| 1990-1992 | Dean of the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babe_-Bolyai University, Cluj
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| 1992-1993 | Vice-Rector of Babe_-Bolyai University, Cluj
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| 1997-2000 | Minister of National Education of Romania
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| 1993-2004 | Rector, Babe_-Bolyai University (BBU), Cluj, Romania
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| 1995-2001 | Member of the Committee of Higher Education and Research, Council of Europe, Strasbourg
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| 1998 | Vice-president of the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, Paris
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| 1998-2004 | Vice-chair of the CEPES UNESCO Board
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| since 2001 | Member of the Kuratorium of the Institut für Kulturgeschichte Süd-Ost Europa, München (Germany)
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| 2001-2003 | Member of the International Advisory Commission of the University of Economics, Budapest (Hungary)
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| 2001-2005 | Member of the Board of the European University Association, Bruxelles
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| since 2004 | President of the Academic Council of the Babe_-Bolyai University, Cluj (Romania)
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| 2004-2010 | Member of the Council of the United Nations University, Tokyo (Japan)
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| 2004-2008 | Member of the Collegium of the Magna Charta Observatory, Bologna (Italy)
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| 2004-2005 | President of the Danubian Rectors Conference
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| 2005 | Member of the Academia Europea, Jena (Germany)
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| since 2005 | Member of the Advisory Board of the European Association for International Education, Amsterdam (Netherland)
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| since 2006 | Member of the Academia Europea, Salzburg (Austria)
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| 2006-2010 | Honorary President of the Danubian Rectors Conference |
