Erasmus + project 2016-2018 Enriching Leisure Lifestyle for European Youth

1. ERASMUS + Project
Romanian Educational System

2. • is based on a tuition-free, egalitarian system. Access to
free education is guaranteed by Article 32 in the
Constitution of Romania.
• Kindergarten is optional under the age of six. Compulsory
schooling usually starts at age 6, with the "preparatory
school year" (clasa pregătitoare), which is mandatory in
order to enter the first grade. Schooling is compulsory
until the tenth grade (which corresponds with the age of
sixteen or seventeen). The school educational cycle ends
in the twelfth grade, when students graduate the
baccalaureate.

3. • Education in Romania is compulsory for 11 years (from
the preparatory school year to the tenth grade). With the
exception of kindergarten (preschool) and tertiary
education (university) the private sector has a very low
presence in the Romanian education system.
• Education became compulsory in Romania in the 19th
century, in 1864, under ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza, when
four years of primary school became free and
compulsory for all children, regardless of social class and
gender.

4. • Primary school students are studying
based on a newly-developed curriculum
with digital textbooks.
• Uniforms are not compulsory, but each
school can decide to have one.
• Studying Religion at school is optional.
• School starts in mid-September and ends
in mid-June.
• A class can have up to 30 students.

5. Primary school
includes:
-preparatory class
(age 6-7)
-grades 1-4 (age 7-
10)

6. • FB – Foarte Bine –
Excellent
• B – Bine – Good
• S – Suficient –
Satisfactory (barely
passing)
• I – Insuficient - Failed

7. • Romanian Language and
Literature
• 1 Foreign Language
• Maths
• History
• Georgraphy
• Science
• Art (Painting)
• Civic Education
• Religion (optional)
• Musical Education
• Physical Education

8. Includes grades 5-
8 (age 11-14/15)

9. • For grades fifth to
twelfth, a 1 to 10
grading system is
used
• 10 – the best
• 1- the worst
• 5 - being the minimum
passing grade

10. • Romanian Language and
Literature
• 2 Foreign Languages
• Maths
• History
• Geography
• Biology
• Physics (6th grade)
• Chemistry (7th grade)
• Latin (8th grade)
• Art and Music
• Religion (optional)
• Technological Education
• Physical Education

11. • At the end of the 8th year of school (at age 14 or 15) a
nationwide test is taken by all students called Evaluarea
Națională (The National Test) and can be taken only
once, in June. The subjects are Romanian Language and
Literature and Mathematics(and additionally the language
of the school for ethnic minority schools or classes and
for bi-lingual schools).

12. • High school enrolment
is conditioned on
passing the National
Test.
• High school studies
are four years in
length, two
compulsory (9th and
10th year), two non-
compulsory (11th and
12th year). There are
no exams between
the 10th and the 11

13. • 1. National College (Colegiu Naţional) — the most prestigious high
schools in Romania. Some of them are over 100 years old, and have
a very strong tradition in education.
• 2. Military College (Colegiu Militar) — there are 3 high schools
administered by the Ministry of National Defense. They are
considered extremely strict.
• 3. Technical College (Colegiu Tehnic) - A high school with good
results, with an academic program based on technical education or
services.
• 4. Standard High School (Theoretical) An average high school,
providing one of the available academic programs.
• 5. Technical High School (Liceu Tehnologic) - a high school
(usually offering academic programmes in the field of technical or
services education)

14. • Graduating
Highschool students
(12th Grade,
age18/19) can take
the National
Baccalaureate Exam.
• Their communication
competences in
mother tongue and a
foreign language is
evaluated and also
digital competences.

15. • Graduating students
also need to take 4-5
written examinations.
Romanian Language
and Literature is
compulsory for
everyone and the
others are chosen by
candidates based on
their high school
profile.

16. • The admission process is left to the Universities, and, as
of 2007, there is no integrated admission scheme. Some
universities will give an "admission exam" in a high-
school subject that corresponds best to the training
offered by the university. Others, however, due to the lack
of relevance of the system have begun implementing a
different scheme, based on essays, interviews and
performance assessments.

17. • Romanian universities have historically been classified
among the best in Eastern Europe and have attracted
international students, especially in the fields of medicine
and technology.
• The first modern Romanian universities are:
• University of Iaşi (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University) (1860)
• University of Bucharest (1864)
• University of Cluj-Napoca (Babeș-Bolyai University)
(1919)

18. • Presented by:
• Miruna
• Daniela
• Timea