1. Financing Schools in Europe: Mechanisms, Methods and Criteria in Public Funding May 2015, Bucharest Agenia Naională pentru Programe Comunitare în Domeniul Educaiei i Formării Profesionale

3. The Eurydice network supports and facilitates European cooperation in the field of lifelong learning by providing information on education systems and policies in 37 countries and by producing studies on issues common to European education systems. Eurydice It consists of: 41 national units based in 37 countries participating in the Erasmus+ programme (28 Member States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey) a coordinating unit based in the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency in Brussels Eurydice

5. Learning mobility of individuals (KA1) Mobility projects in the field of education, training and youth at least 63% € 37.2 million in 2014 in Romania Mobility projects in the field of education, training and youth The Eurydice Network's task is to understand and explain how Europe's different education systems are organised and how they work. Through its work, Eurydice aims to promote understanding, cooperation, trust and mobility at European and international levels. All Eurydice publications are available free of charge on the Eurydice website or in print upon request. Eurydice The network provides descriptions of national education systems, comparative studies devoted to specific topics, indicators and statistics.

7. Contents of the report Executive Summary Introduction 3 chapters:  Authorities Involved in Funding Schools  Methods Used to Establish. The Level of Resources Needed  Criteria Taken into Account in Determining. The Level of School Resources National Diagrams on Financial Flows Glossary

8. The levels of authority are divided into: central/top (often at national level), regional and local (also known as intermediate) and school level. Financial resources may be transferred in the form of a: lump sum, block grant or a grant earmarked for a specific purpose. Various levels of administration are involved in transfers, depending on the resource in question (1)

9. Various levels of administration are involved in transfers, depending on the resource in question (2)

10. Various levels of administration are involved in transfers, depending on the resource in question (3)

11. Various levels of administration are involved in transfers, depending on the resource in question (4)

12. Intermediate authorities make political decisions regarding funding

13. Central/top level authorities determine the level of resources for teaching staff and operational goods and services using funding formula

14. Around two thirds of countries consider disparities between schools or areas when establishing the amount of staff resources

15. Full report: http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/financing-schools-in-europe-pbEC0214627/ For more information about Eurydice productions: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/index_en.php References

16. Transforming Romania through learning. National Agency for Community Programmes in the Field of Education and Vocational Training anpcdefp.ro llp-ro.ro erasmusplus.ro

17. Thank you! Veronica – Gabriela CHIREA ANPCDEFP veronica.chirea@anpcdefp.ro