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Education minister Sorin Cîmpeanu said today he wants "schools re-opened as soon as possible, depending on the epidemiological situation, even as of February 8" after the one-week holiday before the start of the second semester. The…

The Globalworth Foundation donated 30,000 euros to the Narada association for the first online platform that gathers, in real time, the needs of teachers and pupils from Romania, generated by the pandemic context. According to the latest…

Education minister Monica Anisie has announced today that the ministry is preparing for the red scenario in Bucharest, after 777 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in the Capital in the past 24 hours. The red scenario means that all…

The new school year starts today under very special conditions for roughly 2.8 million preschoolers and pupils, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 100,00 in over 260 schools and kindergartens will start school in the red scenario, meaning…

The highest pupil-teacher ratios in 2018 were reported in Romania (19.5), Czechia and France (both 19.2), according to the latest Eurostat survey. The lowest ratios were recorded in Luxembourg (9.0), Greece (9.2) and Poland (9.6).…

Health Ministry has released on Monday the epidemiological analysis for counties and localities showing the incidence rate of coronavirus infections per one thousand inhabitants, which is essential for the beginning of the school year.…

Romanian authorities have issued the first norms for starting school, to keep up with the health and safety rules prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, among the new requirements, pupils will enter schools in steps at specific time…

The government has passed an emergency ordinance to allot EUR 175 million for schools to prepare for the school year amid the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. "Following the approval of the Legislative Council, we will have to make two…

The Government has passed in its Wednesday sitting the emergency ordinance that amends the Education Law in the view of enforcing prevention measures against SARS-CoV-2 infection in kindergartens, schools and universities. According to…

Classrooms must be arranged so that a minimum one-metre social distancing should be observed, reads the draft decree published on the Health Ministry's website. The draft also says that when social distancing is not possible, the school has…