The Development of the Critical Thinking as Strategy for Transforming a Traditional University into a Smart University

The research objectives of the article consist in the identification of the strategic elements which contribute to the transformation of TrU into SmU and of the characteristics of e-learning Tesys platform which improve the performances of the students and professors. In our research we have started from the premises that smart technology is a strategic tool for the development of critical thinking and the Smart curricula and the Smart pedagogy have to be created in order to develop the critical thinking for both students and professors. Our findings revealed that INCESA HUB has the possibility to optimize learning process and to transform the University of Craiova into a modern and SmU. The e-learning Tesys platform plays a very important role, because, through its flexibility, it is able to fulfil the Smart mission of SmU. Finally, we arrived at the conclusion that the solution resides in the involvement of all stakeholders at intern, local, national and international level in order to acquire and share the knowledge.