EdTech Romania

I’m proud to have contributed to ISC Research’s latest white paper on wellbeing in international schools — a topic that’s at the heart of everything we do at Spark Generation. 🌱 Even prouder to see Spark Generation featured among the solutions helping schools embed wellbeing into their culture and curriculum. 💚 Read the full paper here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ek3Rj9me #Wellbeing #EducationInnovation #InternationalEducation #SparkGeneration

🌟 Mentor Spotlight: Liz Stefan, Co-founder @ Nifty Learning! We’re excited to welcome Liz Ștefan as a mentor for Techstars Startup Weekend EdTech Cluj 2025! With experience working with Fortune 500 companies on Learning & Development management, operations, and technology implementation, Liz brings a deep understanding of how people and systems grow together. As Co-founder of Nifty Learning and host of the L&D Spotlight Podcast, she continues to explore the latest trends in Learning and Development — shaping how organizations upskill and adapt in a fast-changing world. 🗓️Join us 21–23 November at  📍Founders Hive, Cluj-Napoca,  and learn from the best! 🚀 Register now and be part of the next wave of #EdTech innovation! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dgJfzHGu #swcluj #techstars #innovation #learninganddevelopment #edtech

Super excited to connect with the community and be inspired by bright, creative and transformative ideas!

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Where EdTech Happens, a How to Web side event, was way more than we had envisioned for it. We are grateful to ING Romania for hosting us in their cosy space and to Rookeyz for wonderfully capturing these moments. 🥰 A heartfelt thank-you to all our speakers and participants who joined us in reimagining learning spaces and contexts — physical, virtual, and mental. Together, we explored how #EdTech can reshape the way we learn, teach, and grow — proving once again that this is Where EdTech Happens. 🌟 Prof. Dr. Luciana Antoni, State Counsellor in the Prime Minister’s Chancellery 🌟 Alexandru Holicov, Founder & CEO Adservio 🌟 Cosmin Malureanu, Founder & CEO @ ASCENDIA S.A. 🌟 Corneliu Ionescu, Financial coach @ Banometru 🌟 Alecsandru Vasiliu, Project architect @ Latitudine53 by Reimagine Architects 🌟 Elena Oprea, Co-founder & CEO @ selftalk.space 🌟 Tomina Vodarici - Community Investment Specialist, ING Romania 🌟 Patzelt Dan, Founder @ Tactile Images 🌟 Armina Dobrica, Chief visionary @ Rookeyz 🌟 Cristina Juc, President @ EdTech Romania #edtechromania #edtechro

🌟 We are honored to welcome Prof. Dr. Luciana Antoci, State Counsellor in the Prime Minister’s Chancellery, former Prefect of Iași, former General School Inspector at ISJ Iași (2021–2025), and teacher of Romanian language and literature at Colegiul Național Iași, as a speaker at Where EdTech Happens. 🎤 She will share her thoughts on the diagnostic role and regulatory impact of external evaluations in measuring students’ preparedness, to bring valuable insights into how assessment shapes learning contexts and influences the future of education in Romania — a central theme for our event dedicated to reimagining learning spaces and innovation in EdTech. Where EdTech Happens is a How to Web side-event. Registration is free https://lnkd.in/dZGDcatK

In just two days, we will meet to share and learn from each other. Where EdTech Happens is an invitation to explore ideas on how to create better learning spaces and contexts. Full line-up of speakers and agenda below. Agenda: 14:00 - Registration 14:10 - Welcome & opening remarks, Cristina Juc, President EdTech Romania 14:20 - Keynote talks: Bold ideas shaping the future of education; speakers: 🌟 Prof. Dr. Luciana Antoci, State Counsellor in the Prime Minister’s Chancellery 🌟 Alexandru Holicov, Founder & CEO @ Adservio 🌟 Cosmin Malureanu, Founder & CEO @ ASCENDIA S.A. 🌟 Corneliu Ionescu, Financial coach @ Banometru 15:20 - Panel discussion: Reimagining learning spaces and context, with: 🌟 Alecsandru Vasiliu, Project architect @ Latitudine53 by Reimagine Architects 🌟 Elena Oprea, Co-founder & CEO @ selftalk.space 🌟 Tomina Vodarici - Community Investment Specialist, ING Romania 🌟 Patzelt Dan Patzelt, Founder @ Tactile Images 🌟 Moderator: Armina Dobrica, Chief visionary @ Rookeyz 16:20 - Wrap-up and networking A How to Web side-event 🫶 Registration is free https://lnkd.in/dZGDcatK

At Where EdTech Happens, we’re bringing together diverse voices to rethink how and where learning takes place – from classrooms and communities to digital and hybrid contexts. Meet our panelists: ✔️ Alecsandru Vasiliu – Project architect @ Latitudine53 by Reimagine Architects, with over a decade of experience designing educational spaces in Canada, Romania, Sweden, and Portugal. With a background in anthropology, Alecsandru brings a human-centred vision to learning environments, developed through workshops with teachers, students, and communities. His ideal learning space supports people and processes, creating room for learning to naturally unfold. ✔️ Elena Oprea – Founder & CEO @ selftalk.space, a platform combining behavioural science, ontology, and AI to democratize access to psychotherapy and self-coaching. With a €300,000 pre-seed round and a team of 23 international psychologists, Selftalk supports leaders and employees alike in addressing motivation, performance, and retention challenges, positioning itself as both an HR partner and organisational psychologist for the future of work. ✔️ Tomina Vodarici – Community Investment Specialist @ ING Romania, passionate about tackling complex social problems through collaboration. Tomina coordinates the social partnerships for climate action and financial health of ING Bank Romania, as well as the community involvement actions of ING volunteers. She strengthened her expertise in the social sector, impact measurement and systemic change through her previous role in Ashoka, an international organisation supporting social entrepreneurs, an experience that gave her the privilege of meeting and working with dozens of social entrepreneurs and activists from Romania and Europe. ✔️ Patzelt Dan – Founder @ Tactile Images and the social enterprise APASS, Dan reimagines education through accessible technologies and inclusive design, enabling children with special educational needs to learn alongside their peers in hybrid, multilingual, and adaptive contexts. With A10A, any educational material becomes interactive through augmented reality, while APASS advances digital and physical accessibility toward a universal and equitable education. Join us for this forward-looking conversation on how learning spaces – physical, digital, and mental – can shape the future of education. The access is free upon registration: https://lnkd.in/dZGDcatK #EdTech #edtechro #education

Corneliu Ionescu is an economist by profession and trainer by passion, with over 20 years of experience in business, consultancy, and company valuation. Since 2007, as an ANC-accredited trainer, he has inspired thousands through courses on financial education, business planning, entrepreneurship, and finance for non-financial professionals. His mission: helping people build healthier relationships with money and avoid the financial pitfalls he once faced himself. Out of these experiences, he created the Banometru methodology, a unique approach that blends financial knowledge with personalised coaching to guide people through challenges and unlock their potential. With a focus on empathy, listening, and practical solutions, he empowers individuals and organisations to turn financial understanding into long-term sustainability and growth. Join us at Where EdTech Happens to hear his perspective on financial health, entrepreneurship, and the role of education in building resilient futures. 🚀 The access is free upon registration: https://lnkd.in/dZGDcatK #edtech #edtechro #education