The National Institute of Justice organized a public event entitled "Access to legal knowledge and perspectives of the profession of judge and prosecutor in the context of European integration" to mark the European Day of Justice. The activity was attended by students and master students of the law faculties of the State University of Moldova, the Free International University of Moldova and the University of European Studies of Moldova, who are also members of the European Law Students Association (ELSA), as well as a group of young people from the "Stefan cel Mare" Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The ad interim director of the National Institute of Justice, Adrian Cerbu, spoke to the students about his professional career and the role of the institution in the training of judges and prosecutors. Together with Roman Porubin, delegated prosecutor in the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, shared their experiences, including as trainees of the National Institute of Justice, giving an overview of their careers and training opportunities.
A special focus was put on the European dimension of judicial training, through the presentation by the Head of the training and research Department, Ecaterina Popa, the Head of the Legal Information Center, Tatiana Ciaglic, and the Head of the e-learning Section, Tatiana Bruma, of the HELP Program in the Republic of Moldova, as well as the educational resources of the Council of Europe and the National Institute of Justice.
At the same time, to the students were given access to three e-courses developed by the HELP Program and institutionalized by NIJ: "Introduction to the system of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights", "E-course in anti-discrimination" and "Hate speech".
The event ended with a tour of the National Institute of Justice, through the most representative study rooms, which gave participants a concrete overview of the environment in which the training of future judges and prosecutors takes place.
