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Paper Abstracts—In Alphabetical Order of Presenters<br />
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DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND MICRO-<br />
ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH BUSINESS INCU-<br />
BATORS<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
FORBES CHIROMO<br />
University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa<br />
This paper investigates the role that universities could play in supporting<br />
business incubators in South Africa. The study was done at<br />
a time that South Africa was experiencing immense challenges in<br />
identifying opportunities for creating employment. In the first quarter<br />
of 2011, the rate of unemployment rose to 25%. Records also show<br />
reveal that 75% of new small, medium and micro enterprises<br />
(SMMEs) fail prematurely after a short period of existence. The<br />
study first looked at the business incubator initiatives in Brazil,<br />
China and India as benchmarks. In these countries business incubators<br />
are the nexus points where the industrial world interfaces<br />
with the academia. They promote economic development in two<br />
ways; first, in business development associated with direct production<br />
and second, in the human development index.<br />
Business incubators also help diversify economy. They can be initiated<br />
in governmental organizations, local government communities,<br />
universities, research institutions and private consortiums. The<br />
study investigates the intervention of South African universities in<br />
support of incubators. It also recommends the underlying critical<br />
success factors for university-linked business incubation.<br />
Keywords: Business incubators, small and medium enterprises,<br />
employment creation, universities, South Africa.<br />
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE<br />
DANUT DUMITRASCU, CLAUDIU ISARIE, RODICA CIUDIN,<br />
VALENTIN PETRESCU,<br />
CARMEN NOVAC<br />
"Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
This paper will focus on the experience in the field of waste management<br />
education and practical knowledge achieved by students and<br />
professors during the internship in Norway and the valuable experience<br />
exchange with specialists from Environmental Engineering field,<br />
environmental agencies, industry and universities. The case study<br />
presented has several objectives: it evaluates waste amount for urban<br />
areas against the rural areas on three municipalities Brasov, Medias,<br />
and Harghita; it estimates correlations between waste types percentage<br />
according to collection method applied in the region; it observes<br />
waste collection variation in frequency of collection services between<br />
areas and estimates the generation indicator; presents update data/<br />
information on household waste types and compares data about different<br />
types of waste to Waste Management Regional Plans.<br />
The entrepreneurial skills must develop among students and courses<br />
added to curricula; hands-on practice is also essential. Environmental<br />
Engineering field of study had developed strong cooperation with<br />
Regional Agency for Environmental Protection Sibiu, and certainly<br />
with all the companies related to environment through this agency.<br />
The study presented is of most authenticity as being the first practical<br />
research on waste regional <strong>net</strong>work of landfill sites related to household<br />
waste composition analysis.