Critical Issues and Trends in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era in China and Spain

In the post-COVID-19 era, where innovation and entrepreneurship as an engine for economic development is a top priority for each country, acquiring various skills through innovation and entrepreneurship education is a trend for higher education students. We focus our analysis on two public universit...

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Published in:Education sciences 2023-04, Vol.13 (4), p.407
Main Authors: Qiu, Yinglong, García-Aracil, Adela, Isusi-Fagoaga, Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business education
China
College students
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Creative ability
Creativity
Economic development
Education
Educational Quality
Employment
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship education
Forecasts and trends
Higher education
Industrialized nations
innovation and entrepreneurship education
Innovations
Job Skills
Learning
Learning Processes
Lifelong learning
Medical research
Methods
skills
socio-economic development
Spain
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Trends
United Kingdom
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Summary:In the post-COVID-19 era, where innovation and entrepreneurship as an engine for economic development is a top priority for each country, acquiring various skills through innovation and entrepreneurship education is a trend for higher education students. We focus our analysis on two public universities in China and Spain with some similarities in the implementation of innovation and entrepreneurship education. To obtain our information, we conducted interviews with multiple experts in both universities. The study shows that both countries provide funding and policies to promote innovation and entrepreneurship education as innovation and entrepreneurship education is seen as making the university more visible, both at the national and international levels, and as providing society with employment opportunities. We conclude that although innovation and entrepreneurship education design and definition in both universities are different, their development characteristics and trends are the same. Moreover, both universities face common difficulties, namely financial support, management support, and integration with different disciplines. Finally, innovation and entrepreneurship education promote also internationalization and regional development, which requires both countries to strengthen foreign language education and the provision of more entrepreneurial support services.
ISSN:2227-7102
2227-7102
DOI:10.3390/educsci13040407