ASECU

General Info

HISTORY

   On November 1996, after the appropriate preparatory work, the Rector of University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, Professor Yannis Tsekouras, took the initiative to invite in Thessaloniki Rectors of Economic Universities, Heads of Economic Departments and Deans of Economic Faculties so as to establish the Association of South Eastern Europe Economic Universities (ASECU). The invitation was sent to Universities of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Romania and Yugoslavia.

 At the beginning 24 Universities of the previously mentioned countries corresponded, and these later composed the founding members of the Association. In the founding meeting the Statute was being approved and also was decided the enlargement of the Association to the Economic Universities of the other South Eastern Europe countries.

 By decision taken in General Assembly of 2007, the Association was modified in Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region. Also it was decided the acceptance as Associated members, Universities from the Middle East and North-Eastern Africa (article 4 §4 of Statute). This decision was taken in response to expressions of interest in joining the Association from economic universities in countries from these regions.

Presently, ASECU amounts sixty three (63) members, Universities and Scientific Centres. Fifty (50) as regular members from Albania, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine and thirteen (13) as associated members from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lebanon and Palestine.

The seat of the Association is the University of Macedonιa, Thessaloniki, Greece where the Secretariat of the Association is also based. The offices of the Board of Governors of the Association are situated at the place where the incumbent president of the Board exercises her/his academic activities.

AIM AND SCOPE

The aim of the Association is to promote the interests of the Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and of the Black Sea Region, which are public, recognised or financed by the state of origin. 

The specific aims of the Association are:

  • to promote cooperation between Economic Universities, Faculties, Departments; i.e., especially:
    1. to exchange views and information about syllabi
    2. to exchange undergraduate and postgraduate students and
    3. to exchange teaching and research staff;
  • to provide members with the opportunity to exchange information, opinions etc. by publishing a relevant scientific journal or by cooperation in elaborating scientific studies in relation to the future development of higher education and research as well as to improve their quality in the field of economic studies and business administration;
  • to undertake initiatives for the protection of the interests of members and their institutions, so as to be supported by international organisations and in particular by the higher education institutions of the European Union;
  • to encourage cooperation between universities inside and outside the countries referred to in the Association.
  • to pursue cooperation in the field of higher education with the consolidation of close relations with other organisations having similar aims, e.g. E.U.A.
  • to provide opportunities for harmonising the degrees of faculties and departments of the universities participating in the Association;
  • to promote cooperation between economic universities, faculties, departments in the field of research for the benefit of the economy, the society, peace and the cultural development of the countries referred to the Association.

HONORARY PRESIDENT

Yannis TSEKOURAS, Emeritus . Prof. University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, GREECE

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The following Board was elected for a four years period, during the 9th General Assembly of ASECU, on the 31st of March 2023.

President

Prof. Grigoris ZAROTIADIS, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE

Vice President

Prof. Leonid NAKOV, St. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, NORTH MACEDONIA

General Secretary

Prof. Bogdan Gabriel ZUGRAVU, “Alexander Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, ROMANIA

Members

Prof. Bernard DOSTI, University of Tirana, ALBANIA
Prof. Dejan MIKEREVIC, University of Banja Luka, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
Prof. Paskal ZHELEV, University of National and World Economy, BULGARIA
Prof. Bogdan WIERZBINSKI, University of Rzeszow, POLAND
Prof. Oleg BODYAGIN, Rostov State University of Economics, Rostov-on-Don, RUSSIA
Prof. Zaklina STOJANOVIC, University of Belgrade, SERBIA