E U sunt α și Ω? Alpha – începutul oricărui sfârșit. Ouroboros. O mega existență. Cum să ne împăcăm Cu noi? și cu universul? Când toți Ne spun Ne vând Ne șoptesc Ne ademenesc Ne tentează Ne doresc Ne cântă Ne-ncântă Ne descântă Ne ispitesc Ne vrăjesc Ne farmecă Ne oferă Ne forțează Ne obligă Ne dau Pastila de Tinerețe Fără bătrânețe Și viață Fără sens Și semnificație. Și noi O înghițim și Ne reinventăm Fără să învățăm Fără să ne-amintim. E U sunt α și Ω!
Casa
îmi desfac casa. ca pe o jachetă veche. trag de un fir și începe să se destrame. uite cum s-a dus tata, s-au dus copiii la casele lor, a plecat mama, ai plecat tu, iubitule, să-mi dai mai mult spațiu, să te uiți la mine cum mă agit cum nu am stare vreodată. a plecat james să-mi dea o lecție de răbdare. se pregătește și teddy, încet, încet. e tot mai puțin prezent în casa noastră. casa noastră nu mai există. doar amintirea ei. ce să fac cu lâna din jachetă?
Altceva
Unde-aí mai fost ? Ce-ai mai văzut? Ce-ai mai făcut? Mumbai, Dubai, Kitai, Lume, lume… Colcăială de lume, Am văzut trecutul Am văzut prezentul Și … am plâns. De dor și de rușine. Mda, … Dramă. și unde te mai duci? În mine. Africa de Sud? Din nou Australia? Nu. În M I N E. Cât mai adânc. Să-nțeleg … de unde? dorul ăsta de … altceva. august 2015
Things from the Past
My favourite Christmas ornament. yellow with little white and red flowers, probably hand painted. damaged and awkwardly repaired: wrinkled cardboard and old glue. a plain, boring and ugly object for today. no shine, no movement; no fragrance, no sound. an old object: just hanging in a fir-tree and capturing the light of the sun or the dining room lamps throwing them back not in thousands of sparkles, but in a faded, mellow, subdued radiance that brings to my mind so many memories. my first glimpses of life: the awe and mystery of Christmas. my first Christmas tree in a haze of memory or smoke from real candles - their grey, church-like-smell. the joy, the wonder, the security … sheer happiness… waiting for Christmas to happen. I look at the little sun shining, not burning, in my palm, in the fir tree in its storage box: all those memories come back! a life time of Christmases: rustling candies wrapped up in shiny silver and gold, the smell of oranges, a luxury. home baked sweet bread with lots of nuts, the whispers of parents and neighbours getting things ready for Father Christmas to come, laughter, apples, gifts, my first Jewish Father Christmas, the distant sound of carolers in the streets, orășelul copiilor, frozen feet and noses, boiled wine and spiced up țuica, poems in exchange of gifts, a this-small-dwarf-bathing-in-a-coffee-pot, Moș Gerilă … The pain of discovery, the denial of mythology, the happy sparkle of red wine, cigarette smoke, sausages and sarmale, cold cuts, stories, my own kids’ expectations, French perfumes, furs, American cigarettes. Stories … .
