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The problem addressed of the project is the low level of financial transparency of Romanian universities which determines a very low students participation in decisions-making related to the allocation of resources. To analyze issues related to university funding, one must undertake real investigative work. Even if, there are laws that guarantee transparency, these aspects are not implemented accessible to the public, much less to young people aged 18-22 without accounting competencies. The Coalition for Clean Universities concludes in a report "universities do not comply with transparency criteria, making it difficult to for the wide public to access it."
These problems are also reported by the Court of Auditors or in court decisions on various cases (eg recent increases in tuition fees). The project comes to improve the transparency of universities by publishing in an interactive, modern, user-friendly way , university budgets so that any student in Romania knows how resources are allocated in his university. In addition, the project provides: a National Report, three university reports, 3 articles, infographics, seminars and national debates all meant to put more pressure for transparency.
At the same time, through advocacy campaigns and training, the project empowers students to understand financial data and advocate for better resource allocation. Students, within the "intervention teams" will support proposals to change the allocation of resources according to their needs, also in meetings with decision makers. The beneficiaries of the activities are, first of all, the students but, indirectly, the entire academic community and, more generally, the general public. The most valuable asset brought by the partner is the relationship with the students target in the project, ANOSR being a federation of student organizations, will significantly contribute to the involvement of the target group in the project.