Innovative Changes for Reaching Sustainability in Universities

• Authors: Călin Deneş , Valentin Grecu
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents an original approach to the changes required for the transformation of universities in sustainable universities. The focus is on the innovative approach of all activities and relationships of the university: teaching, scientific research and other services offered by the university, the relations of the university with the communities where it operates, inter-university relations, relations with business environment, etc. Based on the experience and information gathered by the authors in the strategic project “Improving University Management”, it is proposed a better, more efficient and more effective way of using the resources of universities, thus sharing the resources within the university and with others partners. Shared resources can belong not only to universities but also to their other collaborating organizations interested in the general progress of the society. This can become reality only if the universities will realize that by working together they can achieve higher performance rather than by simply competing with each other, approach which is not excluded but otherwise addressed.

Keywords

EN

sustainable universities; innovation; resource sharing

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Management of Sustainable Development
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 9-13

Dates

published

2013-06-01

online

2013-08-28

Contributors

author

Călin Deneş

• “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania

author

Valentin Grecu

• “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania

References

• 1. Deneş, C., The Sustainability of Romanian HigherEducation - University Management Challenge orChance? Annals of the “Constantin Brâncuși” University of Târgu Jiu, issue 4/2010, pp 317-327, Academica Brâncuși Publisher, (2010).
• 2. Deneş, C. and Grecu, V., Approach to Innovation andSustainable Development in Higher Education, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Education - MSE , Sibiu, pp131-134, (2011).
• 3. Deneş, C. and Radu, S. Resource Management andSustainability. Project: Improving University Management, POSDRU/2/1.2/S/4, Project Code: 2679, (2011).
• 4. Grecu, V. and Denes, C. Sustainability Management inRomania: Challenges and Opportunities, Proceedings of the 19th International Economic Conference: The Persistence of the Global Economic Crisis: Causes, Implications, Solutions, pp 203-212, (2012).
• 5. Grecu, V. and Denes, C. E-Tools for The TransitionTOwards the Sustainable University. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Quality Management in Higher Education. Iaşi, pp. 129-138, (2012).

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/msd-2013-0002