Training specialists in the area of physical education and sport should be considered in the current context of Romania's integration into the European Union. It represents a condition for success in this field, it must provide a form of continuity for a tradition developed by generations of specialists and, given recent developments, it must adapt activities to new approaches that are specific to the European context. The current analysis answers specific questions by approaching the issue through the two dimensions, namely tradition and globalization. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu
