greater Citizen Involvement in a Rapidly Changing and Crisis-Oriented World

Diana - Camelia Iancu, Dean, Faculty of Public Administration, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania;

Managing an European Community of Learners and Teachers: lessons learnt from CIVICA, The European University of Social Sciences