摘要：AbstractNowadays we see that the value of a university professor is given mainly by the amount of money that he is able to bring to the institution's budget and by the financial value of the projects he initiates and coordinates (Vlăsceanu, 2006). In this context, the quality of teaching carried out daily with the students and the human intrinsic value of university professors have taken a background place among the concerns of higher education administrators. We nevertheless consider that in the formation of new generations of intellectuals the values their professors believe in are very important. They influence the choices, aspirations and motivations of students; they provide students with a way to give meaning to their lives (Frankl, 2009, Yalom, 2010).Though in a preliminary stage, the study aims to reveal the values of today's academics: the same values that guide their life, their relationships with students and the ones they want to pass along. The method used is questionnaire survey. It was applied to a group of 56 subjects (over 20 years of teaching experience) from “Petroleum-Gas” University of Ploiesti and “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau. The study led us to identify the following three aspects: 1. the values university professors believe in regarding the relationship with self, peers, and their work, 2. the values we consider most important in our current and future society, 3. the values they pass along to students and that they consider relevant for future generations of intellectuals.University professors are not only a source of knowledge for students and representatives of leading scientific research. They are also a source of values. It is therefore necessary to award special attention to the study of their values. These values influence the beliefs, choices, motivations and attitudes of future generations of intellectuals. It is opportune to develop the research by including other universities and other categories of teachers (less than 20 years experience).
