He is a former spokesperson and director of the Communication Division of the Romanian Ministry of Education. He was granted an ECESP Fellowship at The George Washington University (2003-2004) and a Fulbright Fellowship at Buffalo University (2007-2008). His research projects focus on institutional communication, policy dialog, branding in education and NGO sectors, etc. His most important publications are: Public Relations: Evolutions and Perspectives (2005), Public Relations. Effectiveness through Communication , co-author (2005), The University under the Pressure of Globalization , in Dobrescu, P., Taranu, A. and Bargaoanu, A. (eds.) (2007).