Laura-Mihaela MURESAN

I am Professor of English at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, where I coordinate (since 2006) the interdisciplinary English-medium Teacher Education Master's Research and Teacher Education for Business and Economics EDU-RES, awarded the European Language Label in 2011 for innovation and creativity in education. I am founder president of the PROSPER-ASE and now a member of the EAQUALS Accreditation Panel, inspector trainer and consultant. Combining academic research skills, with teacher training expertise (desigining and coordinating complex teacher development programmes), I am actively involved in European projects coordinating project impact research – e.g. with a focus on implementing the EAQUALS-ALTE European Language Portfolio. At present I am a member in the project Mapping mobility – pathways, institutions and structural effects of youth mobility in Europe (MOVE) coordinated by the University of Luxembourg and funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 scheme.

Publications

• Bardi, M. & L.-M. Muresan (2020). New Roles for ESP Lecturers: The Challenges of Training Professional Researchers in Romanian Higher Education. In A. Slapac & S. A. Coppersmith (eds.) Beyond Language Learning Instruction: Transformative Supports for Emergent Bilinguals and Educators (pp. 181-207). DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1962-2.ch00
• Codreanu, A.-A., Muresan, L.-M., Panait, N.-A. (2019). Mapping Out the Peer Review Genre as Reflected in Multilingual Journal Requirements. Dialogos, Vol. XX, 36: 11-32.
• Muresan, L.-M. & Pérez-Llantada, C. 2018. Research Writing in English in a Romanian Academic Ecosystem: A Case Study of an Experienced Multiliterate Researcher. In K. Englander, J. Corcoran, L Muresan (eds). Pedagogies and Policies on Publishing Research in English: Local Initiatives Supporting International Scholars. New York: Routledge.
• Muresan, L.-M. & Nicolae, M. (2015). Addressing the challenge of publishing internationally in a non-anglophone academic context: Romania – a case in point. In R. Plo-Alastrue & C. Perez-Llantada (Eds.), English as a scientific and research language. Debates and siscourses: English in Europe (pp. 281-310). Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-1-61451-749-8
• Bardi, M. & Muresan, L.-M. (2014). Changing research writing practices in Romania: Perceptions and attitudes”. In K. Bennett (Ed.), The semi-periphery of academic writing: Discourses, communities and practices. (pp 121-147). London: Palgrave. ISBN 9781-1-137-35118-0
• Muresan, L.-M. & Pérez-Llantada, C. (2014). English for research publication and dissemination in bi-/multiliterate environments: the case of Romanian academics. In: Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 13, 53-64.
• Muresan, L.-M. & Ursa, O. (2014). Ingredients of a quality culture in language education – The way forward in LSP/EAP contexts. In S. Munteanu & E. Păcurar (Eds.), Studii de diversitate culturală și limbaje de specialitate (pp. 127-139). Cluj-Napoca: Casa Cărții de Știință. ISBN: 978-606-17-0573-3.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2013). How to promote high quality multilingualism in an English-dominated research world? Challenges and opportunities. In I Roceanu et al. (Eds.), Quality and efficiency in eLearning - Proceedings of the 9th International Scientific Conference E-Learning and Software for Education, vol. 3 (pp 278-283). Bucharest, Romania.
• Muresan, L.-M. & Bardi, M. (2013). A Genre-based approach to teaching research writing in a Romanian EAP context. Diversité et identité culturelle en Europe (DICE), 10(2), 25-38.).
• Bardi, M. & Muresan, L.M. (2012). Student perceptions of programme quality – A tool for improvement. Quality Assurance Review for Higher Education, 4(1), 14-22.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2012). Familiarising students of economics with a genre-based approach to academic writing. In M. Lachout (Ed.), Towards a more specialised European framework for (self-)assessing language competencies (pp. 162-180). Prague: Metropolitan University Prague Press. ISBN 978-80-86855-85-1.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2012). European documents and their implications for language teacher trainers: QualiTraining. In P. Diadori (Ed.), How to train language teacher trainers (pp. 64-80). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2011). The dynamics of shared values in language education and local endeavours in times of change. In C. Pérez-Llantada & M. Watson (Eds.), Specialised languages in the global village. A multi-perspective approach (pp. 47-76). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• Dellevoet, L. & Muresan, L.-M. (2010). Implementing QualiTraining in the business writing class at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest - A case study. In L.M. Muresan & M. Militaru (Eds.), Languages as a lifeskill - New perspectives on LSP teaching and learning (pp. 442-450). Bucuresti: Editura ASE. ISBN: 9786065053632.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2010). A genre-based approach to research writing in economics. The case of Romanian economists using English as lingua franca. In Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference of the European Association of Language for Specific Purposes. Hamburg: Universität Hamburg. ISBN: 978-3-927226-53-1
• Muresan, L.-M. (2010). Innovative practice in adult Language education – A forum for learning from each other and encouraging synergies among projects. In L.M. Muresan & M. Militaru (Eds.), Languages as a lifeskill - New perspectives on LSP teaching and learning (pp. 599 - 608). Bucuresti: Editura ASE. ISBN: 9786065053632.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2009). Dimensions of teacher development in a Romanian higher education context. Cambridge ESOL - Research Notes, 38, 18-23.
• Dellevoet, L. & Muresan, L.-M. (2008). The European Language Portfolio in Romania and the EuroIntegrELP project. In M. Dooly & D. Eastment (Eds.) “How we’re going about it”: Teachers’ voices on innovative approaches to teaching and learning languages (pp. 225-240). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN (10): 1-84718-431-6.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2007). New vistas for the European Language Portfolio. Synergy, 2, 7-16. 
• Muresan, L.-M., Heyworth, F., Mateva, G., Rose, M. (2007). QualiTraining – A training guide for quality assurance in language education. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing. 978-92-871-6284-7.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2004). Monitoring professional development in an educational NGO. Bucuresti: Editura. ISBN 973-8323-36-3.
• Camilleri Grima, A., Candelier, M., Fitzpatrick, A., Haalink, R., Heyworth, F., Muresan, L.-M., & Newby, D. (2003). Challenges and opportunities in Language Education: The contributions of the European Centre for Modern Languages - 2000-2003. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing. ISBN 92-871-5274-8.
• Muresan, L.-M. (2000) Genre analysis and economics. Bucuresti: Ed. Paideia – Seria Academice. ISBN 973-8064-32-5.

