The Black Sea Link program is carried out in cooperation with the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. It is sponsored by the VolkswagenStiftung Hannover (Germany).
The host institution New Europe College (NEC) supports scholars (“fellows”) by providing excellent conditions for their research and by establishing a strong and fruitful network among academics in the country and beyond. The institute has acquired a unique position in the region and has meanwhile established itself as research center of international reputation.
Aims of the program:
- to support outstanding (post-)doctoral researchers from the Black Sea Region with their individual projects by providing them with excellent working conditions;
- to bring together a lively and inspiring multidisciplinary group of scholars at the NEC in Bucharest;
- to create a network of excellent young scholars from around the Black Sea;
- to further the knowledge of this area, among neighbors and beyond.
