Oracle Academy is dedicated to supporting all Romanian Institutional members of the program, both educators and students. Together with Oracle Volunteer colleagues, we held online and in-class presentations and workshops for members in Cluj and Iasi.
Over five days, from the end of March to the middle of April 2025, dozens of students and their teachers from two universities in Cluj and one university in Iasi had the opportunity to participate in events focused on topics such as:
- Oracle Academy Program Offerings and Benefits for Students: Online presentation done by Camelia Ditescu, Oracle Academy Program Manager, Romania & Moldova
- Professional Success – Work on Your Career Path as of Now: Presented online by Madalina Simileanu, Oracle Talent Advisor. Workshop topics included:
- What jobs are available in an IT company
- What skills are needed to access a job in IT
- How an interview for a job in the IT industry takes place
- How to create an attractive CV
- Oracle APEX – beginner, in-class workshop held on two different days in Cluj universities: Presented by Andreea Munteanu, APEX Developer at Oracle Romania, and helped by Emilia Haiduc, Sr. Project Coordinator, CSS Regional Service Center, EMEA. Workshop agenda:
- What is Oracle APEX?
- Concepts
- Building your first application with Oracle APEX
- Data sources
- Explore application’s functionalities
- Implementing security in your application
- One Day in a Project Manager’s Life: Presented online by Bogdan Arnautu, Senior Manager, Oracle EMEA
Workshop agenda:
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- Project Management 101: What’s It All About?
- Inside My Day: From Coffee to Deadlines
- The Cool (and Not-So-Cool) Parts of Being a PM
- Your Turn: Q&A – Ask Me Anything!
- Final Tips to Kickstart Your Journey
- Oracle APEX Generative Development online workshop only for students from the Faculty of Computer Science, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania: Presented by Roxana Popa, Data Development Specialist, Oracle.
Educators and students at the Cluj universities commented on the in-class workshops:
“A great and insightful start to my bachelor’s thesis” said Bota Cosmin-Claudiu,
student at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, “Babeş-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca.
“The Oracle APEX workshop led by Andreea Munteanu was an insightful and practical introduction to low-code application development. Andreea expertly explained the core concepts of Oracle APEX, highlighting its scalability, security, and rapid development capabilities. The session covered everything from the basics of low-code platforms to advanced features like AI integration and enterprise-ready solutions.
Her presentation was clear, engaging, and filled with real-world examples, making it easy to understand how APEX can streamline app development. A fantastic workshop for beginners looking to learn low-code development with Oracle!” said Ugran Radu-Andrei, student at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Automation and Computer Science.
“I consider it particularly useful for our students to participate in workshops led by specialists from renowned software companies, such as the “Scalable and Secure Low-Code Applications” workshop, because it helps them acquire the skills necessary to solve problems in the field of computer systems development,” said Dragomir-Loga Gabriel Cristian, Senior Lecturer, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca,
Faculty of Automation and Computer Science.
We thank all our Oracle Volunteer colleagues involved in these events: Madalina Simileanu, Andreea Munteanu, Emilia Haiduc (who came with the request to do the events for Cluj county), Bogdan Arnautu, Roxana Popa, and Camelia Ditescu. Thank you for your involvement in these events especially for students who attend Oracle Academy member institutions in Romania.
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