(Jun. 11) - Ariane Landuyt, Professor of Contemporary Histery at the University of Siena, has been awarded an honorary degree in International Relations and European Studies by the University of Oradea, Romania. The prestigious title was awarded by the Academic Senate of the Romanian University, on the proposal of Ioan Horga, Professor of European History, and of the international scientific committee that supported the initiative. The ceremony, held in recent days, has been attended by over 200 academics, local authorities, civil society members, researchers and students from several European universities. As was pointed out in the laudation, presented by Professor Horga, the title of Doctor Honoris Causa is just the last stage of the successful career of Professor Landuyt, an active supporter of European studies, carried out in the Centro di ricerca sull'integrazione europea (CRIE) - Centro di Eccellenza Jean Monnet which she directs since 1988 at the University of Siena. (Peg)

ABOUT ARIANE LANDUYT
Since 1980 Ariane Landuyt is full professor at the University of Siena. Since 1983 she teaches Contemporary History in the same university. She graduated in Contemporary History in 1968 from the University of Florence, where she has been fellow assistant since 1971. In 1973-74 she attended the Pantheon-Sorbonne University with a scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1975 she won a Fulbright scholarship for the USA. From 1975 to 1977 she was teated History of Parties and Political Movements at the University of Bologna. From 1977 to 1983 she was also in charge of the Modern History course at the University of Siena. From 1986 to 1994 she was a member of the Board of the library "Circolo Giuridico" at the University of Siena. Since 1988 she is directing the the Centro interdipartimentale di ricerca sull’integrazione europea (CRIE). She is member of the Centro Carlo Francovich, the Centre d'Etude de l'Emigration Italienne (CEDEI) in Paris, the Associazione Universitaria di Studi Europei (AUSE), the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), and the Archivio del Movimento Operaio e Contadino of the province of Siena.