THE SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PETROSANI IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The paper performs a SWOT analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis regarding the University of Petroşani - a comprehensive higher education centre from Hunedoara County. Among the main strengths uncovered we mention the following: the prominent international dimension of the University, its invo...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Petrosani
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Annals of the University of Petrosani: Economics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.upet.ro/annals/economics/pdf/2021/p2/9).%20Dura_Driga_1.pdf |
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| Summary: | The paper performs a SWOT analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis regarding the University of Petroşani - a comprehensive higher education centre from Hunedoara County. Among the main strengths uncovered we mention the following: the prominent international dimension of the University, its involvement within the EURECA-PRO Alliance in creating a Virtual European University in the field of responsible production and consumption together with other European higher education institutions; the quality of the didactic staff; the students’ entrepreneurial competences and their involvement in activities regarding the implementation of various projects; the quality of the infrastructure supporting the educational and research activities etc. The weaknesses refer mainly to: incomplete education cycle for several domains; the small number of assistant professors; the drop-out phenomenon affecting the undergraduate students; the lack of admission procedures in order to facilitate the disabled candidates’ access to higher education; the decreasing trend in the number of ISI indexed articles published by the academic staff etc. The opportunities revealed from the external environment make reference to the level of importance conferred to the education system in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy; the fast-paced assimilation of the online teaching methods among the didactic staff during the COVID-19 crisis; the possibilities of accessing European funds to fight the phenomena of social exclusion and inequitable access to the education system; the University’s traditional involvement in the development of international cooperation in the traditional field of mineral resources etc. Finally, the main threats put forward by our analysis have to do with the low levels of Government financing for higher education and research activities; the lack of interest in an academic career displayed by valuable young people; the unfavourable demographic trend which entailed the decline in the number of candidates for admission to Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs; the shrinking of recruitment area for the future students; the low levels of financial potential for the companies operating in the region etc. |
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| ISSN: | 1582-5949 2247-8620 |