Five top universities from Romania have asked for a new pact for education in the next five years and for performance-based financing.

These include the Bucharest University, the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, the Academy of Economic Sciences in Bucharest, the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca and the West University in Timisoara, reports local Mediafax.

The universities, which are part of the Universitaria Consortium, signed a resolution in Timisoara, at the end of last week. They suggest a bottom-up coordination, instead of a top-down approach, which generates unpredictability.

Every government should accept these proposals, to ensure stability in higher education, according to the 5 universities.

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