Partnership

“Maria Teiuleanu” Highschool of Economics, one of the most representative schools for the city life, has its origin in the former century, being the only commercial highschool in Arges county. Over 900 students, aged 15-19, study in 22 halls, 17 laboratories, 3 computer labs, having access to the Internet. Along the years, our higschool has continuously upgraded and modernized the educational process. The carrying out of the educational process is ensured by a teaching staff consisting of 60 members. The main form of tuition is full-time courses (4 years) in the departments of finance-accounting, tourism, trade and public service. Another form of tuition is the vocational education, full-time courses (3 years) getting remarkable results in training students for jobs like: cooks, waiters, traders, public service department assistants. The teaching staff train their students to take part in contests between schools and in many other social-cultural activities to attend conferences on scientific and cultural subjects. They also organize debates and meetings on various topic alongside with other artistic activities.

The subjects taught at school include general culture subjects such as Romanian, Mathematics, Foreign languages (English, French/German), ICT, Entrepreneurship, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc and a great range of subjects specific to the technological profile of the high school such as: Business marketing, Operational planning, Organizing human resources, Accounting of events and transactions, Economic contracts, Payment instruments, Market analysis, Business negotiation, Finance and taxation, Statistics, Insurances, Use of computers in accounting.

Students train at various companies to know how to conduct their activity to become familiar with the specific work in a real company. Here students have the opportunity to put into practice everything they have learned in school, acquire new skills and abilities, to know the specific work of an economic unit or institution.

There is also eagerness to learn about the common European heritage through the various cultures and traditions from the inside as well as the development of the feelings of respect and tolerance. The involvement of the school in international projects will make the institution become more engaging at local and regional level since collaboration for the exchange of good practices among school administration, students and teachers will create a more motivating school environment, it will help students and teachers become active European citizens while at the same time becoming more proficient in English, more tolerant and communicative. European projects bring a positive change in mentality, both of the teachers’ and students’ in what regards the feeling of tolerance, cooperation and openness to the European spirit.