A globalized reform of quality management for the educational system in Romania is tolerated today. A careful analysis and critical evaluation of the literature suggests a big question as to how reasonable, honest and sustainable this system is. A series of studies show that the reality of education in Romania is facing the need for an innovative structure, considering an analysis of the gaps. This study provides an overview of critical success factors from the study of strong and weak sustainability. Awareness of the need for continuous improvement in the context of policies to encourage quality culture aims to harmonize and strike a balance between the continuity of total quality management and the necessary changes to its sustainability. The authors used methodological activities such as the exploratory literature review, Deming and EFQM models in education, the Triple Bottom Line model, an analysis of the gaps. Finally, the result of this research provides an overview of gaps and policy and strategy models to ensure a strong sustainability of quality management. [For "NORDSCI International Conference Proceedings: Education and Language Edition (Athens, Greece, August 19, 2019). Book 1. Volume 2," see ED603411.]