Florea, S. and Wells, P. J. Higher Education in Romania

Silvia Florea, Fulbright alumna and Co-holder of the UNESCO Chair of Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu and Peter J. Wells, Head of the UNESCO.CEPES (European Center for Higher Education) have co-authored the first monograph on Higher Education in Romania, in the UNESCO English series. The monograph is a welcomed addition to UNESCO 's library of knowledge, providing policy makers and researchers with a detailed account of the recent reforms undertaken for the modernization of a system of higher learning with a rich tradition stretching back over 350 years.

 In an attempt to address the need for higher education policies to lead to substantive sustainable development and growth, the monograph examines the framework of the higher education system in the light of the New Law on National Education (Nr 1/2011) as well as the relationships and impact on a variety of educational levels and goals including challenges that lie ahead. Seven core areas central to the academe, student and system development, offer a detailed description of the current status of governance and administration of Romanian higher education institutions. The value of such a monograph lies not simply in the choices and decisions made in the Romanian context but also in its valuable reminder of what can be achieved with the collective commitment to higher education reform which determinedly embraces all the stakeholders of the system.