Projects

• Project: Mapping mobility – Pathways, institutions and structural effects of youth mobility in Europe (MOVE).Leading researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ute Karl, University of LuxembourgType of participation: Participant
• Dates: 01/05/2015 - 01/05/2018
• Funding institution: European Commission under the Horizon 2020 scheme, Societal Challenge 6, call YOUNG-2014
• Project: Quality assessment training (Project code: 2013-1-BG1-GRU06-00108)Leading researcher: Dra. Galya Mateva, New Bugarian University (Bulgaria)Amount: 126.000€
• Type of Participation: Participant
• Dates: 01/08/2013 - 31/07/2015
• Funding institution: European Commission, EU 2013-2015 Lifelong Learning Programme – GRUNDTVIG
• Project: Network of European Language Labelled Initiatives (NELLIP) project (Project code: 519129-LLP-2011-KA2-KA2NW)Leading researcher: Pixel Association (Italy)Type of participation: Participant
• Dates: 01/12/2012 - 31/12/2014
• Funding institution: European Commission in the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme – Key Activity 2 Languages – Multilateral Networks
• Project: Improving standards of quality in adult language education (Project code: 2011-1-BG1-GRU06-04962)Leading researcher: Dra. Galya Mateva, New Bugarian University (Bulgaria)Amount: 90.000€
• Type of participation: Participant
• Dates: 01/08/2011 - 31/07/2013
• Funding institution: European Commission, EU 2007-2013 Lifelong Learning Programme – GRUNDTVIG
• Project: Socrates Lingua 1 Project “EuroIntegrELP – Equal Chances to European Integration through the use of European Language Portfolio (Project code: 117021-CP – 1-2004-1-RO-LINGUA-L1)Leading researcher: PROSPER-ASE Language Centre, Bucharest, Romania Type of participation: Participant
• Quality assurance projects run within the ECML’s (European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe) “Empowering Language Professionals” and the “Languages for Social Cohesion” programme:
• Awarded the European Label Award for innovation in language education (2007)
• Dates: 2004 - 2007
• Funding institution: Socrates Programme (UE)

• Coordinator of the ECML project “Quality Assurance and Self-assessment for Schools and Teachers” (2000-2003), project 2.7.1 in the 1^st medium-term project, finalised with the CD ROM on “Quality Management in Language Education” and project web site; the project and CD ROM were awarded "the European Label" (2002)
• Coordinator of the ECML project "QualiTraining - A Training Guide for Quality Assurance" project (2004-2007); project 2.7.1. in the 2^nd medium-term project; Project team: Laura Muresan (Romania), Frank Heyworth (Switzerland), Galya Mateva (Bulgaria), Mary Rose (United Kingdom); project web site: http://archive.ecml.at/mtp2/QualiTraining/html/QualiTraining_E_pdesc.htm
• Coordinator of the ECML project “QualiTraining at grassroots level” (2008-2009). Project team: Coordinator Laura Muresan (Romania), Galya Mateva (Bulgaria), Mary Rose (United Kingdom), Maria Matheidesz (Hungary); project web site: http://qualitraining2.ecml.at/Projectdescription/tabid/1670/language/en-GB/Default.aspx