Lucruri
Globul meu preferat. Galben cu floricele albe și roșii, probabil pictat de mână ciobit și lipit stângaci. probabil banal, plictisitor, chiar urât pentru gusturile de azi. Nu sclipește nu vorbește nu cântă nu sare nu se mișcă Nu parfum Nu lumânare Nu face nimic doar atârnă într-un brad ecologic. Atrage razele soarelui ale lămpilor din sufragerie și le reîntoarce, nu în zeci de mii de scântei, ci într-o strălucire difuză care trezește amintiri. splendoarea și misterul Crăciunului, primul meu brad de Crăciun întrezărit ca prin ceață în cămăruța care mi-a fost primul acasă. Amintiri? Construcții? cum a luat foc și a ars primul meu brad de Crăciun. o lumânare adevărată, nu leduri. mirosul cenușiu de biserică. sentimentul miracolului, al siguranței și al fericirii pure când așteptam să se întâmple Crăciunul. micul soare îmi scânteiază în palmă, trezind o viață de Crăciunuri: bomboane foșnind în învelișuri de argint sau de aur, mireasma portocalelor, ce lux! cozonacul făcut în casă, cu multă nucă, șoaptele părinților și ale vecinilor pregătind venirea lui Moș Crăciun, râsete, mere, nuci, daruri, primul meu Moș Crăciun, Hanuka-fără-să-știu, sunetul depărtat al colindătorilor pe străzi, Orășelul Copiilor, nasuri, năsuce și picioare înghețate, arome de vin sau țuică fierte, poezii în schimbul darurilor, un pitic-așa-de-mic-făcea-baie-ntr-un-ibric, Moș Gerilă, durerea descoperirii, negarea mitologiei, scânteierea vinului roșu, fumul de țigară, cârnați și sarmale, răcituri, ciocolată, povești, dorințele copiilor mei, parfumuri franțuzești, blănuri fine, mai multe povești, dureri și bucurii, … povești.
Teaching
2008-present professor in English and Business Communication, Department of Germanic Languages and Business Communication.
2003- Feb.2008 associate professor in English and Business Communication, Department of Germanic Languages and Business Communication of SIBE, ASE BUCHAREST.
1993 – 2003 lecturer in English for Specific Purposes with ASE BUCHAREST.
1975 – 1993 English Language Teacher, translator, interpreter.
April 2007 guest lecturer to the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, School of Management and Economics, for the course Consumer behaviour of different market segments in Romania
Research
2007- present – senior researcher in Leadership: communication and competitiveness in the integration of new member states in the EU. Case study: the Romanian economy (LIDEROM), project funded through the National University Research Council (www.cncsis.ro) in Romania, within the framework of the National Plan for Research, Development and Innovation, under the Ideas Programme.
2007- present – director of the consortium EPIR – Romanian Economic Personalities and Institutions the Romanian Added Value to the European Identity, PN II 91-021.
2007 – researcher in grant A_C 47/2006 CNCSIS Romania’s Process of Integration in the European Economy: History and Present.
2007- present – associate editor of the Journal of Philosophical Economics, http://www.jpe.ro .
2006 – researcher in grant CEEX Assessment of risk management strategies in Romanian companies. Policy recommendations to increase competitivity for the post-EU accession.
2005, Jan – July – Fulbright senior scholar, California State University of San Bernardino (CSUSB), Department of Marketing .
March-May 2005 – coordinator of joint project of CSUSB, ASE Bucharest and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania: Romania Exploring Great Opportunities for Small Business .
Oct. 2003 – admitted to the doctoral program of the School of Management, the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, for a doctoral degree in Management.
Mar. 2002 – study and networking visit in the USA: University of Maryland, University of Baltimore, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio.
June 2002 – study and networking visit to Trier University, Trier, Germany.
Nov. 2001 – International seminar Leaders Forum 2001, Bucharest, organised by Leaders Romania.
2001 – present – coordinator of the students’ discussion groups in the field of international business and communication .
2000, June – Globalization of Markets and Business Strategies, seminar organised by the Faculty for International Business and Economics.
Admin
2008- present – vicedean the School of International Business and Economics (SIBE) of the Bucharest University of Economics, (ASE Bucharest)2004- 2008, chancellor of SIBE, ASE Bucharesti, member of the Senate of ASE Bucharest.
2000 – 2004 – vice-dean of SIBE, ASE Bucharest.
2003 – present – initiator, developer and director of the programme Master in Business Communication in English.
2002 – initiator and coordinator of the team to set up the Distance and Open Learning Centre of SIBE in Curtea de Arges (150 km from Bucharest).
2001 – 2003 – director of the programme Master in international Business.
