Paper presents the progress of the project IMPROVING QUALITY OF NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANGING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETY AND LABOR MARKET DYNAMICS, cofinanced by European Social Fund through the Human Resources Development Sectoral Operational Programme 2007-2013, implemented by the Ministry of Education, University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, University Politehnica Bucharest, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj Napoca, University Politehnica Timisoara. The project aims to reorganize and improve the national higher educational system by developing an implementing an integrated approach - National Higher Education Consortium and quality management by increasing access to higher education for a number of 1000 students and by delivering training programs to 500 key actors involved in university processes and activities. Relevant information about the project can be found at the address: www.proiect-impact.ro .