The Council of the Faculty of Agriculture awarded Andrea FEHÉR Ph.D. the honorary title of "Faculty Honorary Citizen".

The associate professor of the Faculty of Management and Rural tourism of the University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” form Timisoara is also the Erasmus + coordinator of the university. In recognition of her many years of work in broadening and deepening the educational and research activities that have existed between the two universities for several decades, she received the honour of "Honorary Citizen of the Faculty" at the Graduation Ceremony of the Faculty of Agriculture, USZ.

Andrea FEHÉR, Ph.D., is a university associate professor and a scientific researcher at the Sustainable Rural Development Research Centre of the Timisoara Regional Committee of the Romanian Academy of Sciences.

She obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees at the predecessor institution of her current workplace, the Banat University of Agriculture and Veterinary Science in Timisoara, in the field of agricultural economics, and then obtained her PhD degree in the field of agricultural sciences in the same field in 2009. In 2022, she obtained a habilitation doctoral degree at the Bucharest University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.

She has been the employee of the university since 2003, and the Faculty's Erasmus+ coordinator since 2014.

During her work, in addition to teaching and research tasks, she also acts as a mentor for PhD students and Erasmus students.

She actively participates in the organization and conduct of faculty and university-level conferences and student competitions, as well as in the editing of university scientific publications.

She is an active participant and project manager of domestic and EU-funded projects. For more than a decade, she has been the engine of educational and research, and above all, human relations between the Faculty of Agriculture and the Agricultural University of Timisoara.

Her conscientious work contributes to the nurturing and broadening of inter-institutional relations, on the basis of which she deservedly earned the "Honorary Citizen of the Faculty" award granted by the Council of the Faculty of Agriculture.

“It is a great honour for me to be here today and to receive this recognition from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Szeged. This institution has long traditions and outstanding educational and research results, so I accept this honour with deep respect and gratitude. I sincerely thank the management of the university and the faculty for this special recognition.

I would like to highlight the fruitful cooperation between the Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism of the University of Timisoara and the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Szeged.

This partnership is extremely valuable, as it creates an opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and experience, the development of joint projects, and for our students and instructors to have an even broader perspective. I can assure you that this cooperation will continue and we will establish an even closer relationship in the future"– said Andrea FEHÉR Ph.D. in her speech, specially thanking to the dean of the Faculty of Agriculture.