2001-2002 – executive director of the project Commercial Communication for Romania’s Development financed by the World Bank through the National Council for Higher Education Financing (CNFIS), having as objective setting up a self-access centre for students.
1997 – 2005 – director, Bucharest English Studies and Training BEST – Language Centre.
1995 – 1996 – deputy-director, PROSPER-ASE Language Centre.
2007- present – director of the consortium EPIR – Romanian Economic Personalities and Institutions the Romanian Added Value to the European Identity, PN II 91-021.
March-May 2005 – coordinator of joint project of CSUSB, ASE Bucharest and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania: Romania Exploring Great Opportunities for Small Business.
Publications
1. Neesham, C., Nicolae, M., Naftanaila, I., Business leadership in Romania: an overview of research, education and practices, in Change Leadership in Romania’s New Economy, Theoretical and Applied Economics, February 2009, ISSN 1841-8678
2. Nicolae, M., Nicolae, E.E., Values, mentalities and leadership in emerging markets, in Change Leadership in Romania’s New Economy, Theoretical and Applied Economics, February 2009, ISSN 1841-8678
3. Nicolae, M., Nicolae, E.E., Valori, mentalitati si leadership pe pietele emergente, Revista de economie teoretica si aplicata, dec. 2008, ISSN 1844-0029 (editia online), http://www.ectap.ro/documente/suplimente/simpozion_REI_ro.pdf
4. Neesham, C., Nicolae, M., Naftanaila, I., O privire de ansamblu asupra cercetarii, educatiei si practicii in leadershipul in afaceri in Romania, Revista de economie teoretica si aplicata, dec. 2008, ISSN 1844-0029 (editia online), http://www.ectap.ro/documente/suplimente/simpozion_REI_ro.pdf
5. Nicolae, M., What real life? RATE Newsletter, 2008, ISBN
6. Nicolae, M., Are we speaking the same languages?, presentation at the 9th international RATE conference More Than Teaching: Training For The Real Life Nov. 2008 Bucharest
7. Nicolae, M., Marinescu, R., Leadership and Change in Research Projects, a 8-a Conferinta Anuala QUEST Romania ‘Pentru o mai buna calitate a dialogului interculturala’, Bucuresti, oct. 2008.
8. Nicolae, M., Multilingualism from language to business competence. A strategy for survival in the global market”, in ‘Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in a World of Global Pluralism- 1-st LSP International Conference, Iasi”, Timpul, Iasi, 2008, pp 259-271, ISBN 978 973 612 334 1
9. Nicolae, M., Leadership in the Cheating Culture role models, values and discourse, conferinta RAAS-Fulbright 2008 (Romanian Association of American Studies), Universitatea Bucuresti.
10. Nicolae, M., Neesham, C., Naftanaila, I., Leadership Studies in Romania and the Liderom Project, Conferinta internationala Leadership, Change and Communication in Emerging Markets, Curtea de ArgeLz, 2008, ISBN 978 606 505 068 6.
11. Nicolae, M., Nicolae, E.E., Values, mentalities, and leadership in emerging markets, Conferinta internationala Leadership, Change and Communication in Emerging Markets, Curtea de ArgeLz, 2008, ISBN 978 606 505 068 6.
12. Nicolae Mariana, Victoria Seitz, Cheia succesului. Imaginea profesionala, Editura Humanitas 2008, 228 pagini, ISBN 978-973-50-1940-2.
13. Carp R., (coord.), Nevaci, M., Nicolae, M., Runceanu, C., Saramandu, N., Multilingualism and Intercultural Dialogue in the European Union. A Romanian Perspective (Multilingvism si dialog intercultural in Uniunea Europeana. O viziune romaneasca) Studii de strategie si politici, SPOS 2007, Institutul European din Romania, 2008, ISBN 978-973-7736-61-1.
