#AwarenessWeek: Level UP!, at USAMV Cluj-Napoca, a new edition dedicated to personal development and social responsibility

The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV) Cluj-Napoca, through the Department for Teacher Training and the Centre for Inclusion of People with Disabilities, is organising the second edition of the event dedicated to students – #AwarenessWeek, between 17 and 21 November 2025.

This year’s edition, suggestively titled Level UP!, highlights the importance of developing inner resources and promoting a culture of empathy and responsibility. Participants will be invited to explore, alongside specialists and partners of the event, topics that are essential for a balanced and conscious society: cultivating personal psychological resources and resilience, preventing and combating violence – both against people (especially women) and animals, as well as understanding the mechanisms through which we can contribute to building safer communities.

The programme for #AwarenessWeek includes a wide variety of activities, together with event partners, as follows:

* Exhibition of T-shirts inscribed with messages from victims of domestic violence, “Some laundry is washed in public”: 17-21 November, lobby of the Institute of Life Sciences (ISV). Partner: Filia Centre;

* Exhibition “9 SHAMES and other scandalous paintings from Romania’s recent history”: 17-21 November, room 1, DPPD building. Partner: Create.Act.Enjoy;

* “Speed Networking” – Socialising activity: 17 November, 6 p.m., room 2, DPPD building. Partner: League of Life Sciences Students, USAMV Cluj-Napoca;

* Workshop “Beyond Suffering: Recognising and Managing Cases of Pet Abuse”: 18 November, 6 p.m., Regina Maria Amphitheatre, ISV building. Speaker: Phd student: Maria-Paula Bocoș-Bințințan, veterinarian, USAMV Cluj-Napoca;

* Workshop “Overcoming obstacles and cultivating personal resources in student life”: 19 November, 2 p.m., Room 2, DPPD building. Partner: Create.Act.Enjoy;

* Workshop “A survival guide in the age of comments – with Odi Onyejekwe”: 19 November, 6 p.m., Regina Maria Amphitheatre, ISV building. Partner: CEO & Founder Uptivate, Odi Onyejekwe;

* Workshop “From personal development to mental health”: 20 November, 4 p.m., room 2, DPPD building. Partner: Minte Forte Association. Speakers: psychotherapist Paula Nuțaș and psychotherapist Roxana Frunză;

* Workshop “StandUp! Take a stand against street harassment”: 21 November, 11:00, Red Amphitheatre, USAMV Cluj-Napoca Library. Partner: Filia Centre. Speaker: Ioana Mureșan;

* Online workshop on violence against women and femicide: 17 November, 4 p.m. (the link to connect will be available on the social media pages of the #Awareness Week event);

* “Level UP! Quizz night” – Charity quiz event: 21 November, 8 p.m., GAP, 11 Piezișă Street. Partner: Gamingquiznights.