TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES ON ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION IN ROMANIA AND THE EU
Doctoral School of Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
Abstract: Entrepreneurial education (EE) has been a blossoming subject over the past years especially due to its importance and relevance to the economy both regionally and globally. The academic world still needs to conduct sustained research on the topic in order to fully throw a light on the importance that EE has on the society and its decisive role in transforming it. Economic, financial and EE has gained new dimensions lately, with an important raise of the focus both in theory and practice. This research studies the need for EE and financial literacy. In Europe, recent surveys show that young people acknowledge their lack of knowledge regarding entrepreneurship and state that schools should help them have an entrepreneurial mindset and know more about finances. In today’s dynamic environment and especially after the covid-19 crisis, the need on the workplace has changed and the skills that can be acquired through entrepreneurship and financial training and acknowledged by scholars, population, businesspeople and media as vital for the way things work in today’s economy. Teaching individuals how to think entrepreneurial becomes even more important in times of crises, or in a dynamic environment, where creativity, adaptability and innovation are key for survival. Key trends and developments are analyzed and the actors involved in shaping and raising awareness regarding financial illiteracy and the need for EE.
This paper combines literature review methods and it also develops a conceptual debate around the research conducted in the field of EE with the purpose of contouring a consolidated methodological approach based on the so-far experience linked with today’s challenges. Due to the fact that EE is now one of the fastest growing research subjects in the world, an important emphasis has to be placed on the comprehension of the connection between business management practices and the academic theory, as research has previously indicated. The outcome of this analysis aims to throw more light to understanding the evolution EE has had and provides an overview of the relevant trends in the field.
Keywords: education; entrepreneurship.