14. Nicolae, M., Romanian higher education a view from the inside, Proceedings of the Second International Conference The Future of Europe Security and Economic Development, Jurnalul Economic, noiembrie 2007, Anul X, no. 25, ISSN 1454-4296
15. Nicolae, M., Strategie, leadership si valori, Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065, dec. 2007,
 http://www.markmedia.ro/article_show.php?g_id=867
16. Nicolae, M., Multilingualism for better survival in the global market, Conferinta anuala a Catedrei de limbi germanice si comunicare in afaceri, INTEGRATED SKILLS AND MULTILINGUALISM FOR BETTER CULTURAL AWARENESS AND EMPLOYABILITY, 9-10 November 2007
17. Communication in a world of diversity: its importance for research and education, Scoala internationala de vara Paltins 2007, Econophysics and Complexity, Science and Education in a world of diversity: applications to the knowledge-based society, Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti, ISBN 978-973-737-358-8
18. Nicolae, M., Multilingualism from language to business competence. A strategy for survival in the global market, Conferinta internationala ,Globalisation and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration, Universitatea Al.I.Cuza, Iasi, Oct. 25-28 2007.
19. Nicolae, M., Enache, M., Doing Business in Romania Crossing cultures, Fifth International Congress on Romanian Studies, Ovidius University, Constanta, 25-28 iunie 2007
20. Nicolae, M., Enache, M., Invatamantul superior romanesc primele lectii ca stat membru al Uniunii Europene (Romanian Higher Education the First Lessons as a European Union Member State), Simpozionul Facultatii REI Romania si integrarea in Uniunea Europeana. Primele lectii, iunie 2007, Editura ASE, ISBN 978-973-594-966-2
21. Nicolae, M., Integrarea europeana in economie, institutii si comunicare, simpozionul Institutii si fluxuri economice europene in secolul al XX-lea, 22 iunie 2007, ASE, Grant A_C47/2006 CNCSIS
22. Nicolae, M., Competition and Higher Education Where To?, Simpozionul international Tehnologii educationale pe platforme electronice in invatamantul ingineresca (The International Symposium Educational technologies on electronic platforms in Higher Engineering Education) CONSPRESS Publishing House, 8-9 iunie 2007, ISSN 1843-2263, p 120-129.
23. Nicolae, M., Enache, M., Satisfacerea nevoilor clientului educational criteriu de evaluare a calitatii in invatamant, Sesiunea stiintifica internationala cu tema Strategii de asigurare si evaluare a calitatii in invatamant, ASE, Bucuresti, 18-19 mai 2007, publicat in volumul Strategii de asigurare si evaluare a calitatii in invatamant, Editura ASE, 2007, ISBN 13-978-973-594-944-0.
24. Nicolae, M., Muresan, M, Regional Economic Development in the 20th Century. the Case of Romania, Simpozionul international THE PATH OF INTERNATIONALISATION AND INTEGRATION IN THE EUROPE OF REGION, 25 28 aprilie 2007, Curtea de Arges, ISBN 978-80-8069-857-7
25. Nicolae, M., Intreprinzatori, lideri, migranti si toleranti, 4.02.2007, http://www.markmedia.ro, Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
26. Nicolae M., SMS-uri, customer care sau clientul nostru … 07.01.2007, http://www.markmedia.ro Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
27. Nicolae M., Customer care sau stapanul nostru clientul (II) 14.01.2007 http://www.markmedia.ro Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
28. Victoria Seitz, Mariana Nicolae, Crearea Imaginii, Editura ASE, 201 pg. 2006 ISBN 973-594-786-2
29. Nicolae, M., Inteligenti sunteti, dar cu emotiile cum stati? 30.10.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
30. Nicolae, M., Conferinta internationala a Facultatii de Stiinte Economice, Universitatea Ovidius, Constanta, 12 oct. 2006, Leadership in the Romanian Transition, Analele Universitatii Ovidius, Seria Stiinte Economice, Ovidius University Press Constanta, 2007, ISSN 1582-9383
31. Nicolae, M., Din nou despre leadership (III), 2.10.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro/article_show.php?g_id=726 Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
