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Prof Paul D. Hannon, Director of Research and Education

Educating for Entrepreneurship in Higher Education. Perspectives from the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, UK. Prof Paul D. Hannon, Director of Research and Education National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, UK Dublin Castle, 17 th February 2009. Our journey so far.

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Prof Paul D. Hannon, Director of Research and Education

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  1. Educating for Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Perspectives from the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, UK Prof Paul D. Hannon, Director of Research and Education National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, UK Dublin Castle, 17th February 2009

  2. Our journey so far • Phenomenal change • Personal, professional, conceptual growth • The journey ahead – our vision? • A 10-point ‘manifesto’ for action? • Priorities for Action - a travel guide?

  3. Our Future Vision • A Higher Education environment driven by: • Entrepreneurial Institutions • Entrepreneurial Staff • Entrepreneurial Stakeholder Partnerships • Entrepreneurial Opportunities • Leading to: • Entrepreneurial Graduates • Entrepreneurial Lives and Careers • Entrepreneurial Organisations and Communities

  4. Visions explored • The Entrepreneurial University: • Strong leadership; vision, strategy, outcomes; strong culture/values; cross-campus; rewards for excellence; stakeholder partnerships • The Entrepreneurial Educator: • Innovative entrepreneurial leader; creative learning practices; student ownership; fully engages the entrepreneurial life-world • The Entrepreneurial Graduate: • Self-confident; experienced; high entrepreneurial capacities;capable of thriving in an uncertain, unpredictable, complex world

  5. A 10-point ‘Manifesto’ for Action? • Levelling the playing field – access to opportunity • Broadening the concept – relevance to all • Stronger recognition - legitimacy • Scale-ability • Aligning purpose opportunity and outcomes • Shaping conducive/enabling environments • Student-led engagement • Stakeholder-led engagement • Institutional leadership • Sustainability of impact/outputs

  6. What are Desirable Entrepreneurial Learning Outcomes?

  7. DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITIES Entrepreneurial behaviours, skills and attitudes Empathy with the entrepreneurial life Embedded entrepreneurial values Motivation to entrepreneurial careers/lives Understanding venture creation processes Developing generic entrepreneurial competencies Key business ‘how-to’s Key relationship networking skills Source: Prof Allan Gibb

  8. This demands from us: • Long-term partnership development • Leveraging stakeholder resources • National integration/co-ordination and leadership • Creating local entrepreneurial ecosystems • Going beyond the ‘nuts and bolts’ • Exploitation of technology and experience: e.g. • FS graduate entrepreneurship programmes • FS Online support environment (www.flyingstartonline.com)

  9. Our Priorities for Action The Entrepreneurial University

  10. NCGE’s Approach • Entrepreneurial Stakeholder Partnerships • EC University-Business Collaborations • UK University Enterprise Networks (UENs: www.ncge.com/uen) • Entrepreneurial Institutions • ‘Towards the Entrepreneurial University’ – Models and strategies • NCGE Entrepreneurial Outcomes Framework • Leadership development – with SAID Business School, Oxford University • ‘Developing Entrepreneurial Graduates’ Report • Benchmarking Framework • National Institutional Awards

  11. Entrepreneurial Educators • Mastery Framework to shape future leadership • International Entrepreneurship Educators Programme (IEEP) + IEEC • Recognition/Career Enhancement – professional, academic • Building communities – educators, researchers, careers professionals • International Links • Entrepreneurial Students/Graduates • Flying Start Graduate Entrepreneurship Programmes • Flying Start Online (www.flyingstartonline.com)

  12. In summary: • Much we can/should shape and change .................

  13. INSTITUTION CONCEPT Source: Prof Allan Gibb WHAT DO YOU WANT TO INFLUENCE? WHAT CAN YOU INFLUENCE? AND HOW? INSTITUTION ORGANISATION INSTITUTION STRATEGY INSTITUTION CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION STAKEHOLDER/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  14. In summary: • Emphasis on developing entrepreneurial graduates rather than graduate entrepreneurs - • Three prongs: strong leadership and institutional values; student opportunity and support; leveraging stakeholder collaborative partnerships - • Shared explicit integrated outcomes – know your journey • Enabling environments and practices • An agenda for ALL stakeholders

  15. Thank Youpaul.hannon@ncge.org.ukwww.ncge.com

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