Mircea Miclea (born 8 November 1963) is a

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n professor, psychologist and politician. Born in Cioara, Alba County, he is the professor and director of The Centre for Applied Cognitive Psychology, at

Babeș-Bolyai University The Babeș-Bolyai University ( ro, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai , hu, Babeș-Bolyai Tudományegyetem, commonly known as UBB) is a public research university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. UBB has a long academic tradition, started by Universitas ...

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. He served as the General Chancellor of the university from 2001 to 2004. In 2001, he was named the

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Chair on Higher Education Management and Governance. In 2006, he was named Head of The Presidential Commission for analysis and elaboration of policies in education and research. Miclea was the Minister of Education and Research in the

Tăriceanu I Cabinet The first Tăriceanu cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Romania led by former PNL leader Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu between 29 December 2004 and 5 April 2007. It succeeded the Năstase cabinet and was succeeded by the second Tăricean ...

, from December 29, 2004, to November 10, 2005.

Affiliations

* 1995: International Affiliate Member of American Psychological Association * 1996–present: European Society for Cognitive Psychology (local officer) * 1996: Psychonomic Society Affiliate * 1997: International Council of Psychologists * 2000–present: Netherlands Institute of Advanced Study * 1996–present: President of Romanian Association for Cognitive Sciences * 2006–present: President of Romanian Psychological Association

Honors and awards

* 1992: Romanian Academy of Science * 1999: Milton Erickson Gessellschaft fur Clinische Hypnose Award

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miclea, Mircea 1963 births Living people Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University People from Alba County Romanian Ministers of Education