Abstract
The chapter starts by highlighting a number of defining elements in the way the merger process of the North University of Baia Mare (NUBM) and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUC-N), was conducted, within the enabling context provided by the law of National Education (LNA No 1/2011). The vision to promote the merger of Romanian universities was based on brainstorming sessions and consulting with the partners involved, including prominent personalities from higher education, experts in economic and financial fields, and representatives of public and political life. Before 1989, only 10 % of the population in the 20–24 year echelon proceeded to university studies, a situation which improved significantly in the 1989–2009 period. This positive evolution in the last 20 years has taken place despite unfavourable financial circumstances and the threefold increase in the number of universities at national level as compared to a parallel eightfold increase in the number of students.
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