Volume 6(2) • 2013
Entrepreneurship Education Policies in the MENA Region (1): Challenges and Opportunities
Abstract. The article reviews the existing research and literature on entrepreneurship educational policies in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, focusing on nine of the 21 countries and providing a case study of Egypt. It concludes that while there is evidence of entrepreneurship educa..
Entrepreneurship in Israel: Theory and Practice
Abstract. Entrepreneurship is viewed by many as an engine of economic growth; therefore, the encouragement of entrepreneurial behavior by means of entrepreneurial education is discussed in academic, as well as, in popular literature. Israel is a country that, since the 1990s, has been characterized ..
Entrepreneurship Education in France: A Perspective of Theory and Practice
Abstract. This article is structured as follows: I will start with a brief look at the French education system and France-specific approaches to defining entrepreneurship, followed by a historical overview of French HE entrepreneurship education activities. I will then position these developments ag..
Show Me the Money: The Impact of Funding on Entrepreneurship Education at German Universities
Abstract. This article examines the current characteristics of Entrepreneurship Education (EE) at German universities. We first assess the degree of alignment between course objectives and corresponding contents on an individual course level. As a result, we find a low degree of alignment. In the se..
Activities and Programs of Entrepreneurship Education in Spain
Abstract. For more than a decade now the European Union (EU) has taken an interest in implementing a strategic framework for boosting entrepreneurship as a crucial element in socio-economic growth. As an EU member State, Spain has adopted different measures at the national and regional levels to fos..
To Teach or Try: A Continuum of Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education in Australasia
Abstract. This paper reports on a survey of Australasian university entrepreneurship education programs. The survey found a continued interest in entrepreneurship at Australasian universities and that entrepreneurship is typically well supported. In addition, entrepreneurship education in Australasi..
Entrepreneurship Education in China: A Sleeping Dragon No More?
Abstract. To understand entrepreneurship education in China, this article begins with a summary of its history, and then describes the efforts by the government and universities to promote entrepreneurship and encourage young graduates to start new businesses. Subsequently, we analyze the current en..