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36 Paper Abstracts—In Alphabetical Order of Presenters<br />
SUSTAINABILITY IN ROMANIAN HIGHER EDUCATION<br />
CONSTANTIN OPREAN, VALENTIN GRECU, CĂLIN DENEŞ,<br />
CLAUDIU-VASILE KIFOR, CAMELIA OPREAN<br />
Romania, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Engineering and Management,<br />
constantin.oprean@ulbsibiu.ro, valentin.grecu@ulbsibiu.ro,<br />
calin.denes@ulbsibiu.ro, claudiu.kifor@ulbsibiu.ro, camelia.oprean@ulbsibiu.ro<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
This paper aims to realize a diagnosis of the Romanian Universities<br />
from the sustainability point of view. A study has been carried out in<br />
order to identify the current situation, as seen by some management<br />
officials from several Romanian universities, and another research<br />
was conducted on students' perception and awareness level regarding<br />
sustainability. The study aims to find out the extent to which the<br />
concept of sustainable development (sustainability) is known and<br />
implemented in Romanian higher education. The main obstacles in<br />
implementing the concept are identified and some major changes<br />
that are needed for the transformation of Romanian education in<br />
terms of its sustainability are proposed.<br />
Keywords: sustainable development (sustainability), Romanian<br />
higher education, university management, student perceptions.<br />
THE PLACE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN SERV-<br />
ING INDUSTRY, BUSINESS AND SOCIETY: A DELICATE BAL-<br />
ANCE, A STEADY HAND...<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
JOHN BUCKERIDGE, NORBERT GRÜNWALD*<br />
RMIT University, Australia<br />
*Hochschule Wismar University, Wismar, Germany<br />
The university system began as mediaeval theological colleges<br />
invested with a legalistic cast, and ultimately these evolved into the<br />
modern university of technology. In between these two models lies<br />
the modern "traditional university", which is very distinct from the<br />
university of technology. The former had its genesis in the Renaissance<br />
and was realized in the Reformation: it embodies an educational<br />
system that extolls a broad scholarship, particularly in the<br />
Arts, Classics, Law and Medicine. The latest additions, applied<br />
science and engineering, reflect a subtle move away from an imperative<br />
to "understand our world" to that of "changing our world'.<br />
The first universities of technology came to the fore in the latter half<br />
of the 20 th Century with the clear aim to serve the needs of industry<br />
and business; the vigorously robust approach to learning in the<br />
university of technology model reflects a more hands-on approach,<br />
with a strong emphasis on "how to", rather than "why?" The social<br />
environment, especially in the West, that led to the university of<br />
technology is explored, along with an evaluation of the manner in<br />
which it serves both its clients and the wider community.