Career opportunities
Many Political Science students aspire to become important political leaders or experts in private enterprises and NGOs. And, indeed, many of our alumni have impressive careers in key decision making positions in Romanian public administration and European institutions as well as in the private and reasearch spheres. Here are a few examples:
Political Institutions, Government and Local Administration:
Dr. Catalin Baba: Chief of Staff for the Romanian Prime Minister (2008-2009), State Advisor (2009-2010), Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education (2010-prezent)
Alexandru Boer: Director in the staff of the Minister for Regional Development.
Magor Csibi: Member of the European Parliament (2007-2009), Director World Wild Fund Romania.
Dr. Ciprian Goriță: Advisor in the General Secretariat of the Romanian Government, previously Head of Department in the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Advisor for the Minister of European Integration.
Oana Florescu: Legal Advisor in Romania’s permanent mission to the UN, New York.
Eduard Helvig: Member of the Romanian Parliament (2004-2007), Member of the European Parliament (2007-2009), General Secretary of the National Liberal Party (2010-present).
Dr. Călin Hințea: State Advisor (2008-2010).
Dr. Marius Lazăr: Secretary of State, coordinator of the departmnet for social dialogue, labor legislation and relation with Parliament. Previously, Presidential Advisor.
Răzvan Mătieș: public manager at the Unity for the Implementation of PHARE Programs in the Public Ministry, Parquet of the High Court of Justice.
Rareș Niculescu: Member of the European Parliament (2007 – present), Vicepresident of the Commission for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Dr. Liviu Radu: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Administration and Interior (2004-2008)
Dr. Olivia Toderean: Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
International Organizations, Companies, NGO’s:
Anca Aluaș: mezzo-soprano at the National Opera in Cluj.
Mihai Balaiș: plastic artist and shark biologist.
Traian Bota: Sales Support Manager at Hewlett-Packard.
Diana Certan: Director of New Horizons Foundation.
Alin Chindea: program manager, UN – International Organization for Migration.
Daniel Crăiniceanu: Area Sales Manager at Kimberly Clark.
Tiberiu Galiș: Director of Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, New York and Poland.
Monica Gavrilă: PR Account at Kunden Broker. Previously, PR account executive at D’Avantage Consult.
Mihai Gödri: Procurement Specialist Petrom S.A.. Previously, Business Process Analyst at Hewlett-Packard.
Amelia Gorcea: Program Manager at Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center.
Irina Mihălcuț: Senior Admin/Finance Assistant at UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Mădălina Mocan: Executive Director at Rațiu Center for Democracy.
Cristina Mureșan: Managing Partner, GLAS(S) Communication.
Dr. Dorina Maria Năstase: Head of Political Department, European Commission office in Romania.
Cristina Păducea: Project Manager at European Commission, DG Enlargement.
Eugen Rădescu: co-editor Pavilion magazine, review of culture and contemporary art, curator, art critic, co-director of Bucharest Bienalle.
Olimpia Resteman: Referent at Romanian Cultural Institute in Warsaw, Poland.
Cristina Rigman: Director of ProVobis association.
Iulius Rostaș: Director Roma Initiative Open Society Institute (2006-2007).
Oana Stoian: Research Executive (freelancer) at SOAR Management and Investments. Previously, Researcher at Strametz & Partner.
Ana Maria Suciu: Development Coordinator at the National Association of Advising Bureaus for Citizens.
Radu Vădeanu: Hotel Manager.
Delia Zahareanu: senior copyrighter at Bradient. Previously, chief-editor at Jurnalul National newspaper.
Universitites and Research Institutes:
Gabriela Borz: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen, PhD at Central European University.
Romana Careja: Researcher at Koln University, PhD at University of Bern.
Stefan Cibian: Research Assistant and PhD at Central European University. Previously, president of International Association for Political Science Students
Andreea Drăgoi: Researcher at the World Economy Institute (Romanian Academy).
Tiberiu Dragu: Assistant Professor at University of Illinois, Urbana Champagne, PhD at Stanford University.
Sergiu Gherghina: Researcher at GESIS (Koln), PhD at the University of Leiden and Managing Editor of CEU Political Science Journal.
Zsolt Kiss: PhD candidate at the University of Oxford.
Bori Kovacs: PhD candidate at the University of Oxford.
Mircea Munteanu: Program Associate at Woodrow Wilson Center and Coordinator of the History and Public Policy Program’s Cold War International History Project.
Angela Narasimhan: Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota, PhD candidate at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University.
Daniel Pop: Director of Center for Policy Studies, PhD candidate at Central European University.
Simona Rentea: Lecturer in International Relations Theory la Aberystwyth University, PhD at Manchester University.
Raluca Soreanu: Research Fellow at the Institute for Public Knowledge, PhD in International Relations at University College London, United Kingdom.
Wolfgang Stupert: Research Assistant at WZB, Berlin.
Alex Voicu: PhD candidate at University of Amsterdam.
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Ştefan Cibian
“When I study abroad, I realize the the information and skills acquired in Cluj allow me to be among the best students of my class”.
Cristina Rigman, Executive Director, Pro Vobis – National Center for Volunteering:
“I admit that I didn’t know what Political Science is when I entered this Department. The field was new to me and sounded challenging”.
Raluca Viman-Miller, PhD candidate in Political Science at Georgia State University:
“Starting with the first days of classes, our professors managed to give us the confidence needed to dare to express ourselves in an environment in which I felt that each of us could be easily confuted”.