Higher education in Romania, an interdependent part of the total educational system, is guided by the integration of university training and the needs of the society, so that science and material and intellectual production lie at the heart of university training. (JH)

Suggests that the most acute problem in educational planning is the confusion about the nature, purpose, and relevance of education. Argues that education should be viewed as a field of hypothesis about the future. Includes the importance of knowledge and know-how, education versus educational systems, and social versus educational planning. (DK)