Gabriela Drăgan
Romania
Prof. Gabriela Drăgan is a Professor at the Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies. She has been teaching since 1991 and publishing numerous research papers on topics related to economic history, international trade, European economy, European integration, European policies and institutions, EU Cohesion Policy. She was the coordinator of the Jean Monnet modules of Common Agricultural Policy (2003-2007) and EU Cohesion Policy (2007-2010). Between 2005-2012 she held the position of Vice-Dean of the Faculty of International Business and Economics, of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, and between 2012 and 2016 she was the Dean of the Faculty of European Economic Studies of the Romanian-American
University.
Between 2008-2019, Prof. Gabriela Drăgan was the Director General of the European Institute of Romania (between 2008-2009 she held this position ad interim). On 18 November 2013 the President of Poland through the Ambassador of Poland in Romania, Marek Szczygiel, awarded her with the Cavalier’s Cross of the Order of the Merit of the Republic of Poland.
”Whoever is afraid of feminism, is afraid to admit and accept that, fundamentally, women are strong beings. In various societies, over centuries, political leaders have made use of many skills and tricks to keep women power under control. On the other hand, power comes with responsibility – always. Admitting that you are strong means taking responsibility for this power. Sometimes that overwhelms.”
