architect specialised in urban planning, educator, researcher and activist for participatory approaches with a long and continuous interest focused on capacity building for urban stakeholders engagement in collaboration processes in relation to space. -co-founder and vice-president, recently selected as Ashoka fellow in a global social innovation program (2023) with De-a Arhitectura Association (established in 2013). This organisation has introduced built environment education programs for children and youth in the education system through a mechanism in which architecture and urban planning professionals assist teachers but they also build communication and civic engagement skills. -co-founder, president and project coordinator of ATU - Association for Urban Transition (established in 2001) an action-research organisation that grew from 20 to 75 members with various professional backgrounds. currently coordinating Urboteca Fellowship 2024 - as Bucharest Lab for CONECT project (JPI) www.jpiconect.eu-more than 20 years of teaching experience in UAUIM - Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning (since 2002) in both History and Theory Department and (since 2012) in Urban Planning and Territorial Development Department. introduced and thought for a decade a new course entitled Institutional Frames for Sustainable Development - currently working on an editorial project for publishing a syllabus. - currently coordinating the local team for an action research project for introducing circular city concept in curriculum as topic for sustainable development education - circularcitychallenge.eu-MMF - Marshal Memorial Fellow of the GMF - German Marshall Fund (2012)-postdoctoral fellowship with NEC - New Europe College Bucharest (2009-2010)-EPICS fellow - European Program in Civil Society Leadership (2009)-Public Management of Urban Change - CEU - Central European University - summer school - scholarship from Open Society Institute - Budapest (2008)-PhD on housing policies and urban regeneration in UAUIM - Bucharest (2002-2009)-Msc in project management with SNSPA - national school for political and administrative sciences (2007-2009)-doctoral research fellowship with Institut d’Urbanisme de Lyon as BGF (2002-2006)-City Management Core Course - World Bank and LGI - Local Government Initiative - Open Society Institute, Budapest (2001)-Msc in integrated urban development with UAUIM, ASE, UB, UTCB and INSA Lyon (1999-2001)-architect BA and Msc with UAUIM (1993-1999)