ASOCIAȚIA Grupul Verde
AI in Education Trainer · Cisco Networking Academy Instructor · Project Manager

Marian Dumitru.

Marian Dumitru is a Romanian certified trainer and Cisco Networking Academy instructor based in Adjud, Vrancea County, specialising in digital literacy and artificial intelligence in education. As Director of Education Programmes at Asociația Grupul Verde, he leads the digital and AI education through which more than 560 young people in rural Romania have learned coding, robotics and networking since 2021, free of charge. He combines 19 years of technical experience (PHP, Symfony, web architecture) with adult training, project management and national and European fundraising.

  • 350+direct beneficiaries
  • 80Cisco certificates issued
  • 18teachers trained in AI
  • 19 yrstechnical experience
  • AI literacy
  • Cisco Networking Academy
  • Teacher training
  • Educational robotics
  • Web development
  • Project management
Marian Dumitru, Director of Education Programmes at Asociația Grupul Verde, Adjud, Romania

Summary

Verifiable facts.

Role
Director of Education Programmes and Project Manager, Asociația Grupul Verde; Board member
Trainer
Certified trainer, Romanian National Authority for Qualifications (grade 10.00) · AI in Education Trainer, Digital Education Foundation
Instructor
Cisco Networking Academy: Introduction to Networks, Cybersecurity Essentials, IT Essentials
Award
2024 Instructor Excellence Expert Level Award, Cisco Networking Academy
Results
350+ direct beneficiaries · 80 Cisco certificates · 400 hours of Code.org · 3 accredited instructors trained · 18 teachers trained in AI literacy
Technical experience
19 years: PHP, Symfony, web architecture
Community
Member of the Platform for AI in Education (Romania)
Based in
Adjud, Vrancea County, Romania
Languages
Romanian (native) · English (B1/B2)
Email
marian.dumitru@grupulverde.ro
Phone
+40 374 962 748 (association number)
Profiles
LinkedIn · Credly (validated skills)

Programmes and projects

Where he worked, in practice.

Choose a programme or project to see his role, the period, partners and results.

A whole class learns to code for the environment — Youth Code Academy

Programme · Digital education & AI

Cisco Networking Academy Adjud

Role
Cisco Networking Academy Instructor
Period
Ongoing
Partner
Cisco Networking Academy

He teaches Introduction to Networks, Cybersecurity Essentials and IT Essentials at the only Cisco academy in Vrancea County, free for young people. His work as an instructor earned him the 2024 Instructor Excellence Expert Level Award.

  • 80Cisco certificates issued
  • 3accredited instructors trained
  • 3official Cisco courses
See Cisco Networking Academy →
AI explained simply, for everyone — Digital Education & AI Training Hub

Project · Digital education & AI

Digital Education & AI Training Hub

Role
Project Manager
Period
2024–2025
Partner
Fondation Orange

The association’s flagship programme: digital and AI training for children, young people, adults and older people at Orange Digital Center Adjud. He led the team, the schedule and reporting to the international funder.

  • 360+beneficiaries
  • 1international funder
See Digital education & AI →
AI literacy, from children to seniors — AI in Romania

Training · Artificial intelligence

AI literacy for teachers

Role
Curriculum author and trainer
Period
2024–2025
Partner
Partner schools in Vrancea

An integrated AI literacy curriculum for teachers: how algorithms work, bias in data, responsible use of generative AI tools, robotics with Marty the Robot, Code.org, iNaturalist and PlantNet.

  • 18teachers trained
  • 8partner schools
  • 5rural communes
See the AI in Romania project →
Girls coding a green future — TechWomen Empowerment Hub

Project · Youth, gender & activism

TechWomen Empowerment Hub

Role
Project Coordinator
Period
2024–2025
Partner
Fondation Orange

A programme to close the digital gender gap: digital skills, independence and opportunities for women and girls in Vrancea, with SuperCoders workshops and EduHack.

