Sustainability Management of Universities via Capitalization of Human Potential in the Context of Innovative Change. Summary of the Habilitation Thesis in Economic Sciences.

Abstract

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE RESEARCH . The actuality and the importance of the research topic. The dynamism and turbulence that characterizes the activity environment of higher education institutions require the application of safe, tangible measures in order to achieve sustainability through the prism of harnessing human potential, in the context of innovative changes. The need for higher education institutions to be competitive, sustainable, derives from the increase in competitive pressure, from the need to align with international standards, in order to attract students and face the new challenges of postmodern education (PME). Consequently, sustainability in higher education institutions must be cultivated at a fast pace, ensuring the promotion of economic, social, and environmental equilibrium. The actuality of the research topic derives from the need for universities to guarantee a safe route to their sustainability, which can only be ensured by applying university sustainability management in the context of the innovative changes punctuated by postmodern education. The universities of the Republic of Moldova are confronted, along with other higher education institutions in the country, with multiple problems and challenges that they must deal with on a daily basis, finding concrete solutions that could provide them with a firm path towards the competitiveness of higher education institutions.