Romeo V. Turcan

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Romeo V. Turcan
Born24 April 1970
Drochia, Moldavian SSR
OccupationProfessor
EmployerAalborg 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • Turcan, Romeo V.; Reilly, John E., eds. (2020). Populism and Higher Education Curriculum Development: Problem Based Learning as a Mitigating Response (PDF). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47376-1. ISBN 978-3-030-47375-4. S2CID 197737371.
  • Turcan, Romeo V.; Fraser, Norman M., eds. (2018). 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). (Re)Discovering University Autonomy. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 239–249. doi:10.1057/9781137388728. ISBN 978-1-349-55212-2. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  • Dholakia, Nikhilesh; Turcan, Romeo V. (2014). Toward a Metatheory of Economic Bubbles. doi:10.1057/9781137361790. ISBN 978-1-349-47477-6.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Romeo Turcan". Aalborg University's Research Portal. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. ^ "Institutul de Formare Continua" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ^ "October 2009".
  4. ^ a b "Romeo V. Turcan".
  5. ^ "A higher education restructuring project bewildered the academic environment in the Republic of Moldova". Aalborg University's Research Portal. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. ^ Turcan, Romeo V. (2016). "Un proiect de reformă a învățământului superior a bulversat mediul academic din RM" [A higher education restructring project bewildered the academic environment in the Republic of Moldova]. Timpul (in Romanian).
  7. ^ "Un proiect de reformă a învățământului superior a bulversat mediul academic din RM". Timpul - Ştiri din Moldova. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  8. ^ cmv. "European funded project brings modern teaching and learning methods to Moldova — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  9. ^ "Organization of Moldovans in Denmark". Facebook.
  10. ^ "TBRP - Theory Building Research Programme". www.tbrp.aau.dk. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  11. ^ "International Entrepreneurship Network for PhD and PhD Supervisor Training". Aalborg Universitets forskningsportal (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  12. ^ "Mobility Strand (KA1), ERASMUS+: PBLMD-TOPUP". Aalborg Universitets forskningsportal (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  13. ^ "ERASMUS+: Introducing Problem Based Learning in Moldova: Toward Enhancing Students' Competitiveness and Employability (PBLMD)". Aalborg Universitets forskningsportal (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  14. ^ "TEMPUS IV (2007-2013): Enhancing University Autonomy in Moldova". Aalborg Universitets forskningsportal (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-18.