EURECA-PRO Staff Week at Petrosani
We welcome Career Services Professionals, Internal stakeholders: Support Staff, Academic Staff, Researchers, Experts and Coordinators from EURECA-PRO partner universities, PhD Students, Students, as well as External stakeholders to join this initiative.
- Upcoming events
Key details
Priorities addressed:
- Inclusion and Diversity
- Participation in democratic life
- Other
Virtual Component: Duration: 2 hours | Date: 8 October 2026
- Getting to Know Each Other & Setting the common goal
- Understanding Culture & Communication
- Bringing It All Together & Preparing for the In-Person Staff
Theme: “Who we are”
Objectives:
- Get to know each other
- Understand the goals of the ”journey”
Structure:
- Welcome & framing (10 min) — purpose, goals, logistics.
- Participant introductions (30 min) — who they are, their university, their role, and why they joined this community.
- Group Discussion
Registration
There is no participation fee!
However, participants should cover the costs of travel and accommodation. Where applicable, the funding might be available from the Erasmus+ grant distributed by the home university. We invite candidates to check the availability of such funding with their home institution.
Training Languages: English
Host: University of Petroșani, Romania
Activities requiring physical participation description
Enhancing Stakeholders Participation and Sustainable Career Development Across the EURECA-PRO Alliance explores collaborative approaches to strengthening stakeholder engagement and promoting sustainable career development within the EURECA-PRO Alliance.
This initiative aims to strengthen collaboration among the Career Services Centres of the EURECA-PRO Alliance by fostering networking, sharing best practices in career guidance, and promoting innovative approaches to student employability and sustainable career development. Participants will explore institutional experiences and successful models of career counselling while building a joint EURECA-PRO Career Services community.
The programme focuses on enhancing stakeholder engagement across the Alliance through interactive workshops dedicated to mapping institutional contributions, identifying strengths and cooperation opportunities, and developing action plans for stronger stakeholder network involvement. By encouraging dialogue and knowledge exchange, partner institutions will define both short-term and long-term objectives for collaborative activities within EURECA-PRO.
Future-oriented sessions will address strategic priorities for Career Services, alumni engagement through Career Profiles initiatives, and holistic approaches to stakeholder participation in academic, research, and career development services. The event will conclude with the presentation of joint initiatives and action plans designed to strengthen transnational cooperation, support sustainable career pathways, and contribute to the long-term impact of the EURECA-PRO Alliance.
PROGRAMME (physical activity)
Activities
- 09:30 – 09:45:
Registration and Welcome Coffee-Informal Networking - 09:45 – 10:30:
Connecting the EURECA-PRO Career Services Network – Interactive Networking Session – Family Picture;
Ice-breaking activities;
Partner Institution Presentations;
Good Practices at the CRESC Centre, Felicia Andrioni, University of Petroșani - 10:30 – 11:00:
Career Services in Practice-Guided CRESC Tour - 11:00 – 11:30:
Coffee Break - 11:30 – 13:00:
Welcome address: Rector Professor Sorin Mihai RADU, University of Petroșani
Official Opening of the Staff Week: Vice-Rector Dan-Codrut PETRILEAN, University of Petroșani
From Individual Career services to a Joint EURECA-PRO Center
Session on Activity Analysis, Expectations and Goal Setting, Speaker Felicia Andrioni University of Petroșani
Lightning Talks ”What can EURECA-PRO learn from us ?”, Moderator Felicia Andrioni, University of Petroșani - 13:00 – 14:00:
Lunch break – “Student restaurant” – University of Petroșani - 14:00 – 15:20:
Interactive Workshop: Building a European Network of Career Services through innovative methods
Moderators: Felicia Andrioni & Roxana Pleșa, University of Petroșani
-Mapping the Career Information Journey-What do students need?
-From student needs to Centre requirements
– Creative Methods for Career Development:
-Collaborative Vision Board Creation;
-Personal Strengths Mapping through Art;
-Career Journey Collage - 15:20 – 15:30:
Career Services Journey: Day 1 Harvest – Consolidation of findings - 15:30 – 16:30:
Guided Campus Tour
Expected Outcomes:
• Better understanding of partner institutions needs
• Identification of common priorities and challenges
• Establishment of professional connections
• Career Journey Collage
• Initial Capability Map
• Examples for Good Practices catalogue
• Student Needs Map
Day 2 – Tuesday 20th of October – Designing the EURECA-PRO Career Services Centre: Innovative Career Guidance and Best Practice Exchange
(C.R.E.S.C., University of Petroșani, Conference Room, 2nd floor)
Objectives:
– To exchange best practices in career counselling and student employability development.
