1. Entrepreneurship as a key learning outcome for academic degrees Martin Valcke Ghent University - Department Educational Studies http://allserv.ugent.be/~mvalcke/CV/CVMVA.htm

2. Structure What is going on in the field of education and entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurship starts early Entrepreneurship as an academic competency Effects of entrepreneurship education? Conditions?

3. Conclusions Enterpreneurship education starts early Enterpreneurship ~ an academic competency Is a valid competency in an academic career Is not a “course” ~ systemic chacarteristic

4. What is going on in the field of education and enterpreneurship? Primary school Secondary school Bachelor level (college) Masters level Carayannis, Evans & Hanson, 2003

5. Enterpreneurship starts early http://www.nonprofitboek.be/books/product?153015 Primary school

6. http://www.ondernemendeschool.be/images/res85139_1.pdf Primary school Laevers en Bertrands (2004): entrepreneurship ~ self directedness and creativity “A disposition to – in a given situation – generate ideas in views of goals, to develop initiatives and apply available resources to attain opportunities.” See also Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)

7. http://www.ehow.com/how_2308496_start-student-business.html Secondary education

9. http://www3.saintmarys.edu/pr-btg-advertising-2011 College level

10. http://www.nyls.edu/news_and_events/releases/virtual_company_project/ Master level

11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeHWq4yxKKE Master level

12. Entrepreneurship as an academic competency What competencies are worth pursuing in a university context? Kliebard (1989) Humanistic ideal Mental discipline Social efficiency Development of individual Social meliorism Kliebard (1989)

13. Entrepreneurship as an academic competency What competencies are worth pursuing in a university context? Kliebard (1989) Humanistic ideal Mental discipline Social efficiency Development of individual Social meliorism Kliebard (1989)

14. Entrepreneurship as an academic competency What competencies are worth pursuing in a university context? Kliebard (1989) Humanistic ideal Mental discipline Social efficiency Development of individual Social meliorism Kliebard (1989)

15. Entrepreneur Knowledge acquirer Researcher Entrepreneurship as an academic competency

16. Entrepreneurship as an academic competency is not easily accepted (see Carayannis, Evans & Hanson, 2003)

17. Entrepreneur Knowledge acquirer Researcher Entrepreneurship as an academic competency

18. Academic competencies: quality criteria Entrepreneur Knowledge acquirer Researcher ? Truth, correct ? Valid, reliable ? Viable, sustainable, relevant, profitable, safe, scalable, needed, appreciated, life cycle, ecological, …

19. Entrepreneurship as an academic competency Entrepreneurship is not only valid in business, economics, hard science related areas …. Bias in perception: entrepreneurship = money Entrepreneurship: – Psychology – Medicine – Nursing – Education – Life sciences ? Viable, sustainable, relevant, profitable, safe, scalable, needed, appreciated, life cycle, ecological, …

20. Entrepreneurship as an academic competency Entrepreneurship is not only valid in business, economics, hard science related areas ….

21. Educational contextCompany context Little “school” companies linked to course Internship in professional context Educational institute owns company run by students Virtual company builds on jobs/demands of professional context Virtual company runs on real life data Students start business during training in spin-off centre Ex-students run business in spin-off centre

22. Effects of entrepreneure education Mainly effect on attitudes, self-efficacy, … Next level is not fostered

23. Conditions

24. Conclusions Enterpreneurship education starts early Enterpreneurship ~ an academic competency Is a valid competency in an academic career Is not a “course” ~ systemic chacarteristic

25. Entrepreneurship as a key learning outcome for academic degrees Martin Valcke Ghent University - Department Educational Studies http://allserv.ugent.be/~mvalcke/CV/CVMVA.htm