PEDAGOGY & EDUCATION Areas of interest and research: Educational Sciences, Philosophy, Anthropology, Cultural studies. My undergraduate studies comprise the degree in Engineering and Bachelor of Divinity from London University, United Kingdom of Great Britain. These were followed by postgraduate courses in Philosophy of Culture and Ph.D. in Philosophy and Education as well as the Teaching Certificate from Bucharest University, Romania. I have experience as a teacher of various subjects( Technology, English language, and Social sciences in the compulsory education ( secondary school and high school) and since 2001 I teach in the University „Constantin Brâncusi” from Târgu –Jiu, the following subjects to undergraduate programmes: (1)PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL PEDAGOGY (degree level): Fundamentals of pedagogy Theory and methodology of curriculum Theory and methodology of instruction Theory and methodology of evaluation Alternative pedagogies(Montessori, Waldorf, Step by step) Observative pedagogical practical training (2) Within the DEPARTMENT FOR TEACHERS’ TRAINING I teach the following subjects to Level 1 and Level 2 ( programme for teachers for compulsory education, tertiary and university level) from the psycho-pedagogical programme for teaching career: • Pedagogy 1(Introduction to pedagogy & Theory and methodology of curriculum) • Pedagogy 2(Theory and methodology of instruction & Theory and methodology of evaluation) • Methodology of educational research, • Management of educational organizations, • Design and management of educational programmes. I am also involved as specialist in education in various training programmes for teachers according to the educational policy for continuous training of teachers. I also teach in post-graduate/master programmes . Other training courses include: Framework Programme 6(FP 6), internal auditor, and trainer. The teaching experience include secondary, high-school and university level, also I have taken part in training programmes for teachers as trainer and expert on Education. I have attended various scientific events such as international conferences (Hungary, Italy, Turkey, Greece), national conferences with international participation and national. I have published translations from English language into Romanian, chapters in books, working notebooks for students, papers presented at various conferences. I have attended Erasmus+ mobilities training and teaching in Turkey at various universities(Bolu, Nigde, Eskisehir, Kuthaya-Dumlupinar,  Adyaman, Malatya), Slovakia, Albania. I have experience as a reviewer for various publications.