Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to present main ideas, concepts, theories and practices related to entrepreneurial univer- sity. Since the concept of the entrepreneurial university is rather fuzzy we performed a literature research in order to clarify its semantic and operational dimen- sions. The concept is cultural dependent, and understanding it means to consider its social and economic external environment. Also, it is important to consider a multidimensional analysis, and not to reduce the main idea of entre- preneurship to its financial metric. Keywords: entrepreneurial univer- sity, higher education, university, university management. AN OVERVIEW OF PRESENT RESEARCH RELATED TO ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY Constantin BRATIANU Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania Piata Romana no.6, sector 1, Bucharest e-mail: cbratianu@yahoo.com Stefan STANCIU National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania Povernei no. 6-8, sector 1, Bucharest e-mail: stefan.stanciu@comunicare.ro Management & Marketing (2010) Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 117-134