The Highway to the Learning Society: The Idea of an Entrepreneurial University in the Twenty-first Century
Abstract
Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial universities are new opportunities that need to be leveraged and interconnected. The main purpose of the article is to elaborate upon the idea of entrepreneurial university. This article shortly describes the historical development of open and distance learning and reviewing the past and potential future role of developing new forms of learning that might support the development of entrepreneurial university in the twenty-first century. The article discusses five focus categories at the heart of the innovation and entrepreneurship activities within America’s universities: student entrepreneurship, faculty entrepreneurship, technology transfer, industry collaboration, and engagement in regional economic development. These five categories reflect the widespread importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to the mission and activities of higher education.
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