Reduce inequality within and among countries

  1. ASE has a non-discriminatory admission policy, according to the Admission methodology, article 3: Graduates with a baccalaureate degree or equivalent have the right to participate in the admission competition, regardless of the year of high school graduation, provided that it is accredited according to law, and graduates are fit for the profile they are applying for, without any discrimination, ensuring full equal opportunities for people with disabilities.

2. Access to university track underrepresented groups applications. ASE submits to the action initiated by the Ministry of Education for promoting positive discrimination in allocating study grants to underprivileged / underrepresented categories from the rural area or Roma. In this respect, it provided 93 places with grants for these students for the academic year 2019-2020 and 98 places for the academic year 2020-2021. Tracking of low-income students is ensured through the Social office, through which ASE grants scholarships to underrepresented categories without discrimination.

3. Delivering programmes to recruit students/staff/faculty from under-represented groups. The principle of non-discrimination is applied in recruiting students, staff, faculty, and inscribed in the Admission methodology or in the Collective labour contract.  

Planned actions for recruiting students:

  • ASE has special activities for promoting the educational offer in colleges / high schools in Bucharest and in the country, under the concept of “Caravana ASE” 
  • ASE has developed specific promotional activities as well as concluded partnerships with private companies in order to promote the educational offer.
  • ASE submits to the action initiated by the Ministry of Education for promoting positive discrimination in allocating study grants to underprivileged / underrepresented categories from the rural area or Roma ethnicity.
  • The “Open Doors Week” allow potential future ASE candidates to dialogue with ASE faculty and student-volunteers, attend presentations, visit points of interest for a future student life.

4. Anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies

The Internal regulation invokes the principle of recognizing and guaranteeing the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, the right to preserve, develop and express their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious  identities. Any type of discrimination is forbidden (Internal regulation, article 22(2)).

Impartiality and non-discrimination is one of the principles governing the professional activity of the employees (Internal regulation, article 48(d)). One of the employee’s obligations is not to commit acts that violate the personal dignity of other employees by creating degrading environments, intimidation, hostility, humiliation, or offensive actions through discrimination (Internal regulation, article 50(8)). Direct and indirect discrimination and sexual harassment are considered disciplinary misconduct and penalized (Internal regulation, article 103(12)).

In addition, according to the Collective labour agreement, article 3(5): Every employee benefits from working conditions appropriate to his / her work, social protection, safety and health at work, as well as respect for his / her dignity and conscience, without any discrimination; article 67(1): It is forbidden to dismiss the employees due to gender, sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, age, nationality, race, colour, ethnicity, religion, political option, social origin, disability, family situation or responsibility, membership or trade union activity.

5. There are several departments / offices with attributions converging to that of a university diversity officer, in charge with advising on and implementing policies, programmes, and trainings related to diversity, equity, inclusion and human rights on campus:

6. Mentoring/counselling/peer support programmes to support students, staff, faculty from underrepresented groups is provided through the Centre for Counselling and Career Orientation, whose mission is to provide specialized support to people who have been, will be or are included in the educational programs of ASE in order to optimize their educational and professional path. The psychologists certified in Educational psychology, vocational counselling / career counsellors provide specialized support to students, graduates and employees of the University.

ASE is part of the research project “MIMY” (“Towards a better understanding of the integration process of young migrants”), launched in 2020 in Luxembourg. The project aims to improve the situation of young migrants in Europe through a multi-level analysis of the various integration processes. Research will focus on the dynamic process of integration, on multiple levels: at macro level (EU migration policies), at mesolevel (regional economic and social systems) and at micro level (individual practices).

7. Accessible facilities for people with disabilities

  • ASE provides, for students with physical disabilities, access routes adapted to them in all areas of the university, as well as conditions for the normal conduct of academic, social and cultural activities (ASE Charter, art. 75 (2)).
  • Students could benefit from alternative methods of examination when suffering from a temporary or permanent disability, medically certified (ASE Charter, art. 71(9)).
  • Special rooms for people with disabilities in campuses and other ASE training centres.

8. Disability support services

  • Students with disabilities and several other chronical diseases could benefit of grants (according to the Methodology for awarding scholarships, art. 2(b)).
  • Students could benefit from alternative methods of examination when suffering from a temporary or permanent disability, medically certified (ASE Charter, art. 71(9)).

9. Access schemes for people with disabilities

10. Accommodation policy/strategy implemented, including adequately funded mechanism for persons with disability