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Higher education institutions bears a great responsibility for the local, regional and national environment impacting them as well as the graduates and their future decisions. The concept of a sustainable university should comprise all three fields of sustainable development: a healthy environment, economic performance, and social cohesion. All things considered, the universities from Romania need to focus their attention on incorporating sustainability principles into everyday activities and structures: management performance (vision, mission, strategy), education and research (programmes, curricula, teaching methods), operations, forming networks and reporting to stakeholders (sustainability indicators). This research proposes a methodology to translate how the theoretical concept of a sustainable university is translated into practical tools for coordinating continuous improvement efforts put into sustainability. The methodology is based on the PDCA cycle. Moreover, this paper encourages universities from Romania to improve their strategic objectives through the integration of sustainable de velopment principles within their academic activities and strategies. Therefore, a new approach and tool for continuous improve ment and assessment of sustainability can be implemented in higher education, in Romania, in total compliance with the re quirements of European and international sustainability standards. In order to im prove the quality of Romanian higher education and administration, several conclusions and recommendations have been suggested for the implementation of this new approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]