Regional Growth: Regional Model for Entrepreneurship Education

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Regional Growth:Regional Model for Entrepreneurship EducationChristian Vintergaard, PhD


Why study entrepreneurship?


Does entrepreneurship teaching matter?

150.000 students

in the Øresunds-region

Entrepreneurship courses3-4% (2007)

300% moreEntrepreneu

rs

27 % more Wages

Resources62 % more

…and because: - its fun!!- it is an other career path ! - reveals more value in other fields of study

( Charney & Libecap, 2000)


Universities: Engines for regional growth

• Foundation for new venture creation in addition to their traditional role as research and teaching institutions

• New names for this kind of entrepreneurship– academic entrepreneurship (Powers and

McDougall, 2004)– faculty entrepreneurship (Chrisman, Hynes and

Fraser, 1995). • Spin off their research as new firms• Foundation of the entrepreneurial university -

> broad spectrum of entrepreneurship courses


Problems• Most universities lack resources and

competencies for entrepreneurship teaching– Organizational inertia (teaching job-taking)– Students do not see themselves as ent.

• Main competence of the university is still teaching and accumulating knowledge

• No comprehensive set of entrepreneurship courses (specialized courses)


A solution• In regions with densely located universities,

collective educational efforts can have positive coordination effects– Satisfying the needs of a large volume of students

with diverse backgrounds– Enhance the supply of entrepreneurship courses– Each university can specialize and students have a

large supply• Collaboration - swap : 1)students & 2) faculty• An organization that coordinates and develops

the skills among faculty and need among students


Partnere

Sponsorer

http://www.aarstiderne.com/


• A competence center (in entrepreneurship education) which offers resources for the 12 member universities in the Øresund region.

• Located in Copenhagen (DK) and Lund (SE)• Øresund Entrepreneurship Academy unites and develops

strong competencies and best practices in entrepreneurship education for the universities in the region. – Unite and develop new entrepreneurship courses – Work with the students to spread the entrepreneurial spirit.

• The Øresund region’s large potential is in: – Start-up companies – Corporate entrepreneurship (and spin-offs)

• The academy will also help to fulfill regional and national goals: to be among the leading growing regions of the world

About Øresund Entrepreneurship Academy


Øresund Entrepreneurship Academy supplies:• Teachers/ lectures

– Conferences and seminars– Teach-the-teacher workshops– Counseling and support for developing new courses– Network to international relations

• Students– Search engine containing all entrepreneurship courses in the

region– Competitions– Parties and events– Network with students-organizations

• Business people– Business network: Minerva Bridge. A network of business

people who contribute to entrepreneurship teaching.– Conferences and seminars


Campaigns

Web2000+ hits/ months PR

4+ TV/Radio 150+ Newspapers

20+ Magazines

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Parties and Events

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Growth, new firm creation, and regional

growth

Network100+ Presentations

250+ meetings

http://news.bbc.co.uk/


Pedagogies:Practice and theory


A knives edge• Theoretical and conceptual understanding without any relation to practice• Practical understanding from a single setting• Can the two be combined ?

• How could it be done?


Teaching practices• Knowledge of right and wrong

• Better to remember, select and apply among tools and models• Knowledge creation in practical settings for learning

• Social context for learning• In the class room and out in the ”real world”• Anticipation: involvement of practice = high students involvement

• ”In” and ”about” practice


Guest presentations from business

Theory Practice

HighStudent involvement

LowStudent involvement

Camps

Video presentationsTraditional

lectures

Role plays

Student presentation of theory

Internships

Cases

Business plan competitionsStudents own

cases


The “Øresund Entrepreneurship Academy Education Matrix”

Intrapreneurship

Entrepreneurship Financing La

wPracti

ceInteracti

veMulti-

disciplinary

International

Idea

Beginning

Growth

Running

EntrepreneurshipContent

EntrepreneurshipPedagogies

Project Maturity

Business-plans Seed

Capital

Creativity In large

firmsCreativity

Spin-offs

IPR

Privateequity

Internationaloperations

Business- planning

Pre-seedCapital Many

different pedagogie

s for teaching

the subjects


We also makes statistics

Regional Growth: Regional Model for Entrepreneurship Education

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