Entrepreneurial Education Strengthening Resilience, Societal Change and Sustainability

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Humanities; Social interaction; action competence; career adaptability; college student; corporate governance; COVID-19; creativity; curriculum; development process; education for sustainable development; empowerment; EntreComp; entrepreneurial attitude; entrepreneurial competences; entrepreneurial competencies; entrepreneurial education; entrepreneurial education model; entrepreneurial intention; entrepreneurial mindset; entrepreneurial passion; entrepreneurial university; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; EU policy; faculty community of practice; graduate entrepreneurship; human capital; inhibitory anxiety; innovation; intolerance of uncertainty; key elements; key sustainability competencies; labor market; learning community; multigroup analysis; Nordic education; perceived desirability; perceived feasibility; progression model; prospective anxiety; resilience; social change; social impact; sustainability; sustainability education; sustainability in entrepreneurial education modeling; sustainability-oriented entrepreneurship education; sustainable construction strategy; Sustainable Development Goals; sustainable education; sustainable entrepreneurship intentions; talent management; teacher education; teaching cases; team learning; Theory of Planned Behavior; training; transformative learning; universities' partnerships; university-based ecosystem
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 Working life is in a major transition and environmental, societal, and economic problems challenge human activities. The need to develop reliance and sustainability also through higher education is evident. It has been anticipated that emphasis on entrepreneurship competencies will be even stronger in the future. In this reprint, we provide insights on how to develop entrepreneurial competencies within higher education and its existing networks. It guides the reader to understand how political documents steer the implementation of global goals and what could be improved. Second, we present how pedagogical solutions and models can meaningfully support the development of entrepreneurial competencies in the field of higher education. We show the complexity of this phenomenon, thus developing a deeper understanding of this educational issue. Third, we highlight the essence of developing teacher education in this context. Fourth, we stress that entrepreneurial competencies are also needed in the working life. We present some interesting key points for developing entrepreneurial higher education from the entrepreneurial ecosystem point of view. It consists of 13 articles from international scientific experts in this field and provides new knowledge, ideas and opportunities for creating practices to enhance the development entrepreneurial, sustainable and resilient societies. It is targeted to researchers, policy-makers, higher education providers, stakeholders, educators and trainers.