Marco Ranieri
Research & Project Management
December 2008
• United Nations System
Staff College (Italy)
• Tools for Development Cooperation
• Course objectives:
Providing participants an opportunity to acquire and practise the
skills and knowledge necessary to understand the UN system and the
main challenges faced by development co-operation aid;
Strengthening participants skills in project cycle management, with
particular emphasis on the particularities of development-cooperation
projects;
Assisting UN Fellows in establishing the professional contacts necessary
to enable them to succeed in the performance of their duties
September 2007 – April 2008
• College of Europe (Belgium) and Transfuse
Association (Germany, USA) - Leadership
Development Programme (LDP)
• European Studies
• Main subjects:
The EU and the Balkans, External policies of the EU, Diplomatic
and political negotiations, Project management, EU relations with
Russia and USA.
The LDP aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding
of the European Union and its relation to South-eastern Europe
and beyond. Training sessions on negotiations, on presentation
and project management skills, as well as the development and
implementation of joint events in the region are used to enhance
the leadership abilities of the participants.
With other LDP Fellows, I have organized the Conference "Montenegro
and EU: Challenges and Opportunities" in Podgorica (March
2008)
November 2004 – September 2005
• Italian Institute
for Foreign Trade (Rome, Italy) - Master's Degree "Expert in business internationalization with knowledge of oriental languages"
Final mark:79.7/100 (28 November 2005)
• International trade and development
• Main subjects:
International economy and trade, International law and taxation,
Logistics, Transport and customs, Company organization, Intercultural
communication, Business plan, Management
September 1999 – April 2004
• University of Turin (Italy) - International and Diplomatic Sciences, Specialization
in Economics
• International Relations
• Main subjects:
International relations, International economics, International
law, International organizations, Foreign languages, History,
Political and economic geography. English course "A Linguistic
Model for Intercultural Communication and Negotiation in Diplomacy".
Honours degree with research graduation thesis in Economic Policy: “Foreign
Direct Investment in Romania: the role of the Italian Investors”.
Final mark: 110/110 cum Laude (5 April 2004)
October 2001 – July 2002
• University of Bucharest (Romania) - European
Union Erasmus scholarship
• Political Science
• Main subjects:
International relations, International economics, History of the
European Union, Policies of the European Union, International
organizations, Foreign languages.
I have attended the Courses "International Economy"
(9/10) and "International Organizations" (10/10) provided
by the "Civic
Education Project" affiliated with the "Central
European University" of Budapest (Hungary)
Other courses
• Eliesha Training Ltd (London ,UK)
• Course on Project Management
• November 2008
• Main subjects:
Project strategy and life cycle, Project methodology (PRINCE2), Planning tools, Managing risk, Business case, Project support, Project records, Workshop
• University of Bologna (Italy) - Course on "Economic Transition, EU Enlargement
Processes and Globalization"
• European studies
• September 2006
• Main subjects:
EU Enlargement, Economic transition, Foreign Direct Investment
in Central and South-Eastern Europe, EU policies.
The Course was provided by the "Institute
for Central, Eastern and Balkan Europe"
• Civic Education Project (Bucharest, Romania) - Course on "International Organizations" (Mark: 10/10)
• International Relations
• February 2002
• Civic Education Project (Bucharest, Romania) - Course on "International Economy" (Mark: 9/10)
• Economics
• February 2002
• European Solidarity Centre (Gdańsk , Poland)
• Gdańsk Station Educational Project
• September 2010
• Main subjects:
Lectures and practical workshops focusing on various aspects of the Solidarność Movement and Modern European History
• Gaziantep Youth Union Association (Gaziantep, Turkey; training course held in Baku, Azerbaijan)
• Training course on European citizenship and identity
• June 2010
• Main subjects:
Training course on European citizenship and identity in the framework of the European
Union "Youth in Action" Programme
• Semper Avanti Association (Wroclaw, Poland)
• Training course on Volunteer Resources Management
• February 2007
• Main subjects:
Training course on Volunteer Resources Management in the framework of the European
Union "Youth in Action" Programme
• Union 21 Century (Tblisi and Kobuleti, Georgia)
• Training course on Interculturalism and European identity "We Can Change To Better"
• June 2006
• Main subjects:
Training course on European identity in the framework of the European
Union "Youth in Action" Programme