Regional Growth: Regional Model for Entrepreneurship Education

1. Regional Growth:Regional Model for Entrepreneurship Education Christian Vintergaard, PhD

2. Why study entrepreneurship?

3. Does entrepreneurship teaching matter? Entrepreneurs 300% more 150.000 students in the Øresunds-region Entrepreneurship courses 3-4% (2007) 27 % more Wages 62 % more Resources • …and because: • its fun!! • it is an other career path ! • reveals more value in other fields of study ( Charney & Libecap, 2000)

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

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10. About Øresund Entrepreneurship Academy • 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

11. 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

12. Growth, new firm creation, and regional growth Competence 30+ courses Web 2000+ hits/ months Fund 30+ Courses PR 4+ TV/Radio 150+ Newspapers 20+ Magazines Supply and quality of entrepreneurship education Network 100+ Presentations 250+ meetings Development of competence and interests Teach the teacher Campaigns Parties and Events Demand for entrepreneurship education

13. Pedagogies: Practice and theory

14. 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?

15. 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

16. High Student involvement Student presentation of theory Business plan competitions Students own cases Role plays Camps Internships Theory Practice Guest presentations from business Cases Video presentations Traditional lectures Low Student involvement

17. Creativity In large firms Creativity Pre-seed Capital Many different pedagogies for teaching the subjects IPR Business- plans Seed Capital Business- planning International operations Private equity Spin-offs The “Øresund Entrepreneurship Academy Education Matrix” Entrepreneurship Content Entrepreneurship Pedagogies Project Maturity

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