The “Hortus Academicus” student symposium organized by the Faculty of Horticulture in Bucharest is aimed at students, master’s and doctoral students and offers the opportunity to present scientific papers in the HORTICULTURE and LANDSCAPE specializations.
Participants are asked to register with the title of the work, the authors and specify the coordinating professor by March 15, 2026, sending the information to the email address hortus.academicus@horticultura-bucuresti.ro.
Schedule
“The man who has planted a garden feels that he has done something for the good of the world.”
Charles Dudley Warner

Invitation
Dear Students and Colleagues,
On behalf of the Faculty of Horticulture of the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 10 th International Student Symposium “Hortus Academicus”, which will take place on March 27, 2026.
The Symposium aims to bring together BSc, MSc, and PhD students in the spirit of scientific inquiry and academic collaboration. It seeks to foster a vibrant knowledge-based community, providing a platform for young researchers to share the latest results of their work and to engage in meaningful scientific dialogue.
Starting with this year’s edition, the Symposium will be organized in a blended (hybrid) format, allowing both on-site and online participation. We warmly welcome virtual contributions, thereby offering broader access and increased international engagement.
We strongly believe that your scientific endeavors are essential to the advancement of horticulture and landscape-related fields, and we encourage you to contribute your research and help enrich our academic community.
All accepted papers presented during the Symposium will be published as short communications on the Faculty of Horticulture’s official webpage and will be made available as open-access presentations.
We look forward to your participation and to an inspiring exchange of ideas.
Advantages of participation
The possibility of disseminating the results and presenting the activities carried out during the development of some research works within the community and outside it
Improving the technique of presenting the results and putting them into value by translating them into a scientific format
Participation in networking and experience exchange activities
Increasing the degree of confidence in one’s own strength
Visibility and affirmation on a professional level
Possibilities of collaboration and mutual help with colleagues who express a common interest

Important deadlines
03.03-15.03.2026: Submit title and authors by email
20.03.2026: Deadline for ppt and paper submission
23.03.2026: Final programme
27.03.2026: Symposium day – plenary (onlineonsite) sessions
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Committees
Scientific committee
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Adrian ASĂNICĂ
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Adrian PETICILĂ
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Sorina PETRA
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Florin STĂNICĂ
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Liliana BĂDULESCU
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Florin TOMA
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Elena DELIAN
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Adrian CHIRA
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Lenuţa CHIRA
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Ligia ION
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Gheorghiţa HOZA
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Elena DRAGHICI
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Viorica LAGUNOVSCHI
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Constantin PĂUN
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Elena DOBRIN
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Arina ANTOCE
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Mihaela BUCUR
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Marinela STROE
- Conf. Dr. Petruţa MATEI
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Ioana Mihaela GEORGESCU
- Conf. Dr. Zamfir Diana VAȘCĂ
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Ioana TUDORA
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Cristina MĂNESCU
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Elisabeta DOBRESCU
- Conf. Dr. Elena SĂVULESCU
- Şef lucrări Dr. Vasilica LUCHIAN
- Şef lucrări Dr. George COJOCARU
- Şef lucrări Dr. Claudia FABIAN
- Şef lucrări Dr. Sidonia TEODORESCU
- Şef lucrări Dr.. Cosmin MIHAI
- Asist. Univ. Dr. Iustina TUDOR
The organizing committee
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Adrian PETICILĂ
- Prof. Univ. Dr. Adrian ASĂNICĂ
- Conf. Univ. Dr. Elisabeta DOBRESCU
- Lector Claudia FABIAN
- Sef. lucr. dr. Cosmin MIHAI
- Dr. Ana BUTCARU
- Drd. Ing. Cătălina NICOLAE















