GRIGORE BELOSTECINIC, Honorary Doctor of KNUTE (2014)
General Information
GRIGORE
BELOSTECINIC
Honorary Doctor of KNUTE (2014)
Rector of Academy of Economic Studies of Moldava (Chisinau, Moldova)
Grigore Belostecinic was born in January 7, 1960 in the village of
Voinova in Strashenskyi area. After graduating from junior high
school in his native village (1975) he graduated from the
Industrial and Economic College of Moldova (1978), then in 1983
from Faculty of Trade Economics of Kishinev State University. In
1986-1989 he was a postgraduate student of the Plekhanov Institute
of National Economy in Moscow. In 1989 he defended his thesis in
economics, in 1999 he habilitated his Doctors Degree in economics,
in 2000 he received the title of professor.
G.
Belostecinic began his teaching activities as an assistant at the
Commodity Science Department of State University of Moldova
(1983–1986), in 1990–1991 he worked as a lecturer at the Economy
Department and Commodity Science Department in the same university.
Since its establishment in 1991 and currently he works in the
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM). Over the years he
passed all stages of professional growth from senior lecturer,
associate professor, head of the department, dean to rector.
Faculty and the Department of Marketing were created as part of the
AESM on his initiative. In 1991–1998 G. Belostecinic served as
Dean of the Faculty of Marketing, and from 1994 to 2004 was Head of
the Faculty of Marketing.
Since 1993,
Academician G. Belostecinic had a number of academic trainings
abroad: Germany – restructuring of enterprises; United States –
management and marketing of small and medium-sized enterprises,
administration of higher education; Poland – business incubators
(organisation and management of business incubators); Great
Britain, Sweden, France, China, Norway, Denmark – management and
development of educational technologies in higher economic
education; US Germany, Netherlands – promotion of entrepreneurship
and implementation of educational technologies in universities;
Ireland and Lithuania – regional economic development; Switzerland
– logistics.
From 2011 as
Rector of Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova
G. Belostecinic became a worthy successor of ideas of Higher
School of Economics of the European type, created in 1991 by
Professor Paulo Bran – founder and first rector of the Academy of
Economic Studies of Moldova, and later rector of Bucharest Academy
of Economic Studies.
The project AESM creation was developed and partially implemented
by its founders and was successfully continued and expanded by
Rector G. Belostecinic. The strategic goal of AESM is preparation
of specialists of high qualification and different specialization
in economic transition, reforms and adoption of market
economy.
Under the leadership of Rector G. Belostecinic, since 2001, Academy
of Economic Studies of Moldova became an advanced institution,
which uses modern methods of teaching science and culture, emphasis
on the training of young professionals in the field of economics
by western European standards. Graduates of the Academy are highly
qualified specialists
requested by the Republic of Moldova as well as in many countries
of Europe and America.
Thanks to the
efforts of Academician G. Belostecinic, Academy of Economic Studies
of Moldova continues to thrive: economic specialties are
diversified in accordance with the requirements of the Bologna
process; faculty is represented by young qualified professionals;
construction of a modern educational building has been completed;
Scientific Library of the university has moved to a new, specially
equipped building, Multimedia Center has been opened, the only one
in terms of equipment in the Republic of Moldova.
Academician G.
Belostecinic as director or coordinator of scientific research of
national programs with huge importance for the economic and
scientific activities of the Republic of Moldova is working with
various organizations and specialized institutions. So, he is
coordinator of the State Scientific Program of Competitiveness
development and improvement of economic sustainability in the
context of an economy based on knowledge, globalization, regional
and European integration (2010–2014); he is a head of scientific
and research project Trends and opportunities to ensure the
competitiveness development in the Republic of Moldova (2007–2010);
scientific leader and participant in the research project
Elaboration of models of regional development through the formation
of clusters (2008–2010).
Academy of
Economic Studies of Moldova in collaboration with Kiev National
University of Trade and Economics under the supervision of
Academician A. Mazaraki and G. Belostecinic has developed an
international research project Priorities of the Ukrainian Moldovan
trade and economic relations in the context of cross-border
strategies of cooperation and European
integration.
Academician G.
Belostecinic performs a lot of duties as a member of the Executive
Bureau of European Council to the Prime Minister of the Republic of
Moldova, member of the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of the Republic of Moldova, member of the Board of the
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova, member of the
Plenary Council for Science and Technology development of the
Academy of Sciences, member of the plenary sessions and member of
the Certification Commission of the National Council for
Accreditation and Attestation of the Republic of Moldova, member of
the editorial board of the Encyclopedia of
Moldova.
Rector G.
Belostecinic is President of the Association of Economists
of Moldova, Chairman of the Moldovan Italian Logistics
Association, Chairman of the Specialized Scientific Council of the
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova of Doctoral Theses,
scientific consultant of doctoral students and scientific director
of graduate students in writing doctoral and Ph.D. theses on the
Economy, in Marketing and Logistics (since 1997). Under the
leadership of G. Belostecinic National school of marketing
and logistics was
formed, where 15 theses for the degree of habilitated doctor and
Ph.D. in economics were upheld.
The results of
scientific research of Academician G. Belostecinic are reflected in
140 scientific publications, including 7 monographs (some in
collaboration), numerous articles and studies published both in
Romanian and other European languages in specialized scientific
journals and composite books published in Republic of Moldova,
Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, Belarus, Egypt and
others.
Fruitful
scientific and pedagogical activity of Rector G. Belostecinic is
appreciated both by public, scientific and economic circles in the
Republic of Moldova and far beyond its borders. For professional
and scientific achievements Rector G. Belostecinic was awarded with
high state award of the Republic of Moldova: the Order "Honor"
(2010).
Academician G.
Belostecinic successfully combines professional and social
activity, he was a member of the Parliament of the Republic of
Moldova of the XIX convocation in 2010–2011.
For high
scientific achievements G. Belostecinic was elected Member of the
Academy of Sciences of Moldova (2012), corresponding member of the
prestigious professional forums and institutions, the International
Academy of Management (2006), The American
Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005),
an honorary member of the National Institute of Economic Research
of the Academy of Romania (2004), Italian Logistics Association
(2005).
Rector G.
Belostecinic is Dr. "Honoris Causa" at some foreign universities:
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romania), Ovidius University of
Constanta (Romania), D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics
(Bulgaria).


