Entrepreneurship Education Conference, June 27 at UNESCO, The University of Nicosia

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-Μύθοι και πραγματικότητα -Καλές Πρακτικές:Τρόποι εφαρμογής των αρχών που πηγάζουν από την επιχειρηματικότητα σε όλους τους τομείς μάθησης, εκπαίδευσης, και εργασίας June 27, 2013 UNESCO University of Nicosia Δημήτρης Χατζησοφόκλη Managing Director, Helix Business Incubator Director, Liaison Office University of Nicosia [email protected] Entrepreneurship Education:

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Demetris C. Hadjisofocli, This presentation was given to a number of school primary and secondary teachers, as well as education administrators in Cyprus in preparation to the introduction of entrepreneurship education in the Cyprus School system.

Transcript of Entrepreneurship Education Conference, June 27 at UNESCO, The University of Nicosia

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-Μύθοι και πραγματικότητα

-Καλές Πρακτικές:Τρόποι εφαρμογής των αρχών που πηγάζουν από την επιχειρηματικότητα σε όλους τους τομείς μάθησης, εκπαίδευσης, και εργασίας

June 27, 2013UNESCO

University of Nicosia

Δημήτρης ΧατζησοφόκληManaging Director, Helix Business IncubatorDirector, Liaison Office University of Nicosia

[email protected]

Entrepreneurship Education:

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To Discuss• How is “Entrepreneurship Education” Defined

• Correlational Graph to the Financial Crisis

• Economic Recovery

• Teachers as Facilitators

• The European Perspective

• Enabling Teachers to Succeed

• Entrepreneurship Education EcoSystem5

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Current Financial Crisis

• >70K People with no Work & Growing

– Almost 50% of them young <30yrs old

• Unemployment high and getting higher

• Psychology/Depression on the Rise

• Hope must be preserved

• What should we do? Short Term/Long Term6

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Short Term• Provide Opportunities to Create

Businesses/Jobs

– Business Incubators/Accelerators– Smart/Cloud Financing– Mentorship/Coaching– Easy Company Formation– Facilitate Legal Issues– Leverage existing knowledge/Technology– Knew Knowledge– Pivot the Economic Model

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Long Term

• Impact/Infuse Cultural Change at the grass roots

• Bring back the Enterprising Spirit of the past

• ReClaim our DNA

• Teach our kids to become curious, innovative, creative, fearless….

• Trust the young people; Show them how to flap their wings and Let Them Fly

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• Entrepreneurship education seeks to provide students with the knowledge, skills and motivation to Encourage Entrepreneurial Success in a variety of settings. Variations of Entrepreneurship Education are offered at all levels of schooling from Primary or Secondary Schools through Graduate University Programs

What is Entrepreneurship Education?

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•Entrepreneurship education is a process through which Learners Acquire a broad set of Competencies that can bring greater individual, social and economic benefits since the competences acquired lend themselves to application in every aspect of people's lives.

– An individual's ability to turn ideas into action

– It includes creativity, innovation, showing initiative and risk-taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives

– Supports everyone in day-to-day life at home and in society, makes employees more aware of the context of their work and better able to Seize Opportunities, and provides a foundation for entrepreneurs establishing a social or commercial activity

What is Entrepreneurship Education?

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Entrepreneurship

CANNOT

Be

Taught

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BUT

It can be

FACILITATED

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Teachers are “The Facilitators”

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Purpose of Education

• What are some of our primary goals as Stakeholders in the Education System?

– Prepare students for the “real world” • 21st Century Skills (Skill Specialization-Entrepreneurship

is the Tip of the Arrow)• Citizenship• Knowledge

– Create jobs – Better Quality of life– Entrepreneurship Provides a “Light of Hope” for

Financial and Social Recovery– Cross Curricula / Interdisciplinary 14

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FOOTBALL

• One Ball Tool

• Same Objective Success

Different Approaches 15

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Duncker's candle problem

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Duncker's candle problem – The Solution

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• The CAPACITY and willingness to DEVELOP, organize and MANAGE a BUSINESS VENTURE along with any of its RISKS in order to make a PROFIT – The most obvious example of entrepreneurship is the starting of

new businesses.

• In ECONOMICS, entrepreneurship combined with LAND, LABOR, NATURAL RESOURCES and CAPITAL can PRODUCE PROFIT

• Entrepreneurial spirit is characterized by INNOVATION and risk-taking, and is an essential part of a nations ABILITY to succeed in an ever changing and increasingly COMPETITIVE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

What is Entrepreneurship?

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Global Skills

• Innovation

• Creativity

• Scientific Curiosity

• Collaboration

• Forward Looking

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• Confident• Feels a Sense of

Ownership• Able to Communicate• Passionate about

Learning• Team Player• System-Oriented• Dedicated• Grateful• Optimistic• Gregarious

• A Leader by Example • Not Afraid of Risk or

Success• Ambition • Enthusiasm• Prudence• Decision-making• Perseverance• Motivated• Driven

Characteristics of Entrepreneurship

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• Entrepreneurship Education is Vital and a Priority embedded in almost all initiatives stemming from the European Commission

European Perspective

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• Entrepreneurship is the only way to create jobs, lower unemployment, increase tax base, increase productivity, change Cyprus’ economic model, grow GDP

European Perspective

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European Perspective• The Grand Challenges in

Entrepreneurship Education:

– How to help primary and secondary school teachers to become agents of change through initial teacher education

– How to encourage and enable in-service teachers to engage in entrepreneurship education through continuing professional development

– How to develop teachers as facilitators of learning

– How to develop support systems for teachers

– How to develop the role of the school and its community to help teachers to provide learning opportunities in entrepreneurship

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• Fundamental shift away from traditional approaches

• Teachers are:– In the middle of these changes– They need to be equipped with the right skills, knowledge and

attitudes to be able to provide their students with the new curricula, pedagogies and learning environments that they will need if they are to acquire entrepreneurial competencies

• How should teachers be educated?

• What developments need to happen in initial teacher education and continuing professional development?

• What types of support will teachers need in the environment which they teach?

Enabling Teachers as a Critical Success Factor

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• We are Answering some of these questions

• This is a Re-Start of an Effort to Impact Positive Change

• The University of Nicosia & Helix Business Incubator are Next to you in this Effort

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• Teachers - pivotal agents of change

• External actors outside the education system – such as Business Organizations and NGOs– National and/or Regional Authorities– Stakeholders; Community, Partnerships,

Students, Parents, Mentors, Investors, Teachers, Schools, Universities, Supporters, Wider Public, Incentives & Resources

Entrepreneurship Education Eco System

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It is a journey and it will be filled with experiences, surprises, magic,

discovery, disappointment, joy…

We are excited that we are co-travelers during this trip….

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Tnx 4

UR Patience!

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