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Entrepreneurship Education in Europe

Entrepreneurship Education in Europe. 20 March 2013. Simone Baldassarri Entrepreneurship & Social Economy DG Enterprise and Industry. The EU citizens are less eager to be entrepreneurs. Answer to the question “Do you prefer to be self employed or an entrepreneur to being an employee?”.

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Entrepreneurship Education in Europe

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  1. Entrepreneurship Education in Europe 20 March 2013 Simone Baldassarri Entrepreneurship & Social Economy DG Enterprise and Industry

  2. The EU citizens are less eager to be entrepreneurs... Answer to the question “Do you prefer to be self employed or an entrepreneur to being an employee?” 37% In the EU men are more likely than women to prefer self-employment (by a margin of 42% to 33%), while women are more likely to prefer working as an employee (63% to 53%). 51% 56%

  3. Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan: • 1. Entrepreneurial education and training • createnewgenerationsofentrepreneurs • 2. Creating an environment where entrepreneurs can flourish and grow • 3. Role models and reaching out = radicalcultural change • entrepreneurship as 'thenewcool’ • more involvement ofwomen, unemployed youth, migrants, seniors

  4. Skills acquired in student companies

  5. Elements of a Strategy

  6. Entrepreneurial approach: • Training “in”, learning • Also personal competences • Flexible, adaptable • Training material, cases • Student oriented • Group process, interaction • “Clash room”, diversity • More coaching role for teacher • Project, interdisciplinary • Close to real life and business • Action oriented Traditional approach: • Education “about” • Knowledge in disciplines • Fixed study plan • Textbooks • Teacher oriented • Class, individual activity • Classroom, homogeneous • Lecturing • Subjects, disciplines • Close to research, academia • Study, theory oriented Martin Lauth, 2010 7

  7. Activities at EU level • Exchange of experience and good practice, networking • Support European projects (co-financing) • Publish guidelines and self-assessment tools • Studies, work on indicators and data collection • Monitoring progress

  8. Entrepreneurship 2020 – EU level • Develop a European network or hub for entrepreneurial learning • Reinforce co-operation and the exchange of experience between the Member States

  9. Entrepreneurship 2020 – Member States • Embed the key competence "entrepreneurship" into curricula (all levels). • Young people should have at least one practical entrepreneurial experience before leaving secondary education (e.g. running a mini-company, being responsible for an entrepreneurial project for a company or a social project, etc.)

  10. Entrepreneurship 2020 – EU level • Create a Europe-wide on-line mentoring, advisory, educational and business networking platform for women entrepreneurs

  11. THANK YOU

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