32. Nicolae, M., Din nou despre leadership (II), 25. 09.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro/article_show.php?g_id=724 Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
33. Nicolae, M., Din nou despre leadership (I), 18.09.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro/article_show.php?g_id=723, Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
34. Nicolae, M., Cei care urmeaza …, 14.08.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro/article_show.php?g_id=711 Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
35. Nicolae, M., Lideri, conducatori si … ceilalti 31.07.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro/article_show.php?g_id=707 Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
36. Nicolae, M., Leadership in between worlds. The Romanian transition, conferinta RAAS 2006 (Romanian Association of American Studies) cu tema New-Old Worlds, Spaces of Transition
37. Nicolae, M., Between wor(l)ds Creating an Image, conferinta internationala a Facultatii de Comert cu tema The International Conference on Commerce 2006
38. Nicolae M., Cum va gestionati emotiile? 12.11.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro Revista de marketing Lzs comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
39. Nicolae, M., Thank you, RAAS, RAAS Newsletter, Nr. 6 din 5/26/06 4:07 PM pg. 12-13, http://www2.raas.ro/newsletter.html
40. Nicolae M., Public speaking Chiar aveti ceva de spus (II) 10.07.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
41. Nicolae M., Public speaking Chiar aveti ceva de spus (I) 03.07.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
42. Nicolae M., Explorari ale conceptului de leadership in organizatiile romanesti, 05.06.2006, http://www.markmedia.ro Revista de marketing si comunicare in afaceri ISSN 1841- 0065
43. Nicolae, M., Organizatiile care invata modalitati de supravietuire in conditiile internationalizarii, Revista de management comparat international, nr. 6/2005, ISSN 1582-3458.
44. Nicolae, M., Explorari ale conceptului de leadership in organizatiile romanesti, in Tendinte moderne in managementul organizatiilor pe plan mondial (coord. Nicolescu, O.), Editura Olimp, BucureLzti, 2005, ISBN 973-7744-43-8
45. Nicolae, M.,Translating and Interpreting European Integration – Impact on the National Economy, presented at the International Conference The Impact of European Integration on the National Economy, 28- 29 October, 2005, Cluj-Napoca, Babes-Bolyai University, accepted for publication in the Conference proceedings
46. Nicolae, M., Can Teaching Marketing to American Students Be Relevant for Romania’s Development? presented at the International Conference The Impact of European Integration on the National Economy, 28 – 29 October, 2005, Cluj-Napoca, Babes-Bolyai University, accepted for publication in the Conference proceedings
47. Nicolae, M., Using Blackboard to Teach American Students How to Identify Business Opportunities in Romania Simpozionul deTehnologii educationale pe platforme electronice in invatamantul ingineresca (The International Symposium Educational tachnologies on electronic platforms in engineering) CONSPRESS Publishing House, May, 2005.
48. Nicolae, M., Campusul virtual provocarile realitatii, The Virtual Campus challenges of the real world, sent for publication Oct. 2003, ASE Publishing House.
49. Nicolae, M. The R_E_volution of teaching and learning: how do universities respond to the challenges of connectedness?at, Simpozionul Tehnologii educationale pe platforme electronice in invatamantul ingineresca (The Symposium Educational tachnologies on electronic platforms in engineering) CONSPRESS Publishing House, May, 2003.
50. Nicolae, M. Materiale promotionale in turismul romanesc (Promotional published materials in Romanian Tourism), www.markmedia.ro, Oct. 2003.
51. Nicolae, M, Cui se adreseaza pliantele publicitare turistice? (Which is the target audience for advertising leaflets in tourism?) , www.markmedia.ro, Oct. 2003.
