Biography:Romeo V. Turcan
Romeo V. Turcan | |
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| Born | 24 April 1970 Drochia, Moldavian SSR |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employer | Aalborg University |
Romeo V. Turcan (born 24 April 1970) is a professor at Aalborg University Business School. His research interests include creation and legitimation of new sectors and new organizations; Late-globalization, de-globalization, de-internationalization; Bubbles, collective behavior; High impact international entrepreneurship; and Cross-disciplinary theory building.[1]
Education and career
Turcan holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Air Force Engineering Military Academy, Riga, Latvia (1992) and in Philology from the Department of Post-University Studies, Moldova State University, Chișinău, Moldova (1995).[2] In 2000, he received his MSc in International Marketing from the Department of Marketing, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom; and in 2006, he received his PhD in International Entrepreneurship from the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde.[3][4]
Prior to commencing his academic career, Turcan worked in a range of posts involving public policy intervention in restructuring, rationalizing and modernizing business and public sectors such as power, oil, military high-tech, management consulting, information and communications technology (ICT) and higher education.[5][6][7][8] In addition, he is the co-founder and former Executive Director of the International Association of Business and Parliament – Moldova.[4]
He has also been a member of various boards including the board of Enterprise and Parliamentary Dialogue International, London, UK (2013-2019) and the board of The International Society of Markets and Development (2019-). He is chairman of the Organization of Moldovans in Denmark.[9]
He is currently the project coordinator for the ERASMUS + Strategic Partnership project (2019-2023) and the H2020 Marie S. Curie project (2020-2024). In addition, he is the Founder and Coordinator of the Theory Building Research Program (2012-).[10]
Honors
Since 2012, Turcan has been the main applicant and coordinator of four EU funded projects, incl., Marie S. Curie ITN, with a total value of more than 7.3 mil EUR:
- "Legitimation of Newness and Its Impact on EU Agenda for Change", Marie S. Curie project (2020-2023, main applicant and coordinator)
- "International Entrepreneurship Network for PhD and PhD Supervisor Training", Strategic Partnership (Erasmus+) project (2019-2022, main applicant and coordinator)[11]
- "PBLMD-TOPUP", ERASMUS+ Learning Mobility of Individuals (2017-2018, main applicant and coordinator)[12]
- "Introducing Problem Based Learning in Moldova: Toward Enhancing Students’ Competitiveness and Employability", ERASMUS+ Capacity Building national project (2015-2019, main applicant and coordinator)[13]
- "Enhancing University Autonomy in Moldova", ERASMUS+ Capacity Building structural project (2012-2015, main applicant and coordinator)[14]
Publications
- Turcan, Romeo V.; Reilly, John E., eds (2020) (in en-gb). Populism and Higher Education Curriculum Development: Problem Based Learning as a Mitigating Response. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47376-1. ISBN 978-3-030-47375-4. https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/400671530/Gregersen2020_Chapter_IsUniversityManagementPartOfTh.pdf.
- Turcan, Romeo V.; Fraser, Norman M., eds (2018) (in en-gb). The Palgrave Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Entrepreneurship. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91611-8. ISBN 978-3-319-91610-1.
- Turcan, Romeo V.; Reilly, John E.; Bugaian, Larisa, eds (2016) (in en-gb). (Re)Discovering University Autonomy. Palgrave Macmillan. 239–249. doi:10.1057/9781137388728. ISBN 978-1-349-55212-2. https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/ee60897d-77aa-4378-86bb-6e594eaf8d53.
- Dholakia, Nikhilesh; Turcan, Romeo V. (2014) (in en-gb). Toward a Metatheory of Economic Bubbles. doi:10.1057/9781137361790. ISBN 978-1-349-47477-6. https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/0cecb435-8b6b-4be8-9f06-a8528bd9b2b3.
References
- ↑ "Romeo Turcan" (in en). https://vbn.aau.dk/en/persons/romeo-turcan.
- ↑ "Institutul de Formare Continua" (in ro-RO). https://iic.md/ro/.
- ↑ "October 2009". https://www.sbs.strath.ac.uk/newsletter/2009-10/index.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Romeo V. Turcan". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Romeo-Turcan.
- ↑ "A higher education restructuring project bewildered the academic environment in the Republic of Moldova" (in en). https://vbn.aau.dk/en/clippings/un-proiect-de-reform%C4%83-a-%C3%AEnv%C4%83%C8%9B%C4%83m%C3%A2ntului-superior-a-bulversat-mediu.
- ↑ Turcan, Romeo V. (2016). "Un proiect de reformă a învățământului superior a bulversat mediul academic din RM" (in ro). Timpul. https://vbn.aau.dk/en/publications/un-proiect-de-reform%C4%83-a-%C3%AEnv%C4%83%C8%9B%C4%83m%C3%A2ntului-superior-a-bulversat-mediu.
- ↑ "Un proiect de reformă a învățământului superior a bulversat mediul academic din RM". https://www.timpul.md/articol/un-proiect-de-reforma-a-invaamantului-superior-a-bulversat-mediul-academic-din-rm--93216.html.
- ↑ cmv. "European funded project brings modern teaching and learning methods to Moldova — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet" (in da). https://ufm.dk/uddannelse/tilskud-til-udveksling-og-internationale-projekter/erasmusplus/videregaende-uddannelser/inspiration-og-projekteksempler/artikler/european-funded-project-brings-modern-teaching-and-learning-methods-to-moldova.
- ↑ "Organization of Moldovans in Denmark". https://www.facebook.com/OrganizationOfMoldovansInDenmark.
- ↑ "TBRP - Theory Building Research Programme". https://www.tbrp.aau.dk/.
- ↑ "International Entrepreneurship Network for PhD and PhD Supervisor Training" (in da). https://vbn.aau.dk/da/prizes/international-entrepreneurship-network-for-phd-and-phd-supervisor.
- ↑ "Mobility Strand (KA1), ERASMUS+: PBLMD-TOPUP" (in da). https://vbn.aau.dk/da/prizes/mobility-strand-ka1-erasmus-pblmd-topup.
- ↑ "ERASMUS+: Introducing Problem Based Learning in Moldova: Toward Enhancing Students' Competitiveness and Employability (PBLMD)" (in da). https://vbn.aau.dk/da/prizes/erasmus-introducing-problem-based-learning-in-moldova-toward-enha.
- ↑ "TEMPUS IV (2007-2013): Enhancing University Autonomy in Moldova" (in da). https://vbn.aau.dk/da/prizes/tempus-iv-2007-2013-enhancing-university-autonomy-in-moldova.
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