Upon completion of the distance training in the field of international judicial cooperation in criminal matters, on Wednesday, March 28, the certification event of the persons that have successfully promoted the course took place at the National Institute of Justice.
The course, conducted by the National Institute of Justice in cooperation with the European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP Programme), was intended for judges and prosecutors, including prosecutors that activate within the specialized divisions on international legal assistance of the General Prosecutor’s Office.
At the certification event Diana Scobioala, the NIJ Director, representative of the Council of Europe in Chisinau and Margarita Galstyan, manager of the “Support to criminal justice reforms in the Republic of Moldova” project have spoken, but also the national tutors - Alexandra Nica, Head of the Training and research Department of the NIJ and Violeta Cojocaru, university professor, the Head of the International and European Law Department of the Moldova State University and the participants to the course.
In the frame of the event, the achieved results and the participants’ impressions were discussed, but also aspects referring to the implementation of the course. In addition, the participants formulated suggestions that will contribute to the improvement of the distance learning course in order to meet the expectations of the future beneficiaries.
Overall, a number of 23 participants have been certified by the Council of Europe in common with the National Institute of Justice.
The e-learning course “International judicial cooperation in criminal matters”, with a total duration of 24 training hours, was conducted through the distance learning HELP Platform, during the period 5 February - 18 March 2018. The activity is part of the Council of Europe Project “Support to criminal justice reforms in the Republic of Moldova”, funded by the Government of Denmark, being the fourth course implemented by the HELP Programme in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice.