Drawing on the experience of its NEC and RELINK Programmes in connecting with the Romanian academic milieu, NEC initiated in 2003, with support from Higher Education Support Programme (HESP) in Budapest, a programme that aimed to contribute more consistently to the advancement of higher education in major Romanian academic centers (Bucharest, Cluj–Napoca, Iaşi, Timişoara). Teams consisting of two academics from different universities in Romania, assisted by a PhD student offered joint courses for the duration of one term in a discipline within the fields of humanities and social sciences. The programme supported innovative courses, conceived so as to meet the needs of the host universities. The grantees participating in the Programme received monthly stipends, a substantial support for ordering literature relevant to their courses, as well as funding for inviting guest lecturers from abroad and for organizing scientific events.

Mircea ANGHELINU was part of team which also included:  Alexandru NICULESCU, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, Institute of Archaeology „V. Pârvan” of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, Bucharest; Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Bucharest; NEC Alumnus and Cristian Ionuţ ŢUŢU, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Humanities, History and Archaeology, „Valahia” State University of Târgovişte.

Host Institution: Faculty of Humanities, History and Archaeology, „Valahia” State University of Târgovişte
Title of Course: Research Traditions And Styles of Thinking in Archaeology
Targeted Audience: Optional course, advanced undergraduates, M.A. and Ph.D students in history and archaeology