THE NEW ENLIGHTENMENT BETWEEN TRADITIONS AND CHALLENGES – CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATION

Second Edition, Hybrid event


October 24-26, 2025, Bucharest, DCCU

Welcome to the Second Edition of the World Congress for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, The New Enlightenment between Traditions and Challenges - Crossroads of Civilizations. This Edition of the Congress will be held in Bucharest, Romania, October 24-26, 2025. The Congress will be organized by Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, The International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, and the Asian Politics and History Association.

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The goal of the Congress is to provide a venue for scholars in the fields of the comparative study of civilizations, cultural and social studies, history and humanities to meet and exchange views. Innovation methods, multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approaches are particularly welcomed. Scholars are invited to participate either by on campus attendance or online! The second Edition of this World Congress marks the anniversary of 35 years of excellence in education at Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University.

Scientific Committee of the Congress

Prof. CORINA ADRIANA DUMITRESCU PhD, President of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University
Prof. MICHAEL MOLLS PhD, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich
Prof. PETER SCHLOSSER PhD, Vice President and Vice Provost of Global Futures at Arizona State University
Prof. RADU GROSU PhD, Vienna University of Technology
Prof. ANCA GROSU PhD, University of Freiburg
Prof. KLAUS MAINZER PhD, President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Prof. ILEANA ALEXANDRA ORLICH PhD, Arizona State University
Assoc. Prof. ALEXANDRU STEFANESCU PhD, Director of ICSC Institute of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University

Organizing Committee of the Congress

Prof. CORINA ADRIANA DUMITRESCU PhD, President of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University
Prof. LYNN RHODES, Ambassador for ISCSC
Prof. JOSEPH DREW PhD, President of APHA
Prof. DRAGOS MARIAN RADULESCU PhD, Vice-Rector of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University
Assoc. Prof. ALEXANDRU STEFANESCU PhD, Director of ICSC Institute of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University
Prof. MARINELLA TURDEAN PhD, Vice-Rector of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University
Assoc. Prof. NARCISA ISAILA PhD, Vice-Rector of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University
Assoc. Prof. ALEXANDRU CORDOS PhD, Dean of Law Faculty, DCCU, Cluj-Napoca