Author(s): Andreas Ari Sukoco and Pisi Bethania Titalessy
The entrepreneurship program is a form of Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) learning activity which is a program of the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology to provide wider opportunities for university students to develop their potential in the field of entrepreneurship. This study aims to look at the factors that influence the formation of entrepreneurial interest in students, one of which is to see the impact of the implementation of MBKM on student entrepreneurial interests. The aspects examined in this study include aspects of the implementation of the MBKM entrepreneurship program, aspects of motivation, aspects of creativity on student entrepreneurial interest. The research was conducted at one of the Yogyakarta Private Universities, namely by taking a sample of students from the management study program at Duta Wacana Christian University (UDKW) Indonesia. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires first, then testing the validity and reliability. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive and inferential statistical models with multiple-regression methods using SPSS program tools. The results of this study indicate that the aspects of the MBKM program, aspects of motivation and creativity have a significant influence on students' interest in entrepreneurship. Viewed from the respondent's profile, it was found that students with an income/expenditure level of IDR 2,000,000 and below dominated the high interest in entrepreneurship.