– To jointly define the initial service portfolio, content requirements, information sources, access mechanisms and institutional contributions for the three core Career Services areas.
Activities
- 9:00 – 09:15:
Review of the Previous Day - 09:15 – 10:45:
Innovation Lab – Part I: Making Career Information Engaging – An Interactive Workshop
Innovative Approaches to Career Services: Arts-Based Career Guidance: Theatre-Based Activities for Career Skills Development
Moderator/Speaker: Karoline Gritzner, Technical University of Leoben - 10:45 – 11:00:
Coffee Break - 11:00 – 12:30:
Partners’ Best Practice Exchange Session (hybrid session):
Best Practice from the Freiberg Career Center
Speaker: Kristina Wopat, Director, Graduate and Research Academy, TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Best Practice from the University of Petroșani Career Services Centre
Speaker: Mariana Anghel, Director, Career Services Centre
Best Practice from the University of León Career Services Centre
Speaker: Maria José
Best Practice from the Technical University of Crete Career Services Centre
Speaker: Konstantina Fragkedaki - 12:30 – 13:30:
Lunch break “Student restaurant” – University of Petroșani - 13:30 – 15:00:
Innovation Lab – Part II: Making Career Information Engaging – An Interactive WorkshopInnovative Approaches to Career Services: Arts-Based Career Guidance, Moderator: Felicia Andrioni, University of Petroșani
-Photography-Based Career Reflection
-Photo Storytelling for Career Development
-Lecture: The Therapeutic Role of Photography, Felicia Andrioni & Roxana Pleșa, Department of Social and Human Sciences, University of Petroșani
Special guest: Cristi Filip, Artist - 15:00 – 16:30:
Discussion on Career Planning and Transition to Employment
– Lectures:
– Employability, career development future opportunities &Labour market trend Speaker: Valentin Fulger, Department of Social and Human Sciences, University of Petroșani
– Workstream A
European Postgraduate Opportunities
– Workstream B
European Employment Opportunities &RCP
– Workstream C
Company & Labour Market Information/Job Market Trend
– Round table -Building a Coherent Student-Facing Career Services Architecture across the Three Workstreams - 16:30 – 16:45:
Career Services Journey: Day 2 Harvest – Consolidation of Findings
Expected Outcomes:
- Improved understanding of innovative guidance practices
- Exchange of tools and resources
- Enhanced capacity to support employability skills development
- Good practice catalogue
- Joint career services portfolio
- Institutional contribution map
- Three workstreams architecture
Day 3 – Wednesday 21th of October – Enhancing Stakeholder Network Involvement in EURECA-PRO
Objectives: To identify existing stakeholders engagement practices across EURECA-PRO, understand barriers to participation and identify transferable mechanisms for strengthening engagement
Activities
- 09:00 – 10:15:
Bus transfer - 10:15 – 10:45:
Bus transfer to Nopcsa Castle
(Dress Code: Vintage Elegance) - 10:15 – 11:00:
A Warm Welcome at Nopcsa Castle
Where History Comes Alive: Nopcsa Castle as a Best Practice in External Stakeholder Engagement
Speaker: Liliana Țolaș, Director of the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation - 11:00 – 12:00:
Strengthening Stakeholders Engagement within the EURECA-PRO Alliance: Networking and Discussion Session
Moderators: Dan Codruț Petrilean & Felicia Andrioni, University of Petroșani:
– Current opportunities for collaboration, New European Bauhaus proposal, Speaker: Karoline Gritzner, Technical University of Leoben (hybrid session)
– Joint Project Development Opportunities, Concept note for MA Mining Heritage and Geolandscapes, Apostolos Gerontas, TU Bergakademie Freiberg (hybrid session)
– Challenges and solutions for active participation, Speaker Robert Hunyadi, Romania
– Communication and networking strategies, Speaker Robert Hunyadi, Romania
– Open Discussion - 12:00 – 12:15:
Coffee break - 12:15 – 13:00:
„A Living Castle – Art, Heritage and Holistic Stakeholder Engagement”
Where Heritage Meets Innovation: A Creative Approach to Holistic Stakeholder Engagement
Living laboratory of heritage, history, arts and stakeholder engagement:
– A Castle in Harmony: Art, Music, Ballet, Photography & Fashion
External stakeholder special guest:
Gabriela Arion, Hat and veil maker
– The Story of the Nopcsa Castle Winery: A Journey Through Heritage, Wine and Tradition
– Informal learning/networking - 13:00 – 13:45:
Lunch at the Castel -Tastes of Tradition: Networking Through Culinary Heritage - 13:45 – 14:00:
