ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Higher Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1623392
This article is part of the Research TopicReimagining Higher Education: Responding Proactively to 21st Century Global ShiftsView all 3 articles
THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF CONSTRUCTION: ADAPTATIONS AND CHALLENGES IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS
Provisionally accepted
Denisa Ramona Chasciar1*
Claudiu Coman2
Chasciar Vasile3
Adrian Netedu4
Maria Cristina Bularca2
Ovidiu Florin Toderici1Costel Plescan2Anton Mihail5Roxana Shields2Elena Loredana Plescan2
Andreea Mardache2- 1Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Arad, Romania
- 2Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
- 3University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
- 4Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania
- 5Carol I National Defense University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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This research analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on university education in the field of construction, with a focus on the necessary adaptations and challenges encountered in the entrepreneurial training of students. The study was carried out on a sample of 318 students from the construction specializations of the Transilvania University of Brașov, and aimed to identify the changes induced by the global pandemic in educational activities, with a special focus on entrepreneurship activities. The results of the research suggest that the pandemic has led to a significant transition to online education, with a decrease in direct interaction between students and teachers and an increase in course theorizing. Also, the difficulties encountered by students in developing entrepreneurial skills were influenced by the availability of educational resources and the support provided by the university. The study also confirms the importance of online activities, such as conferences and mentoring courses in the field of entrepreneurship, as effective forms of support during the pandemic. Finally, the research proposes suggestions for improving entrepreneurial training within construction education, taking into account the needs and preferences expressed by students.
Keywords: pandemic, University education, Construction, Entrepreneurship, Online Education
Received: 06 May 2025; Accepted: 21 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Chasciar, Coman, Vasile, Netedu, Bularca, Toderici, Plescan, Mihail, Shields, Plescan and Mardache. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Denisa Ramona Chasciar, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Arad, Romania
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