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Expert-Grup, in partnership with the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova and the National Anticorruption Centre, launches the university course “Anticorruption and Good Governance”

Wednesday, 24 April 20193610 views
Expert-Grup, in partnership with the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova and the National Anticorruption Centre, launches the university course “Anticorruption and Good Governance”

Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.

The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova and the National Anticorruption Centre launched the university course “Anticorruption and Good Governance” at a conference. The three partners also signed a multilateral memorandum to include the course in the Academy's curriculum from autumn 2019.

The interdisciplinary course is open to interested students from all universities in the country, as well as journalists and opinion leaders. It aims to raise awareness of the economic costs of corruption and of ways to reduce it in all sectors of the economy. It has eight modules, is worth 5 ECTS credits and will run during the 2019–2020 academic year, taught by Expert-Grup experts, Academy professors, practitioners, anticorruption officers and prosecutors.

Adrian Lupușor said education is the main long-term tool against corruption. Grigore Belostecinic, Ion Pruteanu and Alexandru Musteață stressed the importance of educating a generation committed to integrity. Applications, with a CV, a statement of interest and proof of student status, are open until 31 May 2019. The project is financed by the Open Society Foundation and co-financed by Soros Foundation Moldova.