West University of Timișoara, organizer of the short prose contest "When and how I felt that thing for Romania", was the host of the award ceremony of the winners of this competition, designated at the end of December. The event was attended by the Rector of UVT, prof. Dr. Marilen Gabriel Pirtea, UVT Vice-Chancellor, university associate. Dr. Octavian Mădălin Bunoiu, together with the designated winners and the members of the jury.
At the end of December, the jury that included Mr. Dr. Dorel Micle, from the Faculty of Letters, History and Theology, Mrs. Marilena Tudor, director of the UVT Publishing House and student Andreea Argeșanu, president of OSUT, went through the more than 30 papers sent and established the final ranking for the first places from each category of participants:
Students:
1. Julia Nămoloiu,
2. Iulia Maria Sfetcu,
3. Bogdan Muscă,
Students:
1. Ioana Vlad,
2. Marc Nicola,
3. (equal points) Alexandru Lazea – and Raluca Ionita,
General:
1. Silviu Ilievici,
2. Raimondo Mario Rupp,
3. (equal points) Dorin Tismănariu and Teodora Boda.