Andrada-Maria ALBESCU has graduated from the Faculty of Political Science at NSPSPA (specialized in International Relations and European Studies) and is currently a Ph.D. student in political science with the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest. Her research interests are focused on the political dynamics in the EU and the EU member states, on the effects of Europeanization on the quality of democracy in these countries, and also on the changes in the European institutional environment and their consequences.

Horia BĂRBULESCU is a Ph.D. candidate of international relations with the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest (NSPSPA). He has an M.A. in International Relations and European Integration and a B.A. in Political Sciences (minor in International Relations) from the NSPSPA in Bucharest. He holds a particular interest in research regarding critical theories in international relations and European security.

Dana DUMITRU graduated from Faculty of Law School (Andrei Șaguna University – Constanța), specialized in International Law and International Humanitarian Law; she also graduated from the Faculty of Political Science (NSPSPA), specialized in International Relations and European Studies, and she holds an MA at the Department of International Relations and European Integration at NSPSPA. She is currently a Ph.D student in International Relations at the same institution. Research interests: Conflict Resolution and Early Warning, War Studies, Human Rights, Common Foreign and Security Policy, Security Studies, EU Justice and Internal Affairs policy.

Minodora IGESCU has graduated from the Faculty of Political Science at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest (specialized in International Relations and European Studies) and is currently a student in Analysis and Conflict Resolution.

Irina IONIŢĂ has a BA in Political Sciences from the Faculty of Political Sciences, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration and she is currently a PhD student in Political Sciences at the same institution. Her main subject of interest is coalition formation in Central and Eastern Europe from the point of view of the rational choice approach within institutionalist theories.

Maria LEFEGIU has graduated from the Faculty of Political Science at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, specialized in International Relations and European Studies. At present, she is a student at the Evaluation of European Public Policies and Programs Master, the Department of International Relations and European Integration at NSPSPA. Her topics of interest are: European financing, Common Agricultural Policy and project management.

Adina Mihaela MIHAI has graduated from the Faculty of Political Science at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, specialized in International Relations and European Studies. At present, she is a student at the Evaluation of European Public Policies and Programs Master, the Department of International Relations and European Integration at NSPSPA. Her topics of interest are: European financing, youth programmes and project management.

Andra ROESCU is a PhD candidate at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration. She has a BA in Political Sciences and a MA in Political Theory and Analysis from the same university. She has also attended the classes of the MA in International Relations and European Integration at the Department of International Relations and European Integration at NSPSPA. Her field of interest includes rational choice institutionalism, voting and elections, theory and experiment in political science, as well as European integration.

Delia STAN has a B.A. degree from the Faculty of Political Science and a M.A. degree from the Department of International Relations and European Integration – specialization International Relations and European Integration. From august 2009 she is part of the Academic Club of European Studies and she is interested in researches regarding the status of minorities in the EU and the theories of European Integration. As a member of CASE, she coordinated the project”Education Smiles to Everyone” financed by the Youth in Action Programme. 

Nicolae TODERAŞ is a PhD candidate in Political Sciences within the NSPSPA, university where he is also the Director of the Central Library and the coordinator of the European Documentation Centre. In addition, he is a research associate at the Institute of Education Sciences and editor of the Quality Assurance Review, published by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education - ARACIS. He has a B.A. degree in Political Sciences and he graduated the Theory and Policy Analysis Master Programme within the NSPSPA. His areas of expertise are European studies, educational policies, project management, and education for democratic citizenship. He is the author of several studies and policy analyses on the evolution of the education system in Moldova, the implementation of the Bologna Process in Moldova and Romania, the Europeanization process and the future accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union.

Mirela VLĂSCEANU is a PhD candidate in Political Science with the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest. She has completed an M.A. in Political Theory and Analysis from the NSPSPA. Her main area of interest is represented by educational policies, especially those in Higher Education. Another area of interest is represented by research on institutions and their effects on individual behaviour. As member of CASE, she has written and presented the paper “Implementation of the Bologna process in the Romanian system of higher education” in a conference on this topic and has collaborated in writing project proposals.