The city of Suceava is located in north east Romania, east of the Carpathians. During the latest two centuries, the region was a part of the Austrian Empire and was the scene of some of the events and processes that took place in Central Europe. The Carpathian Mountains are a natural element that served as a geographical border, as well as an area of connections and interferences among different cultures and peoples. In Romania, there is still not enough research dealing with the complex evolution of the populations from the Carpathian territory, the phenomena of cohabitation, collaboration and competition, the cultural and spiritual influences, the ethno/linguistic traditions and particularities, as well as its political and economical characteristics. The Carpathica University Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies (CUCIS) investigates the multitude of factors and phenomena that affected the past of the nations from the Carpathian region.
The Carpathica University Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies from the Department of History and International Relations has as main objective the multi-, trans- and interdisciplinary investigations (history, archaeology, historical demography, sociology, cultural history etc.) of the Carpathian region (the areas adjacent to Romania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic) and of its interferences with the surrounding parts.
Facilities and space
The logistic support of the Centre is provided by the Archaeology Laboratory, The Laboratory of Auxiliary Sciences of History, The Laboratory of Integration and European Studies and the Regional Laboratory of Preservation and Restoration (the latter is affiliated to the Museum of Bucovina, in Suceava). Researchers can benefit there from modern office machinery, subscriptions to various publications in the field, as well as international databases.
Objectives, preoccupations:
The Carpathica University Centre Of Interdisciplinary Studies (CUCIS) focuses its research on:
- developing complex interdisciplinary studies concerning the past, present and future perspectives of the area that comes under scrutiny;
- studying the linguistic, cultural, ethnic, political and social identities and borders. This research is a part of the national and European programs and projects (multiculturalism, tolerance, inter-ethnic and inter-confessional collaboration etc);
- organizing the afore-mentioned phenomena into databases;
- the exploration of the ethno-cultural, linguistic, political, confessional and social identities and borders in the Carpathian area.
- developing and maintaining relationships with national and international institutions, both governmental and non governmental, for the purpose of carrying out the scientific objectives of CUCIS.
The main topics of the CUCIS
The Carpathica University Centre Of Interdisciplinary Studies (CUCIS) ensures the necessary support for carrying out some PhD themes, for a master’s degree and academic degree, while providing favourable conditions for the development of the necessary research abilities of future specialists in the field of human sciences. Among the high-ranking accomplishments, a few scientific studies published in the last 3 years by famous reviews and Publishing Houses deserve special mention:
- Dumitru Vitcu, Die Emigration der osteuropäischen Juden nach Amerika Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts (Motivationen Strategien und politische Hintergrunde), in vol. Südosteuropa im 20. Jahrhundert. Ethnostrukturen, Identitäten, Konflikte, edited by Flavius Solomon, Alexander Rubel, Alexandru Zub, Iasi-Konstanz, 2004.
- Vasile Demciuc, La Chiesa ortodossa di Moldavia (secoli XIV-XV). Qualche aspetto della cultura religiosa, in vol. Aspeti della cultura religiosa ortodossa medievale, Edizioni Monastero Ortodossa S. Antonio Abate Campo di Carne, Roma, 2005.
- Florin Pintescu, Considerations regarding the military Moldavian-Polish cooperation in the period of the Moghila dynasty (1595-1616), in the “Review of History of Moldavia”, Kishinev, no. 1-2 (61-62), 2005, pp. 99-114.
– Stefan Purici, Harieta Mareci, Crina Cristina Capota, Vasile Vese, Frontiers and identities: an Approach to the Last Fifteen Years of Romanian Historiography, in Frontiers and Identities: Exploring the Research Area, Pisa, 2006, pp.175-208. - Dinu Balan, Integration or Assimilation: Ethno-cultural Frontiers and the (De)Construction of Jewish Identity during the 19th Century in the Romanian Lands <http://www.cliohres.net/books2/survey.php?book=5>, Pisa, Edizioni Plus – Pisa University Press, 2007, pp. 189-203
The permanent staff
The head of the CUCIS is Professor Stefan Purici (e-mail: stefanp@atlas.usv.ro, telephone number: +4 0230 216147 ext. 125).
The rest of the team includes:
- Professor Dumitru Vitcu – e-mail: dvitcu@yahoo.com, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 104;
- Professor Dumitru Sandru – tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 104;
- Associate professor Mihai Lazar – e-mail: mihail@atlas.usv.ro, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 104;
- Associate professor Mircea Ignat – e-mail: mirceaignat@yahoo.fr, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Associate professor Dumitru Boghian – e-mail: dumitrub@atlas.usv.ro, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Associate professor Olimpia Mitric – e-mail: olimpia@atlas.usv.ro, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Associate professor Florin Pintescu – e-mail: florinp@atlas.usv.ro, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Associate professor Doina-Maria Creanga – e-mail: doinacreanga@yahoo.com, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Lecturer Vasile M. Demciuc – e-mail: vasiledem@hotmail.com, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 139;
- Lecturer Harieta Mareci Sabol – e-mail: harieta@atlas.usv.ro, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 139;
- Lecturer Dinu Balan – e-mail: dinub@atlas.usv.ro, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Lecturer Radu Bruja – e-mail: Radu_Bruja@yahoo.com, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Teaching assistant Ph.D. Sorin Ignatescu- e-mail: sorinig@atlas.usv.ro, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Teaching assistant Ph.D. Vlad Gafita – e-mail: vladgafita@yahoo.com, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Teaching assistant: Violeta Epure – e-mail: violetaanca@atlas.usv.ro, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147;
- Teaching assistant: Mirela Beguni – e-mail: mirelabeg@yahoo.fr, tel. +4 0230 216147 ext. 147.
Cooperation projects
The Carpathica University Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies is in active cooperation with the Yuri Fedkovych National University of Chernivtsi, the “Bucovina” Institute of the Romanian Academy and “Bukowina-Institut” from Augsburg (Germany). CUCIS is open to collaboration with any specialized institutions from neighbouring countries and beyond, for the purpose of carrying out its objectives.
The members of the centre are involved in the development of various national and international projects, financed by CNCSIS and the European Commission. Consequently, historians from Suceava participated in FP-6 and Erasmus programs:
- Creating Links and innovative Overviews for a new History research agenda for the Citizens of a growing Europe, contract no. 006164, European Commission FP-6, contract manager Stefan Purici, period of development 2005-2010.
- Creating Links and innovative Overviews to Enhance Historical Perspective in European Culture, European Commission, Erasmus program, contract manager Harieta Mareci, period of development 2006-2008.
- Creating a New Historical Perspective: EU and the Wider World, as a proposed new 3 year project, Erasmus program, contract manager Harieta Mareci Sabol, period of development 2008-2011.
Our address is:
The Carpathica University Centre Of Interdisciplinary Studies (CUCIS)
Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava,
Faculty of History, Geography and Social Sciences, Department of Human and Socio-Political Sciences
University Street, no. 13, 720229, Building E