Dorel Cosma

He holds a degree of doctor of literature from Moldova State University’s Faculty of Journalism and Science of Communication. Previously he studied Romanian and German languages in Romania and Germany, and he took special courses in Denmark on European Cultural Management. He is founder of many literary workshops, magazines, theatres and folkloric groups and projects. He is the founder and principal of the Folkloric School of Art in Bistrita, Romania. From 1984 on he is the manager of the Union of the Palace of Culture in Bistrita. He received many awards in literary, folkloric and other art fields. He initiated prestigious international art, theater, folklore and literature festivals. As well as being the President of the Folkloric Federation in Europe, and the Folkloric Association of Romania, he is currently the President of the Folkloric World Union. He is a member of the Union of Writers in Romania. He is also a director of some cultural radio and TV shows.