Members of the Universitaria Consortium say they will not accept the provisions of a bill regarding gainful employment of retirement-eligible people, pointing to univeristy autonomy.
According to it, "no one has the legal right to step in to undermine university authority and autonomy by amending legislation."
The Universitaria Consortium is "urgently" demanding legal and real observance of university autonomy, in the spirit of promoting academic quality in Romania and better education of the graduates.
The statement is signed by university professors Nicolae Istudor, rector of the Bucharest School of Economics (ASE) and acting chairman of the Universitaria Consortium; Tudorel Toader, rector of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi; Daniel David, rector of the Babes Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca; Marian Preda, rector of the University of Bucharest, and Marilen Pirtea, rector of the Vest University of Timisoara.