{"id":45018,"date":"2026-03-31T08:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/?p=45018"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:32:33","slug":"romania-through-the-eyes-of-the-world-what-we-learned-together-at-global-connections-xxv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/en\/blog\/romania-through-the-eyes-of-the-world-what-we-learned-together-at-global-connections-xxv\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania Through a Global Lens: What We Learned Together at Global Connections XXV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes the most valuable educational experiences do not take place in a classroom, but on the road \u2014 in conversations between people, in places discovered together, and in the questions that arise when we see the world through the eyes of others.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are delighted that Romania hosted the XXV edition of the Global Connections seminar, bringing together educational leaders from around the world on a journey of discovery that started in Bucharest and continued through the heart of Transylvania \u2014 Cluj-Napoca, Blaj, Sibiu, Viscri, and Bra\u0219ov.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aim of this journey was not touristic, but deeply educational: to explore how education takes root in the community, how cultural identity shapes the school, and how human connections remain essential in a world increasingly influenced by technology and artificial intelligence. It was, in essence, an invitation to rediscover education as a human experience.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45004 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-252-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-252-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-252-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-252-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-252-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-252-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Education Begins with People<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Camilo Camargo, President of Global Connections<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, captured the essence of the experience at the end of the visit to Romania: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romania did not reveal itself as a single story, but as a layered one, where cultures, languages, and traditions coexist. And at the heart of this story, we discovered a simple truth: it is the people who give value to a place<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants met dedicated teachers, school founders, engaged mayors, and members of local communities who fight for the future of education \u2014 sometimes in prosperous contexts, other times in places where access to school is still a dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This meeting between educational leadership and community leadership was one of the great revelations of the journey. As <\/span><b>Dr. Hana Kanan, Director of the International Academy in Amman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, observed: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I understood how important it is for political and educational leadership to work together to support education. In some communities, we saw thriving schools, while in others, children are still dreaming of having one<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Learning That Happens Between People<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike traditional conferences, the seminar was designed as a lived experience: long journeys, shared meals, visits to schools and villages, spontaneous conversations. For many participants, these moments became the most valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traveling with friends is one of the most powerful ways to learn. And when we choose less well-known destinations, we discover surprises that open new perspectives for our students. Romania is a country with a layered history, where different cultures, languages, and communities have learned to live together over time. It is this diversity that makes people resilient, warm, and deeply hospitable. I left with a simple conviction:<\/span><\/i><b><i> it takes a village to raise a child<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and education should be rooted in kindness \u2014 the essential condition for students to flourish. As the Romanian proverb says, \u2018<\/span><\/i><b><i>Omul sfin\u021be\u0219te locul,<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 (<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s the people that make a place<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and it is the teachers who give meaning to a school<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8221; says <\/span><b>Diana Seg\u0103rceanu, Executive Director of Avenor College <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and one of the hosts of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45006 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-88-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-88-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-88-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-88-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-88-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC25-Day-2-22-Mar-2026-88-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Padme Raina, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Ashbury College (Canada)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also remarked on the strength of the communities encountered: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was inspired by the people who take responsibility for educating their communities \u2014 founders, local leaders, heritage conservators. When people build together, a sense of belonging emerges.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And this belonging is not built through technology, but through shared experiences:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relationships develop when we travel, work, or eat together \u2014 not through AI<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Wellbeing and Human Connection \u2014 Beyond Concepts<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The central theme of the seminar was wellbeing in education, but participants quickly realized that it cannot be reduced to theories or institutional strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Simona Baciu, founder of Transylvania College and the InIm Institute<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, described the experience as a rediscovery of learning through connection: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I learned that wellbeing is built in simple, human moments \u2014 in conversations, in shared stories, in the curiosity to listen and understand different perspectives. Education is everywhere, not just in schools.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-45013 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Blaj-25-Mar-2026-175-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Blaj-25-Mar-2026-175-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Blaj-25-Mar-2026-175-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Blaj-25-Mar-2026-175-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Blaj-25-Mar-2026-175-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Blaj-25-Mar-2026-175-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Blaj-25-Mar-2026-175-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This idea was also shared by <\/span><b>Cristina Willows, Deputy Executive Director at Avenor College<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along the way, we met extraordinary people, each in their own way, who reminded me that life works best when it works for the common good first \u2014 only then does it truly become good for each of us. In every school and community we visited, one thing was clear: progress is never accidental. It is always the result of people who genuinely believe they can make a difference and act on that belief every day.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Romania: A Lesson in Identity and Belonging<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many guests, discovering Romania became a transformative experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dana Hamzouq, Deputy Director at the International Academy Amman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, described the impact of the experiences: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education is shaped not only by systems and structures but by values, culture, and human connections. Romania offered us not only knowledge but inspiration \u2014 an example of resilience, pride, and unity<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45008 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Day-6-26-Mar-2026-72-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"673\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Day-6-26-Mar-2026-72-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Day-6-26-Mar-2026-72-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Day-6-26-Mar-2026-72-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Day-6-26-Mar-2026-72-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.avenor.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GC-Day-6-26-Mar-2026-72-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants repeatedly noted the hospitality and authenticity they encountered along the way \u2014 elements that turned the seminar into a personal, not just professional, experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A Simple but Essential Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the nine days, the conclusion that emerged from this experience was surprisingly clear: the future of education does not depend exclusively on technology, curriculum, or global models, but on our ability to keep it deeply human.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--a=1--><\/p>\n<p><!--a=1--><\/p>\n<p><!--a=1--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the most valuable educational experiences do not take place in a classroom, but on the road \u2014 in conversations between people, in places discovered together, and in the questions that arise when we see the world through the eyes of others. 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