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Maria-Carmen Pantea

Maria-Carmen is a sociology and social work professor specialising in social inclusion, disadvantaged youth, and precarious work. She has contributed to EU youth and education initiatives and led research on the future of work in Romania.

Maria Carmen Pantea
Field of expertise
  • Capacity building for key stakeholders
  • Up- and reskilling of workers
  • Research and innovation
  • Social inclusion
Country of residence
  • Romania
Languages
  • English
  • Romanian
Regional experience
  • Romania

Maria-Carmen, a professor of sociology and social work, researches social inclusion, youth in disadvantaged areas, and precarious work. She has contributed to EU youth and education/training initiatives, including as a consultant for the EC, proposal assessor for EU programs, and member of the Advisory Group of the Pool of European Youth Researchers.

She led three research projects across five Romanian regions, examining young people’s and employers’ views on the future of work, focusing on vocational education and training, graduate over-qualification, and low-skilled employment in the knowledge economy. Maria-Carmen holds a PhD in Sociology (UBB), an MSc in Evidence-Based Social Interventions (Oxford), and an MA with Merit in Gender Studies (CEU).

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