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The Open Society Institute - Sofia is a public non-governmental organization established in 1990 as part of the Open Society Foundation founded by George Soros. The organization aims to uphold the values ​​of the open society in Bulgaria, to support democratization in all fields of public and political life, to support civil society structures, to work for the extension and guaranteeing of civil freedoms and the respect for fundamental human rights, for improving strategic approaches to the integration of vulnerable groups and minorities. Building on Carl Popper's views that "open societies do not support a single view of ‘truth’", the organization supports research and applied projects aimed at unfolding a public debate on key issues for Bulgaria.

At the moment, Open Society Institute - Sofia is working on the following programs: Governance and Public Policies; European Policies and Civic Participation; Roma Program; Legal Program; Public Debate Program.

For a self-description of its mission and work see: http://www.osf.bg/?cy=25&lang=2

Lay Catholic Association Opus bonum was founded in 1972 in Frankfurt am Main by Jan Anastáz Opasek, who was initially also the chairman of the association. It aimed to preserve and develop the Czech and Slovak Christian culture in exile. Activities included spiritual care, lectures and conferences that were held in Franken, North Bavaria. Soon, Opus bonum became a unique ideological confrontation of various opinion streams within Czechoslovak exile. Opus bonum's activities caused a disinformation reaction in Czechoslovakia when regime officials attempted to misinterpret events and activities of Opus bonum.

Opus bonum was founded as a group mainly focused on questions of human existence, at least in the same way as one of its founders, Vladimir Neuwirth. During the second half of the 1970s, disputes over the future focus of OB arose. Opasek's opinion was essential, as he was the chairman of the association, who, in response to the Charter 77, decided that Opus Bonum would be an open and all-exile-friendly platform. This also led to Opasek's belief that Opus bonum should "support the Christians" of Charter 77. He knew that the human and civil rights for which the Charter was built also concerned the churches in Czechoslovakia and, in general, the position of religion. At the end of February 1977 Opus Bonum stood on Charter 77 and expressed the conviction that "the release of Charter 77 was the biggest event since the death of Jan Palach in Czechoslovakia."

Then, according to the example Charter 77 set, Opus bonum began to organise symposiums and invited personalities from those in exile from Czechoslovakia. They tried to select personalities beyond the ideological streams, besides Christian conservatives, they also invited progressively-minded, ex-communists, as well as liberals, socialists, etc. Ivan Medek wrote about the symposiums in Franken, "There were a number of topics in Franken that would not have been discussed at all, such as February 1948, the problem of collaboration, the relationship with the former Communists, the role of Edvard Beneš, the Munich surrender, etc. Sometimes conflicts occurred, but they were mostly worked out in a small bar or in a local pub, but the fact that at least for that moment, the integration of the various views of Czechoslovak exile could literally be posed by their representatives as one table during a debate, I think is extremely important." (Medek: Thank you, I'm fine, pp. 95-96).

The symposiums in Franken and the Opus bonum activity was followed by mass disinformation in Czechoslovakia from the government and secret police, but also some exasperation among exiles, largely from political prisoners, anti-communists and resistance activists. The first meeting in Franken had already sparked controversy. It was held in 1978 at the anniversary of the Communist coup (23 to 26 February) and the theme was "February 1948 through the eyes of the winners and losers after thirty years."

The main goal of Opus bonum was to mediate dialogue, creating space and prerequisites for it. Opus bonum continues to hold meetings today.

Biblioteca Universității din Oradea aparține Universității din Oradea. Biblioteca este finanțată de și subordonată Ministerului Educației Naționale și Cercetării Științifice. Ea are o colecție de peste 336.000 de cărți, reviste, ziare, CD-uri și DVD-uri. Colecția a crescut constant prin achizitii, schimburi cu peste 60 de parteneri și donații de la profesoriiUniversității din Oradea și de la alte universități, precum și din partea altor personalități ale vieții culturale și politice din România. De asemenea, biblioteca găzduiește multe piese de patrimoniu cultural, cum ar fi manuscrise, cărți vechi, imprimate și fotografii.

Istoria Bibliotecii Universității din Oradea a început în 1963. În acel an, a fost înființat în Oradea un institut pedagogic și a fost organizată o bibliotecă nouă,pentru satisfacerea nevoilor studenților. Datorită interesului regimului comunist pentru educația tehnică, Institutul de Pedagogie a fost reorganizat în 1976 ca o filială a Institutului Politehnic din Cluj-Napoca. Programele sale educaționale au vizat formarea viitorilor sub-ingineri necesari industriei românești în expansiune. Ca urmare, biblioteca, care deținea deja un număr impresionant de volume în domeniul științelor umaniste, a fost nevoită să-și îmbogățească colecția, în principal, cu publicații cu profil tehnic.După căderea regimului comunist, instituția de învățământ din Oradea a fost transformată în Universitatea Tehnică (1990) pentru a deveni un an mai târziu, Universitatea din Oradea. Dezvoltarea sistemului de învățământ superior din Oradea, care cuprinde acum 15 facultăți, a influențat structura Bibliotecii Universitare. De la o bibliotecă mică, care deținea, în principal, publicații cu profil tehnic, a devenit una dintre cele mai importante biblioteci din România, ale cărei colecții reușesc să răspundă cerințelor numărului în creștere permanentă de studenți din orașul universitar Oradea. Din anul 2010, biblioteca funcționează într-o nouă clădire modernă, cu cinci săli mari de lectură și șase depozite de cărți (Barta și Culiciu 2013, 130-174).

Biblioteca Universității din Oradea este alcătuită dintr-o unitate centrală și filiale, care deservesc cele 15 facultăți ale universității. Unitatea centrală este, de asemenea, împărțită în departamente, pe baza activității lor, și includesecțiuni, cum ar fi: "Achizițiile și prelucrare"; "Birou de relații publice."Biblioteca Universității din Oradea găzduiește numeroase colecții, care reflectă opoziția culturală împotriva regimului comunist, cum ar fi Colecția Monica Lovinescu-Virgil Ierunca și Colecția Mircea Zaciu.

In January 2000, the department of the Institute for Contemporary History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic was established to ensure the systematic development of an oral history method and its application in Czech historiography under the title Oral History Center (COH). The main focus of COH activities is on the basic research of the recent past, which is primarily conducted in various projects, using the method of oral history; the Center's other activities are various forms of education, archiving and administration of collections of interviews and providing theoretical and methodological consultations and services to researchers and people interested in oral history.

As part of basic research, COH focuses on both collecting materials, but also on its analysis and interpretation and integration into the general historical context. This research is financially supported by the Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.