Confiscation, seizure, and extended confiscation were the main topics discussed during the public lecture held on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, at the National Institute of Justice. The event, conducted in English by David Mattan, senior specialist in asset recovery at the International Centre for Asset Recovery within the Basel Institute on Governance, based in Moldova, was addressed to the 18th cohort of trainees, candidates for the positions of judge and prosecutor.
On the afternoon of Friday, August 1, 2025, the graduates of the 2015 promotion of the National Institute of Justice reunited at their Alma Mater to mark ten years since they completed the initial training course. The majority of the graduates present at the event are currently working as judges or prosecutors.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the Director of the National Institute of Justice, Ramona Strugariu, received a visit from representatives of the Basel Institute on Governance from Switzerland – Thierry Ravalomanda, Head of Training Department at the International Centre of Asset Recovery (ICAR), Peter Huppertz, Head of the IT and e-Learning, and David Mattan, Senior Specialist, Asset Recovery, based in Moldova.
The National Institute of Justice has launched the admission exam for the initial training of future judges and prosecutors. The evaluation process takes place in two stages: a written electronic test, which includes an eliminatory psychological test and a specialty test, followed by an oral examination.
The Director of the National Institute of Justice, Ramona Strugariu, participated on Friday, July 18, 2025, in the regional conference dedicated to strengthening judicial independence and accountability. The event brought together representatives of judicial councils and key institutions from the Republic of Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine, alongside international experts, members of civil society and the academic environment, serving as an important platform for the exchange of experience and good practices, with a view to cooperation and promoting common values of democratic justice systems.
