Events

On February 14, 2025, during the conference “The Art of Communication in Medical Practice” at the University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Popa-Velea (project manager) shared information about the ERUDITE project (objectives, targets, benefits). The project presentation was made within the oral communication entitled “The Empathy-Self-Compassion Balance and Its Implications in Medical Practice”.

At the 3rd Conference of the Romanian Association of Free Psychiatrists (APLR) (Bucharest, October 21st-22nd), the ERUDiTE Project Manager Prof Dr Ovidiu Popa-Velea presented the oral communication entitled “Empathy fatigue and lack of self-compassion – causes, psychosomatic consequences, remedies”. During the talk, the speaker informed about the objectives and current outcomes of the ERUDiTE project, with a special focus on the Empathy Manual.

On Friday, October 24th, 2025, the intellectual outputs realized so far in the Erasmus+ ERUDiTE Project – Empathy Rising in Universities through Digital Tools & Education were presented during the Congress of the “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest.
The two speakers, Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Popa-Velea, Project Director, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Liliana Diaconescu, member of the research team, introduced the project’s framework, current results, and upcoming milestones. The session also showcased the Empathy Manual and exposed potential implications of the Project in the education process of medical students and allied-health professions.
The event highlighted ERUDiTE’s mission to integrate digital tools into empathy training and to promote empathy as a core transversal competence in academic and clinical contexts.

Learn more about the project: Project Website

The Empathy Manual: Empathy Manual