In order to identify what are the strategies and actions implemented by the universities in cooperation with schools carried out in Horizons OPE European project a research focused on the topic. In the first phase of the research were held preliminary meetings with several members of the project, with teachers from schools and universities to draft a first form of questionnaire. In second stage during the meeting with secondary schools teachers were carried out SWOT analysis of most known

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... ties based on school university cooperation that was used to refine the draft of Questionnaire. In the third stage the quest was applied to a control group of 20 teachers from secondary schools and 10 academics. The results served to refine and clarify the final form of the questionnaire. The questionnaire was organized in 25 items, on a scale with five levels in four categories of interest. The present work is a detailed discussion on strategies that universities have in cooperation with schools, degree of involvement of staff, logistic and financial support of stakeholders.