Entrepreneurship

Education

Dr. Sheerad Sahid

Business & Entrepreneurship Education
What is Education ?
 EDUCATION

✓ Someone is teaching something to someone else.

✓ Someone is creating a setting where learning happens.

✓ Someone is learning by herself.

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 What is
Entrepreneurship Education
(EE) ?
WHAT IS ENTREPRENEURSHP
EDUCATION (EE) ?

• to provide students with the knowledge, skills and motivation to encourage

entrepreneurial success in a variety of settings.

• Variations of entrepreneurship education are offered at all levels of schooling from

primary or secondary schools through graduate university programs.
WHAT IS ENTREPRENEURSHP
EDUCATION (EE) ?

Entrepreneurship education is valuable not only for individuals who want to start their own
businesses, but also for those who want to develop entrepreneurial skills and mindset to
apply within existing companies or organizations.

These skills can help individuals to identify opportunities, innovate, take initiative, and
become more adaptable and resilient in the face of change.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

✓ Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can

be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and
business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into
economic goods".

✓ This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing

mature organizations in response to a perceived opportunity
ENTREPRENEURSHIP &
INNOVATION

Problem
Problem Solution
solving INNOVATION
recognition exploitation
(invention)
Why EE is Important ?
In School Setting

1. PREPARE STUDENTS FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE

• We live in an age of unprecedented global and technological transformation.
• Therefore, we cannot predict exactly what our students will need to know after they
graduate
• Entrepreneurship-focused programs teach students crucial life skills that will help them
navigate this uncertain future.
• These skills include problem-solving, teamwork, empathy, as well as learning to accept
failure as a part of the growth process.
Why EE is Important ?
In School Setting

2. LEAVE ROOM FOR CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION.

• As standardized testing has become more common in public schools, opportunities for
students to innovate and collaborate with others have become more scarce.
• Entrepreneurship education encourages creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
• These attributes are highly valued by the top colleges in the world and will serve your child
well beyond middle school and high school.
Why EE is Important ?
In School Setting

3. TEACH PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION.

• Students need to learn how to identify problems before they learn how to solve them.
• Problem-solving has been taught in schools for decades — but the same cannot be said for
problem identification.
• Traditionally, problem-solving is taught by presenting students with issues that are already
clearly defined by someone else.
• In the real world, problems can only be solved when they have been properly identified and
described.
• Entrepreneurship education teaches children to identify problems they have never
encountered before — a skill that will be very useful in tomorrow’s world.
Why EE is Important ?
In School Setting

4. MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

• Entrepreneurs seek to solve problems, meet needs, and ease pain points with the help of
their products and services.
• They are hard-wired to make a difference and make the world a better place.
• By participating in entrepreneurship programs, students don’t just become ready to create
their own futures — they become ready to change the world.
Why EE is Important ?
In University Setting

Entrepreneurship Education as a teaching / training domain and activity

Entrepreneurship
Individuals, Firms
Entrepreneurship (steps taken in order to
and Societies Positive
Education establish a new
Outcomes
enterprise)
Why EE is Important ?
In University Setting

Entrepreneurship Education as a teaching / training domain and activity

Entrepreneurship
Individuals, Firms
Entrepreneurship (steps taken in order to
and Societies Positive
Education establish a new
Outcomes
enterprise)

University Research
and Innovation
THANK YOU

Dr. Sheerad Sahid

Business & Entrepreneurship Education
Faculty of Education, UKM.