Venera-Mihaela Cojocariu is a Ph.D. in Educational Sciences and Professor at the Pre- and In-Service Teacher Training Department, the “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania. She has published books, book chapters and articles in international journals on current issues in the domain of Educational Sciences: the philosophy of education, training theory and methodology, student-centered educational strategies and teacher education. She also worked as a research expert and member in national and international research projects on current educational themes: the axiologic universe of the teacher, interactive teaching strategies and teaching strategies used in higher education.