About Us

At FDVDR, we believe in our work, we believe in the future of our extraordinary children and young people, we believe in their potential and their future, we believe in the development of Romania.

Many of them have found here a place where they could train their intelligence, develop their vocation, fulfil their dreams.

Regardless of where these children come from, whether they are from urban or rural areas of Romania, or even from abroad, regardless of their social status, at FDVDR they have all received the same opportunities and have benefited from the same educational resources, aimed at excellence and performance.

Today a large number of them are students or graduates of some of the most prestigious universities in Romania or in the world. Others are already successful doctors, artists, inventors, researchers, professors or engineers, who are truly a great honour to us, whether they have chosen to build a career in Romania or abroad.

The world around us is changing every day, which is why every year we invite the best teachers and the best specialists with exceptional results in their fields to join us.

We want to make sure that the success stories of children and young people who are part of the FDVDR Community become a landmark, to inspire future generations. And may the FDVDR story continue as beautifully, so that we can project into the future all that we have achieved together, as a mirror of success and performance, as a testament to our involvement, of all of us, in the development of Romania!

Our future begins with these generations of Romania's extraordinary children, who are ready to break fresh ground and rebuild the essence and meaning of everything for at least another 30 years to come.

Who are we?

Dan Voiculescu Foundation for the Development of Romania is a non-governmental organization, founded in 1990, which through its activity, aims to capitalize on human capital by discovering, training and promoting intelligence and excellence.

FDVDR is:

• Member of the European Council for Higher Education
• Member of World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
• Talent Point in the European Talent Support Network
• Member of the network of Associations and Clubs for UNESCO

What do we do?

Supporting Excellence - our organisation has supported and continues to support, through scholarships, sponsorship and promotion, a number of outstanding young people in various fields.

We Train Intelligence - over 20,000 children have participated in our free courses over the years. Today a large number of them are students or graduates of some of the most prestigious universities in Romania or in the world.

Promoting innovation - giving Romanian inventors and researchers the support they need to continue their research.

Founder

"A happy person is one who has lived as many life experiences as possible. For me some of these experiences are dealt with through the foundation that bears my name. I dream alongside more than 5000 children who have been trained here, I innovate together with the researchers and scientists we support, and I discover new things from the thousands of books I have donated. I invite you too, together with my foundation team, to contribute to changing the future of Romania for the better" - Dan Voiculescu

Dan Voiculescu (vezi CV) is a Romanian businessman and politician who, in 1990, founded the Dan Voiculescu Foundation for the Development of Romania with the aim of contributing to the development of the country's human capital by supporting talented children and young people in various fields of activity.