The document describes Romania's educational system. It begins with pre-primary education for ages 3-6, then compulsory primary and secondary education lasting 10 years total. Secondary education includes vocational, technological, and theoretical branches. Tertiary education includes short-term higher education and long-term higher education, while postgraduate education includes specializations, masters, and doctorate programs. The document outlines Romania's strategic priorities for education which include ensuring basic education and key competences for all citizens, achieving equity, and opening education to lifelong learning opportunities.

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THE EDUCATIONALTHE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM IN ROMANIASYSTEM IN ROMANIA

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Priority objectives

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THE STRUCTURE OF LEARNING SYSTEM
AND INITIAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING
It was implemented since 2003/2004 school
year and it’ s represented in the following
chart.

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4PREPRIMAR Y ( 2-3 years)
Primary( 4 years)
Secondary
(4 years)
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION(8 years)
Junior high School of Arts
and Crafts
Completion year
UPPER SECONDARY ( 2-3 years)
POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Short-term high
education(2-3 years)
Long-term high
education(4-6 years)
POSTGRADUATE
EXAM
EXAM

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PREPRIMARY EDUCATION (ISCED 0 level) seeks the socialisation of children
and the phisically, emotionally and cognitively development through specific
activities;
This level includes children between 3 and 6 years who are learning in
specialized institutions called kindergardens , most of them being public. The
participation of children in kindergarden is free and optional and the last year
ensure the preparation ofor the primary school.
• Groups :
 “Little” group(age 3-4)
 ”Medium “group (age 4-5 )
 “Big” group– (age 5-6 )
Programme :
 normal (5 hours/day),
 long (10 hours/day)
 weekly (5 days/week).

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COMPULSORY SCHOOLING lasts 10 years and includes 3 stages:
 Primary education (ISCED 1 level , lasting 5 years);
 First stage of low general secondary education (ISCED 2 level,
lasting 4 years), held in secondary school;
 Second stage of low secondary education (ISCED 2 level),
lasting 2 years), held in:
 Junior high (general or vocational education)
 School of arts and crafts (professional education).

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 Upper secondary education (ISCED 3 level ) includes:
 High education (2-3 years), preceded by completion year for Arts and
crafts schools’ graduates;
The completion year is an opportunity for Arts and crafts schools’
graduates to achieve the necessary education to continue their learning
in upper secondary education and obtain a superior professional
qualification.
Upper secondary education provides general and specialized courses that
lead to further studies:
 Post – secondary education (ISCED 4 level)
 Higher education(ISCED 5 level)

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TERTIARY EDUCATION (ISCED 5 level) includes :
• Short-term higher education (2-3 years) provided by
university colleges. Graduates receive a graduation diploma.
• Long – term higher education (4-6 ani) provided by
- universities;
- institutes;
- academies.
The graduates receive bachelor degree.

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POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION (ISCED 6 level) provides the following study
programmes:
• Postgraduate specialisation lasting 2-3 semesters, finished with a
postgraduate diploma;
• Master lasting 2-4 semesters, finished with a master’s degree;
• Postgraduate academic studies lasting 2-4 semesters, finnished with a
postgraduate academic degree;
• Doctorate lasting 4 years , finished with a doctoral degree;
• Postgraduates specialisation studies with duration determined by the
university senate, finished with a postgraduate diploma of specialization;
• Postgraduates courses with duration determined by the university senate,
finished with a graduation certificate.

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THEORETICAL
BRANCH
TECHNOLOGICAL
BRANCH
VOCATIONAL
BRANCH
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Real profileReal profile
TeTecchnichnic profileprofileServices profileServices profile
Natural resources and environment alNatural resources and environment al
protection profileprotection profile
Specializations: Philology, Social sciences
Specializations: Mathematic and Computer science,
Natural sciences
Military profileMilitary profile
TTheologic profileheologic profile
ArtisticArtistic profileprofile
PedagogicalPedagogical
profileprofile
The structure of
secondary education
Specializartions: Social sciences,
Mathematic and Computer science
Specializations : Theology: teologic orthodox theologic,
Theologiy : cultural patrimony, Theologiy: religion
Specializartions Architecture Ambienta art and design
Fine and decorative arts, Music, Coreographie,
Art of acting
Specializartions : Teachers-educators, Librarian,
Instructor-animator, Extracurricular activities instructor,
School pedagogy
Sports profileSports profile

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To ensure basic education for all the
citizens and to develop the key
competences ;
To achieve the equity in education;
Substantiation learning based on the needs of
personal and professional development of young
people , from sustainable development and ensuring
economic and social cohesion perspective;
Opening the education and training to the
whole society to the economic, social and
cultural medium.
Assurance and recognition of complementarity
between formal, non-formal and informal learning,
lifelong learning becoming one of the main pillars of
educational policy;
To increase the teaching/learning process’
and other educational services’ quality;
STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES

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Curricular
Policies
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learning pathslearning paths
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andand
consistency ofconsistency of
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relevance ofrelevance of
the teaching /the teaching /
learninglearning
CompatibleCompatible
withwith
internationalinternational
standardsstandards
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