Maria Colțan

Experience

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  Școala Gimnaziala Nr. 280

  May 2019 - Sept 2022

  Camp Trainer

  I have volunteered at the camps held by my local primary school, therefore I have gained experience working with kids raging from ages 6-9 and entertaining them with educational activities.

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  Clubul de cinematografie “Dubla 21”

  Sept 2021 - Nov 2022

  Founder, Coordinator

  EN: I started the film club "Dubla 21" in my high school after identifying the need for students to have an activity that focuses on the world of cinematography and develops their creativity and critical thinking. I coordinated a team of almost 40 people, supervised the work of the departments and organised activities with the team. RO: Am înființat Clubul de cinematografie “Dubla 21” în cadrul liceului meu după ce am identificat nevoia elevilor de o activitate care să se axeze pe lumea cinematografică și să le dezvolte creativitatea și gândirea critică. Am coordonat o echipă de aproape 40 de oameni, am supervizat munca departamentelor și organizat activități cu echipa. Show less

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  Justice Magazine

  Dec 2021 - Jun 2022

  Tehnoredactor

  Justice Magazine is an online magazine designed by young people to debate and analyse legal issues.

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  “Uniți în diversitate! No Discrimination!” International Conference

  May 2022 - Jun 2022

  Volunteer Event Coordinator

  RO: Obiectivele generale ale acestui proiect au fost respectarea și valorificarea diversității culturale, susținerea și promovarea toleranței și combaterea discriminării. Acțiunea dorea să implice tineri, istorici și profesori într-o educație culturală prin procese non-formale de tipul activităților interactive, dezbaterilor și prezentărilor. O serie de diplomați din țări precum Ungaria, Uruguay, Arabia Saudită, Egipt, Kazahstan, Nigeria urmau să fie prezenți pentru a evidenția dialogul inter-etnic. Fiind în echipa de organizare, am întâmpinat toți diplomații, am asigurat armonia invitaților și a evenimentului.EN: The overall objectives of this project were to respect and value cultural diversity, support and promote tolerance and combat discrimination. The action aimed to involve young people, historians and teachers in cultural education through non-formal processes such as interactive activities, debates and presentations. A number of diplomats from countries such as Hungary, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Nigeria were present to highlight inter-ethnic dialogue. As part of the organising team, I welcomed all the diplomats and ensured the harmony of the guests and the event. Show less

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  Romania’s MUNs

  Jun 2022 - now

  Delegate at Model United Nations

  I have started my MUN journey from June 2022, after having attended MUN Trainings Club in my high school. Since then, I have gotten an award in each MUN that I have attended, this being an extraordinary achievement in the community.

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  Istoricește

  Sept 2022 - Jun 2023

  Tehnoredactor

  "Istoricește" is a high school magazine informing students regarding our national history, folkore legends and the personal lives of historic personalities byregularly posting online articles written by students. My responsibility was to verify the information presented in the articles and nitpick them for grammatical errors and confusing phrasings.

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  UN Youth Association of Romania (UNYAR)

  Sept 2022 - Sept 2023

  Volunteer

  Volunteer in the Projects Department and PR Department. Involved in local projects at the capital level such as MiniMUN, UniFest workshops.

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  Lazăr MOOT

  Nov 2022 - now

  Chief of Finance

  Lazăr MOOT is an event with simulations of real court environments ( eg. Supreme Court, International Court of Justice) to give students an opportunity learn about the legal world. As the Chief of Finance I am responsible with the financial side of the event, handling sponsors, numbers and resources in order to fit the budget.

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  Asociația Elevilor din București și Ilfov

  Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

  Vicepresident

  Asociația Elevilor din București și Ilfov (AEBI) is an independent youth organization that defends and represents the rights and freedoms of students in Bucharest and Ilfov, aiming for inclusion and quality in our educational system.As the Vicepresident, I handled the making of official documents, assuring activities for our volunteers, coordinating the Graphic Design Department and represented the organization in many civic events in my country.

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  Lazăr Diplomacy

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Activity Coordinator

  Lazăr Diplomacy is a highschool extracurricular club created by students for students. Our activity consists of weekly meetings with Ambassadors, politicians, university professors, lectures and people who work in the International Relations domain.

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  Europuls - Centrul de Expertiza Europeana

  Apr 2023 - now

  Volunteer
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  EMUNescu Mode United Nations

  Jun 2023 - now

  President of the General Assembly

  RO: eMUNescu este o conferință de tip MUN creată de elevi ai Colegiului Național “Mihai Eminescu”. Conferințele Model United Nations sunt simulări ale sesiunilor din cadrul Națiunilor Unite. În cadrul ediției eMUNescu 2023 am fost Președintele Adunării Generale (President of the General Assembly), adică parte din Secretariat si organizare și conducator al Adunărilor Generale.Printre activitățile pe care le-am realizat sunt incluse supravegherea părții academice a conferinței, fiind managerul echipei academice, organizarea logistică și negocierea cu sponsorii.EN: eMUNescu is a MUN conference created by students of the "Mihai Eminescu" National College. Model United Nations conferences are simulations of United Nations sessions. During eMUNescu 2023 I was be the President of the General Assembly, i.e. part of the Secretariat and organisation and lead the General Assemblies. Some of my responsibilities were overviewing the academic part of the conference, being the Head of the academic team, handling the organizational aspects and negotiation with the sponsors. Show less

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  University of Amsterdam

  Sept 2024 - now

  Student
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  Study Association for European Studies

  Oct 2024 - now

  Commissioner of Acquisition

  Debate Committee