Department of Metallic Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy, Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Department of International Relations and European Integration, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, 012104 Bucharest, Romania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 24;19(15):9004. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159004.
This paper analyzes the Romanian biomedical engineering educational path and certification process in European and international contexts and emphasizes the existence of a deficient operationalization of this qualification and profession, arguing that the domestic shortcomings are both a consequence of an unquestioned process of adopting European and even international classification schemes, and of insufficiently developed national administrative capabilities to properly implement the aforementioned classification frameworks. The core part of the article investigates the current academic track of the biomedical engineering specialization and scrutinizes the classification of occupations at different jurisdictional levels. The conclusions of the study indicate that one of the possible solutions for improving this unsatisfying comes from a better communication between the national and European levels, and by their pro-active involvement in the international attempts of reviewing and refining the existing frameworks. The article ends with several recommendations and policy proposals meant to strengthen the role of various profession-certifying European documents, as well as to alleviate the regulatory deficiencies that this specialization has at Romanian level, in order to maximize its potential in the labor market.
本文分析了罗马尼亚生物医学工程教育路径和认证流程在欧洲和国际背景下的情况，并强调了这种资格和职业存在操作不当的问题，认为国内的不足既是盲目采用欧洲甚至国际分类方案的结果，也是国家行政能力不足，无法正确实施上述分类框架的结果。本文的核心部分调查了生物医学工程专业目前的学术轨迹，并仔细研究了不同管辖级别职业的分类。研究的结论表明，改善这种不理想情况的一种可能方法是在国家和欧洲层面之间进行更好的沟通，并积极参与国际上对现有框架的审查和完善工作。本文最后提出了一些建议和政策提案，旨在加强各种专业认证的欧洲文件的作用，并减轻该专业在罗马尼亚层面上的监管缺陷，以最大限度地发挥其在劳动力市场上的潜力。
