THE EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION: CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITIES IN MOGADISHU

Abdi Mohamed Bashir, Mohamud Abdi Eid, Omar Hussein Karie

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The study focused on the effect of entrepreneurship education on undergraduate students' intentions in universities in Mogadishu. Three specific objectives were investigated: the entrepreneurial curriculum, the entrepreneurial environment, and the university's role. The study employed probability simple random sampling, selecting 87 students as the sample. A descriptive quantitative design was used, and a questionnaire was chosen as the data collection instrument. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS program (version 20.0). The findings indicated that the university's poor role in entrepreneurship, inadequate curriculum, and poor entrepreneurship environment negatively influenced undergraduate students' intention to start new businesses. The study concluded that recognizing and taking proactive steps to enhance its quality and effectiveness is crucial for educational institutions and stakeholders. The study recommends enhancing the entrepreneurship education curriculum and establishing an entrepreneurship support ecosystem to foster a vibrant and sustainable entrepreneurial environment, driving innovation, economic growth, and job creation.

 

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entrepreneurship education, undergraduate students’ entrepreneurial intention, universities in Mogadishu

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