JTI Romania is Top Employer for the 11th year in a row, certification being received after an in-depth assessment realized by the Top Employers Institute. JTI was rated for more than 20 criteria such as leadership, work environment, on-boarding, talent attraction, development policies, learning, well-being, rewards, and recognition. Alexander Pitchka, General Manager JTI Romania, Moldova, and Bulgaria: ”This certification is fundamentally important to JTI as it represents independent confirmation of us doing the right thing for our more than 1.400 employees. Developing our people, attracting the best and nourishing their creativity are essential to making our company fit and ready for the challenges of today and tomorrow. JTI Romania’s reputation and its responsibility towards the local community and wider society are also vital elements in creating a sense of belonging for the employees. We are convinced that our people are our most important, most valuable asset and we are delighted and proud to see that conviction being recognized with this honorable award for 11 years now”. ”The JTI factory in Bucharest is highly recognized within the group, due to excellence in execution, efficiency and striving for continuous improvement. JTI Manufacturing was the first company in Romania to be certified in 2009 as 5S Best in Class, a key principle of the Kaizen Japanese management system. About 75% of the products manufactured here in Bucharest go to export in more than 60 countries worldwide. All our great achievements are the result of our people’s dedication and team spirit. They make JTI a Top Employer and I will take this opportunity to thank them all for their commitment”, added Oguz Kose, Cluster Factory Lead, JTI Romania. “This certification recognizes once again that JTI is a great place to work, a company that nurtures talent, offers opportunities to develop and takes care of employees’ wellbeing. We will continue to build JTI as a big family and an inspiring workplace, by improving our People & Culture practices and become an even better employer. This will be to the benefit of our current employees, and also for our future colleagues, who will find at JTI not only a job but a place where they can be authentic and pursue their true calling”, said Milena Rajic, People & Culture Director JTI Romania, Moldova, and Bulgaria. Globally, JTI is one of only 17 companies to be honored with the global Top Employer award. JTI is one of the first multinationals companies established locally and has so far invested over 300 million euros in Romania.
Non-profit BookLand started building last year a pre-university, dual-system campus in the village of Vultureşti, in southern Romania’s Argeş county. The campus will train pupils in various specializations, allowing them to work in industries ranging from hotels & restaurants to retail and food. More on how the project got off the ground and what it […]
Armenian Street Pop-Up: All That Jazz, an event focusing on the city’s Armenian neighborhood, community and living heritage, takes place on the weekend of May 24 – May 25. The first edition, meant as an overture to the Armenian Street Festival, brings to the fore the cultural heritage of the Armenian community in Romania and […]
One year after its launch, Attractive Romania/România Atractivă - part of Romania's first national program dedicated to cultural tourism - announced major milestones, including more than 280,000 active users and over 60,000 downloads of its mobile app. The platform has become the second most popular Romanian tourism app, after Munții Noștri. Initiated by the Ministry […]
The oldest house on display in a museum in Romania is a wooden dwelling from Hunedoara County, 225 years old, located in Sibiu’s Astra Museum, according to an announcement from the Sibiu County Council. Created in 1800, the oak wood house from Țara Zarandului is coated in clay and covered with straw. It was brought […]
The entrepreneur George Iacobescu, who had a major role in building London’s financial district, was decorated by interim president Ilie Bolojan with the National Order "Star of Romania" in the rank of Grand Officer. The Romanian Presidency said that the medal is for the exceptional services rendered to the Romanian state through the constant promotion […]
Documentary Mondays and Fiction Tuesdays, the established programs of the Czech Center in Bucharest, are set for new editions between May 19 and June 10, every Monday and Tuesday. The Bucharest public can attend eight screenings of contemporary and classic European cinema, with free admission. Documentary Mondays, the Czech Center’s longest-running film program, will present […]
