Assoc. Prof. PhD. Habil. Constantin-Marius APOSTOAIE
Project Manager & Implementation Expert

He has a rich experience in project management (as director or team member) within several educational and research projects (in financing lines such as: Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, COST, POSDRU, POSCCE, POCU, UEFISCDI, and with cumulated sources of financing of over € 23 mil), including Jean Monnet activities (as team member), and in the organizing committee of over 12 national and international conferences (in Romania and abroad). He also has a rich portfolio of multicultural and multinational teaching techniques and methods gained through his experience in dozens of universities in Europe and at UAIC (where he holds courses, among others, on: European Financial and Monetary Integration; Sustainable Development and the European Social Model; Directions and Strategies of the EU Environmental Policy; European Project Management for Young Researchers; Portfolio Management; Capital Market Institutions and Regulations; Finance; Money and Credit, etc.). He conducts high quality research reflected in over 65 peer-reviewed articles published in important databases & high-rated peer-reviewed journals, as well as other complementary activities: reviewer in over 10 highly visible journals; plenary or panel discussant in over 10 international conferences; speaker in over 70 international and national conferences / scientific events in Europe or abroad. He is also a member of the European Centre of Excellence (within the Centre of European Studies) where he delivers courses on topics related to European integration and Project management.

Assoc. Prof. PhD. Habil. Irina BILAN
Assistant Manager & Implementation Expert 

Irina Bilan is an academic and researcher at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, specialising in European public finance, public financial policies, social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance, and social protection systems. Her recent research focuses on the financial, institutional, and policy factors shaping entrepreneurship, access to finance and sustainable economic development. She has substantial experience in applied research on the financing needs and challenges of social economy organisations. Most recently, as a researcher with the Social Finance Association, she conducted a comprehensive market study supporting the establishment of Romania’s first social investment fund, AFIN, an initiative developed in partnership with ADV Group. With over 20 years of university teaching experience, she delivered courses including Social Issues and Social Progress in Europe, Social Security, Public Finance, Monetary and Financial Macroeconomics, and European Financial and Monetary Integration. She has extensive international teaching experience at universities across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, as well as experience in developing interactive learning materials, blended learning activities, and entrepreneurship training programmes. She has also coordinated and delivered international Blended Intensive Programmes focused on business simulation and entrepreneurial skills. Her academic record includes over 80 scientific papers, 29 books, book chapters, and edited volumes, and more than 120 presentations at national and international conferences.
She brings extensive experience in managing and implementing EU-funded educational and research initiatives. She is currently the coordinator of the Jean Monnet Chair FINforEU and assistant manager and academic expert of the Jean Monnet Module NextSEED-EU. Previously, she coordinated the Jean Monnet Module EUCONOMICS and contributed to six other Jean Monnet initiatives, including NextStepEU, EUFIRE-RE, and EU-PAIR. She has also organised international conferences, workshops, and student-oriented academic activities promoting European studies, interdisciplinary dialogue, and cooperation with external stakeholders.