# Romania school leadership recruitment

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/romania-school-leadership-recruitment
> Updated: 2026-09-18T10:27:17.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 2.

Romania has initiated a national competition to fill over 7,800 vacant leadership positions for school directors and deputy directors within the state pre-university education system. The application process, which runs from September 14 to October 2, 2026, is open to tenured teaching staff with at least five years of experience.

The selection process includes competency evaluations, written exams, and administrative reviews of managerial plans, with final results anticipated by December 9, 2026. Interim Minister of Education Mihai Dimian noted that the competition aims to provide “greater stability to the education system” by moving away from temporary leadership solutions.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-18: Romania opens recruitment for police agent schools

Romanian police inspectorates have opened recruitment for 3,640 police agent school positions for the 2026 session, with applications due by October 4.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/romania-opens-recruitment-for-police-agent-schools

### 2026-09-14: Romania opens applications for 7,800 school leadership positions

Romania has launched a competition to fill over 7,800 school director and deputy director positions. Applications are open until October 2, 2026, for tenured teachers with at least five years of experience.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/romania-opens-applications-for-7800-school-leadership-positions

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