The "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy Sibiu is a public higher military education institution integrated within the national education system, with university autonomy guaranteed by law and with legal personality, able to organize and develop accredited bachelor and master programs and build up commissioned leaders for the Romanian Land Forces as well as for other beneficiaries from the national defence, public order and national security system.

With an adequate university management based on the allocation of resources in relation to the real priorities and needs of institutional development, with an efficient collaboration with the members of the academic community in the decision making and periodical consultation of the students, and with a team of university teachers and military instructors well-trained, the Land Forces Academy is a strong institution able to anticipate changes and to provide a high quality student-centered education.