52. Nicolae M., Takes Two to Tango at the Importance of Partnerships, paper presented at the Conference British and American Studies, Timisoara, 15-17 May 2003
53. Nicolae M., Strategii pentru succes in predare/invatare (Strategies for success in Teaching-Learning), AFIR Publishing House, 2003
54. Nicolae M., Cultura Internet-ului: noi forme de comunicareThe Internet Culture: new forms of communication?, The Economic Journal, 5th year, n. 10, ASE Publishing House, Dec. 2002
55. Nicolae M., Perceptii culturale ale spatiului si timpului Cultural Perceptions of Space and Time, (the Symposium Romania’s External Economic Relations in the Euro-Atlantic Context, 13.12.2002, ASE BUCHAREST, the School of International Business and Economics
56. Nicolae M., Importanta atitudinii in educatia interculturala (The Importance of Attitude in Intercultural Education), the Conference Romania’s External Economic Relations in the Euro-Atlantic Context , 13.12.2002, ASE BUCHAREST, the School of International Business and Economics
57. Nicolae M., Unele paradoxuri ale comunicarii intre culturi (Some paradoxes of the communication among cultures), Knowledge, Communication, Culture, 12.12.2002, UTCB Publishing House, the Faculty of Technological Equipment, the Department of Foreign Languages and Communication
58. Nicolae M., Explorari ale unor posibile oferte educationale in administrarea afacerilor (Exploring possible educational offers in business administration), the International Conference Globalisation and university economic education, vol III, Sedcom Libris Publishing House, Iasi, oct. 2002
59. Nicolae M., Marketing religios si particularitati ale discursului ortodox in ultimul deceniu al secolului XX (Religious Marketing and particularities of the ortodox discourse in the last decade of the XXth century), The Economic Journal, 5th year, n. 9, ASE Publishing House, July 2002
60. Nicolae M., Diferentele individuale in procesul de invatare inteligenta emotionala si predictibilitatea succesului in cariera(The individual differences in the learning process emotional intelligence and the predictability of career success), Paideea, Journal of People Universities, n. 3, Bucharest, 2002
61. Nicolae M., Managing the Stars, Diversitatea lingvistica si culturala Factor al dezvoltarii europene (Managing the Stars, Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Prompter for the European Development), ASE Publishing House, 2002
62. Nicolae M., Diferentele individuale in procesul de invatare inteligenta emotionala si IQ-ul grupuluiA? (Individual differences in the learning process emotional intelligence and group IQ), the Session of Scientific Communications of the Teacher Training Department, ASE BUCHAREST, 10 May 2002
63. Nicolae M., Managerial Communication in the Internet Age, ASE Publishing House, 2002
64. Nicolae M., coordinator, Commercial Communication, CISON Publishing House, 2002
65. Nicolae M., Points of view: setting objectives in open and distance learning and in post-graduate educationA?, Dialogos, n.6, ASE Publishing House, 2002
66. Nicolae M., Nevoi, obiective nevoi obiective? (Needs, objectives objective needs?), Dialogos, n.6, ASE Publishing House, 2002
67. Nicolae M., Gender Divide. The Long Road to Tolerance, Dialogos, n. 5, ASE Publishing House, 2002
68. Nicolae M., Enache M., Zografi M., English-Romanian / Romanian-English Dictionary, Langenscheidt / RAO Publishing House, 2001
69. Nicolae M., Oferte nonconventionale pe piata furnizorilor de servicii educationale pentru tineri si adulti (Non-conventional offers on the market of educational service suppliers for adults), The Economic Journal, 3rd year, n. 6-7, ASE Publishing House, Dec. 2000
70. Nicolae M., Diferenta de gen (The Gender Gap), Piata de munca, 19 March 2000
71. Nicolae M, The Right Way To Write In Business, the International Session of Scientific Communications A Millennium of Communication, the Ecological University, Bucharest, May 2000
72. Nicolae M, translation into Romanian, Advanced Economics through Diagrams by Andrew Gillespie, ALL Publishing House, 2000
73. Nicolae M., translation into Romanian, Marketing in industria hoteliera si alimentara, o abordare manageriala (Hotel and food industry marketing – a managerial approach) by Francis Buttle, ALL Publishing House, 2000
