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The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Development of Entrepreneurship Competences on the Study Programs Other than Economy

“Entrepreneurial Croatia” – that is the name for a strategy of education for entrepreneurship, which gives us a framework for a systematic development of educational entrepreneurship. It also supports a more market-oriented way of thinking, and serves as a preparation for the new economic trends in the development of human resources. Through the initiation and development of entrepreneurial way of thinking and the development of entrepreneurial competences, production and exports are increased as well as the overall employment rate in a particular country. Besides its positive effects on the growth of newly founded firms, entrepreneurial competence also acts positively on the more efficient ways of using the existing creative potentials of knowledge and skills in the society. The interest for educational programs that support and develop entrepreneurial competence is on the rise. The research whose results we are presenting was aimed at determining entrepreneurial competence. The research was done using the structured questionnaire and it included 321 students of The University North, enrolled in study programs that do not belong to the economic study programs nor are connected with them. Descriptive statistical method was used to analyze the data. The results of the research have shown that a higher level of entrepreneurial competence increases the affinity towards entrepreneurial behavior. The results of the research have also shown that teaching in higher education institutions does not significantly develop entrepreneurial competences. Entrepreneurial competence is a key for a higher competitiveness, personal development and sustainable employability of an individual i.e. student. It helps in the creation, recognition and use of opportunities and introducing changes. Entrepreneurial competence makes innovation, survival and growth in a dynamic and competitive environment easier.

higher education institutions ; entrepreneurial competences ; study programs other than economics ; competitiveness

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