Andra Vaida

Selected experience: - Interpretation services for Romanian, in cooperation with Dolmetscherdienst Berlin Brandenburg - Project development at Komm & Sieh gGmbH of the Berliner Stadtmission - Co-organisation of a study trip to Berlin for Egyptian cultural managers (with MitOst e.V., Goethe-Institut Kairo) - Development, co-moderation of the online series „KumaTalks“ on cultural management topics - Stand representative for Romanian institutions at the ITB and Leipzig Book Fair in 2014

Development and organization of projects in the field of responsible and sustainable consumption.

Project development and network-building in Eastern Europe on the re-use and recycling of old clothing donations.

- Project management for Tandem Ukraine: oversight of budget and finances, seminar management, seminar team coordination, mentoring the participants - Tandem programme assistance: organisation of local and international seminars, support to the programme participants, administrative work - Administration of the European Robert Bosch Cultural Managers Network

- Administrative assistance, guidance of the incoming students - Event co-organisation: > International Summer School on Tourism at World Heritage Sites > UNESCO workshop with international experts on World Heritage and sustainability > study trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley - Concept and realisation of tutorials for the students participants in DSH courses within the programme Bridge to Studies of the International Relations Office

- Group leader for a youth exchange excursion to Romania - Organisation of public events (exhibitions, reading), communication - Assistance with the organisation of seminars within the programme Cultural Managers from Central and Eastern Europe - Support with the design of the Robert Bosch Cultural Managers Network - Compilation of a Reader about funding resources for cultural cooperation in and with the Danube Region

Local coordinator in Timișoara for the development of an alternative cultural city guide as part of the book series LITTLE GLOBAL CITIES: - Planning and coordination of the editorial content as well as of the team work - Public relations, communication with local partners

- Fundraising, writing funding applications - Recruitment, selection and coordination of about 45 volunteers each year - Public relations – communication with local partners and authorities

- Interpretation at conferences and seminars on topics such as the prevention and combating of corruption, the environmental protection, the use of natural cosmetics - Translation of film subtitles, legal, technical and commercial documentation, vital records, diplomas, transcript, etc.

- Send&Receive_media art exchange_RO/DE (Dresden): concept, planning and realisation of an exhibition of Romanian media art accompanied by a discussion and concert with Romanian artists within the framework of CYNETart_08 (international festival for computer based arts) - WM>08: Please, don't wash separately! (Dresden, Halle/Saale): co-design and co-organisation of an event series presenting films, art projects, dance and multimedia performances, musical live-acts from Central and Eastern Europe

- Support with handling the festival submissions and with the selection process for CYNETart_08 international festival for computer based arts - Artists‘ support, contact-mediation to Romanian media artists and cultural professionals

- Co-design and co-organisation of cultural and artistic events - Public relations and communication, including editing and design of promotional materials in German and Romanian - Support with the planning of the annual project agenda, the annual budget, with fundraising and project reporting

Master thesis: City Guiding Beyond Tourism. Exploring the Potential for Intercultural Learning of the Route 44 Guided Tours in Berlin-Neukölln - Subjects (selection): Cultural and Heritage Management, Tourism, Intercultural Competence, Applied Art History and Museology Urban Planning

"Kulturmanager aus Mittel- und Osteuropa" is a programme of the Robert Bosch Foundation, developed by the MitOst e.V association. Specializations: Cultural and project management, fundraising, European cultural politics, public relations and communication, etc.

Selected subjects: Cultural / Arts Management, Art History, Museology, History of Architecture, European Policies in Culture