Successful Graduates

“The fact that I studied tourism and other tourism-related subjects such as marketing, the technique of tourism operations, the history of arts, has been of real use to me in my career. Obviously, the internship and the jobs during university helped me a lot, but without the exigency of the professors from the Romanian-American University, it would probably not have been as easy and smooth. The fact that I have been working in the same field for 30 years I think says a lot!”

Albert ALEXANDRESCU
Founder of Europoint Tour&Travel – General Manager
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics (class of 1996)

“In addition to developing the applied technical and logical skills, which I used concretely in the first jobs I had, more importantly, my student years taught me how, faced with a large volume of data, to synthesize the really important information, which I then interpret in a broader context, in order to obtain valuable results.”

Alexandru BOLD
Sr. Director, Customer Success – Tradeshift
Graduate of the School of Computer Science for Business Management (class of 2007)

“Before applying to the Romanian-American University, for three years I wanted to do law. However, I graduated from the School of Management-Marketing and after that, I also did my Master in Business Law. […] My first job was at my family’s company. I can say that I was lucky because I had to learn a lot. Currently, I’m still working at the same company, but now I’m the one who runs it.”

Dan Alin NICOLAU
Manager – Rolido Prodinvest International SRL
Graduate of the School of Management-Marketing (class of 2004)

“At the urging of my parents, given that it represented a new concept of higher education for that period in Romania, the Romanian-American University was the only option to which I applied. The University has created the professional skills necessary for me to exercise the profession of lawyer and, subsequently, as a magistrate, by giving me the opportunity to acquire the necessary knowledge in the subjects of law from an elite university professorial body, as well as through the chosen method of study.”

Ana-Maria PAPUC
Prosecutor – Prosecutor’s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism – Central Structure
Graduated of the School of Law (class of 1997)

“I started as a trainee at the Romanian commercial Bank, where I had a rather difficult run in the first years, but with subsequent satisfactions, after the privatization of the bank in 2007. The banking system disciplined me and shaped me as a human being. I think I had many success stories when I was awarded at the level of Group Erste Bank for the achievements of some coordinated units […].”

Areta Mari (Grigorie) NIȚESCU
Customer Service Director –Romanian Commercial Bank
Graduated of the School of Management-Marketing (class of 1996)

“I have always been attracted to technology and I have specialized in this direction starting with the elementary school and continuing with the high school. However, after graduating from the Baccalaureate, it was difficult for me to identify with the curriculum of the state schools, at least since that time. I started to practice and develop in the IT field. When I decided to try RAU, I was drawn to subjects that were closer to my interests and in greater numbers. And indeed, I learned them with much more pleasure.”

Bogdan DUMITRACHE
Idemia – Head of DC Architecture & Strategy
Graduate of the School of Computer Science for Business Management (class of 2015)

“The education system of the university developed my creativity, and the fact that I was often involved in different projects helped me to put into practice most of the accumulated information. Another important aspect that was helpful to me was the fact that we had to deliver the presentation of our projects in front of our colleagues; so, I easily got over the anxiety of public speaking. Also, in these projects I learned what teamwork, brainstorming sessions, deadlines mean.”

Claudia ENE
Mandy Foods International – Marketing Manager
Graduated of the School of Management-Marketing (class of 2010)

“The fact that I studied computer science in the University helped me in everything I did after graduation. Obviously, practicing in the jobs of a programmer helped me the most, but without the orientation obtained at the Romanian-American University from a group of colleagues and professors, I would not have known in which direction to take it. What I’m doing now is a combination of information technology and finance.”

Constantin ROTARIU
Cofounder & Chief Strategy Officer – BTR Exchange / BitCoin Romania
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance (class of 2002) and of the School of Computer Science for Business Management (class of 2003)

“Through the material basis, through the quality of the courses and seminars, through perseverance, through the professionalism of the teachers and colleagues – I would say now, given the fact that all the colleagues are today in key positions, the Romanian-American University has given me the skills to achieve success on the labor market. For me, the teachers were, and will be, a role model.”

