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Moldova reforms schools, expands education, maritime push
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In late July the Moldovan July, Moldova’s government reiterated that the its national ship register remains empty despite the country's removal from the EU maritime blacklist. Infrastructure Minister Vladimir Bolea confirmed no vessels currently sail under the Moldovan flag blacklist, and outlined plans to harmonise maritime legislation with EU standards, legislation, attract ships, vessels, generate tax revenue and eventually open maritime schools, noting heightened interest from Ukrainian citizens displaced by war. During a 24 July visit, European Commission Director‑General schools for Enlargement Gert Jan Koopman displaced Ukrainians. EU officials met Prime Minister Vasile Tofan and vice‑prime ministers to review the EU accession process progress and the EU‑supported Growth Plan. EU officials announced delivery of five delivered vehicles to the National Public Security Inspectorate for the ISTROS a biodiversity‑protection project, co‑financed by the Interreg NEXT‑Black Sea Basin programme. Higher‑education expansion continued. project. The higher‑education sector continued to expand, with the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemițanu” opened opening its 2026‑27 admission round with 500 state‑funded places. admissions and Romanian medical schools recorded a historic surge: the University seeing record applications. A dual‑education funding scheme was approved, reimbursing 50 % of Medicine companies’ training costs and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” attracted 6,916 applicants targeting about 3 000 placements for 1,947 places, while the “Grigore T. Popa” 2026‑27 school year. New education measures were announced on 29 July. Education Minister Dan Perciun said teachers will receive salary increases of 10‑15 % plus a performance bonus of up to 15 %, allowing raises of up to 30 % in Iaşi received 2,010 applicants, and the “George Emil Palade” September payroll. The “Restart” reform will create 35 new Territorial Education Agencies that will assume school administration from regional councils in Târgu Mureș processed over 3,000 candidates. Other universities reported high competition ratios January 2027, directly reporting to the Ministry of Education and entry scores, with deadlines for contesting results set Research. Concerns were voiced that staff of these agencies could earn salaries up to three times higher than teachers. A €1.8 million student‑dormitory renovation at Ion Creangă Pedagogical University, funded by the World Bank, will provide modern, accessible housing for 27 July 2026. On 29 July, Moldova approved 200 students, with a dual‑education funding scheme that reimburses 50 % goal of companies’ training costs, upgrading 19 dormitories and creating 5 000 places by 2030. The government also approved the absorption of Strășeni College of Engineering into the Centre of Excellence in Energy and Electronics, allocating 25 37.31 million lei annually. The measure targets 3 000 placements for the 2026‑2027 school 2026 to concentrate resources and better match labour‑market needs. The dual‑education fund was increased to 25 million lei per year, supporting around 3 over 300 students in partnership with roughly 230 firms companies and aiming to improve graduate employment prospects. more than 70 vocational programmes.
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- 2026-07-29 17:42 UTC Moldova reforms schools, expands education, maritime push
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- 2026-07-27 09:16 UTC Moldova reforms schools, expands education, maritime push
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