The present paper approaches work-life-education balance for Romanian students, beginning with reviewing the classical theories about the field of work-life balance in general, continuing with a theoretical information about the lifestyles of Romanian young people at present, then with a secondary analysis of statistical data obtained from national and international research in the field. Subsequently, the paper will focus on a qualitative field research using the interview technique to identify the views of students in five areas of study, on the balance between work, personal life and education; in addition, interviews were conducted with representants of six companies, indicated by respondent students as giving them  jobs, to obtain complementary information for the purpose of a more balanced analysis.

Keywords: work-life-education balance, students, workplace, youth.

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