Name: Violeta Popa
Function: Senior specialist within Department of Initial Training and Project Management((DITPM)
Profile:
With extensive experience in education, educational management, and research, Violeta Popa is a dedicated leader focused on enhancing the quality of the educational process at the local level. She is actively involved in human resource development and the implementation of innovative technologies in education. She has coordinated and participated in numerous educational and community projects, demonstrating outstanding skills in quality management and leadership. Her research contributes to adapting the education system to new social and technological challenges.
Professional Training:
- Mentoring, INEL, 2024;
- Doctoral studies, Doctoral School "Educational Sciences", Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University (2021 – present);
- Master’s Degree in Educational Sciences, State University of Tiraspol, Chișinău (2015 – 2017);
- Professional retraining in Foreign Languages, Institute of Educational Sciences, Chișinău (2011 – 2012);
- Bachelor's Degree in Biology, State University of Tiraspol, Chișinău (2002 – 2006);
- Primary Education Pedagogy (1992 – 1997);
- Recent courses and trainings: Strategic Planning in Education (2023), Coaching and Mentoring in Leadership (2023), Organizational Management and Leadership (2023).
Professional Experience:
- Senior Specialist, INEL (DFIMP);
- Head of the Education Directorate, Șoldănești (2020 – 2024);
- Principal, Olișcani Gymnasium (2016 – 2020);
- Teacher of French and Biology (2007 – present);
- Primary School Teacher (1996 – 2007);
- Local Trainer in Educational Management (2017 – 2018).
Professional Skills:
Teaching, managerial, technological, research, linguistic (languages: Romanian, Russian, French), educational leadership, implementation of educational projects, coordination and mentoring.
Contact: violeta.popa@inel.md