Raluca Marinciu

Raluca Marinciu Exec MBA, BA (H)

Senior Teaching Fellow and Deputy Programme Leader

Originally from Sibiu, a historic city in Romania, Raluca Mariniciu brings an international perspective and a student-centred approach to her role as Senior Teaching Fellow and Deputy Programme Leader for the BA Business Management programme at the University of Greenwich. As one of the first Generation Z academics in the School of Business, she combines contemporary teaching methods with a commitment to ensuring education remains relevant, engaging, and inclusive.

Raluca’s academic journey has been shaped by her own experiences as a student overcoming challenges, which have given her a strong sense of empathy and a practical approach to helping others balance study, work, and personal commitments. She is passionate about embedding employer engagement into the curriculum, ensuring students have opportunities to connect with professionals from leading organisations such as HP, Amazon, and GSK.

Before joining academia, Raluca served as Head of Employer Engagement, building strong and lasting partnerships between the University and industry. She now combines her teaching and programme leadership responsibilities with research, contributing to British Academy-funded projects and publishing in the field of pedagogy. She is also an active member of the University’s Women’s Network, the BAME Awarding Gap group, and other initiatives that champion inclusion and equity across the institution.

Responsibilities within the university

As Senior Teaching Fellow and Deputy Programme Leader, Raluca supports the academic leadership and development of the BA Business Management programme, ensuring the highest standards of teaching and student experience. She leads large modules such as Managing Organisations and Individuals (BUSI1628) and Management Practices (1106), achieving consistently high satisfaction scores. Raluca works closely with industry partners to design and deliver employability-focused events, guest lectures, and placements that prepare students for the workplace. Alongside her teaching and leadership, she contributes to research projects, publishes academic work, and plays an active role in University-wide initiatives aimed at fostering an inclusive and supportive learning community.

Awards
  • Student Led Teaching Awards, 2025, Shortlisted, Outstanding Feedback
  • Student Lead Teaching Award, 2023, Shortlisted, Professional Service Person of the Year
  • This is our Time Staff Awards 2022, Shortlisted, Unsung Hero of the Year
  • Business School Staff Awards 2021, Won, Outstanding Professional Services Colleague of the Year
  • Business School Staff Awards 2021, Won, Personal Tutor of the Year

Research / Scholarly interests
  • Employability and Graduate Outcomes
  • Socio-Economical landscape of employment opportunities

Recent publications
    • Rauseo, S., Marinciu, R. (2025). Teaching and Learning with Innovative Technologies in Higher Education, Microsoft Teams as a Tool for student empowerment and engagement, Routledge, New York.
    • Leopold, K., Marinciu, R. (2025). Bringing employability into the curriculum through employer engagement. In: Advance HE (ed.) Lighting the Labyrinth: Enhancing Student Success through the 3Es.
    • Advance HE. Advance HE Conference, 2024, Bringing employability into the curriculum through employer engagement, Co-Presenting
    • Learning and Teaching Conference, 2024, Co-Creating Positive Teaching and Learning Environments: Fostering Classroom Culture for Wellbeing and Happiness.
    • AUA Annual Conference 2023, Strategy in Professional Services: A toolkit for embracing changes and developing shared goals, Co-Presenting
    • Learning and Teaching Festival 2023, University of Greenwich, Enhancing Employer Engagement and Skills Advice in Teaching: Embedding Industry Experience, Co-Presenting
    • Institute of Student Employer (ISE) Annual Conference 2023, Manchester, Paving the way forward: transforming the talent journey with job simulations, Keynote
    • Learning and Teaching Festival 2022, University of Greenwich, Developing an Internship Placement Value Metric/Code, Co-Presenting
    • Shaping the Future of Student Engagement in Knowledge Exchange 2022, University of Plymouth, Building the Pipeline: knowledge exchange through iterative student consultancy with diverse cohorts, Co-Presenting
    • Advance HE’s Student Retention and Success Symposium 2022, Advance HE, Retaining internship placement students, Co-Presenting
    • Rauseo, S., Rathnayake, D. & Marinciu, R. (2021). Decision-making under Uncertainty: How university students navigate the academic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic challenges. In M. G. Jamil & D.A. Morley, Agile learning environments amid disruption: Evaluating academic innovations in higher education during COVID-19. Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Reilly, D., Farrant, C., Marinciu, R., Warren, E. (2021) Supporting students with resits to build self-efficacy. Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 14(2), 1-12

Presentations
    • AUA Annual Conference 2023, Strategy in Professional Services: A toolkit for embracing changes and developing shared goals, Co-Presenting
    • Learning and Teaching Festival 2023, University of Greenwich, Enhancing Employer Engagement and Skills Advice in Teaching: Embedding Industry Experience, Co-Presenting
    • Institute of Student Employer (ISE) Annual Conference 2023, Manchester, Paving the way forward: transforming the talent journey with job simulations, Keynote
    • Learning and Teaching Festival 2022, University of Greenwich, Developing an Internship Placement Value Metric/Code, Co-Presenting
    • Shaping the Future of Student Engagement in Knowledge Exchange 2022, University of Plymouth, Building the Pipeline: knowledge exchange through iterative student consultancy with diverse cohorts, Co-Presenting
    • Advance HE’s Student Retention and Success Symposium 2022, Advance HE, Retaining internship placement students , Co-Presenting