The Interdisciplinary Doctoral School at Transilvania University of Brașov hosts the
International Doctoral Conference, DoCo2026
to be held at the Sergiu T. Chiriacescu Aula on June 24-25, 2026.
The third edition of the doctoral conference is an international scientific event addressing doctoral students from Romania and abroad, who are enrolled in a broad variety of fields, ranging across engineering, exact, social, humanistic, and medical sciences.
The doctoral students are invited to present their ongoing research, discuss their research questions, goals, methods, and results with their fellow doctoral students and with academics, and thereby gain new insights and enhance their doctoral research.
The invitation addresses all doctoral students, irrespective of the stages of their doctoral work. The participants can opt for one of the following presentation types:
- a research paper (published or prepared for publication);
- a scientific report (as part of their doctoral programme);
- their doctoral research plan (for first-year PhD students).
The fields integrated in the conference panels are to be selected in the registration form.
The language of the conference is English, but presentations in Romanian can be accepted where relevant.
The conference includes plenary and keynote speeches offered by reputed scholars, as well as workshops.
Besides the conference events proper, we aim at stimulating the exchange of ideas and experiences by enabling networking with peers, professors and researchers. Beyond the academic environment, the festive dinner is thought to be an opportunity to communicate informally and meet other doctoral students.
All presenters will receive certificates of participation and will have the opportunity to publish the presented research paper (if not already published) in one of the IDB-indexed journal series of Bulletin of Transilvania University of Brașov.
https://webbut.unitbv.ro/index.php/bulletin
No fee is required for any of the conference events.
Registration closing date: 15 May 2026
24 -25 June 2026, Transilvania University of Brașov, Interdisciplinary Doctoral School ,Sergiu T. Chiriacescu Aula, Address: 41A, Iuliu Maniu St., Brașov
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Day 1 – 24 June 2026
08:30 Registration
09:00-09:30 Welcome session
09:30-10:30 Plenary Speech 1
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Concurrent sessions
13:00-14:30 Lunch break
14:30-16:30 Concurrent sessions
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-19:30 Concurrent workshops
- Academic Writing (EN)
- Scriere academică (RO)
17:00-18:30 Doctoral studies: Info session for Master’s Students
Day 2 –25 June 2026
09:00-11:00 Concurrent sessions
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:30 Plenary Speech 2
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:00 Concurrent presentation sessions
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30 Concurrent keynote speeches
17:45-19:30 Workshop
20:00 Festive dinner
Detailed Programme
Arrival by plane
Romania has several international airports, the closest to Brașov are and Otopeni Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) in Bucharest (124.82 km) and Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) (117.21 km). We recommend flying to Otopeni Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) in Bucharest since it is the one that has many transfer options to Brașov.
Since 2023, Brașov has its airport close to the city, Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport (GHV) (3,87 km). Even though few flight connections are available at the moment, the list keeps on growing, so when booking your flight, we suggest you check if any airport near your largest cities is connected to GHV and can be a better option than OTP.
How to get from Bucharest airport to Brașov?
There are many options to travel from Bucharest to Brașov.
The best options are by shuttle transfer, train, or rent a car.
1.We recommend taking the shuttle transfer, especially if your flight arrives any hour during the nighttime when trains have no connections.
Furthermore, they can pick you up from the airport (so you won’t need to go to Bucharest North Railway Station) and take you straight to Brașov’s city center or any indicated address.
Available for individual travelers or groups of up to 8 passengers, these transfer services can be booked in a private or shared vehicle. Prices go between 25-30 euros/person.
Many private companies offer these services, among which we recommend the following:
https://www.direct-aeroport.ro/
https://jetcab.ro
https://www.brasov-aeroport.ro/
https://transferairport.ro/ro/
2.Bucharest to Brașov by train
Train from Otopeni Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) to Bucharest North Railway Station
The train provides a fast connection between Henri Coandă Airport, and Bucharest North Railway Station (Gara de Nord).
Trains run 24 hours a day, every 40 minutes. The duration of the trip is approx. 20 minutes. You can purchase your ticket online or pay by card on the train. The ticket costs around 1.2 euros.
See train schedules here: https://mersultrenurilor.infofer.ro/en-GB/Itineraries
OR you can also take a taxi to/from the airport. However, to ensure that you, as a foreigner, will not be overcharged for your trip with the local taxi company, we recommend booking your ride using the UBER or BOLT apps. When you call for a car in the ride-sharing application, you will immediately see the price of the trip, otherwise, the taxi driver may establish his price and overcharge you.
All the trains from Bucharest to Brașov depart from the Bucharest North Railway Station (Gara de Nord).
There are around 30 connections each day so you can easily choose the train that works the best for you, but keep in mind that there are no connections to Brașov during the night. The journey time varies depending on the connection, the fastest trains take a bit less than 2.5 hours between Bucharest and Brașov. When planning your trip, check the journey time too so you can choose the best connection.
There are a few train companies that serve this route, the official Romanian railway – CFR Calatori but also other private companies.
You can use this website for the schedules of all the Bucharest to Brașov trains: https://mersultrenurilor.infofer.ro/en- GB/Itineraries
We recommend buying your train ticket for the Bucharest to Brașov (or Brașov to Bucharest) trip online. Tickets cost may vary between 15–25 euros.
If you come by train from Western Europe, you will arrive at the Central Station in Brașov. International trains from Paris, Berlin, Munich, or Vienna to Bucharest stop in Brașov.
3.Bucharest to Brașov by car
You can also drive yourself from Bucharest/Otopeni Airport to Brașov. The trip should take around 2.5 - 3 hours but keep in mind that in the mountainous part, the road narrows on a single lane and therefore usually gets blocked withtraffic easily, especially between Sinaia and Brașov, so that could lead to a delay of several hours for the whole trip.
If you plan to rent a car for your trip to Romania, you can check here the best options:
www.rentalcars.com
Where to stay in Brașov?
There are many options for accommodation in Brașov.
To catch the real historical and architectural beauty of Brașov we recommend searching for accommodation in Brașov’s Old Town.
More accurately, the area around the Council Square (Piața Sfatului) or near the conference venue (Aula Universității Transilvania).
Since Brașov is a very sought-after tourist city, there are hundreds of beautiful properties to choose from, covering all budget ranges.
So, most accommodations we recommend are in that area or within walking distance from Council Square and the conference venue:
Aro Palace Hotel (5*) – close to the Council Square https://aro-palace.ro/
Villa Prato (4*)- close to the Council Square https://www.villaprato.ro/lang/ro.html
Hotel Ambient (4*) - close to the conference venue https://www.hotelambient.ro/ro/
Residence Ambient (3*) - close to the conference venue https://www.residenceambient.ro/ro/
Conference Venue
All the conference evnts will be held at Aula Universității Transilvania (Sergiu Chiriacescu). Location: No. 41A, Iuliu Maniu St., Brașov.
