The Association of Historians of Moldova suggests that two separate courses should be studied in preuniversity education institutions – the History of Romanians, and Universal History. The Association’s chairman Gheorghe Negru has told Info-Prim Neo that this and other proposals were put forward in a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Education, centering on the history course. “We discussed and presented the position and proposals of the Association of Historians of Moldova. The opinions stated were different. Some proposed studying the Integrated History course in continuation, but we consider that the history of Romanians should be studied separately. However, we are yet to hold more discussions,” said Gheorghe Negru. According to him, when the Integrated History course was introduced in 2006, not all the methodological and scientific recommendations were respected. “The system was changed in order to eliminate the History of Romanians. The textbooks compiled were criticized harshly. The system was not replaced when the power changed. We propose studying two courses - the History of Romanians, and Universal History,” said the historian. It was also suggested instituting an obligatory exam in the history of Romanians for ninth graders and Baccalaureate exams in the history of Romanians and universal history for twelfth graders, and determining the optimal number of history classes. The Association of Historians said that the History of Romanians textbooks should be translated into the teaching languages of the schools for other-language speakers so as to facilitate the learning process. Gheorghe Negru also said that the administration committee of the Association of Historians will issue a statement to make public its position on this subject the next days.