CRISTIAN DUCU | business & academic ::

First, welcome to my website!

The current version is the result of almost 12 years of Internet presence and web development. The main idea of this website is to offer information on both my business and academic work, to take the visitor into my "laboratory" and learn more about my projects and ideas.

For those that do not know me, my career is directed on two levels -- business and academic --, both perfectly bound together. In the past four years, most of my work was in the business sector, as consultant and trainer for SMART SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT, Romania. This year, 2010, I took another step into the academic environment by implementing a research project -- "Ethics & Compliance Management in Romanian Public and Private Organizations" -- and going back to teaching.

I am a PhD candidate at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy with a thesis in Moral Philosophy. My thesis discusses The Concept of Happiness according to Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas (Supervisor: Prof. Valentin Muresan). I am also one of the founders of the Research Centre in Applied Ethics and of the Centre for Medieval Studies from the University of Bucharest.

Since October 2010, I teach Ethics and Media Ethics at Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences, University of Bucharest. Each year, I help 10-15 students do basic research and write BA dissertations in my field of specialization.

In the business area, I specialized in Business Development (Organizational Change) and Ethics & Compliance (consulting, training, and auditing). Regarding my academic research, I have a particular interest in the history of moral philosophy, ancient Greek and medieval Latin philosophy (Aristotle, Plotinus, Aquinas and Boethius of Dacia), and applied ethics (focus on business ethics, conflict ethics, and mass-media ethics). For some time, I worked on various arguments in aesthetics (e.g., kitsck, ideological role of art and erotic art).

If you want to learn more about my work and projects, I invite you navigate through this website. And if you feel something is insufficiently presented or you want to make some suggestions, write me at:
cristian /AT/ cristian-ducu /DOT/ ro.

Cristian Ducu
(December 20, 2011)

Business & Academic Lectures

Integrity in Romanian Business Sector. Research on the Mechanisms for Institutionalizing Ethics in Companies, 2011, Cristian Ducu (et al.) (Centre for Integrity in Business, Transparency International - Romania, December 20, 2011)

Moral Consulting in Hospitals and Family Medicine. How terminal patients should be treated, Cristian Ducu (6th National Conference of Interdisciplinary Studies in Internal Medicine: "Clinical Case - from general to particular. Implications for prevention", November 25-26, 2011, Bucharest)

Ethical Evaluation of New Techonologies in the ICT Sector. Challenges and Practical Approaches, Cristian Ducu & Isabella Trifan & Teodora Raicu & Monica Matei (Reuniunile de vineri seara, Bucharest Conference in Applied Ethics 2011: "Ethical Aspects in New and Emerging Technologies", October 28-29, 2011)

The Effectiveness of University Codes of Ethics in Romania. A Disregarded Issue, Cristian Ducu & Georgiana Ciobanu & Raluca Enescu (BCAE 2010, Oct 30, 2010)

Can Ethical Norms Make the Difference in Romanian Hospitals?, Cristian Ducu & Iulia Anghel & Oana Radu (BCAE 2010, Oct 30, 2010)

CSR, Ethics & Compliance Management, and Profitability, Cristian Ducu (Отговорен бизнес 2010, Sofia, Sept 19, 2010)

Types of Ethical Expertise in Private Organizations, Cristian Ducu ("Criza institutionala a filosofiei", Cluj-Napoca, Apr 23, 2010)

Ethics Management in Universities. An unavoidable change ("Ethics Management at the University of Bucharest", Feb 25, 2010)

Ethics Trainings and Profitability ("Business Ethics 360", Dec 10, 2009)

Ethics in Coaching, Cristian Ducu (ICF, Romania Chapter, Nov 18, 2009)

An Empirical Research concerning the Romanian Hospital Ethics Committees. Preliminary Conclusions, Iulia Anghel & Cristian Ducu & Gabriela Ionascu & Violeta Toma ("Bucharest Conference in Applied Ethics", Oct 31, 2009)

Press Materials & Interviews

Interviu cu Cristian Ducu: "Bunatatea trebuie promovata din primii ani de scoala" ("Psychology", November 2010)

[Press Article] Profilul trainerului profesionist, Cristian Ducu (News Channel, Sept 7, 2009)

[Interview] De ce sa ai un Responsabil de Etica si Conformitate in companie? (business-edu.ro, 2009)

[Interview] Omul care vegheaza la binele companiei (newschannel.ro, Dec 19, 2008)

[Press Article] Raportarea sociala - un instrument indispensabil pentru companii, Cristian Ducu (responsabilitatesociala.ro, Nov 14, 2008)

[Press Article] Rolul Responsabilului de Etica si Conformitate, Cristian Ducu (responsabilitatesociala.ro, Aug 1, 2008)

Licente, 2011/2012
FJSC & Filosofie (UB)
• Din cauza limitarii numarului de licente coordonate de fiecare cadru didactic, la momentul actual nu mai este posibila acceptarea altor lucrari.
• Studentii care au fost acceptati sunt invitati sa transmita prin email planul lucrarii cel mai tarziu pe 10 ianuarie 2012.

Office Hours, 2011/2012
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Bucharest
Friday, 16.30.-17.00.
Room 4 [aka CCEA Office]