74. Nicolae M., (coord.) et al., 3 audio tapes, Communicate in Business, ROTON, 2000
75. Nicolae M., (coord.) et al., Communicate in Business, CISON Publishing House, 2000
76. Nicolae M., Testele de inteligenta si inteligenta (Intelligence tests and the intelligence), the 7th Conference Efficiency, comfort, energy conservation and environment protection, the Technical University of Constructions Bucharest, November 2000
77. Nicolae M., Gender Gap, the Conference Business Culture and Communication: Challenges of the Millennium, ASE BUCHAREST, Bucharest, Oct. 1999
78. Nicolae M., Formarea si perfectionarea profesorilor de limbi straine – provocarile schimbarii (The formation and the improvement of foreign languages teachers the challenges of change), Forum Magazine, June 1999
79. Nicolae M., Strategii didactice la adulti(Didactic strategies for adults), the Military Academy, Scientific Special Session, September 1999
80. Nicolae M., et al., English for Economic Studies, ASE Publishing House, 1999
81. Nicolae M, Intercultural education preparing students to survive in the global village, in Developing Language and Professional Skills , Bucharest, ASE Publishing House, 1998
82. Nicolae M., translation of Foundations of Program Evaluation: Theories of Practice by William R. Shadish, Jr, Thomas D. Cook, Laura C. Leviton, FIMAN Foundation, ALL Publishing House, 1998
83. Nicolae M.(coord), et al., Managing your Management English, ASE Publishing House, 1998
84. Nicolae M., Zografi M., How to Sell Yourself On The European Market -From Teacher Development To Learner Autonomy, presentation at the International Conference IATEFL EAST 98, Constanta, 27-30 August 1998
85. Nicolae M., Writing Styles In Business Communication: An Intercultural View, presentation at the International Conference IATEFL EAST 98, ConstanLLa, 27-30 August 1998
86. Nicolae M., Magureanu T., Zografi M., Tying in Course Work with Assessment, PROSPER Newsletter, n. 9/ June 1998, published by the British Council
87. Nicolae M., The English-Speaking Union-Romania Handbook on Public Speaking, March 1998
88. Nicolae M., Training and Development in Transition. A Romanian Perspective, in Teachers Develop Teachers Research, IATEFL, 1998, UK
89. Nicolae M., Standards of Quality in Private Language Teaching The Romanian Situation, presentation at the International Conference “Private Language Education in Europe. Its contribution to the multilingual and multicultural aspect of the European Union” Salonic, Greece, November 1997
90. Nicolae M, Magureanu T., Zografi M., Coping with Change – Adjusting Proficiency Testing to Real World Needs, presentation at the International Conference Managing Change in English for Business and for Special Purposes, Bucharest, ASE BUCHAREST, 7-9 June 1996. PROSPER Newsletter, n. 5, June 1997
91. Nicolae M., and PROSPER-ASE staff, translation into Romanian of the supplement Lumea in1997 (The World in 1997) for Capital Magazine
92. Nicolae M., Using Commercials to facilitate communication in the classroom, PROSPER NEWSLETTER, n. 4, February 1997
93. Nicolae M., Producing a Newsletter (StudentsProjects), presentation at the International Conference Managing Change in English for Business and for Special Purposes, Bucharest, ASE BUCHAREST, 7-9 June 1996
94. Nicolae M, Magureanu T., Zografi M., Proficiency Testing, assignment for the testing module (distance learning) of the University of Manchester, February 1996
95. Nicolae M., Ivanescu R., Kiritescu L., Teacher Development at the Core of the PROSPER PROJECT in Romania, PROSPER Newsletter, n. 5, June 1996
96. Nicolae M., Zografi M., Developing Efficient Reading strategies during ESP Seminars, the Symposium Pedagogy and culture a didactic and intercultural approach, May 1995, published by the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, 1996
97. Nicolae M., Commercials – A Way Towards Intercultural Competence, presentation at the International Conference Communication and the Intercultural Dimension, Bucharest, ASE BUCHAREST, 24-25 November 1995