Laurențiu Dumitru ANDREI
State Secretary – Ministry of Finance
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance (class of 1997)

“The Romanian-American University was my main option; I really wanted to study here. The university developed my economic thinking, taught me to be very organized and to be able to plan sustainable business strategies. During college I also worked with my father, so I had wonderful years of training, years that are the basis of what I did afterwards.”

Mihaela COSMA-CRISTOFOR
Founder & CEO Miko Beauty Centers Group, CEO Health & Beauty International, CEO Mikomed International
Graduated of the School of Management-Marketing (class of 1999)

“In 2000, a newspaper article presenting the new School of Studies of European Economic Integration of the Romanian-American University would change my professional path initially established towards the economy and later towards environmental protection. The university has helped me a lot by learning to look for information, to think integrated and to decide what is relevant and what is not, and it has helped me to better observe the economic reality.”

Mihaela ȘTEFĂNESCU
Senior Adviser – Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests
Graduated of the School of Studies of European Economic Integration (class of 2004)

“The object-oriented programming course in Java in my second year of studies was the course where I got to be completely sure that I chose to study something I am passionate about. The University has created my skills through a multitude of courses relevant to the labor market, as well as through the motivation given by the teachers with whom I had the pleasure to work. My first job after graduation was as a Software Developer in Copenhagen. I’ve always wanted to go abroad. After graduating RAU, I applied for a master program in Computer Science at all 7 universities in Denmark and I was accepted to 5 of them.”

Ștefan PETCULESCU
QA Engineer – SYBO Games
Graduate of the School of Computer Science for Business Management (class of 2016)

“I chose from the beginning the Romanian-American University. It seemed to me, at that time, that it offered the most valuable and well-structured Master program in Business Law that existed in Bucharest. I also researched a little bit the history of the University and I remember that I was drawn like a magnet by the American component of the name of the university.”

Eduard Cristian SIMIONESCU
General Manager – GrECo Romania Bucharest Branch
Graduate of the School of Law – master program (class of 2004)

“The university, through its programs, through the professors and especially through the partnerships I had, has helped me a lot to develop myself. I learned here how to organize successful projects from scratch, how to manage large teams of volunteers and also how to better promote myself as a future professional on the labor market. Also, during my university years I developed a lot my skills as a trainer and as a public speaker.”

Eliza CHIRILĂ-POP
Country Manager – American Councils for International Education
Graduate of the School of Law (class of 2015)

“The university’s greatest merit was that it was able to show us the «The Big Picture» of the industry. I think that’s really what the university needs to do: set you in the broad, exposed, open «mood», to be able to encompass the essence and at the same time give you versatility. It was very good that at the courses we were presented principles, case studies and less purely operational aspects, which we later learned them easily from practice.”

George BRUMĂ
Entrepreneur – Director L’Optique
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics (class of 2000)

“I applied to the School of Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Bucharest. In the same year, however, I also applied to the School of Law within the Romanian-American University, to which I decided to attend. […] The knowledge gained within the school is the basis of the success obtained in the trainee notary examination.”

Lidia (Priceputu) PITREL
Notary Public – Individual Notary Office Lidia Pitrel
Graduate of the School of Law (class of 1998)

“The basics of the subjects studied have developed my thinking and perspective as an economist. […] Every project delivered in front of my colleagues, the seminars where I had debates, the scientific communication sessions, developed my presentation skills, critical thinking and structured argumentation.”

Lucia Ioana (Cucu) DINCĂ
Marketing Manager – Oti Group
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance (class of 2008)

“The most helped me (the university) to develop as a person, to get an idea of what I want to do professionally! It opened my horizons! What I studied in university I still use today (accounting, negotiations, economic models, etc.).”

Marioara (Nicolae) MOICEANU
Group Procurement Manager, Microsoft Corporation – Washington, SUA
Graduate of the School of Management-Marketing (class of 2006)

“In parallel with the Romanian-American University, as an option, I also applied to the School of Marketing within the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, but I decided to remain at the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance within RAU after being admitted among the top 10. By amplifying mathematical affinity – finance and the positive result during studies. […] The failure of the first entrepreneurial start-up strengthened my decision to return to my first pleasure, to «the basics», namely, finances.”

