Journal of Entrepreneurship Education (Print ISSN: 1098-8394; Online ISSN: 1528-2651)

Abstract

Effect of University Undergraduate Education on Students′ Entrepreneurship Spirit, Case Study: German University of Technology in Oman

Author(s): Mehdi A Kamran, Samira Afsharfar, Asma Al Shaqsi, Al Ghaliya Al Shukaili,

In today's world of change, countries feel the need to develop entrepreneurship more than ever, and universities are the perfect place for knowledge-based innovation. Therefore, in this study, the impact of undergraduate education on students' entrepreneurial spirit is explored. For this purpose, the research population consists of undergraduate students at the German University of Technology in different disciplines over four consecutive years, between 2018 and 2021. Research data is collected through questionnaires distributed to the target population. Stratified random sampling strategy is used to select participants from the target population, and the sample size was decided based on Cochran’s formula for a finite population, which is 748 students in total. Data is analyzed using independent sample t-test and one-way Analysis of Variance. The results show that there is a significant difference between the entrepreneurial spirit of the students of Logistics and International Business and Services Management in Year 1 and in Years 3 and 4, but there is not a significant difference between the entrepreneurial spirit of the students of Process, Mechanical, and Environmental Engineering in Year 1 and in Years 3 and 4.

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