  • 100+women and girls
  • 4volunteers on the project team
  • 355volunteer hours
See Youth, gender & activism →
A civic hackathon for real problems — EduHack · civic hackathon

Event · Civic participation

EduHack Adjud 2025

Role
Mentor
Period
16 November 2025
Partner
DigiEduHack · Fondation Orange

The first civic hackathon in Adjud, at Orange Digital Center. Young people aged 13–21, many from rural or vulnerable backgrounds, built prototypes on school drop-out, food waste and air quality.

  • 13–21age of participants
  • 3challenges tackled
  • 1prototype reviewed by City Hall
See the results →
Scratch games about recycling and nature — Youth Code Academy

Programme · Coding for children

Code Explorers

Role
Trainer
Period
2023–2025
Partner
Schools and clubs in Vrancea

First steps in coding for children aged 8–14, with Scratch, MakeCode and micro:bit: games about recycling and nature, simple sensors and their very first programs.

  • 150+children
  • 8–14years old
  • 400 hof Code.org programming
See Digital education & AI →
Protecting nature through technology — Asociația Grupul Verde, All programmes

International recognition

Green Futures · UNESCO King Hamad Prize 2026

Role
Application coordinator
Period
2026
Partner
Romanian National Commission for UNESCO

The “Green Futures” application, on creativity and critical thinking through artificial intelligence, became Romania’s official nomination for the 2026 UNESCO King Hamad Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education.

  • ID 407UNESCO file
  • 1national nomination
  • 2026prize edition
See Partners & UNESCO →
Critical thinking about AI and its ecological footprint — AI in Romania

Accredited course · Digital Education Foundation

Introduction to AI for Education

Role
AI in Education Trainer
Period
Since May 2026
Partner
Fundația pentru Educație Digitală

A course for teachers across Romania, with 15 hours of live teaching and 10 hours of preparation and assessment per group. He prepared the programme’s full accreditation file.

  • 15 hlive teaching per group
  • 8online sessions
  • 7 Oct2026, first group

Key skills

Education, AI and technology.

AI in education

  • AI Literacy
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Generative AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot)
  • RAG
  • AI ethics
  • Critical evaluation of AI output

Training and pedagogy

  • Certified trainer (Romanian ANC)
  • Trainer of Trainers
  • Instructional design
  • Andragogy
  • Online and hybrid facilitation

Networking and security

  • CCNA (Enterprise Networking, Security & Automation)
  • Cybersecurity Essentials
  • Network Automation
  • SDN

Software development

  • PHP 8
  • Symfony 5–7
  • MySQL
  • REST API
  • JavaScript ES6+
  • WordPress / WooCommerce

Project management

  • Erasmus+ / CERV / Start ONG proposals
  • Funder reporting
  • Institutional partnerships
  • NGO management
  • Fundraising

Other keywords

  • Trainer
  • AI Trainer
  • IT Trainer
  • IT Instructor
  • Adult educator
  • E-learning
  • Instructional Design
  • Curriculum Design
  • Digital Literacy
  • STEM Education
  • Educational robotics
  • Cisco Networking Academy
  • Network Security
  • Cybersecurity
  • PHP Developer
  • Web Developer
  • Backend Developer
  • Full Stack Developer
  • Symfony Developer
  • Project Manager
  • NGO Programme Manager
  • Grant Writing
  • Facilitation
  • Mentoring
  • Public Speaking

Professional experience

What he did, where and when.

  1. May 2026 – present

    AI in Education Trainer — Fundația pentru Educație Digitală (Digital Education Foundation, FPED)

    Online

    • Accredited trainer for the course “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Education”, delivered nationwide to teachers (15 hours of live teaching plus 10 hours of preparation and assessment per group).
    • Prepared and submitted the full accreditation file for the programme (9 documents) and coordinated the delivery schedule for July–December 2026.
    • The first training group starts on 7 October 2026: 8 online sessions, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 14:00–16:00.
    • Active member of the Platform for AI in Education, a civil-society coalition (education, academia and the private sector) for the ethical integration of artificial intelligence into Romanian schools; contributions on AI literacy and teacher training.
  2. March 2021 – present

