PRIMARY TEACHER – HISTORY TEACHER – PROFESSOR

The teaching career of Nicolae Mischie, whose journey was marked by achievements, can be summarised as follows:

1952 – 1959 Elementary school

1959 – 1964 Pedagogical High School, Bucharest

1965 – 1969 Faculty of History and Geography of the Pedagogical Institute in Craiova

1970 – 1975 Graduates from the Faculty of History of the University of Bucharest (graduation average: 9.50/10)

1977 – 1990 History teacher, first degree certification, Department of History of the Pedagogical High School in Targu-Jiu and deputy director of the same school, a position filled following a vacancy contest

1990 – 1992 NSF Deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Romania. Served as Secretary of the Standing Committee on Education, Science, Youth, and Sport

1992-1996 Nicolae Mischie pursued a doctoral degree at the University of Bucharest, PhD thesis – „The Life and Works of Grigore Iunian”

1992 – 1996 National Salvation Front and Social-Democratic Party deputy in the Chamber of Deputies. Served as Secretary of the Standing Committee on Education, Science, Youth, and Sport

1996 – 2004 Chairman of the Gorj County Council

2004 – 2007 – Vice-Rector of the “Constantin Brancusi” University, Targu-Jiu

After graduating from the elementary school of Godinesti, Nicolae Mischie attended the Pedagogical High School in Bucharest, from 1959 to 1965.

He was, from 1966 to 1970, a student of the Faculty of History and Geography of the Craiova Pedagogical Institute and in 1975 he graduated from the Faculty of History of the University of Bucharest, with an average of 9.50/10.

In 1968 he successfully sat the permanent teacher certification. In 1974, he successfully sat the exam for the second degree certification as a teacher, and from 1978 to 1980 he successfully sat the exam for the first degree certification in the field of history, obtaining the average 10, with the recommendation of the commission to publish several sections of his work.

He began his professional career as a primary school teacher and then as a teacher at the elementary school of Godinesti from 1964 to 1977, becoming acquainted with the various aspects and problems of rural life.

In 1977, he fills the position of history teacher of the Pedagogical High School of Targu Jiu, following a vacancy contest, and then becomes deputy headmaster and serves as Chairman of the Municipal Committee for Culture of Targu Jiu.

Between 1992-1996, Nicolae Mischie pursued a doctoral degree at the University of Bucharest, PhD thesis – „The Life and Works of Grigore Iunian”.

His professional career continued as a Lecturer (1992-1996), Associate Professor (1997-2000) and then full Professor (2000) at the Constantin Brancusi University of Targu Jiu, which he had founded.

In 2004, Nicolae Mischie became Vice-Rector of the “Constantin Brancusi” University that he had founded. As a result of his involvement in various activities in fields like economics, socio-politics, culture, sports, education and health, he was awarded around 150 degrees and excellence awards, and he was declared an honorary citizen of several cities.

Monographs and specialised research studies published:  

  • “Grigore Iunian and his era” | 1999
  • “Tourist Map of Gorj County” | 1999
  • “The Eclipse” | 1999
  • “The Life and Works of Grigore Iunian” |1999
  • “Vasile Lascar – A Reformer of the State Administration” | Editura Clussium | 2000 | Cluj
  • “County institutions of the state administration – The Gorj Prefecture and County Council” | 2000
  • “Prominent personalities from Gorj throughout history” | Editura Fundatiei Premiile Flacara | Bucharest | 2000
  • “Gorj County” – a monograph | 2000
  • Cultural life in Romania from 1900 to 1910
  • Historical presentation of the Gorj Prefecture and County Council
  • History of the Romanian state and law
  • “Gorj County – a monograph”| Editura Fundatia Constantin Brancusi |Tg-Jiu | 2000
  • “Moldavian and Wallachian chroniclers on Transylvania” | Editura Fundatiei Constantin Brancusi | 2000 | Tg-Jiu
  • “Grigore Iunian – defender of the democratic regime in Romania” | Editura Fundatiei Constantin Brancusi | Tg-Jiu | 2000
  • “History of Romania – Tests – proficiency examination”| 2000
  • “History of Romania – Tests – high school graduation examination”| 2001
  • History of the Romanian state and law | 2001
  • “Map of Targu-Jiu” | 2001
  • “The village community in Gorj” | 2002
  • “The noble families of Gorj” | 2002
  • “Gorj County Guide” | 2002
  • “Teaching album” | 2003
  • “Ancient and medieval monuments – a teaching game” | 2003
  • “Cultural Gorj, 1890-1910” | 2003
  • Traditional crafts and craftsmen from Gorj | Editura Rhabon | 2003
  • “Monograph of the village of Godinesti” | 2003

Among the papers published in specialised journals or presented during conferences held by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Nicolae Mischie presented over 120 articles that included viewpoints, attitudes, and statements in relation to certain events in Romanian politics, among which:

  • “The History of Transylvania, as reflected in the works of Wallachian and Moldavian chroniclers”
  • “Ferdinand I – King of Romania” – a history magazine edited by the “National Society of History” – Bucharest, Romania
  • 1974 | “The artistic creation of the Romanian people – a defining element of the perennial nature of our people in the Romanian space”
  • 1982 | “History – a deeply formative subject” |
  • 1982 | “Testimonies, in written documents, about Tudor Vladimirescu’s Revolution of 1821” – Litua | Studies and research | Tg-Jiu | 149-171
  • 1991 | “Steadiness” – an article published in the book “From the same trunk” – Bucharest
  • 1992 | “Ioan D. Isac – teacher, journalist and MP from Gorj” |
  • 1993 | “Grigore Iunian, as seen by Tudor Arghezi”
  • 1993 | “The transition and the need to reform the Romanian education”
  • 1997 | “Grigore Iunian, defender of the democratic regime in Romania” – Litua | Studies and research |Tg-Jiu | p. 199-223
  • 1997 | “Grigore Iunian – minister” – Litua | Studies and research |Tg-Jiu | p. 273 -286
  • 1998 | “Conservatism and modernity at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century” – Bucharest |
  • 2003 | “Grigore Iunian’s contribution to the works of the Romanian Parliament between wars” – ARA Congress, Tg-Jiu
  • 2003 | “Contribution of the Gorj magazines and newspapers to the development of cultural activities” – ARA Congress, Tg-Jiu
  • ‘The Buzescu family – a noble family, representative for Gorj, Oltenia, and Wallachia”
  • 2004 | “Senator Schileru D. Aristica” – Tg-Jiu
  • 2004 | “Negrescu Constantin – Mayor of the “Banie”- Craiova
  • 2004 | “Sculptor Constantin Brancusi and painter Iosif Kebar – artisans of the “Sfintii Apostoli” church in Targu-Jiu”

Participation in debates and submission of specialised papers in international conferences:

  • The Congress of the Romanian – American Academy (ARA) held in Tg-Jiu, Romania and in Chisinau, Moldova;
  • The Art Exhibition held in Horn – Austria, 10th – 11th 2007 on “Milita Patrascu and her mentor, Constantin Brancusi”;
  • The ARA Congress held in Bochum, Germany;

Management Experience:

  • Deputy Headmaster of the Pedagogical High School of Tg-Jiu
  • Member of the Romanian Parliament – Chamber of Deputies – Legislatures 1990 – 1992, 1992 – 1996
  • Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science, Youth and Sports
  • Chairman of the Gorj County Council (1996 – 2000 and 2000 – 2004)
  • Senator in the Parliament of Romania in 2002