Bus transfer to Karaba Manor
(Dress Code: Vintage Elegance) - 14:00 – 17:30:
From Engagement to Participation – Romanian Practice
Sharing Best Romanian Practices in Stakeholder Engagement: A Journey through Karaba Manor – Exploring a Living Cultural Heritage Asset Through Music, Community Engagement and Shared Cultural Experiences
– Welcome at Karaba Manor:
Mihai Bălan Karaba Manor Owner
Rector Professor Sorin Mihai RADU, University of Petroșani
Tiberiu Pasconi, Mayor of Totești Commune
– Echoes Through Time: Music, Art, Identity and Community Engagement Rooted in Ancestral Heritage, Mihai Bălan Karaba Manor Owner
– “On the Wings of Music” – Piano, Pan Flute and Saxophone Recital
Guest artists: Aurelian Epuraș, Florin Goia, Cosmin Miron
– Photography exhibition, Cristi Filip
– Creating Connections: Team Building Through Shared Cultural Experiences;
– Reflection&Networking - 17:30 – 18:00:
Bus transfer to Old Villa - 18:00 – 20:00/b>:
Dinner at the Old Villa - 20:00 – 21:00:
Bus transfer to Petroșani
Expected Outcomes:
-EURECA-PRO Stakeholder Engagement Map
-Examples for Stakeholder Engagement Good Practices catalogue
Day 4 – Thursday 22th of October | From Mapping and Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement to a Common Engagement Framework, Future Cooperation and Action Planning
Activities
- 09:30 – 09:45: Review of the Previous Day
- 09:45 – 11:15: World Café: Future Priorities for EURECA-PRO Career Services, Alumni Engagement through “Career Profiles” and Stakeholder Engagement: – Priority Areas for EURECA-PRO Stakeholder Engagement – Alumni experiences within EURECA-PRO and their professional impact; – Presentation of alumni success stories through “Career Profiles”; – Mentoring and networking opportunities between alumni and students & Strengthening alumni engagement across the EURECA-PRO Alliance Moderator/Speaker Gabriel Ilcea, University of Petroșani
- 11:15 – 11:30: Coffee Break
- 11:30 – 13:00: Workshop: A Holistic Approach to Stakeholder Engagement in Academic, Research and Career Development Services Moderators/Speakers Cristina Wopat, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Felicia Andrioni, University of Petroșani
- 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch break “Student restaurant” – University of Petroșani
- 14:00 – 15:15: Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement in higher education, research, career service and innovation system Associated Partner within the EURECA-PRO Alliance, Kateryna Priazhnikova, Deputy Director, Center for international cooperation, Institutional Erasmus+ coordinator, Dnipro University of Technology, Ukraine – Mapping workshop : – Mapping Institutional Contributions to EURECA-PRO & Group Activity: Developing Action Plans for Enhanced Network Involvement: – Identifying gaps, strengths and expertise of partner institutions; – Exploring synergies and potential cooperation areas; – Defining short-term and long-term objectives; – Presentation of group outcomes
- 15:15 – 15:30: Evaluation Session and Feedback
- 19:00: Dinner “Student restaurant” – University of Petroșani
Objectives:
– To translate the stakeholder analysis into common engagement mechanisms, pilot actions and an implementation roadmap.
– To develop concrete collaboration initiatives and strengthen the EURECA-PRO stakeholders and Career Services network.
– Strengthened cooperation among partner universities.
– Strengthening alumni and students engagement across the EURECA-PRO Alliance.
Day 5 – Friday 23th of October
(C.R.E.S.C., University of Petroșani, Conference Room, 2nd floor)
Expected Outcomes:
- Identification of future joint projects
- Strengthened cooperation among partner universities
- Development of a roadmap for EURECA-PRO Career Services collaboration
- Gallery Journey Exploring, Connecting and Sharing Career Services Practices
- Gallery Journey: Exploring and Connecting Stakeholder Engagement Practice
Overall Learning Outcomes:
- Exchange best practices in career guidance and stakeholder network.
- Promote sustainable and internationally oriented career development.
- Build a lasting professional network within the EURECA-PRO Alliance.
- Develop future collaborative initiatives supporting students, graduates and alumni across Europe.
Activities
- 10:30 – 11:00:
Coffee Break - 10:30 – 11:30:
Gallery Walk-Outcomes
Wrap up session
Priorities for the next months - 11:30 – 12:30:
Certificate Ceremony - 12:30 – 13:30:
Lunch break “Student restaurant” – University of Petroșani
- 10:30 – 11:00:
