Prof. Dr. Ecaterina Andronescu started her career in 1972 as an Assistant Lecturer at the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and then she became, step by step, Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, and Dean, from 1992 to 2004. Between 1995 and 1996, she was State Secretary for Higher Education at the Ministry of Education. From 1996 to 1998, she was a Deputy in the Romanian Parliament, The Romanian Chamber of Deputies, and also Secretary and Member of the Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport, Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport. From 2004 to 2012, she was the Rector of the Politehnica University in Bucharest. Since 2012, she has been the President of the Politehnica University Senate. Since 2008, she has been a senator in The Senate of Romania and Vice-President of The Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport. Also, from 2012 to 2018, she was the President of The Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport in the Romanian Parliament. In the period 2001–2003, 2009, 2012, and 2018–2019, she was the Minister of Education and Research. Throughout her career, she has received honorary titles such as Doctor Honoris Causa from several universities.