The paper covers the issue concerning the current recruitment systems in higher education, a European-level starting point of the reform launched by the Bologna Process in 1999. The Bologna Process was born in 1999 as an intergovernmental collaboration agreement in the higher education system. Its objective was to build a European higher education area based on principles and criteria shared between the participating countries. Twenty-five years after the agreement came into force, it is possible to take stock of the effects that European rules have had on the processes of hiring teaching staff (researchers, associate professors and full professors). While on the one hand the reform has introduced a standardization of processes (strength), on the other hand some critical issues (weaknesses) have been identified. The current recruitment systems in higher education are unsatisfactory, due to repeated gaps in the ethical profiles of the procedures, which have produced two collateral effects: 1) an increase in administrative appeals and 2) an increase in the average age of successful candidates. The paper proposes an innovative and theoretical e-recruitment model named NCHE-4-R-AP-FP to overcome these critical issues. The model identifies the need to transform the present procedures from non-comparative procedures to comparative procedures, should change its name and become the reference procedure for all three academic levels. Therefore, it would be possible to foresee the creation of 1) a comparative procedure for researchers, which should evaluate only research activity; 2) a comparative procedure for full and associate professors, which should evaluate research, teaching, institutional and third mission activities (with the exclusion for the latter of those already included in research activity, such as patents). The fundamental differences between the model and existing ones are: 1) AI integrated into current e-government processes, 2) abolition of physical evaluation committees and 3) transformation of recruitment processes into e-recruitment processes. The advantages of the proposed model consist in overcoming the previously exposed critical issues, although the most archaic academic system itself will probably advance the greatest resistance to the proposal.

The last decades have offered new challenges to researchers worldwide through the problems our planet is facing both in the environmental protection field and the need to replace fossil fuels with new environmentally friendly alternatives. Bioenergy, as a form of renewable energy, is an acceptable option from all points of view, and biofuels, due to their biological origin, have the ability to satisfy the new needs of humanity. As they release non-polluting combustion products into the atmosphere, biofuels have already been adopted as additives in traditional liquid fuels, intended mainly for the internal combustion engines of automobiles. The current work proposes an extension of the biofuel application in combustion processes specific to industrial furnaces. This technical concern has not been found in the literature, except for the achievements of the research team involved in this work, who performed the previous investigations. A 51.5 kW burner was designed to operate with glycerin originating from the triglycerides of plants and animals, mixed with ethanol, an alcohol produced by the chemical industry recently used as an additive in gasoline for automobile engines. Industrial oxygen was chosen as the oxidizing agent necessary for the liquid mixture combustion, allowing us to obtain much higher flame temperatures compared with the usual combustion processes using air. Mixing glycerin with ethanol in an 8.8 ratio allowed for growing flame stability, also accentuated by creating swirl currents in the flame through the speed regime of fluids at the exit from the burner body. Results were excellent in both the flame stability and low level of polluting emissions.

This article presents and analyzes the main aspects and desiderates of the educational project "Romania Educata” The article subscribes to the two famous quotes: "The more teachers are the samsars of science" (Nicolae Iorga) and " Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty" (Mark Twain). Thus, in the article are critically and comparatively analyzed mainly the following aspects: detailed strategies on the following priority themes (teaching career; equity of the education system; professionalization of educational management; a quality vocational and technical education; autonomy, quality and internationalization in higher education; early childhood education accessible to all; evaluation of pupils and students). The project was funded through the European Union Reform Support Programme and implemented between 2018 – 2019 together with the European Commission. This, last one, from subcontracted the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to elaboration of the four public policy briefs provided for in the project (teaching career, educational management, equity, early education). The "Romania Educata" project would be had to constitute the largest and longest-lasting public consultation action carried out until now in the field of public policies in education in Romania. Unfortunately, the purpose of this project was not touched. The biggest deficiency of this project was and is the major underfunding of educational system in Romania.

This article analyses the impact of the allocated budget in the education system in the European Union. Thus, the key factor in which the allocated budget and management in the education system have a direct impact is represented by student performance, measured by students' results in the Pisa tests in European Union member countries. This article presents data from the member countries of the European Union regarding the budget allocation in the education system. Thus, the effectiveness of education depends on both the allocated budget and the management system used. The research method used can be framed in a quantitative and comparative approach, being suitable for identifying trends and general relationships between investments in education and the performance of educational systems. The investigation of phenomena requires a specific approach, and such an assessment allows a correct assessment of the condition, but also the identification of vulnerabilities and development opportunities. This analysis is indispensable for substantiating management decisions. This article aims to demonstrate that an educational system not only needs adequate funding, but also efficient management of resources and policies adapted to the socio-economic context of each country.

Educational management contributes to increasing the performance of school institutions, but also to improving students’ results. The application of management principles significantly influences the quality of the educational process. This paper aims to investigate whether applied management principles influence students’ results. The literature emphasizes that school institutions that apply structured management achieve better academic performance. Studies also mention the importance of educational leadership as a success factor in increasing students’ academic results. The methodology of the study uses the quantitative analysis of the students’ results at three successive tests, using statistical analysis to determine the students’ progress, after applying the principles of management. The question underlying this research is: “Does the application of management principles influence educational outcomes?”. The results obtained in this research indicate that the application of management principles contributes to the increase of educational performance. The research was carried out at the level of the ninth grade and represents the empirical proof of the application of management principles in a real school context.

Educational management plays a key role in creating an effective and motivating learning environment for students, especially in the current context of accelerated organizational and technological change. This paper analyzes how different dimensions of school management influence students’ perception of educational performance in high school education. The literature highlights the fact that educational leadership, organizational communication, school climate and availability of resources are determining factors of the quality of the educational process. However, there is a relatively small number of empirical studies that simultaneously analyze the influence of these factors from the perspective of students, using multivariate statistical models. From a methodological point of view, the research is based on a quantitative approach, using a structured questionnaire applied to students in the ninth and twelfth grades. The research tool measures students’ perceptions of school leadership, communication, educational resources, organizational climate and involvement in school life, as well as perception of educational performance. Data analysis is performed by means of multiple linear regression. The central question of the research is to what extent these dimensions of educational management explain the variation in educational performance perceived by students. The results obtained indicate that certain factors of educational management have a direct and significant impact on the perceived educational performance, from the perspective of students. The main contribution of the paper is to provide an empirical perspective on how students perceive the impact of educational management on school performance, using an advanced quantitative analysis model.