Management of Entrepreneurship Education: A Challenge for a Performant Educational System in Romania

AbstractThis paper analyzes entrepreneurship education and the development of entrepreneurial competencies of young people in the economic and social context of the 21st century. The main European Union legislative changes, projects and programs related to entrepreneurship education represented a new challenge for performant youth educational systems, as it attempted to create a strong support for their evolution as adults. We briefly outline approaches, ideas, legislative initiatives, methods, technique and specific problems linked to entrepreneurship education, with a view to identify functional aspects, critical issues, solutions design, implementation and performance evaluation of the projects designed to develop entrepreneur competencies. We will offer forecasts of future research directions and perspectives for Romanian pre-university curriculum education focused on key competences and formal and informal programs for: entrepreneurship education, business skills training, counseling and career guidance to youth