Below you find only a very small selection of our portfolio on Trainings and Lecturings
From 21 to 25 September 2026, our team participated in the XVIth Slovak and Czech Parasitological Days – Parasites in the Heart of Europe 3, held in Tatranská Lomnica, High Tatras, Slovakia. The international meeting was organised by the Slovak Society for Parasitology, the Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the Czech...
On 19 September 2026, our Director, Prof. Andrei D. Mihalca, delivered an invited presentation for Elanco Animal Health focused on modern approaches to parasite prevention in dogs.
On 17 September 2026, our Director, Prof. Andrei D. Mihalca, participated as an invited plenary speaker at the 8th Anniversary Symposium of the Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health (IDSA) in Bucharest, marking 60 years since the establishment of the Institute (1966–2026).
On 10 September 2026, our Director, Prof. Andrei D. Mihalca, delivered an online webinar for Vetoquinol entitled "Role of the vet in communicating and managing the zoonotic risk from pets."
Between 3 and 10 August 2026, our team participated in the intensive field course "African Wildlife: Health, Physical & Chemical Restraint" in Zimbabwe.
Between 23 and 31 July 2026, our team organised the 12th edition of the Field Parasitology International Summer School – FIPARS.12, held in Chilia Veche, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania.
Between 1 and 10 July 2026, our team took part as key resource people in the first Vet Akademos Africa camp on tropical veterinary medicine, organised in northern Kenya.
n 13 June 2026, our Director, Prof. Andrei D. Mihalca, was an invited speaker at a Heartworm Seminar organised by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Following the first stage of the educational project carried out in Ilfov County in May 2026, our team continued the "Connections for a Healthy Life Together" initiative in Tulcea County between 8 and 10 June 2026.
Our Director, Prof. Andrei D. Mihalca, participated in a scientific meeting hosted by Foundation Conservation Carpathia in Brașov, dedicated to the role of veterinary research in wildlife conservation.
In June 2026, our Director, Prof. Andrei D. Mihalca, participated as an invited guest at the fourth edition of LYNX Festival in Brașov, Romania. LYNX is Romania's only festival dedicated exclusively to nature documentary film and wildlife photography, bringing together filmmakers, photographers, conservationists and researchers for a week of...
From 26 to 28 May 2026, our Director, Prof. Andrei D. Mihalca, hosted and participated in the kick-off meeting of VERA–EAST – Risk Assessments in Vector-Borne Diseases in Eastern Europe, held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Between 11 and 13 May 2026, our entire team took part in an educational project dedicated to children from rural communities in Ilfov County. Supported by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, the initiative brought veterinary medicine directly into schools, with a simple but important objective: to help children better understand what responsible...
Andrei D. Mihalca was invited to deliver an online lecture entitled "Beyond Deworming – A Modern Perspective on Parasite Control in Dogs and Cats", held on 28 April 2026.
Prof. Dr. Andrei D. Mihalca was invited to lecture at the COST AFFECT-EVO Training School 2, entitled "Co-learning through multiple perspectives: Communication about animal affects in educational contexts". The training school took place at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania, between 20–21 April...
Prof. Dr. Andrei D. Mihalca was invited to lecture at the event "Theatre of Prevention – Dirofilariosis in 4 Acts", held on 20 April 2026 at Teatrul Elisabeta, Bucharest.
We are always glad to be involved in educational activities such as Școala Altfel and Școala Verde, two Romanian national school programmes designed to give students learning experiences outside the standard classroom routine. Școala Altfel focuses on non-formal education through special activities, workshops, and encounters, while Școala Verde is...
On 31 March 2026, we took part in the masterclass Canine dirofilariosis: the mosquito bites once, the consequences last for years, held in Bucharest. The event brought together veterinarians and specialists in parasitology for a focused discussion on one of the most important vector-borne parasitic diseases affecting dogs.
In March 2026, Andrei Mihalca, our founder & director, was featured by Radio România Internațional in its Invitați la RRI series. The piece presented him as a veterinarian, researcher, writer, and nature photographer, highlighting the breadth of his professional and creative work.
On 21 March, we were glad to take part in the event PAW-vești cu și despre animăluțe, organized by TelePaws at Iulius Mall, at Gloria Jean's, together with the moderator, Dr. Grigore Felecan.
In March 2026, Andrei Mihalca, our founder & director, was featured in an interview published by Zile și Nopți, following his participation in the 11th edition of Cozerie cu Ruxandra, where the conversation focused on Africa, wildlife photography, field experience, and the many ways in which veterinary parasitology shapes how we look at nature.
We were pleased to take part in the XIV International Conference, where we contributed to the session on Zoological, Aquarium and Wildlife Medicine with a presentation entitled Parasites of European bison: relevance for health and conservation.
We were pleased to take part in the 5th Vetoquinol Scientific Roundtable Parasitology, held in Malta, where experts in parasitology, pharmacology, feline medicine, and One Health met to discuss current challenges and new directions in feline parasitology. The meeting created an excellent setting for scientific exchange, bringing together different...
The 5th edition of Mărțișoare pentru Animale was, for me, one of the most rewarding public events of recent times. Dedicated to the community, the event brought together the extraordinary energy of student volunteers from Babeș-Bolyai University and the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca,...
On 25 February 2026, I had the pleasure of giving a lecture titled Parasites in wildlife: implications for conservation at Amphitheatre Popoviciu, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania, as part of a WESA event. The meeting brought together students from different years, which made the discussion especially dynamic and rewarding.
Parasitology Consultancy Group contributed as invited expert to the Educație Veterinară podcast, a weekly online series dedicated to animal owners and the general public. In this format, complex veterinary topics are presented in clear, accessible language, with a practical focus on the recognition of clinical signs, causes of disease, and...
Parasitology Consultancy Group was represented in the cultural dialogue series Cozerie cu Ruxandra, organized at J'ai Bistrot București as a public conversation format built around invited guests and their professional and personal trajectories. The event featured Andrei Mihalca as special guest and brought together themes that define our work:...
Parasitology Consultancy Group contributed an invited lecture focused on disease surveillance in free-ranging wildlife, addressing both the conceptual framework and the practical limitations of epidemiological investigations under field conditions. The presentation covered key distinctions between infection and disease, major epidemiological...
Andrei Mihalca, PCG founder & director, delivered an invited lecture at AMVAC entitled At the core of the problem: epidemiology and diagnosis of heartworm disease. The presentation focused on key aspects of canine heartworm infection, with particular attention to the epidemiological patterns of the disease and the diagnostic challenges it continues...
We took part in the 30th Anniversary Servicii Publice conference held in Cluj-Napoca from 31 October to 2 November 2025. The scientific program on 1 November was organized in three parallel sections—poultry, swine, and cattle—and included two presentations by us in the swine and cattle sessions.