Univ. Prof. MIHAI - RĂZVAN UNGUREANU, Ph.D. hab., Ph.D.h.c.

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University of Bucharest, Faculty of History, Romania

Professional
Experience
Higher management July 2015 – September 2016: Director of the Foreign Intelligence
positions Service;
December 2013 – July 2015: Senator, the Parliament of Romania;
February 2012 - May 2012: Prime-Minister of Romania;
December 2007- February 2012: Director of the Foreign Intelligence
Service;
December 2004 - March 2007: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania;
1998-2001: State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania.
Diplomatic activity March 2007-December 2007: Deputy Coordinator, South-East European
Cooperation Initiative, Vienna;
2003-2004: Deputy Coordinator, South-East European Cooperation
Initiative, Vienna;
2001-2003: Director General – Special Envoy of the Stability Pact for
South-Eastern Europe;
Academic career Faculty of History, University of Bucharest
2007 – : Professor, Modern Romanian and European History;

Faculty of History, “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi;

2004-2006: Reader, Romanian Modern History;
1998-2004: Lecturing Professor, Romanian Modern History;
1995-1998: Assistant Professor, Romanian Modern History ;
1992-1995: Postgraduate Tutor, Romanian Modern History;

Lecturing professor at higher education institutions in Romania and abroad

January 2019- : Senior Research Fellow, Institut fuer den Donauraum
und Mitteleuropa (IDM), Vienna, Austria
January-December 2018 : Senior Research Fellow, Institut fuer
Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM), Vienna, Austria
January 2018 - : Lecturing Professor, Diplomatische Akademie,
University of Vienna, Austria
October 2017: Guest of the Director of the Institut fuer Wissenschaften
vom Menschen (IWM), Vienna, Austria
2003-2005: Lecturing Professor, “George C. Marshall" Centre for
Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany;
2003-2005: Lecturing Professor, National Defence College, Bucharest;
2002-2005: Associate Professor, the National School of Political and
Administrative Studies in Bucharest;
2001-2004: Senior Reader, the NATO School (SHAPE) in Oberammergau,
Germany;
1998: Andrew Mellon Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Germany
 1996-1998: Associate Reader, the School of Slavonic and East European
Studies, University College London, UK;
1993-1997: Visiting Researcher (Gast Wissenschaftler), the European
History Department, Albert-Ludwig University in Freiburg im Breisgau,
Germany;
1993: Visiting Fellow (to Prof. Donald Campbell), Instituut Clingendael,
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Education and
academic training
1994-2004: Ph.D., Faculty of History, “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi;
1992-1993: Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, associated to
St. Cross College, Oxford University, UK (postgraduate studies);
1988-1992: Faculty of History, “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi;
1983-1987: “C. Negruzzi” College of Mathematics and Physics, Iasi
Additional
information
Academic activity Since 2014: member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural
Diplomacy, Berlin, Germany
Since 2014: member of the board of the Romanian Association for Baltic
Studies
2004-2010: Director of the Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies,
Faculty of History, "Al. I. Cuza" University, Iasi;
2003-2007: member of the academic board of the Centre for Security
Policies, Szeged, Hungary;
2002 – 2010: member of the Balkan Political Club, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002-2007: member of the “New Europe College” Management Board,
Bucharest;
2002-2004: Senior Fellow, The Project for Ethnic Relations (PER),
supported by the United States Agency for International Development
et. al.
2002-2004: member of the Remarque Research Group (under the
supervision of late Prof. Tony Judt), Remarque Institute, New York
University, USA
2001-2002: recipient of the Rotschild-Hanadiv Grant (by which the
Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Faculty of History, "Al. I. Cuza"
University, Iasi, was established and funded)
2001-2007: President of the Romanian Institute for Strategic Studies;
Since 1998: member of the Academic Council of the “Sever Zotta”
Institute for Genealogy and Heraldry, Iasi;
Since 1997: Member of the European Association for Jewish Studies,
UK;
1996 – 1999: Director of the Romanian Studies Centre in Iasi of the
Romanian Cultural Foundation, Iasi;
1996 – 1998: member of the Scientific Board of the Soros Foundation
for an Open Society, Iasi-Bucharest;
Since 1993: member of the Romanian Society of Heraldry, Sigillography
and Genealogy of the Romanian Academy.
1992-1993: Junior Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish
Studies, St. Cross College, University of Oxford, UK.
Publishing activity Since 1998: coordinator of the Historia collection of the Polirom
Publishing House, Iasi-Bucharest;
 Since 1996: editor-in-chief of Romanian Journal of Social History
Journal, “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi;
Since 1994: editor at the Revue des Etudes Roumaines, published by the
Carol II Royal Foundation – the Romanian Academy, Paris-Bucharest;
Since 1993: editor at the Genealogical Archives, published by the
Romanian Academy, Bucharest;
1988-1992: senior editor at the Dialogue magazine of the “Al. I. Cuza”
University, Iasi.

