Naslov
How to develop Entrepreneurship education at Non-entrepreneurial Universities?

Autori
Singer, Vjekoslava (Slavica) ; Gillman Joan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Advancing Entrepreneurship and Small Business / - , 2003

Skup
48th World Conference Advancing Entrepreneurship and small business

Mjesto i datum
Belfast, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 15.06.2003. - 18.06.2003

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; education systems

Sažetak
Universities in transitional countries of southeastern Europe did not lead the education reform in their respective countries, but contributed to making education systems "deeply troubled sectors" in most of them (World Bank). Case of Croatia proves it. After splitting former Yugoslavia in 1991, changes caused by the introduction of parliamentary democracy and a full market economy required new knowledge and skills in running the country and businesses. Education system, run on the "business as usual" approach, ignored those mega changes of political and economic system, even dramatic increase of unemployment and changes in employment structure (doubling employment in small enterprises, while employment in medium and large enterprises halved), comparing 2000 with 1990. Business education stayed unchanged mainly based on management curricula, either neutral or focused on big businesses. Small businesses stayed out of university education focus, as well as entrepreneurship. Based on some advanced approaches in entrepreneurship education in the world and identified local needs, it was an interesting challenge to introduce the first entrepreneurship graduate program in Croatia. The challenge was even bigger to develop such program in the framework of traditional, state-owned, non-entrepreneurial university setting. Despite it is a demand driven program (six classes enrolled in three years), the University is still struggling with questions like: is entrepreneurship a science or not ; should it be a part of the university education all or not ; how entrepreneurship should be taught: as a part of economic education or interdisciplinary. The paper presents state-of-the-art thinking about entrepreneurship education in a transitional country (Croatia) as a challenge for insiders as well as for international stakeholders (universities, businesses, donors), to get rid of myths ("born entrepreneur") as well as to develop competition in the higher education sector, based on demand driven, high quality programs.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

POVEZANOST RADA