11. To develop the national framework of qualifications and instruments to recognise and validate competences and marks got in different educational context, to remove barriers in professional development and mobility. 12. To develop a network of pre-school education services and improve the normative framework as to operation of such services. 13. To implement national programme on inclusive education development and cultivate tolerance and non-discriminatory treatment in the educational environment and society. 14. To strengthen research activity in higher education institutions by promoting partnerships between university-government-business and facilitate internationalisation. 15. To modernise vocational education as to relevance of studies, employability of graduates and integration of vocational education institutions in the European education space and vocational training by promoting the Copenhagen process principles. 16. To boost involvement of economic environment, social partners and civil community in education in order to efficiently use expertise, time activities and optimise resources. 17. To improve the normative framework and modernise school infrastructure for healthy feeding of children and pupils. 18. To improve financing standards in education in order to meet new education standards. 19. To qualitatively learn the Romanian language in school and by society and to promote its good operation in communication between citizens. 20. To work out and implement national programme on extracurricular education, meant to carry out the function to develop vocation, imagination and entrepreneurial spirit. XI. RESEARCH AND SCIENCE 1. To reform national research and innovation system. 2. To develop mechanisms to boost meritocracy, stop exodus of scientific staff and motivate diaspora to take part in national research projects. 3. To provide conditions to reach performance in research and improve the normative framework as to sustainable financing of science in order to promote and develop scientific excellence and societal impact. 4. To work out a national motivation programme for scientific career. 44

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