Ioan Manuel CIUMASU is a researcher-teacher in sustainable urban development and eco-innovation and stakeholder in the international chair on eco-innovations - Econoving. He directs the Master programme in Econoving and teaches two courses; the first on the nature of eco-innovation and the second on major scientific issues and technologies for sustainable development. He also conducts research activities linked to his scientific specialisation fields of water, pollution-waste and pluri-disciplinary methods and perspectives for eco-innovation within the framework of current collaboration between Econoving and partners in the industrial and socio-economic sectors. Before rejoining Econoving, Ioan obtained a doctorate from the Munich Technical University and conducted pluri-disciplinary and integrated studies. In Romania, he participated in teaching and research activities as well as research linked to European projects.