Mihai-Silviu TUDORANCEA
CEO – TUD Group
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance (class of 1997)

“I did not apply to other schools; I knew from the beginning that I would apply to the Romanian-American University. The reason was simple – I wanted to have access to the American way of teaching. It was my mother who guided me to RAU. She was very impressed by the modesty, kindness and vision of Mr. Ion Smedescu, the Founding Rector of the University, the concern to build something great for the Romanian students – modern campus, good teachers to further train future professionals. After graduation I got engaged; I found out later those two things mattered, namely that I had worked during the summer at JTI and that I had graduated from the Romanian-American University.”

Mirela ENAȘEL
JTI Switzerland – Communication Manager
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance (class of 1999)

“First of all, I think that the mix of courses in Curriculum has given us a lot of the knowledge necessary to activate in a certain field of activity. Then, the projects we had to prepare, where we tried to put into practice, the theoretical knowledge gained and, last but not least, the written exams and the final dissertation.”

Oana MANEA
External auditor – Quality Control, Audit Team – European Commission – Directorate
Graduate of the Fiscal Financial Control Master Program (class of 2007)

“The most important things that RAU gave me, from a professional point of view, were the ecosystem of resources and to invest my time and energy in things that interested me, beyond the standard subjects. This was the reason for choosing this University and I was glad to see that the choice paid off.”

Paul OLTEANU
Founder & Owner – MindArchitect.Ro
Founder, Master Trainer & Executive Coach – People Dynamics
Graduate of the School of Management-Marketing (class of 2010)

“My first job after graduation was in sales at a copying company, found by acquaintances. I resigned quickly and I also quickly went to assess myself at a consulting firm, and the psychologist there proposed me to a business to build a new division. It’s been great ever since.”

Radu MANOLESCU
Co-founder & Managing Partner – K.M. Trust Group
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance (class of 1999)

“I was thinking of applying to the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, but looking back, the Romanian-American University was a much better choice. If I had to turn back the clock, I would still make the same choice today. The university offered me the chance to study abroad at James Madison University; this has made a huge difference to my professional and personal development. All these things were not possible without the trust, support and patience that I constantly received from the teachers at RAU.”

Ramona ȚEPELEA
F&R Worldwide – Managing Director
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics (class of 1996)

“Moving from one continent to another, I also wrote a small scientific article (together with a good friend), then I had fun doing permutations – from research to the private sector, from the private sector to the public sector and vice versa – through Romania and several other countries and territories. I changed companies and jobs, doing database programming, installing card readers in Petrom gas stations when cash was being paid, creating [ …] the first Gantt chart that was ever displayed in the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture [ …].”

Filip GHIȚESCU
Program Manager for Agriculture and Rural Development
Delegation of the European Union to Albania
European Commission – General Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance (class of 1998)

“For me, as well as for my colleagues from the School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics, the college years opened our minds to the acquisition of solid knowledge in the field of tourism, which was the basis of my professional training, but, beyond these theoretical concepts, they also opened the way in life. Here, I had the chance to meet extraordinary professors, I felt constantly encouraged and motivated by them to pursue a career in the field in which I studied and to continuously develop my professional and scientific skills. The knowledge and experience acquired within the school are the result of a top quality, modern, up-to-date educational process, always focused on the learning needs of the students.”

Robert ANGHEL
General Manager – Holiday Inn Bucharest – Times
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Tourism Economics (class of 2008) and of the Master program Tourism Business Administration (class of 2010)

“The Romanian-American University gave me the opportunity to study in a modern environment, with many international students and very well-trained professors. [ …] The school helped me a lot to lay the foundations of some absolutely necessary knowledge in today’s competitive environment. I would not have been able to create such an online community without the digital and business skills acquired during university. [ …] Immediately after graduating from university, I started to deal with creating content in the digital world, and not long after, this hobby became a full-time job. Today I am working on launching my own brand in the fashion industry.”

Roxana MOLDOVAN
Fashion & Lifestyle Influencer – CEO of Roxanne Couture LLC
Graduate of the School of Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance (class of 2017) and the Master program Strategic Marketing (class of 2019)