STRUCTURE OF EACH COURSE
Duration: 3 days
Participants: 100, in two age groups
Format: lectures, workshops,
simulations, practical exercises
Course Syllabus:
– Friday: 16:00 – 19:00
– Saturday: 09:00 – 19:00
– Sunday: 09:00 – 19:00
Program
Friday, November 14
- 16:30 - 17:30
Opening of the Future Romania 2025 program
- 17:30 - 19:30
Introduction: what is a leader?
LecturersSebastian Burduja & Steve Jarding
- 19:30 - 21:30
Dinner & networking
Saturday, November 15
GROUP 33+ The Art of Government
- 08:00 - 09:00
Welcome coffee
- 09:00 - 10:15
Vision in Public Space
LecturerAndrei Caramitru
- 10:15 - 10:30
Break
- 10:30 - 11:30
The Power of the Public Message
LecturerSandra Stoicescu
- 11:30 - 12:30
Efficiency in Public Space
LecturerValentin Ștefan
- 12:30 - 13:30
Integrity in Public Space
LecturerSandra Stoicescu
- 13:30 - 14:15
Lunch & Networking Break
- 14:15 - 15:15
Public policies and results through the art of governance
Lecturer: Mihai Ghigiu
- 15:15 - 15:30
Break
- 15:30 - 16:30
Crisis Management – Simulation
LecturerAndreea Paul
- 16:30 - 16:45
Break
- 16:45 - 17:45
Soft Skills for Hard Impact
Lecturer: Oana Babagianu
- 17:45 - 18:00
Conclusions
Lecturer: Sebastian Burduja
- 18:00 - 20:00
Formal Dinner & Social Evening
GROUP 18-32 The art of communication
- 08:00 - 09:00
Welcome coffee
- 09:00 - 10:15
The Art of Public Speaking
LecturerMircea Gâjâilă
- 10:15 - 10:30
Break
- 10:30 - 11:45
The relationship with the Media
LecturerAntonio Momoc
- 11:45 - 12:00
Break
- 12:00 - 13:15
Social Media and Online Campaigns / Digital Communication
LecturerAndrei Ciobanu
- 13:15 - 14:00
Lunch & Networking Break
- 14:00 - 15:15
Public Debate Simulation 1
LecturerSteve Jarding
- 15:15 - 15:30
Break
- 15:30 - 16:45
Public Debate Simulation 2
LecturerSteve Jarding
- 16:45 - 18:00
Conclusions: the art of communication
Lecturer: Sebastian Burduja
- 18:00 - 20:00
Formal Dinner & Social Evening
Sunday, November 16
GROUP 33+ The Art of Government
- 08:00 - 09:00
Welcome coffee
- 09:00 - 10:15
The Art of Public Speaking
LecturerMircea Gâjâilă
- 10:15 - 10:30
Break
- 10:30 - 11:45
The relationship with the Media
LecturerAntonio Momoc
- 11:45 - 12:00
Break
- 12:00 - 13:15
Social Media and Online Campaigns / Digital Communication
LecturerAndrei Ciobanu
- 13:15- 14:00
Lunch & Networking Break
- 14:00 - 15:15
Public Debate Simulation 1
LecturerSteve Jarding
- 15:15 - 15:30
Break
- 15:30 - 16:45
Public Debate Simulation 2
LecturerSteve Jarding
- 16:45 - 18:00
Conclusions: the art of communication
Lecturer: Sebastian Burduja
- 18:00 - 19:30
Graduation Ceremony & Launch of the Future Romania Fellows Network
GROUP 18-32 The art of communication
- 08:00 - 09:00
Welcome coffee
- 09:00 - 10:15
Vision in Public Space
LecturerAndrei Caramitru
- 10:15 - 10:30
Break
- 10:30 - 11:45
Efficiency in Public Space
LecturerValentin Ștefan
- 11:45 - 12:00
Break
- 12:00 - 13:15
Integrity in Public Space
Lecturer: Constantin Saragea
- 13:15 - 14:00
Lunch & Networking Break
- 14:00 - 15:15
Public policies and results through the art of governance
Lecturer: Mihai Ghigiu
- 15:15 - 15:30
Break
- 15:30 - 16:45
Crisis Management – Simulation
LecturerAndreea Paul
- 16:45 - 18:00
Soft Skills for Hard Impact
Lecturer: Oana Babagianu
- 18:00 - 19:30
Formal Dinner & Social Evening
Why sign up?
Participation is completely free
The Future Romania program is offered at no cost to selected participants — a real investment in the future of Romania's authentic leaders.
Support for impactful ideas
The most valuable team project will benefit from a grant dedicated to implementing the civic proposal, so that good ideas become real action.
Community and ongoing opportunities
After graduation, you will become a member of the Future Romania Alumni network — an active community of professionals from the country and the diaspora, with access to advanced courses, mentors, and joint public leadership initiatives.
Awards for excellence
The best individual participants will receive a full scholarship for a short-term executive course in public leadership at a top university — such as Oxford, Cambridge or Harvard.
In short: Future Romania is more than a program.
It is a real chance to learn, connect, and contribute to the transformation of Romania through competence, character, and courage.
INTERNATIONAL MODELS
Harvard Kennedy School (USA)
Public Leadership Executive Certificate: intensive program for political and public leaders.
Emphasis on ethics, governance, communication and public policy.
German political foundations
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (FNF), Friedrich Ebert
Foundation (FES)
Political schools that have formed generations of European leaders.
College of Europe (Belgium and Poland)
Academy of European Diplomats and Leaders.
Emphasis on European policies, diplomacy and transnational leadership
NATIONAL PROGRAM FUTURE ROMANIA 2027
NATIONAL PROGRAM FUTURE ROMANIA 2025-2026
A new generation is ready to think and act for the Romania of the Future, through competence, character and courage.
Authentic leaders understand the increasingly complex world, know what they have to do, respect their values, and have the determination to act.
Romania's only chance is to train and support the elites, in the long term (2030+).
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