The European Commission has published in 2020 the SMEs Strategy for a Sustainable
and Digital Europe that aims to increase the number of SMEs engaged in sustainable business
practices, as well as the SMEs number that use digital technologies. Important opportunities for
SMEs can be provided by digitization, to improve the production processes efficiency and the
ability to innovate products and business models, by using advanced disruptive technologies.
Good management is needed for a successful SME, education and entrepreneurship training
have the role of consolidating business knowledge and skills. Educational activities and skills
upgrading are essential for all SMEs managers and employees. Romania is on the last place in
EU, regarding SMEs number and it ranks 11th place out of 28, in terms of connectivity.
Regarding the digital maturity of Romanian SMEs, the White Papers on Romanian SMEs
presents their main working elements: computer, e-mail applications, internet, intranet, social
networks, the company's own website, online sales / purchases transactions. The objectives of
the Bachelor's degree specialization of Economic Engineering in Mechanical field and Industrial
Entrepreneurship Master are students training and education, in order to be able to sustain
digitization and sustainable technologies. The university curriculum and the educational
disciplines offered by the Economic Engineering in Mechanical field specialization and
Industrial Entrepreneurship Master is connected to the society requirements and must follow the
economic trend, by educating, training and getting good specialists.
Keywords: SMEs development, education, entrepreneurship