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Entrepreneurship Education through Student-Run Events Mark Tayar, Macquarie University
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A brief summary of a presentation delivered at the Stanford Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education, Asia, 2008. The presentation looks at the success of student-run entrepreneurship education through student socities such as SIFE, FEWS and ASES.
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Entrepreneurship Education through Student-Run EventsMark Tayar, Macquarie University
Develop a student-run student-led global gathering of entrepreneurial students
The Goal
Average age: 20Committed but OvercommittedUnder-resourced and UnpaidInexperienced but Energetic
The Team
The Results
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-Academic Lectures
-Peer-to-Peer learning
-Innovation Workshops (FEWSion)
-Speeches from EO members
Methods
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From our delegate surveys:
-Interesting but impractical
-Fail to offer step-by-step advice
Academic Lectures
Delegates’ Verdict: Necessary but not sufficient
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From our delegate surveys:
-Helps practice networking
-Peers encourage and energise
P2P Learning
Delegates’ Verdict: Essential to becoming an entrepreneur
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“FEWSion”
Delegates’ Verdict: Good process but too constrained
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From our delegate surveys:
-The younger the better
-Gender mix is very important
Speeches from EO
Delegates’ Verdict: More effective than every other activity
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-Your support is essential-Advice-Funding-Encouragement
-ASES has held international events for 10 years
Sustaining Events
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1. Find the “keen-beans”
2. Coach these students in project management
3. Get an ASES chapter
4. Suggest an event to run
5. Support and sustain
Empower your Students
$$$ + Time + a ‘BAB’
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