How Can Entrepreneurship Education Be Improved? Contributions for the University Education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/bee.2689
Keywords: Entrepreneurship Education, University Education, University Rankings, HEInnovate 2.0

Abstract

It is evident the interest of the European Union to encourage Entrepreneurship Education in universities, as well as public entities such as the Spanish government through the universities normative. The objective of this research is to analyze the presence of Entrepreneurship Education in the ranking methodology to measure Higher Education Institutions (Universities and Business Schools). Therefore, the research question formulated is: How do the indicators used by the world rankings measure the performance of universities in Entrepreneurship Education? Using data from the International Ranking Expert Group Observatory, the categories of Global University Ranking and Ranking of Business Schools are selected, representing a total of 30 rankings as a sample of the study. Our findings concluded that the European Commission and the Spanish government work on creating a public framework to encourage entrepreneurship education but the international rankings sample does not select entrepreneurship as a criterion to measure the university and business school performance.

Received: 13 February 2023 
Accepted: 13 July 2023

Author Biographies

Carolina Llorente, Universidad de Deusto

Early-stage researcher and beneficiary of the European Commission’s MSCA-­Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship programme. She holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Management and Eco-innovation from the Rennes Business School (France) and a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from EAFIT (Colombia). She is a member of the research group EDISPe-Social Development, Economy and Social Innovation for People-at the University of Deusto, recognised with Category B label by the Basque Government. She collaborates in the Academic Entrepreneurship Programme of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) and in the DYME Institute (USA).

Laura Gómez-Uquijo, Universidad de Deusto

Professor at the Faculty of Law. Jean Monnet Chair in EU Economic and Legal integration for People, PhD in Law from the University of Deusto and postgraduate from the Institute of European Studies in Turin. She is Coordinator of the Economic Speciality at the Faculty of Law. She currently teaches the subjects Economics of the European Union and Economic Analysis and International Environment in the Bachelor’s Degree in Law and is also a lecturer in the Master’s Degree in Research in Legal Sciences. She is a member of the research team Development, Economy and Social Innovation for People, recognised by the Basque Government with category B status. Her research projects and publications focus on EU economic policies. She has been a visiting professor at several foreign universities.

Marta Enciso-Santocildes, Universidad de Deusto

Lecturer, member of the Department of Private Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Deusto since 1993, at the Bilbao campus. She teaches Accounting and Financial Statements in the Degree in Law, as well as Accounting I in the Double Degree in Law and Labour Relations. She is also a member of the faculty of the Master’s Degree in Business Law at the Faculty. Graduate in Law with a specialisation in Economics (1986-1991), and PhD in Law from the University of Deusto (2001, cum laude). Researcher in subjects such as Cooperativism, Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation in local and international competitive projects. She is a member of the research team Desarrollo, Economía e Innovación Social para las Personas (EDISPe), recognised by the Basque Government since 2006 with category B status. Member of the Institute of Cooperative Studies of the University of Deusto. Editor of several books, as well as author of book chapters and publications in scientific journals in her areas of specialisation. Guest lecturer at universities in Latvia, Finland, Colombia, Brazil, the Netherlands and Italy.

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Published
2024-03-25
How to Cite
Llorente, Carolina, Laura Gómez-Uquijo, and Marta Enciso-Santocildes. 2024. “How Can Entrepreneurship Education Be Improved? Contributions for the University Education”. Bulletin of Economic Studies 78 (234), 187-204. https://doi.org/10.18543/bee.2689.
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Vol. 78 No. 234 (2023): Entrepreneurship and Family Business: A natural symbiosis
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