Abstract
Acting on the recommendations of the Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth - Androulla Vassiliou,
EU politicians agreed, at the European Council in Brussels - 2010, that education and training are vital for development and the
success of society and the current knowledge-based economy. Educational partnerships among all stakeholders engaged in
education are increasingly important, while teachers and all the professionals involved in training young people must support
interdisciplinary cooperation regardless of their course of study. Along these lines, we conducted a study through the Teacher
Training Department of the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Iasi, seeking to identify the most
appropriate educational management strategies that may be applied to deliver high performance in teaching and learning. The
research undertaken as part of our educational partnership (established between the higher and secondary education level) focused
on the prospects for enhancing agronomy students’ teaching practice experience and motivating learning among young students.
For the purposes of the research, we carried out questionnaire surveys, curriculum research and interviewing of partners on the
need to use modern teaching strategies. One of the findings was that satisfaction and interest can be ensured only by a stimulating
the motivation to learn among pupils and students. Using state-of-the-art leadership we successfully managed the simultaneous
delivery of demonstration classes in modern laboratories at the university. Most students in the 26 classes at the partner high
schools, taking part in the activity labeled “Be a student for a day at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary
Medicine in Iasi” stated their desire to study at a modern university in the future. Participating agronomy students and teaching
professionals noted an increase in the quality of teaching practice. In view of the success of the activity, confirmed by press and
television reports and the statements of the partners involved, we intend to further organize and improve this type of educational
approach.