THE TOURIST POTENTIAL OF THE MAIN HYDROTECHNICAL CONSTRUCTIONS FROM TIMIŞ COUNTY

The Timiş and Bega rivers spring out of the Semenic Mountains, respectively the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, and represent the most important water courses that drain the Timiş county area. Only one hydrographical basin resulted following our anthropogenic intervention on the two water courses, built over almost three centuries. The water transfer between the Timiş and Bega rivers is performed with the help of the hydrotechnical knots from Coştei and Topolovăţul Mic and through the connection channels that serve them (the Timiş-Bega Supply Channel, respectively the Bega-Timiş Discharge Channel). The adjustment of the water levels on the navigable portion of the Bega Channel is performed with the help of dams from Sânmihaiu Român and Sânmartinu Maghiar, while a part of the hydro-energetic potential of the rivers is revaluated through the hydropower plants from Timişoara and Surduc. Following the analysis of the tourist potential of the specified hydrotechnical constructions, we found that these may represent important attraction points from Timiş County, through the variety, the history and uniqueness, which may be introduced in a themed tourist circuit, entirely new for the Banat area, but also for our country

Current State Of The Art And Science: A Survey Of Purchasing And Supply Management Courses And Teaching Approaches

Purchasing and supply management (P/SM), both as a business function and academic discipline, has garnered greater status and interest in practice and academe. Universities serve a critical role in addressing the educational needs of business practice through scholarship and teaching. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the teaching approaches and evaluation criteria of P/SM in undergraduate and MBA courses in the USA. A sample of 44 P/SM undergraduate and MBA courses representing 28 universities was obtained. A content analysis was performed on each syllabus to identify the actual course content coverage, requirements, textbooks, cases, andragogy and emphasis. The findings are designed to provide university supply chain management faculty teaching P/SM courses current information with regard to topics, teaching techniques, and evaluation processes utilised in undergraduate and graduate programs. These findings can provide faculty guidance for course content and development in their supply chain management programmes

“Not like everyone else”? Transnational families’ relationship in their home society – between stigma and dialogue

The study discusses whether and how Ukrainian and Moldovan migrant parents, some of whom had to leave their children behind in the care of other adults, are faced with a disapproving public discourse while also facing strong pressure both in their relationship with the public authorities and at the level of society, community, and family. Through this approach, we aim to answer the following question: Are Ukrainian and Moldavian transnational family members subjected to a process of stigmatization at the level of society and their immediate social environment? In this view, we develop a qualitative inquiry based on in-depth interviews with respondents from Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. Our main research objective is to examine the attitudes encountered by members of transnational families in society, their relations with the representatives of the authorities, as well as in their close social environment, community, and family. Specific research topics are explored, such as reasons for migration, trust in public authorities, local community, migrants’ community, trust in the host country’s state and society, the attitudes towards the most important key stakeholders involved in the migration process, as well as the support measures proposed by migrants and their families. The findings concerning the attitudes, level of trust, and proposals suggest the presence of a certain degree of stigmatization of parents from transnational families. Our study underlines the need for transnational transfer of good practices and real-life experiences, such as those of migrants, to not remain an empty imitation. This experience can only be transferred through dialogue, trust, and acceptance – which is not the case at the time of our research. Therefore, it is imperative to continue dialogue-based fieldwork with primary stakeholders, the families themselves, to deconstruct and prospectively avoid the structural construction of stigma