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

University of Bucharest, Faculty of History, Romania

Professional Experience

Higher management positions

July 2015 – September 2016: Director of the Foreign Intelligence 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 coordination

Seven accomplished PhDs.

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 of Bucharest

„State, authority, reform in Modern Europe. Empires and nation-states”, MA Hist,

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