22nd International Conference on
"Economic Issues - New Challenges"
- EINCO2026

University of Oradea, Faculty of Economic Sciences
Oradea, Romania 28-30 May 2026

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Executive Conference Chair:

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Keynote speakers:

Prof. Dr. Karim Sadrieh is Professor of Business Administration and holds the Dean of Faculty & Chair of E-Business at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. He earned his Ph.D. summa cum laude from the University of Bonn, where he worked at the Laboratory for Experimental Economics under Nobel Laureate Reinhard Selten.

Before joining Magdeburg in 2004, he held a tenured position at Tilburg University. His research bridges experimental economics, game theory, and behavioral economics, with applications in market design, e-commerce, and strategic decision-making. He has been ranked among Germany's top 250 business researchers in the Handelsblatt Lifetime Achievement Rankings and has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals."

Read more: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fkDhnF4AAAAJ&hl=en

He has worked for 18 years in various private companies in Romania and abroad, in the field of investments in the capital market. He has held at ASF the position of Director General of Insurance (2021–2025), and Director of the Strategy and Financial Stability Directorate. He also held the posts of Director of the Integrated Supervision Directorate (2013–2014) and Director of the Insurance Authorization and Regulation Directorate (2017–2019). His professional activity also includes positions such as Director General of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, board member at Sibex and SIF Moldova (2012–2013), and President of the Central Depository’s Board, as well as international experience – Euro Invest Bank GmbH Austria (Head of Sales, 2009–2010) and Wood & Co, Czechia (Senior Sales Trader, 2007–2009). Mr. Valentin Ionescu graduated from the Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Commerce; he holds an MBA from CNAM Paris, a master's in enterprise development from ASE and Georgetown University, and postgraduate studies in “Finance and Banking.” He is an active member of various ESMA and EIOPA committees. He graduated from the Aspen Institute, and at the Joint Vienna Institute he completed courses in “Financial Sector Surveillance” and “External Vulnerabilities and Early Warning Exercise.” He has published articles and opinions in various national and international publications and has been interviewed by Bloomberg on several occasions.

Professor Marcel-Ioan Boloș is a distinguished figure in Romanian academia and public service, currently serving as a Full Professor PhD. Habil. at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Oradea. He holds doctorates in both accounting (2005) and management (2007). Professor Boloș's extensive scientific contributions include authoring 7 specialized books, publishing over 50 articles (with 28 in ISI-ranked journals and 30 indexed in BDI), and holding two patents for invention/copyrighted original works. His research interests visible through his publications span areas like computational intelligence, fuzzy sets, and the optimization of financial and investment decisions. He has also been significantly involved in numerous projects funded by structural funds, reflecting a practical application of his expertise.

Beyond his academic achievements, Professor Boloș Marcel has a significant background in public administration. In the present, holds the position of Director General of ADR Nord Vest. He has held several high-level governmental positions, including Minister of European Investments and Projects (December 2024-November 2025, November 2019 - December 2020 and April 2022 - May 2023), Minister of Finance (June 2023 – December 2024), and Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization (January 2022 - April 2022).

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EINCO 2026

Reaching its 22nd Edition, this year’s International Conference on Economic Issues – New Challenges – EINCO 2026 will take place on 28-30 May 2026, in Oradea, Romania.

EINCO 2026 intends to further provide the framework for relevant scientific debates focused on the challenges faced by the contemporary economic issues with reference to both the framework specific to Romania, as well as the general framework of the latest European and International policies and practices. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged on topics in the economic field, but also related to fields such as sociology, artificial intelligence, psychology, political science, etc.

Academic research papers, post-doctoral research or PhD research papers, case studies and work-in-progress are welcomed. Each paper will be subject to a double-blind peer reviewing process.

For more information, please visit the EINCO 2026 website.

Conference Sections

EINCO 2026 provides international opportunity for scientific discussion and collaboration on the broad range of relevant areas associated to recent trends in the field of Economic Sciences.

EINCO 2026 sections:

  • Economics, Business Administration, Tourism and Statistics
  • Finance, Banking, Accounting and Audit
  • International Business, European Integration, Foreign Languages and Business Environment
  • Management, Marketing, Economic Informatics and Cybernetics

Information For Authors

Each participant can submit a maximum of 2 papers as author or co-author.

The template for authors is available on the conference website.

The in extenso papers accepted can be published in Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Economics Issues - New Challenges - EINCO 2026 with ISBN (will be submitted for evaluation and potential indexing in SCOPUS) or in Analele Universității din Oradea. Seria Științe Economice – TOM XXXV 2026, ISSN 1582 – 5450 (electronic), University of Oradea Publishing, ISSN 1222-569X (print)` journal indexed by ERIH-PLUS, RePec, EBSCO, DOAJ, SCIPIO, CABELL’S DIRECTORY OF PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES.

All published papers will be also available, free full text access, on the site of the journal: http://anale.steconomiceuoradea.ro/en/journal-archive/ or in Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Economics Issues - New Challenges - EINCO 2026, available of EINCO 2026 website.

Conference Language: English.  

