The Western University of Timișoara organized, in the "Nobel @UVT" series, a new event with special value, an exceptional level meeting dedicated to the economy. Distinguished Professor Eric Stark Maskin, laureate of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2007, was with the UVT academic community and all those interested in two meetings to share knowledge and perspectives of certain value and significance in his field of expertise.
Economist Eric Maskin first met his Timișoara audience in a conference, held on Thursday, July 6, starting at 18 p.m., in the Aula Magna of UVT, when the very current topic of financial crises was debated, in a debate held under the title "Financial crises: why they happen and what to do about them?", moderated by the editor-in-chief of the Forbes Romania publication, Ionuț Bonoiu, publicist specializing in the Romanian economic environment.
The next day, also in the Aula Magna of UVT, the academic community of the West University of Timișoara organized a special ceremony, dedicated to awarding the title of Doctor Honoris Causa UVT to the renowned American economist.
Eric Stark Maskin, professor of economics at Harvard University, is one of the best-known American economists, laureate of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2007, the award signifying the recognition of the major importance of the works he signed, related to the theory of the design of mechanisms, Nobel prize for economic sciences shared with two other American economists – Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson.
Eric Maskin, Doctor Honoris Causa UVT: "I am happy and honored by the thoughts and appreciations addressed to me by the UVT community. I believe that your interest in knowledge, science and innovation is the best predictor of the future top results you will achieve in a competitive European higher education context."
UVT rector, Marilen Gabriel Pirtea: "The first essential lesson that economists learn is that resources are limited. It is a universally valid principle of economic analysis, but which, for many actors of public life, is considered negligible, with consequences that can be seen in economic crises. After yesterday evening we had the joy of participating in an in-depth conference, held by the 2007 Nobel laureate economist Eric Maskin, dedicated to the very topic of financial crises, today the time has come for the UVT Doctor Honoris Causa awarding ceremony to the renowned economist, a very special moment for our academic community. At UVT, Culture is Capital!"
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The two events are part of the cultural program "At UVT, Culture is the Capital!", included in the Cultural Program "Timișoara 2023 - European Capital of Culture", the Oameni territory, the Reflections station, financed by the Municipality of Timișoara through the Project Center, co-financed by the Council Timiș County, through the TimCultura 2023 program. This event is carried out with the support of business partners - Gold partners: BCR, CTP, VITAS; Silver partners: Deloitte Romania, Linde Gaz Romania; Bronze partner: ZF.
