So you’ve checked the embassy’s call for interns here and you have decided to apply for an internship at the British Embassy! If you are an undergraduate or graduate student with an economic/political background interested in EU economy/ political affairs, you are about to step into one of the most competitive and dynamic job markets – diplomatic service. An internship in the political section will be a good fit with … Read more »Six things they don’t tell you when you apply for an internship at the British Embassy
Make sure that crime does not pay: UK and Romania’s developing partnership on asset recovery
I’m continuing my section of guest bloggers with Felicia Alexandru, our Senior Political Officer. I invited Felicia to talk about a recent project she worked on, organising a seminar on asset recovery, set up in partnership with the Romanian Ministry of Justice and also the National Anticorruption Directorate. Let’s find out more! Romania and the UK already enjoy a strong relationship on anti-corruption and justice reform. This has evolved over … Read more »Make sure that crime does not pay: UK and Romania’s developing partnership on asset recovery
Great Britons in Romania: Ian Tilling and Casa Ioana
Third in our series of Great Britons in Romania is Ian Tilling, founder of Casa Ioana, a charity devoted to Bucharest’s homeless. Guest blog by Ian Saunders, our colleague from the embassy. Ian arrived in Romania in 1990 and settled in Bucharest in 1992. His wish was to convert a block in a deprived area of the city into ten large apartments that would each provide accommodation for some institutionalised … Read more »Great Britons in Romania: Ian Tilling and Casa Ioana
World Champion now also at the veladrome!
Eduárd Novák (36 yrs old) , cyclist from the Tusnad Cycling Team, Miercuri Ciuc, Romania has become world champion for the third time, after he took gold in the 4 km pursuit race at the veladrome, at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles. Eduárd succeeded in defeating the Czech rider Jiri Jezek, the world record holder in the final, by 3 seconds. Eduárd completed a perfect race and … Read more »World Champion now also at the veladrome!
Great Britons in Romania: Shajjad and Katie Rizvi and The Little People
Second in our series of blogs about Great Britons in Romania are Shajjad and Katie Rizvi, founders of The Little People – a charity dedicated to providing psycho-social and educational services to children suffering from cancer. Shajjad came to Romania in early 1990 to deliver a shipment of humanitarian aid. He planned to stay for two weeks but he fell in love with the country and ended up staying in … Read more »Great Britons in Romania: Shajjad and Katie Rizvi and The Little People
The StartEvo Project or “You make your own luck”
Guest blog: I am Iulian Craciun and I am a disabled person. So what? I learned that in order to be successful in life you need to build your own luck. Not to wait from others. I’ve learned that you are the only person that can really make a difference in shaping your destiny. “You make your own luck”. This is a saying that 79% of Romanians disagree with, according … Read more »The StartEvo Project or “You make your own luck”
Entrepreneurship is GREAT Britain
Sir Richard Branson is reportedly going to visit Romania in May! He is one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs of our days and a personal role model given his multifaceted achievement, whether in business, personal life, charity work, music or sport. A visionary with astounding resources, Richard Branson is the offspring of Britain’s economic boom following the WWII. A man of many talents with undeterred perseverance when it comes to … Read more »Entrepreneurship is GREAT Britain
Great Britons in Romania: David Savage, Ben Wells and the Nightingales Children’s Project
There are many Brits doing great things in Romania, like David Savage and Ben Wells from the Nightingales Children’s Project, a charity based in Cernavoda, 200kms from Bucharest. David came to Romania in 1993 to work in a local orphanage, and soon realised that there was a large number of children living in the orphanage without the care, stimulation, education or love that all children need. So he set up … Read more »Great Britons in Romania: David Savage, Ben Wells and the Nightingales Children’s Project
Santa’s for everyone
Blog post by Cora Motoc and Peter Thomas from the Political team in the British Embassy As we all know Christmas is all about giving. So for the second year running the British Embassy was very pleased to participate in the “Santa’s for everyone” campaign by collecting toys and clothes to donate to urban and rural Roma communities around Romania. On Tuesday we had the pleasure of travelling to Mizil, … Read more »Santa’s for everyone
Training on first aid
It has been a longstanding personal goal to learn to give first aid and this has eventually come to fruition with support from a local NGO Asociatia React and enthusiastic volunteers at SMURD Bucharest, the special unit within the municipal fire brigade. I was very pleased to hear that SMURD, an almost iconic institution with a large outreach all across Romania, has joined this initiative. On one hand, SMURD has … Read more »Training on first aid