Important dates
On-line registration and paper submission 16 April 2026 23 April 2026
Notification of paper acceptance
(with any requested changes after the double-blind reviewing process) / rejection (by e-mail):
06 May 2026
Payment of the registration fee and final (revised) paper submission (if changes were requested) 13 May 2026
Dates of the Conference - EINCO2026 28-30 May 2026
Conference Fees *
Conference participant *:
First paper 100 euro/paper
Second paper 75 euro/paper
PhD Student (if single author or first author) 50 euro/paper

* This fee covers attendance, appearance in the conference program, certificate of attendance, conference bag and materials, access to all conference sessions, benefit from coffee breaks, lunch and conference Dinner, for one participant per paper.

Publication Opportunities
Publication of paper** 50 euro/paper

**This fee covers the publication of the in extenso paper in Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Economics Issues - New Challenges - EINCO 2026 with ISBN (will be submitted for evaluation and potential indexing in SCOPUS) or in Analele Universității din Oradea. Seria Științe Economice – TOM XXXV 2026, ISSN 1582 – 5450 (electronic), University of Oradea Publishing, ISSN 1222-569X (print)` journal counted by the National Authority as B+ CNCSIS - Romania, and ERIH-PLUS, RePec, EBSCO, DOAJ, SCIPIO, CABELL’S DIRECTORY OF PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES.

More information about the conference fees (bank accounts, etc.) is available here.

Please feel free to email us regarding the EINCO 2026 Conference at einco.fse@gmail.com


If you are not registered please follow the steps below:

Step 1. On-line Registration and Authentication. Deadline: 18 April 2026 23 April 2026

To participate to the EINCO2026 Conference you must first register on-line on this site.
If you are already registered from the previous editions, please log in to the site.

The Registration Form contains: Personal data (name; first name; institution; title; e-mail, password).

Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the Conference Committee prefers that an author presents maximum two papers and each paper requires a registration fee.

NOTE! The e-mail and the password provided in the Registration Form will be used to authenticate on the site whenever you access the Conference registration site.


After the authentication on the site, you have to submit your paper/s by filling in the uploading form of each paper (edited in accordance with the Model paper), NO LATER than the 18 April 2026 23 April 2026. Please note that this is a FINAL date. Earlier submission is encouraged as it helps us to manage the review process in a timely manner. This is of particular importance if you will need a visa to attend the conference.

This form contains:

1. Author's data:

  • Scientific title, NAME and first name (e.g.: Prof.Dr. POPESCU Ion, Associate Prof.Dr. POPESCU Ion);
  • Contact address, telephone number and e-mail;
  • Institution (affiliation).

2. Data regarding the paper registered/uploaded:

  • The type of the paper (you have to select one type only, out of the following: Academic research, post-doctoral research, PhD research, case study or work-in-progress); once your paper accepted, the Editorial Board will establish the type of the paper presentation (oral or poster) within the Conference, according to the type you selected for the submitted paper;
  • The Title of the paper;
  • The section/the sub-section the paper is affiliated with;
  • The Abstract - will be inserted in the form;
  • The key words;
  • The paper's code corresponding to JEL classification.

3. The paper edited in accordance with the requirements (see the Model paper).
After uploading the full paper, you will receive a submitting notification e-mail.


Step 2. Reviewing the uploaded papers. Deadline: 06 May 2026

After uploading the full paper/s, all papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee of the Journal The Annals of the University of Oradea. Economic Sciences (AUOES) to ensure an adequate scientific standard, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced. For authors whose first language is not English we request that you have your work proof-read prior to submission by a native English speaker (or at least a fluent English speaker). Papers can be rejected due to a poor standard of English.

After the double-blind reviewing process, the Editorial Board will send a notification e-mail of paper/s acceptance or rejection to the author/s. The author/s whose paper/s is/are accepted will contain the notification of paper/s acceptance (with any requested changes after the double-blind reviewing process).


Step 3. Acknowledgement of the fee payment for the accepted papers. Deadline: 13 May 2026

After receiving the e-mail containing the notification of paper acceptance (see above Step 2), you have to confirm the payment of the participation fee NO LATER than the 13 May 2026.

Fees are payable in advance.

Note to Authors: In order to have your paper published in the Journal The Annals of the University of Oradea. Economic Sciences (AUOES) the final date for receipt of authors' payment is 13 May 2026. The accepted papers for publication in the AUOES have to be presented at the EINCO2026 Conference, providing at least one author completes registration (including payment) - see the registration section above.

In order to confirm the payment, you have to access the registration site of the Conference, on the account created by you at Step 1, where you have to introduce in the form the information regarding the payment (Receipt no., Bank Payment Order no. etc.) and also you will have to attach in a scanned format the document proofing your payment (or you send it by e-mail at: einco.fse@gmail.com).

Here you can find a list for The EINCO2026 Conference fees https://anale.steconomiceuoradea.ro/en/submissionpublishing-fees/

Step 4. The Conference. 28 - 30 May 2026

If you passed the above-mentioned steps, we look forward to welcome you to the EINCO2026 for the paper/s presentation!