Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) is a public body of the Central Administration under the ultimate authority of Romanian Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport (MECTS).

The main mission of UEFISCDI is financing, management and marketing activities for scientifically research, innovation and technology transfer aiming to the efficient promotion of the R&D results in the society by new products, technologies, and services. The Quality Management System according to ISO 9001/2001 has been implemented and certified by SRAC. From 1999, the agency has coordinated the RELANSIN program which included more than 2300 R&D projects. The agency was strongly involved in the management of the national program of ”Excellence Research”. From 2006 the main activity field became the financing and the management of the INNOVATION program. Other 27 national and international research projects were processed by the agency staff. Among others, UEFISCDI objectives are:

• coordination and implementation of the INNOVATION Program from the National Research Development and Innovation Plan – PN II;
• promotion of the transfer of the technology and innovation for sustaining the efficiency of the Romanian economy;
• coordination of the multi-disciplinary programs of development, innovation and technological transfer projects, starting from the national priorities.

Source: SEE-IFA.eu