Professor of International Relations and European Studies with rich teaching and research experience in European and international governance, Security Studies, National and ethnic minorities.

He is the Rector of “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, Bucharest and former Director of International Studies and Contemporary History Department (2012-2017), Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babeș-Bolyai University.

Since 2008, he is professor at Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Cluj Napoca, with teaching and research activities on international relations and security studies, History of European Integration, Governance in the European Union, European Union common policies, European Security and the issue of national and ethnic minorities. With a PhD in International Relations (2003), he is, since 2009, PhD Supervisor in the field of International Relations and European Studies within the Doctoral School of International Relations and Security Studies (founder of the School, former member in the School board).

He has developed several successful BA’s and MA’s in international relations and security studies at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, worth mentioned: Security Studies, International Relations and European Studies, Leadership and Communication in international organisations or Security management in contemporary society.

Between 2007 and 2017 Prof.Ivan was Chairman of the Committee of the permanent experts specialized in Social Sciences, Political and Communication at The Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS).

In 2013, he received the "Dimitrie Gusti" Award of the Romanian Academy.

Prof.Ivan is member in different editorial boards, such as: Romanian Review of European Governance Studies, Journal of Eastern European Studies, Eurolimes, Journal of the Institute for Euroregional Studies "Jean Monnet" European Center of Excellence, Journal of International Relations of the Romanian and European Studies.

Furthermore, he has published many books and articleson International Relations and Security Studies.

Among his latest project management activities worth mentioned: Module leader – Project History of European Integration, Jean Monnet Chair leader – project Governance and European Policies, Co-director ATLANTIS Programme “Public Administration”, Academic coordinator -Jean Monnet Project A Students’ E-urope: Education for Citizenship (EU-RoCitizen) (2012), Module leader – project «European Security, National and Ethnic Minority Issues» (2013-2016), Academic Coordinator -Jean Monnet Project Learning EU’s ABC@School: Education for Democracy, Citizenship and Diversity (2014-2016), Chair Leader - Jean Monnet Chair „Building the United States of Europe: Democracy, Security and Diversity for the New Generation of EU Citizens” (2015-2018).

Prof.Univ. Adrian Liviu Ivan, PhD.
Babes-Bolyai University
+40 264 405 300
adrian.ivan[at]ubbcluj.ro