Fostering innovation and entrepreneurial culture in Romania through engineering higher education programs

The objectives of this paper are to assess the needs of entrepreneurial education in Romania and to suggest new pertinent solutions aimed to foster an authentic entrepreneurial culture for graduates, especially in the case of students and Bachelors in engineering. The solutions thought by the author of this paper range from short term solutions, as summer schools of entrepreneurial education for students in engineering, to long term ones, as designing a suitable interdisciplinary 2 years Master program that will provide the best platform of entrepreneurial education for Bachelors in engineering and launching of a Center for entrepreneurial education and innovation. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.