Before this decision concerning the university career, controversy in the field of education continued over the high school entrance examination, provided for by the Pre-university Education Law passed in 2023, with implementation from 2027. Interim Minister of Education Mihai Dimian called on lawmakers to stop appealing for non-compliance with the law and to initiate legislative proposals to revise, postpone, or eliminate the provisions, while PNL deputy Raluca Turcan proposed postponing the introduction of the examination by four years.
Government unblocks recruitment competitions for university lecturers in the 2026–2027 academic year
Riana Gegiu
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On Thursday, November 12, the Government approved an emergency ordinance allowing recruitment competitions to be held during the 2026–2027 academic year for university lecturer and university teaching assistant positions. The decision was made at the proposal of the Ministry of Education and Research and amends Law No. 141/2025 on certain fiscal and budgetary measures.
The new element is the expansion of the categories of positions for which recruitment competitions may be held. In the previous academic year, the legal framework allowed competitions to be unblocked exclusively for university assistant positions.
The ordinance also maintains the possibility of organizing and conducting promotion examinations for academic careers in higher education.
The Ministry of Education says the measure is necessary to select professionals who will support teaching activities at universities. Higher education institutions will thus be able to strengthen their human resources and comply with the minimum standards and quality indicators required to ensure an adequate level of student preparation. According to the ministry, the initiative also contributes to fulfilling the missions undertaken within the European education and research area.
Context: political and ministerial debate on the high school entrance examination (implementation from 2027)
Sources
Concursurile pentru funcțiile de lector universitar și șef de lucrări universitar au fost deblocate, anunță Ministerul Educației
Veste bună pentru mediul universitar! Concursurile pentru funcția de lector au fost deblocate prin OUG
Universitățile pot relua angajările! Guvernul a deblocat concursurile pentru lectori și șef de lucrări
Universitățile pot organiza concursuri pentru noi posturi didactice. Guvernul a aprobat deblocarea angajărilor pentru lectori și șefi de lucrări
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