Higher education reform in Romania. Present and perspective

The Lisbon Diary become famous for her pursues objective, transforming the European economy in the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy, capable of a sustainable economic growth, with more and better places of work, and with greater social cohesion. To reach this objective, the countries from UE must coordinate their efforts for the adaptation of an ambitious program to modernize the educational system. The fundamentals of educational reform in Europe, were released a year before the Lisbon Treaty, with the adoption of the Bologna Declaration. Romania is participating in the Bologna Process since its launch in 1999. From then until now, it was adopted a comprehensive framework for the education system to align the requirements of different initiatives at European level, to increase mobility of students and labor market opportunities, to reduce the number of university specializations and increase participation in masters and doctoral programs. Through Law number 1/2011 propose a major reform in the entire Romanian education system, with major implications for higher education. Comparing the European systems with the Romanian system and the new university legislative brought to the system by Law number 1/2011 in Romania, we will highlight what's new in this field and the shortcomings of this system.