Veronica Maier

Dr. Veronica Maier


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 March 2020 in Sustainability
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Lidia AlexaLidia Alexa
Lidia Alexa
VMVeronica Maier
Veronica Maier
AȘAnca Șerban
Anca Șerban
Razvan CraciunescuRazvan Craciunescu
Razvan Craciunescu
Without a doubt, we are living in interesting times, characterized by both continuous economic development and improved standard of living, but also uncertainty, increased pollution, and environmental degradation, which means that, now, more than ever, global and consistent action is needed in order to create a more sustainable future. In this context, education in general and higher education in particular, face both, a significant challenge and a substantial role due to their formative function both in terms of mindset and practical tools. The main objective of our research was to explore the way technical universities in Romania have integrated into their curricula courses that aim at shaping sustainability competencies in engineering students. The study was carried out based on an exploratory empirical content analysis of the technical universities’ curricula, in order to identify the courses, including sustainable development (SD)-related topics. The analysis covered 255 bachelor programs and 394 master programs with a total of 25,920 courses, both mandatory and optional. The results revealed that there are differences in approaching sustainability education between the universities and also faculties within the universities included in the sample, revealing a rather siloed approach.

10 September 2024
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ADAnca Dobra-Constantinescu
Anca Dobra-Constantinescu
VMVeronica Maier
Veronica Maier
MCMădălina-Alexandra Coțiu
Mădălina-Alexandra Coțiu
Entrepreneurship Education (EE) is seen as an important element for entrepreneurial propensity and start-up venture creation. At the same time, there is a wide consensus that entrepreneurship is associated with job creation and economic development. However, because EE is still a relatively new field of study in its exploratory phase, significant research gaps remain. This chapter aims to present an overview of EE concerning important aspects such as its link with entrepreneurship development, entrepreneurial teaching techniques, entrepreneurial competencies, topics to be approached, and discussions regarding important directions of entrepreneurship development to critically systemise core aspects of this concept. Results indicate EE is a broad, multidimensional, and complex topic. The findings of this chapter help direct further research and curriculum design to maximise results obtained in fostering EE among students.