SURVEY GLOSSARY

Futures Literacy is the capacity to reflect and act in emergent situations by assessing the potentials of the present. It helps to deal with uncertainties, by developing narratives about possible, probable, and desirable futures and gives rise to alternative futures.

The purpose of Futures Studies is the scientific research to discover, examine, evaluate, and propose alternative futures. Futurists seek to know: What can or could be (the possible)? What is likely to be (the probable)? What ought to be (the preferable)? What is plausible?

Foresight  is the practice of anticipation. It is the methodology to make sense of the future.

Competence (it is used here synonymously with competency) is the abilities, knowledge, and skills needed in work or study situations as well as for professional and personal development.

Online Oxford Dictionary defines Entrepreneur as a person having the ability to accurately assess situations, people, facts and events and turn this to one’s advantage. It refers here to university students planning their business or academic careers; to university teachers; researchers; and owners and employees of private companies.

This survey is taking place within the ERASMUS+ project: “Becoming Future - Oriented Entrepreneurs in universities and companies - beFORE”, which is co-funded under the Knowledge Alliance scheme

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