Entrepreneurship education programme tailored to Eastern European neighbouring countries

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop a framework for an Entrepreneurial Education (EE) programme tailored to Eastern European neighbourhood universities. A transversal design employing Delphi method involving sixteen experts in EE from the EU and Eastern European neighbouring countries has been used. The research has concluded that an Entrepreneurial Education programme in the Eastern Europe should ideally include the following five modules: Entrepreneurship; Innovation management; Business planning; Intellectual Property law; Leadership and start-up project management. The modules should ideally be delivered in start-up centres where opportunities are provided for the application of the theoretical concepts. The findings provide empirical evidence and arguments for the development of a structure and content that is the most useful to the students enrolled on EE programmes in the Eastern European universities.

Keywords

• entrepreneurship in eastern europe
• higher education
• entrepreneurship education