Florentina Chirodea, associate professor, head of the Department of International Relations and European Studies, University of Oradea. Ph.D. in History (2011), coordinator of Jean Monnet Module—Development of the Border Regions in Central and Eastern Europe Countries (2018–2021). Member of the IRES Oradea—Debrecen. Research domains concern the development of border regions; evaluation of European politics and programs, quality, and sustainability; and social responsibility. Author of several articles and studies published in international databases indexed journals and proceedings of international conferences: Analysis of Social Support as an Argument for the Sustainable Construction of the European Community Space (2022 with M. Marian, D. Darabaneanu, and C.Țoca), Regional development at the borders of the European Union. Introductory study (2021 with Constantin Țoca and Luminița Șoproni); The Issue of Border Regions in the Context of Deepening the European Integration Process (2021); Competitive advantages of Ukrainian border regions under the conditions of European integration processes (2021 with Khrystyna Prytula and Anna Maksymenko); University of Oradea, Actor in Cross-border Cooperation at the Romanian – Hungarian Border (2000-2018) (2019). ORCID - 0000-0002-8578-2552 ResearcherID: 3938-2022 SCIProfiles ID: 2171903