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Raluca Marinciu

Raluca Marinciu Exec MBA, BA (H)

Teaching Fellow

Originally from Transylvania, Romania's city of Sibiu, Raluca relocated to London as an international student, earning her degree from the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. Her professional tenure spans seven years at the University, initially securing a graduate role and gradually progressing to Head of Employer Engagement.

During her tenure, Raluca diligently managed eighty key employer relationships, overseeing a sizable department dedicated to partnership development. Her responsibilities included guiding students as a personal and placement tutor, fostering partnerships, facilitating knowledge exchange, and enhancing students' job prospects.

Complementing her professional commitments, Raluca actively participates in volunteer work and is pursuing a Ph.D. focused on promoting equal opportunities.

Responsibilities within the university

Currently, Raluca serves as a teaching fellow in BOS (Business, Operations, and Strategy) while also fulfilling the role of a personal tutor. Additionally, she is actively engaged as a co-investigator in three substantial knowledge exchange projects centered on employability, equal opportunities, and artificial intelligence.

Awards
  • Student Led Teaching Awards 2023, Shortlisted, Professional Services Person of the Year
  • This is our Time Staff Awards 2022, Shortlisted, Unsung Hero of the Year
  • Business School Staff Awards 2021, Won, Outstanding Professional Services Colleague of the Year
  • Business School Staff Awards 2021, Won, Personal Tutor of the Year
  • Student Led Teaching Awards 2021, Nomination, Extra Mile

Research / Scholarly interests
  • Employability and Graduate Outcomes
  • Socio-Economical landscape of employment opportunities

Recent publications
  • Rauseo, S., Rathnayake, D. & Marinciu, R. (2021). Decision-making under Uncertainty: How university students navigate the academic implications of the Covid-19 pandemic challenges. In M. G. Jamil & D.A. Morley, Agile learning environments amid disruption: Evaluating academic innovations in higher education during COVID-19. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Reilly, D., Farrant, C., Marinciu, R., Warren, E. (2021) Supporting students with resits to build self-efficacy. Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 14(2), 1-12

Presentations
    • AUA Annual Conference 2023, Strategy in Professional Services: A toolkit for embracing changes and developing shared goals, Co-Presenting
    • Learning and Teaching Festival 2023, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, Enhancing Employer Engagement and Skills Advice in Teaching: Embedding Industry Experience, Co-Presenting
    • Institute of Student Employer (ISE) Annual Conference 2023, Manchester, Paving the way forward: transforming the talent journey with job simulations, Keynote
    • Learning and Teaching Festival 2022, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, Developing an Internship Placement Value Metric/Code, Co-Presenting
    • Shaping the Future of Student Engagement in Knowledge Exchange 2022, University of Plymouth, Building the Pipeline: knowledge exchange through iterative student consultancy with diverse cohorts, Co-Presenting
    • Advance HE’s Student Retention and Success Symposium 2022, Advance HE, Retaining internship placement students , Co-Presenting