Vlad GHEORGHIU 
0040 730 62 72 36 
Vlad.gheorghiu@gmail.com 
 
 
 

EDUCATION  SKILLS 
 
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 
As a disciple of anthropology 
2019 - 2020 
I’ve explored urban life from 
Guest researcher as part of the T
​ alent to PhD​ program of the Graduate 
many angles, with a specific 
School of Social Sciences. 
focus on ethnographic 
2018 - 2019  research in de-industrialised, 
MSc degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology (1 year, English  post-socialist cities, mainly 
programme). Graduated with the thesis entitled “Spatialization of time in  concentrated in Hunedoara, 
the post industrial city of Hunedoara, Romania” under the supervision of  Romania. I’ve also explored 
Prof. Dr. Dimitris Dalakoglou. M
​ y thesis was nominated for the J​ OHANNES  ethnic identity building in 
VAN DER ZOUWEN masterthesisprijs 2019​ award.   Roma communities in 
Bucharest and enduring 

National University of Political Studies and Public  customs in peri urban 

Administration (​ ​SNSPA), Bucharest  communities. 

2015-2017  My academic experience is 

MA degree in Anthropology which produced a thesis entitled “The  complimented by my 
construction and deconstruction of the working class in Hunedoara”.  background as a project 
Mentor: Gruia Badescu.   manager - with the majority 
of my work training being in 

Maastricht School of Management (MsM), Bucharest  the field of technology and 

event management.  
2015 

Graduate of the Young Managers Program (YMP01).  With over 10 years of 
experience in web design and 
development, I excel in the 
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE), 
Bucharest  creative aspects of my work 
and have been involved in a 
2002-2007 
number of projects spanning 
BA degree in Project Management which produced an article on digital 
from company websites to 
project (web design) management and increased efficiency methodology. 
digital communication tools.   

 
ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION 
 
 
LANGUAGES 
Telciu Summer School, Telciu (Romania) 
August 2019 
ROMANIAN native 
The Telciu Summer School is an innovative educational experiment  ENGLISH 9/10 
organized outside of urban campuses in a village located in the vicinity of 
FRENCH 4/10 
Maramureș, in the Sălăuța Valley, an area of Northern Romania. My 
DUTCH 1/10 
involvement spanned from being part of the faculty to web development 
(telciusummerschool.ro), while this year I also managed the logistical 
aspect of the event from the position of Logistics coordinator.  

August 2018 

Participant, faculty, web development for the summer school and three 
other related projects. I also worked for two days managing the logistics.  

August 2016, 2017 

Participant, faculty, web developer.  

 
Konitsa Summer School, Konitsa (Greece) 
July 2018 

Full academic programme with an emphasis on theoretical, 

epistemological and methodological issues concerning boundary 
construction processes in SE Europe. My fieldwork took place in the 
Konitsa refugee camp as it was about to close. Research output pending. 

July 2017 

My fieldwork took place in Gjirokaster, Albania and focused on the urban 

fabric of the city.  
July 2016 

Conducted fieldwork in Andon Poci, Albania researching the social 

memory of its inhabitants, all part of the aroman ethnic group (vlach, 
ruman, cincari).  
 
Border Crossings Conference in Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) 
and Skopje (North Macedonia) 
April 2018, Skopje, North Macedonia 

Research forum designed to highlight Balkan ethnography.   

Presentation title : “Julamila, a ritual on the move”. 
April 2017, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria 

Research forum designed to highlight Balkan ethnography.   

Presentation title : “Identity discourses of the Romanian Roma Elites”. 
 

The Romanian Peasant Museum, Bucharest (Romania)  

March 2018 

Conference and research exposé highlighting local aromanian culture 

Presentation title : “Julamila, a ritual on the move”.  
 

WORK EXPERIENCE 

Event manager​ - Freelancing  

2006 - PRESENT 

Currently managing events with various organizations (Arena dnb, 

Reggae Nights etc.) in Romania: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, 
 Sibiu. 
 

Project manager​ - AMC Pixel Factory, Bucharest 

2015 - 2017 
Built, handled, and managed multi-departmental projects related to 
organizational culture and quality of life, in complement with design 
projects such as building the company website.  
 

Web designer / developer​ - AMC Studio, Bucharest 

2005 - 2013 
Designed and built websites, in addition to the development of 
applications for the company and its clients.  
 

Web developer​ - Webstyler, Bucharest 

2003 - 2004 

Designed and built websites.