This guide outlines the fundamentals of delivering high-quality enterprise education to students and aspiring entrepreneurs. It brings together learnings gained through the ‘Improving Enterprise Education in Scottish Universities’ project, which was led by Teodora Handrea at Edinburgh Innovations and the University of Edinburgh and funded by Scottish Enterprise through the Ecosystem Fund.
Drawing on the authors experiences working in higher education, they identified that many staff are time poor with increasing pressures and priorities. This resource brings together key definitions, understanding and opportunities with the aim to raise awareness and knowledge of the value that embedding enterprise and entrepreneurship can add not only to your area of education, student experience and research, but also the contribution it can add to your own professional development.
This report delves into the evolving role of enterprise and entrepreneurship educators within the UK’s higher education system. The report draws from surveys conducted in 2020 and 2023, with key findings presented according to the following three questions posed - 1. Who are the current enterprise and entrepreneurship educators? 2. What is the current reality, or lifeworld, of enterprise and entrepreneurship educators? and 3. What do enterprise and entrepreneurship educators need to know and what skills do they need to be effective in their role.
This EEUK report explores the history of entrepreneurship education (EE) in the United Kingdom (UK). It explores the key phases of the development of entrepreneurship education from 1860 to 2020, taking a social constructionist approach while providing an analytical structure and chronology of the UK’s EE history.
Reliable evaluation is crucial for evidence-based SME and entrepreneurship policy but remains underdeveloped. This OECD report provides guidance on improving evaluations through practices like using control groups, setting clear objectives, and accounting for business survival.
This third report sets out the full extent of progress made since the inaugural report in 2019. It outlines the extra support needed for female led businesses to thrive, and the challenges that they have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Launched in 2006 and last revised in 2011, the Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education (PSF) has global recognition for raising the profile of teaching and learning in higher education.
There is a renewed focus to grow the economy at a faster rate. Achieving this will require many changes to be made, but returning productivity growth to historic trends will be essential. Within this puzzle, attention will need to be paid to small businesses in particular – which evidence suggests have dragged on overall productivity in recent years.