courses in areas related to the environment, politics, sociology and theatre.

Even if these subjects are not mandatory for the final exams, they will help
the students get accustomed to some of the issues they are faced with
outside the school, that they will have the opportunity to study later, at an
academic level. University acceptance does not occur automatically after
passing the final exams corresponding to the European ―bachelor‘s
degreeǁ but is based on an entire process of selection of candidates
across the country and abroad which takes into account curricular and
extracurricular activities, the character, motivation and skills of those who
wish to enroll in higher education. Nowadays, increasingly more high
school graduates wish to enter higher education and therefore the selection
process is becoming more and more rigorous. B.Higher education is a key
element in the development of a knowledge based society, universities
being the main suppliers of highly skilled labor force and knowledge. In
this context, higher education will be a special chapter in the Government‘s
concerns.
Efforts conducted will focus on strengthening the relation of the
university with the business environment and the research and
development sector, in view of improving the responsiveness of higher
education to changes taking place in society, stimulating and supporting
competitiveness and innovation.
The main actions envisaged in this respect aim to develop and to
implement quality assurance tools, to develop graduate and post graduate
study offers in view of providing relevant academic qualifications for the
labor market, program development and doctoral schools as part of the
―Bolognaǁ project.
Module 2 Being an EU Citizen

Unit 1 The European Union: Past and prezent

1.4.1.A.1. In September the days are not so short as in December.2. A

block of flats is much

bigger than a villa.; 3. In June it is hot, but in July is hotter; 4.The

elephant is much bigger than the lion but by far less fierce.; 5. He thought
himself the happiest man on Earth when he got married to her; 6. The
street where I live is less noisy than the main street. 7. I think that the
streets of the city capital are larger than those of our small town. 8. Tisa‘s
waters are much more quiet than those of Mures.; 9. What is more
dangerous : to play with the fire or to cross the sea in a boat?

B.The European Union (EU), is an economic and political union, developed

in Europe, consisting of 27 states. The origins of the European Union come
from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and from the
European Economic Community (EEC) that in 1958 consisted of six
countries. In the following years, the European Union was enlarged by the
accession of new member states and increased its strength by adding
economic, social and political areas among its abilities. The Maastricht
Treaty founded the European Union under its current name in 1993. The
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