Tuesday, May 30, 2023, ad interim Director of the National Institute of Justice, Ecaterina Popa, and Head of the Initial Training Section, Iulia Gorbatenco, participated in the graduation ceremony of the masters of the Faculty of Law of the State University of Moldova.
In the opening of the event spoke Aurelia Hanganu, deputy Rector of USM, doctor habilitatus of law, associate professor.; Sergiu Branza, Dean of the Faculty of Law of USM, doctor habilitatus of law, university professor; Oleg Pantea, deputy dean of the Faculty of Law, PhD in law, associate professor.; Ecaterina Popa, ad interim Director of NIJ; Mariana Grama, head of the Department of Criminal Law, PhD in law, associate professor.; Rodica Ciobanu, head of the Department of Public Law, doctor habilitatus of law, associate professor.; Igor Dolea, Director of the Institute of Criminal Reforms, doctor habilitatus of law, university professor.
The ad interim director of NIJ congratulated the 220 graduates on the occasion of completing their higher master's degree, cycle II. She also sent young people a message of encouragement to continue their studies at the National Institute of Justice and to become candidates to the positions of judge and prosecutor: „This ceremony marks the end of a stage in your academic lives, but also the beginning of a new journey in your legal career. You have acquired here, at USM, which is the first higher education institution with university status established in the Republic of Moldova, solid knowledge, you have developed essential skills and gained confidence in your own ability to address complex legal challenges. I want to encourage you to come to the National Institute of Justice, which is also the first judicial training institution for the professional training of future judges and prosecutors in our country. It seems to me a natural evolution for some of you – to become representatives of a profession, either as a judge or as a prosecutor, which has the power to change people's lives and to influence the direction in which society is developing, especially now that our country has received the status of candidate country for the European Union”.
We mention that in 2023, at the NIJ admission competition for the initial training course are planned 30 places for the candidates to the position of judge and 15 places for the candidates to the position of prosecutor. The submission of files will take place between July 1-31, 2023, and in September the entrance exam will be carried out consisting of the electronically supported written test and the oral test. The written test also consists of an eliminatory psychological test and a specialized test. The notice, the timing of the admission, as well as other relevant information will be published on the NIJ website.
