November, 2026 

International Conference “Carpathian Culture Day” in Romania 

On November 5, 2026, the International Conference “Carpathian Culture Day” was held in Baia Mare (Romania) within the framework of the project “Improve the visibility of the joint cultural heritage through Carpathian Cultural Route”, which is implemented by the Development Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures (Romania) in the partnership with the NGO “Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk (AEDIF)” (Ukraine) and Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (Ukraine) in the framework of the Interreg VI-A NEXT Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Programme 2021-2027 (https://next.huskroua-cbc.eu).

More than 60 participants took part in the International Conference “Carpathian Culture Day” in Romania, including representatives of historical and cultural heritage sites, state authorities, scientists, and civil society institutions from Ivano-Frankivsk Region (Ukraine) and Maramureș County (Romania).

Welcome addresses were delivered by Marian Ferțadi (Head of the HUSKROUA Office in Maramureș County), Ihor Chudyk (Rector of Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas), the Prefect of Maramureș County, as well as representatives of the Maramureș County Council and the local authorities of Baia Mare. Representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism informed the participants about the recognition of the Carpathian Cultural Route as a transnational tourism and cultural route.

Radu Big, Project General Director and Executive Director of the Development Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures (Romania), reported on the implementation of the project.

Representing the NGO “Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk (AEDIF)”, Mariya Kovaliv (Vice-chairman, Project Manager) and Volodymyr Burdeniuk (Project Coordinator) took part in the conference.

The following representatives of the Ukrainian side delivered presentations to the conference participants: Mariya Kovaliv, Vice-chairman of the NGO “Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk (AEDIF)” and Project Manager, with a presentation entitled “On the Joint Ukrainian-Romanian Website ‘Carpathian Cultural Route’”; Liudmyla Arkhypova, Project Manager, Professor and Doctor of Sciences at Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, introduced the participants to the Carpathian Cultural Route mobile application; Andrii Stasiuk (Academic Secretary of the National Reserve “Ancient Halych”, Candidate of Historical Sciences) delivered a presentation entitled “Halych Castle: Research Prospects. Rethinking Heritage”; and Ihor Havryliuk (Director of the Interactive Museum of Knighthood) delivered a presentation on the “Interactive Museum of Knighthood”.

The “Carpathian Cultural Route” (https://carpathianculturalroute.com/) is an updated joint Ukrainian-Romanian website that presents a unique cross-border tourist route (the Carpathian Cultural Route includes 54 of the most significant and interesting historical and cultural heritage sites in the region and supports the development of cultural tourism and local culture, as well as the preservation of historical heritage in the Carpathian region. Among the sites of the Carpathian Cultural Route are 12 sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage List).

The project brings together the historical and cultural heritage of three border regions: Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia regions (Ukraine) and Maramureș County (Romania).

Reference:

Project “Improve the visibility of the joint cultural heritage through Carpathian Cultural Route” isimplemented in the framework of the Interreg VI-A NEXT Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Programme (https://next.huskroua-cbc.eu). Overall objective of the Project is to improve the visibility of the existing Carpathian Cultural Route as an instrument aimed to support the valorisation of the cultural and historical heritage in the Carpathian Euroregion. Specific objectives are: to enlarge the integrated cultural heritage product “Carpathian Cultural Route” that connects places of historical and cultural heritage with other attractions and services; to improve the skills and knowledge of cultural tourism representatives through the training and sharing experience program; to improve the visibility of the integrated cultural heritage product “Carpathian Cultural Route” at the regional and international level through the development of digital promotional materials, joint online information sources and mobile application.

This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the public organization “Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk (AEDIF)” and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

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