A survey on the current state of innovation and entrepreneurship knowledge and experience among university students in Jilin Province

Abstract

A questionnaire was used to investigate the knowledge and experience of university students in Jilin Province regarding innovation and entrepreneurship. A non-parametric test was used to analyze whether there were significant differences in knowledge perception, and experience of innovation and entrepreneurship between paired samples and independent samples. The results showed significant disparities in students’ knowledge perception, and experience of innovation and entrepreneurship. No significant differences in knowledge perception, or experience of innovation and entrepreneurship were found between the male and female samples. Significant differences in both aspects were found between samples at different stages. All this suggests that as students grow in age and work experience, their knowledge perception, and experience of innovation and entrepreneurship are continuously enriched. To ease the pressure on employment, university students should be actively encouraged to innovate and start businesses.