I have two Bachelor’s degrees, one in Engineering (obtained at Constantza Maritime University) and another one in Economy (at ”Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Bucharest), a Master’s Degree in Management of Maritime and Multimodal Transport and a specialisation in Public Procurement.

I have found a peculiar interest in procurement under World Bank projects mainly because of my experience as a procurement specialist for the last 6 years at the Politehnica University of Bucharest and in various European Union – funded projects (SOP HRD). As such, I have been involved in logistics and I have mainly carried out procurement of goods and services, including: procurement planning, bidding documents design, organizing bids, contract management, monitoring and reporting on procurement activities.

I consider that the Certificate Program in Public Procurement Course was a great way to better understand the procurement principles and methods, very well-structured, and focused on real issues to be addressed in the field.

Personally, I strongly believe that public procurement in Romania could only benefit from the procurement under World Bank mainly due to its global approach. And, as Romania’s efforts are towards globalization, in an EU context, procurement specialists, as well as others, should get more and more acquainted with World Bank regulations and keep up with lessons learned worldwide in this field. It might be a way to establish a balanced and ethics-driven procurement system in Romania. In order to see the expected benefits introduced by a national procurement strategy in my country, now it is important to improve the control systems which are expected to generate a better quality/price ratio for public contracts.