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Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship

Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship – Implementing a National Strategy for Entrepreneurship Education in the Danish Education System. Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship – Young Enterprise. Four ministries in a Partnership: Ministry of Business and Growth

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Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship

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  1. Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship – Implementing a National Strategy for Entrepreneurship Education in the Danish Education System

  2. Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship – Young Enterprise • Four ministries in a Partnership: • Ministry of Business and Growth • Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education • Ministry of Children and Education • Ministry of Culture • Supported by: • Large Danish companies and organizations

  3. Vision • The vision of the Danish government is to: • Give pupils and students an introduction to entrepreneurial thinking. • To develop pupils’ and students’ knowledge of entrepreneurship. • To develop the ability of pupils and students to act entrepreneurially. • Strategy for Education and Training in Entrepreneurship: http://en.fi.dk/publications/2010/strategy-for-education-and-training-in-entrepreneurship

  4. What is entrepreneurship? • Entrepreneurship is when you act upon opportunities and ideas and transform them into value for others. • The value that is created can be financial, cultural, or social.

  5. The Danish Education System: 1.2 mill. pupils and students Highereducation (University, University colleges, Business academies, Maritime, Arts & Culture) Upper secondary Vocational Basicschool 0 – 10 grade

  6. Activities and outcome Inspiration and information activities Funding of entrepreneurial initiatives More students interested in entrepreneurship More students in entrepreneurship education More students with an entrepreneurial mindset More entrepreneurs Growth More and better courses in entrepreneurship Funding of new course development Development of educators

  7. Activities and outcome Inspiration and information activities Funding of entrepreneurial initiatives More students interested in entrepreneurship More students in entrepreneurship education More students with an entrepreneurial mindset More entrepreneurs Growth More and better courses in entrepreneurship Funding of new course development Development of educators

  8. Interest students in entrepreneurship • Danish Entrepreneurship Award 2012 • Next Level • Edison • Company Programme • Start-Up Programme • Venture Cup • Competitions • Campaigns • Events • Entrepreneurs Abroad • Proof of Concept • eHealth competition 2012 • Student incubators

  9. Activities and outcome Inspiration and information activities Funding of entrepreneurial initiatives More students interested in entrepreneurship More students in entrepreneurship education More students with an entrepreneurial mindset More entrepreneurs Growth More and better courses in entrepreneurship Funding of new course development Development of educators

  10. More and better courses • Provide resources to support development of new entrepreneurship courses and programmes • Educational conferences and study excursions to various international universities to stimulate and further develop educators’ competences • Network arrangements: development of knowledge and exchange of experiences • Advice and coaching

  11. Funding of new course development • Examples of projects that have been funded: • Pedagogical tool for entrepreneurship education in practise within information science and culture - Humanities • Advanced biotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights – Life sciences • Entrepreneurship as Making - PhD course • Create a healthy business – Physiotherapy

  12. Activities and outcome Inspiration and information activities Funding of entrepreneurial initiatives More students interested in entrepreneurship More students in entrepreneurship education More students with an entrepreneurial mindset More entrepreneurs Growth More and better courses in entrepreneurship Funding of new course development Development of educators

  13. Are we succeeding? All educational levels 10% of all Danish pupils and students participated in entrepreneurship education in 2010/2011. In total 116,000 of all 1,2 mill. pupils and students in the Danish education system.

  14. Higher Education • 8% of all students in highereducationparticipated in entrepreneurshipeducation in 2010/2011. • 22% of all 15,816 students at Business Academies • 7% of all 2,379 students at University Colleges • 25% of all 5,4287 students in Arts & Culture • 6% of all 35,287 university students.

  15. Activities and outcome Inspiration and information activities Funding of entrepreneurial initiatives More students interested in entrepreneurship More students in entrepreneurship education More students with an entrepreneurial mindset More entrepreneurs Growth More and better courses in entrepreneurship Funding of new course development Development of educators

  16. Impact of entrepreneurship education Basic scool – 9th grade project • Pupils who have receivedentrepreneurshipeducationare: • Happieraboutschool • More confident of the future • Higher ambitions regardingeducation and future career • More aware of theirvalue to society • Most youngpeople (95%) are positive towardsentrepreneurship • A small percentage (2,4%) are in the process of starting a company • More thanfiftypercent (53%) wouldlike to becomeentrepreneurs

  17. Impact of entrepreneurship education University – graduate level Survey among 556 students enrolled in 15 different programs (experiment and control groups) • Entrepreneurial self-efficacy is suitable for measuring entrepreneurial behaviour. • Many of the students are in the process of starting-up: • 31% of student in entrepreneurship courses • 11% of the students in the control group

  18. Activities and outcome Inspiration and information activities Funding of entrepreneurial initiatives More students interested in entrepreneurship More students in entrepreneurship education More students with an entrepreneurial mindset More entrepreneurs Growth More and better courses in entrepreneurship Funding of new course development Development of educators

  19. Are we succeeding? What are the outcomes and benefits? • Outcomes • YES: 10% of all Danish pupils and students participate in entrepreneurship education in 2010/2011 - an increase from the 8.4% that was measured in 2009/2010. • Target: 20% in 2020 • Benefits: • Young people are happier about school, more confident of the future, have higher ambitions regarding education and future career, and are more aware of their value to society. • High percentage of nascent entrepreneurs.

  20. Thank you for your attention! www.FFE-YE.dk Lene Vestergaard lene@ffe-ye.dk Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship – Young Enterprise

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