About us
Who we are
SACIS is an independent organization focused on promoting a culture of peace and respect for human dignity. We collaborate with other actors and initiatives in the global effort to build and strengthen a safer, more equitable, and tolerant world through dialogue between languages and cultures. Our work emphasizes interculturality in the Eurasian region.
Who we are
SACIS is an independent organization focused on promoting a culture of peace and respect for human dignity. We collaborate with other actors and initiatives in the global effort to build and strengthen a safer, more equitable, and tolerant world through dialogue between languages and cultures. Our work emphasizes interculturality in the Eurasian region.
Leadership:
- Lecturer Cristian Chirca, PhD – President
- Professor Antoaneta Olteanu, PhD – Vice-President
Partners
Associates
Our People
Our People
Leadership:
- Lecturer Cristian Chirca, PhD – President
- Professor Antoaneta Olteanu, PhD – Vice-President
Partners
Associates
Our Goals
“Just as our future depends on the actions we take today, so too does the future of human rights and cultural diversity depend on our ability to acquire and demonstrate intercultural competencies today.”(UNESCO, Intercultural competencies: Conceptual and operational framework, Paris, 2013, p. 38)
With this in mind, SACIS aims to train and develop intercultural competencies through:
- Gaining in-depth knowledge of the cultures and civilizations within the Eurasian cultural space;
- Understanding the constraints, challenges, and specificities of intercultural interactions;
- Developing intercultural communication skills.
Our Goals
“Just as our future depends on the actions we take today, so too does the future of human rights and cultural diversity depend on our ability to acquire and demonstrate intercultural competencies today.” (UNESCO, Intercultural competencies: Conceptual and operational framework, Paris, 2013, p. 38)
With this in mind, SACIS aims to train and develop intercultural competencies through:
- Gaining in-depth knowledge of the cultures and civilizations within the Eurasian cultural space;
- Understanding the constraints, challenges, and specificities of intercultural interactions;
- Developing intercultural communication skills.
Our activities focus on both basic and applied research, including:
- Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research across a wide range of fields such as Eurasian cultures and civilizations, history, geohistory, cultural anthropology, ideas and mentalities, linguistics, ethnography, international relations, human security, and sustainable development;
- Analyses, scenarios, strategies, and programs that highlight the fundamental role of intercultural dialogue in socio-human developments in the Eurasian space;
- Providing assistance and consultancy for:
- Foreign citizens who wish to study in Romania;
- Implementing intercultural education programs;
- Conducting specific studies on intercultural dialogue;
- Establishing and refining methods and communication strategies to enhance mutual understanding;
- Informing public policies aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue;
- Organizing or participating in conferences and symposia directly or indirectly focused on intercultural communication.
What we do
What we do
Our activities focus on both basic and applied research, including:
- Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research across a wide range of fields such as Eurasian cultures and civilizations, history, geohistory, cultural anthropology, ideas and mentalities, linguistics, ethnography, international relations, human security, and sustainable development;
- Analyses, scenarios, strategies, and programs that highlight the fundamental role of intercultural dialogue in socio-human developments in the Eurasian space;
- Providing assistance and consultancy for:
- Foreign citizens who wish to study in Romania;
- Implementing intercultural education programs;
- Conducting specific studies on intercultural dialogue;
- Establishing and refining methods and communication strategies to enhance mutual understanding;
- Informing public policies aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue;
- Organizing or participating in conferences and symposia directly or indirectly focused on intercultural communication.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Strategy
Built on four pillars – Trust, Respect, Tolerance, and Dialogue – our strategy aims to:
- Increase SACIS’s visibility and prestige as a reliable partner in intercultural communication;
- Promote a culture of respect for the “Other,” tolerance, and solidarity;
- Encourage openness to collaboration both locally and internationally;
- Facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience;
- Foster the development of an open cultural identity.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Strategy
Built on four pillars – Trust, Respect, Tolerance, and Dialogue – our strategy aims to:
- Increase SACIS’s visibility and prestige as a reliable partner in intercultural communication;
- Promote a culture of respect for the “Other,” tolerance, and solidarity;
- Encourage openness to collaboration both locally and internationally;
- Facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience;
- Foster the development of an open cultural identity.