Published works:
Always Loyal: Diplomatic Notes for a Modern Romania (Bucharest,
2008);
Rumänien, (România) in collaboration with Thede Kahl and Michael
Metzeltin (Vienna, Münster, 2006);
Conversion and Integration in the Romanian Society in the Early Modern
Era (Iasi, 2004);
The Comprehensive Catalogue of Moldavian Boyars (Iasi, 1998; II-nd ed.,
2014);
Statistical Documents Regarding the City of Iasi (1755-1828), vol. I and
II, Iasi, 1997, in collaboration with Univ. Prof. Ioan Caprosu.

Awards “Mihail Kogălniceanu” Award, the Romanian Academy (Bucharest,

2004);
“Dimitrie Onciul” Award of the “Magazin Istoric” Cultural Foundation.
Documents 1917-1934, vol. I (Bucharest, 1999);
“Corneliu Coposu” Award of the National Peasant Party Youth
Organization (Bucharest, 1999);
“Vasile Pogor” Award – for scientific research regarding the history of
the city of Iasi, offered by the Mayor of Iasi (Iasi, 1998);
“Felix Posen” Award of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (for the
second time) (Israel, 1997/1998);
“Felix Posen” Award of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel,
1996/1997);
The National Prize of the “22” Cultural and Political Journal (Bucharest,
1992).
Distinctions Knight of the Legion of Honour (France, 2016);
Doctor Honoris Causa, the University of Pécs (Hungary, 2012);
Officer of the Star of Romania National Order (Romania, 2011);
Knight of the Star of Romania National Order (Romania, 2008);
Member of the Council of Honour of the Diplomatic Merit Order (since
2008);
Grand Officer of the Diplomatic Merit Order (Romania, 2007);
Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (Romania, 2000);
First Class Commander of the Dannebrog Royal Order, (Denmark, 2000).
The University of Bucharest - academic activity
Doctoral studies Seven accomplished PhDs.
coordination
Four actual PhD candidates:

Alina Smigun, on „Diplomatic ceremonial or constitutional hierarchy? Coherence

 and cohesion in Romanian foreign policy decision-making between 1913-1919.”

Adrian Nae, on „The Moldovan parliamentary parties between 2009 and 2015: the
rethoric of reform and its impact on the Moldovan citizens”

Cristina Elena Bragea, on „Nationalism, orthodoxy and catholicism in contemporary

Romania. Bucharest-Vatican diplomatic relations (1990-present).

Ionut Claudiu Dinica, on „Ottoman military acquisitions between 1880-1914”

Courses at the University „State, authority, reform in Modern Europe. Empires and nation-states”, MA Hist,
of Bucharest 2nd year, winter semester

„The emergence of nation states in Europe ”, MA Hist, 2nd year, spring semester

Languages English: excellent; French: excellent; German: good

Contact University of Bucharest, Faculty of History

Tel: 0040213145389, 0040213053708, 0040213053709
Tel/Fax: 0040213100680
E-mail: m.r.ungureanu@gmail.com; secretariat@istorie.unibuc.ro