Managerial Strategies for the Formation and Capitalization of Entrepreneurial Competence in the Upper Secondary Education System of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Abstract of the Doctoral Thesis in Economic Sciences

Abstract

Actuality and importance of the research topic. Entrepreneurship education at upper secondary level has become, in both Romania and the Republic of Moldova, a priority direction of education policy, driven by the pressures of a knowledge-based economy [6; 14; 20; 21]. Several comparative analyses (OECD, Eurostat, the European Commission) show a close link between how well these competences are formed in school and a country's later performance in innovation and entrepreneurship [16; 17; 31]. The goals of education are visibly shifting: entrepreneurial competence is no longer a marginal topic but has become a strategic factor in individual and socioeconomic development [30; 36]. It now ranks among the key competences of the European framework for lifelong learning, and instruments such as EntreComp give it a concrete operational shape [2; 4]. CZU: 005.21:373.61(498+478)