    Project Manager, NGO Programme Manager and STEM & Digital Education Trainer — Asociația Grupul Verde

    Adjud, Vrancea, Romania

    • Designed and delivered an integrated AI literacy curriculum for 18 teachers from 8 partner schools in 5 rural communes: how algorithms and AI work, bias in data, responsible use of generative AI tools, educational robotics (Marty the Robot), Code.org, iNaturalist, PlantNet.
    • Structured AI training sessions for teachers, online and hybrid: 350+ direct beneficiaries, 400 hours of Code.org programming, 80 Cisco certificates issued.
    • Internationally accredited Cisco Networking Academy instructor (Introduction to Networks, Cybersecurity Essentials, IT Essentials); trained 3 accredited instructors.
    • Designed and ran the TechWomen Empowerment Hub (100+ women), EduHack Adjud (an international hackathon with Romania, Greece, Turkey and Algeria) and Code Explorers (150+ children aged 8–14).
    • Coordinated partnerships with the Vrancea County School Inspectorate, Adjud City Hall, Vrancea County Council, Fondation Orange, BCR and MaiMultVerde for equal access to digital education.
    • Wrote national and European funding proposals (Erasmus+, Start ONG, CERV, OMV Petrom Foundation) and managed reporting to international funders (Fondation Orange).
    • Submitted the application for the 2026 UNESCO King Hamad Prize, on the theme “Creativity and critical thinking through artificial intelligence”.
  3. July 2024 – present

    Founder & Technical Lead (Full Stack Developer) — Omnyra

    Remote

    • An AI-based email marketing automation platform for SMEs and agencies: Symfony backend (PHP 8+), TypeScript frontend, MySQL, JWT + OAuth2 authentication and 2FA, multi-step email flows and AI-assisted content generation.
  4. February 2021 – present

    Freelance Developer (PHP / WordPress) — Eltand S.R.L.

    Timișoara, Romania

    • 10+ WordPress and Symfony projects delivered for clients: e-commerce solutions (1,200+ products), online booking systems, Google Ads campaigns and social media strategies.
  5. March 2022 – July 2023

    Web Developer (Backend PHP / Symfony) — XValue S.R.L.

    Timișoara, Romania

    • MVC web applications in Symfony, payment and online booking integration, performance and MySQL database optimisation, REST APIs.

Certifications and accreditations

Validated skills.

  • CCNA: Enterprise Networking, Security, and AutomationCisco · 2026
  • Core Generative AI SkillsCisco · 2026
  • Optimizing Generative AICisco · 2026
  • AI Power User LaunchpadCisco · 2026
  • Introduction to CybersecurityCisco · 2026
  • Building RAG Apps Using MongoDBMongoDB · 2026
  • 2024 Instructor Excellence Expert Level AwardCisco Networking Academy · the highest level of global recognition for instructors
  • Certified trainer (ANC) — series H no. 00077492, grade 10.00, occupation code 242401Centrul de Pregătire în Informatică SA · 2012
  • Trainer of TrainersNational Institute of Statistics, Romania · 2017
  • IPBES and IPCC: Bridging Science, Policy and PracticeHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) · 2026

Full portfolio of validated skills: credly.com/users/eu.marian-dumitru

Education

Studies.

  1. 2017 – 2021

    Bachelor of Economic Sciences — Finance and Banking

    Artifex University of Bucharest

  2. 2013 – 2017

    Baccalaureate

    Colegiul Tehnic Media (Media Technical College)

Recognition

Awards and nominations.

  • Nomination — UNESCO King Hamad Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education 2026Asociația Grupul Verde / Fondation Orange
  • Finalist — Fii Antreprenor 4.0 (Be an Entrepreneur 4.0)University Politehnica of Bucharest · 2020

In the press

What others have written.

Contact

Press, partnerships, invitations.

marian.dumitru@grupulverde.ro · +40 374 962 748

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