The PSF Open Romania aims to create a vision statement for the Romanian R&I sector in line with the relevant recommendations of the PSF Country report. The project will propose a concrete plan for setting up a coordination structure for all R&I activities in the country and develop six implementations plans defining concrete sets of actions, activities and information with a timeline for their implementation and monitoring of progress.
EFIS Centre’s input was aimed at supporting the development of a better environment for human resources in the public research system in particular: simplify the evaluation of human resources in the research system and align conditions for career advancement to those implemented in other EU countries; clarify and realign the conditions and incentives in the salary and other remuneration for human resources in PROs and HEIs, as well as focusing on improving social prestige and recognition; complete the reform of doctoral studies, encouraging collaboration between different institutions (national R&D institutes, academies and universities).