Samenvatting

In a competing and active international context, investing in education and training
should take into account the new requests and needs of pupils. Knowing students’
wishes and concerns facilitates the development and implementation of effective
programs. Meeting pupils’ needs is a fundamental aspect when developing a project,
and should be the centre of it.
The objective of this paper is to show what are the Romanians pupils ‘needs in the
matter of entrepreneurial education and extracurricular projects regarding personal
development -as result of the authors’ own researches. Research is a descriptive and
analytical one, based on grounded theory approach, the conclusions drawn are
important as they constitute a starting point in identifying and implementing solutions
to develop a new project targeted at Romanian students aged between 15-16 years old.