Welcome to the World Congress for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, entitled The New Enlightenment between Traditions and Challenges - Crossroads of Civilizations. The 1st Edition of the Congress will be held in Bucharest, Romania, July 3-7, 2023. This Congress will be organized by several academic institutions: Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, The International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, and the Asian Politics and History Association.