On 20 and 21 November, the State University of Moldova and the State University of Comrat hosted public lectures on “Comparative arrangements of autonomies: South Tyrol and Åland Islands” with the participation of students and academics. The lectures were organised in the framework of the Gagauzia Dialogue project implemented by CMI- Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation with the support of Sweden in partnership with Eurach Research and the Åland Islands Peace Institute.
International experts Elisabeth Alber and Susann Simolin gave a comparative presentation on autonomies in Italy and Finland. The experts presented to the participants the history and functioning of European autonomies, the division of competences and powers and other topics of interest.
University students had the opportunity to communicate with international experts and get answers to questions related to autonomies.
The lectures were an opportunity to share international experience and contextualize the subjects in the Republic of Moldova. The students appreciated the lessons and said that learning about international models on the functioning of autonomies is a useful exercise for learning best practices in the context of building relations between central and autonomous authorities.
