The globalization of the higher education system in Romania has a primary role in improving the quality of the educational act. The Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania, is part of a group of universities that sets objectives and strategies for internationalization, which are necessary in order to increase the degree of absorption of international students and researchers, improve the quality of education and research, develop partnerships and participate in international projects. The inclusion and diversity strategy applied within the Erasmus+ Program helps to reach and support young people with fewer opportunities in the best possible way and creates a transparent framework to facilitate acces to many different projects. The work consists of a study that evaluates, identifies and removes all possible barriers, leading to an increased support for students to be part of the program and to benefit from the facilities offered by it. Based on surveys that were sent to all the previous participants in the program, we were able to identify the causes of discrimination based on cognitive and behavioral prejudices, where they existed, to encourage people with special needs to participate in the program, to find solutions for making the program beneficial for them (suitable accommodation, travel assistance, medical assistance, support equipment, customized learning materials, an accompanying person for students and staff with disabilities), to compensate for the difficulties encountered by beneficiaries with physical, health-related problems, to apply the principle of the second student in the family and support its development, to identify and help beneficiaries.

Authors:
Casen Panaitescu, Petroleum-gas University of Ploiesti, Romania
Loredana Pita, Petroleum-gas University of Ploiesti, Romania
Alina Brezoi, Petroleum-gas University of Ploiesti, Romania
Mirela Panait, Petroleum-gas University of Ploiesti, Romania
Dana Volosevici, Petroleum-gas University of Ploiesti, Romania
Alexandra Portoaca, Petroleum-gas University of Ploiesti, Romania

About the Presenter(s)
Assoc.prof.habil dr.eng. Casen Panaitescu is Head of the International Relations Center at the Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania.He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and in Chemical Engineering.

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