Ambassador Spotlight ‘Maria Jianu’

Welcome Maria Jianu our latest Brand Ambassador from the Banat region of Romania! Let’s learn some more about her:

How did you get into surveying? I did my studies at Politehnica University of Timisoara, majoring in Geodetical Engineering. Then I continued with my bachelor studies in the field of Cadaster and Land Evaluation. After that I obtained my PhD in Civil Engineering (my thesis research was dam monitoring using topographical technologies and techniques).

What are your plans as a Brand Ambassador? I want to promote Surveying and to make it more attractive for kids because it gives them tools to explore, imagine and connect with the world around them.
Children are naturally curious and when they learn to represent the environment around them, they become adventurous and want to explore.
Also, reading and interpreting a map develops their critical thinking and spatial skills.
Furthermore, it brings passion, creativity and it connects technology with nature, encouraging environmental awareness and inspiring responsible choices.

Tell us a bit about what you do: I teach, at Politehnica University, Surveying for civil engineering students from the study programs: Civil engineering in English language and in German language. And for students from Terrestrial Measurements and Cadastre study programme I teach Photogrammetry and Surveying.