Dorina Baltag, founder of the „Noroc Holland” foundation, visited the Diaspora Relations Bureau

Dorina Baltag, doctor in political science, founder of the foundation „Noroc Olanda” was the guest of the Diaspora Relations Bureau, sharing her experience of the Migration EU eExpertise Initiative (MIEUX+) with the BRD team. Over the course of a year, the researcher, together with Eugen Burdelnîi, doctor in political sciences, provided expertise and support to the Diaspora Relations Office for the development of the concept of a new public policy document for the diaspora. In the work process, the experts analyzed important data related to the development of the field of Diaspora, Migration and Development, facilitating several workshops, consultations attended by both BRD employees and officials from central public authorities, development partners, active people from the diaspora, but also civil society with implications in the DMD field.

During the meeting, Nadejda Zubco, head of the Diaspora Relations Bureau, thanked for the support offered and for the effort put into the project. In the same vein, the head of BRD expressed her gratitude for the involvement of the highly qualified diaspora in consulting actions for the institutions of the Republic of Moldova, stressing the importance of the transfer of knowledge and expertise from compatriots abroad for the country of origin.

We mention that Dorina Baltag has 12 years of professional experience accumulated at universities in the Netherlands and Great Britain, where she taught European studies, international relations, diplomacy and other EU foreign policy courses. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance at Loughborough University (London Campus), where he received the 100 Excellence Award for his Ph.D. Regarding the provision of expertise for the Diaspora Relations Bureau, Dorina Baltag, in addition to the Migration EU eExpertise Initiative (MIEUX+), is involved in the „Piloting of diaspora mobilization schemes” project implemented with the support of the EUDiF Capacity Development Laboratory (Global Platform of the EU for Diaspora) which is implemented by ICMPD and financed by the European Union.