Durable connections between valuable people at home and abroad

Ecaterina Deleu, PhD in political science, researcher in the field of migration, visited the Diaspora Relations Bureau, together with her faculty colleague Veronica Tcaci, specialist in philology, author of the online project „Talk wtih Nika into Romanian Language”.

The guests referred to projects and initiatives related to the consolidation of the diaspora, but also to the establishment and maintenance of the connection with the country of origin, or the activity carried out by Veronica Tcaci fits perfectly into this category. Being currently settled in Italy, after dedicating 20 years to pedagogy, being passionate about interacting with students, the author of the „Talk wtih Nika into Romanian Language” project set out to capitalize on her knowledge and experience to help the children of her compatriots abroad to learn the Romanian language. The idea emerged during the pandemic, and since then the number of children, as well as the countries where they are settled, has grown considerably.

An observation made not only by Veronica Tcaci, but also by the researcher Ecaterina Deleu, relates to the opening of the diaspora to study the language, history and culture of the Republic of Moldova, which denotes the interest, but also the connection between our compatriots, from other countries and their native place.

Nadejda Zubco, head of the Diaspora Relations Bureau expressed her appreciation for the noble intention, as well as for the results obtained by Veronica Tcaci, in the Romanian language classes, mentioning the relevance of the fact, including from the perspective of the implementation of the Program DOR Diaspora*Origins*Returnings, where children and young people from the diaspora participate.

At the same time, the head of BRD offered Veronica Tcaci a set of didactic materials, which will serve as support in the activities, at the same time inviting her to submit the file within the 2024 edition of the "Diaspora Engagement Hub" thematic grant program. At the same time, Nadejda Zubco thanked the researcher Ecaterina Deleu, for the connection with valuable people of the Republic of Moldova that are settled abroad.