98. Nicolae M., Muresan L., Business English as a Business – New Roles for Management and Teacher Development, presentation at the Regional Conference organised by the Czechoslovak Management Centre, 19-21 May 1995, Celakovice
99. Nicolae M.,Ivanescu R., Kiritescu L., Teacher Development at the Core of the PROSPER PROJECT in Romania, paper presented at the 4th IATEFL National Conference, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 12-14 mAY 1995. PROSPER Newsletter n. 5/June 1996
100. Nicolae M., Evaluarea testelor de limba engleza – metode subiective si obiective de testare (The Evaluation of English tests subjective and objective testing methods), assignment for the testing module (distance learning) of the University of Manchester, January 1995
101. Nicolae M., Zografi M., Bottom-up and top-down approaches to developing reading skills, presentation at the 4th BE TA Conference, December 1994
102. Nicolae M., Teacher Development and Peer Observation, project presented at the University of Lancaster, UK, June 1994
 103. Nicolae M., Writing for business: Form-fillingpresentation at the 3rd BETA (British English Teachers Association) International Conference, December 1993
 104. Nicolae M., News from RomaniaA?, People and Places, June 1992, Ireland, Dublin
105. Nicolae M., Virginia Woolf. The Evolution of Character in the Modern Novel, graduation dissertation, University of Bucharest, 1975
Extracurricular activity
April 2008 – First LSP International Conference of the Al.I.Cuza University in Iasi, on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in a World of Global Pluralism.
2005, 2007 – member in the peer review committee of the international conference TEPE -2005, TEPE 2007: http://hidrotehnica.utcb.ro/simp05 http://hidro164.utcb.ro/tepe_2007/en/tabla_en.aspDec. 2004 – Conference of the Dept of Business Communication in ASE.
Sept. 2003 – Round table Translation An Intercultural Approach, organised by the Faculty of Technical Equipment, Bucharest.
Sept. 2003 – The 2nd Anti-Conference organised by Ovidius University, Constanta.
May 2003 – British and American Studies International Conference, organised by the University of West, Timisoara.
June 2002 – Public presentation and defending of PhD thesis at the University of Bucharest.
Oct.2001 – International conference on Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Factor of European Development, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest.
1999, October – Business Culture and Communication: Challenges of the Millennium, conference organised by the ASE, ESU-Romania and PROSPER-ASE LC.
1998, August – IATEFL East 98, 3rd EFL Conference in the Balkan Region.
1997, Nov. – 1st European Conference on Private Language Education in Europe. Its Contribution to the Multilingual and Multicultural Aspect of the European Union, Salonique, Greece.
September 1997 – International conference of the Special Interest Group Teachers Develop Teachers Research, University of Oranim, Israel.
1995-1996 – the Manchester University Distance-learning MEd module in Language Assessment.
1995 – Admitted to a Ph.D. programme with the Bucharest University, the Institute of Education, on: Developing and improving foreign language teaching/learning strategies in adult education.
1994, Apr.- June – Teacher development course for Romanian Teachers of ESP in Tertiary Education, The Management of Change, Lancaster University, Institute for English Language Education, UK.
1993, Feb. – Communicative English Language Teaching Methodology organized by the British Council.
1996, April – Seminar on Efficient Management organised by BC Romania and CIMP (Romanian Centre of Implementing Performant Management).
1996, March – International seminar organised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, by ELTECS, BC and Syllabus-private language school on ELT Management and Marketing.
1996, February – International Conference organised by the English-Speaking Union-Hungary in Budapest, English A Window of Opportunity.
1996, Jan. – Open Week For Training Managers, LTS, Bath, UK.
1995, Jan. – International seminar on Private English Language Teaching Management, organized by ELTECS and the BC in Budapest, Hungary.
1974 – British Council exchange programe: British Culture and Civilization, one month in the UK.