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Entrepreneurship in the Curriculum: South AfricaEntrepreneurship in the Curriculum: South Africa

for thefor the

Council for Industry and Higher EducationCouncil for Industry and Higher Education

September 2006September 2006 

Dr Tony Heher, DirectorAssociates for Economic Development

(and past President of SARIMA - the Southern African Research & Innovation Management Association)

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Types of entrepreneurship activitiesTypes of entrepreneurship activities

There are a wide range of entrepreneurship activities There are a wide range of entrepreneurship activities which can be placed in 6 broad categories:which can be placed in 6 broad categories:

U3Undergraduate (3 year) programme in Faculty of Commerce or Management Sciences

G1

Graduate (1 year) programme at Honours or Masters level. Typically aimed at more mature students. Usually in Faculty of Commerce or Management Sciences

MBA MBA electives

E1Entrepreneurship module in 3rd or 4th year of undergraduate degree in Science or Engineering

SE Student entrepreneurship activities

OSC Outreach and short courses

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Types of activities offered:Types of activities offered:

Note: These were the main activities that were reported in the survey. Other universities may offer programmes and the listed universities may have programmes that were not reported.

U3 G1 MBA E1 SE OSCUniversity of Pretoria x x x x xUniversity of Cape Town x x xUniversity of the Western Cape x x x xCape Peninsula University of Technology x x xUniversity of the Witwatersrand x xUniversity of Johannesburg x xUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal x xTshwane University of Technology x xDurban University of Technology x x xUniversity of the Free State x x x

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Exemplars of good practiceExemplars of good practiceThe project asked for an analysis of best practice. This was difficult due to the lack of objective indicators. Certain institutions stood out, however, as examples of good practice in one or other category of

entrepreneurship education.

U3University of Pretoria and University of the Western Cape

G1 University of Pretoria

MBA University of Cape Town

E1 University of Pretoria

SE Durban University of Technology

OSCUniversity of Pretoria, University of Cape Town, Durban University of Technology

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National entrepreneurship programmesNational entrepreneurship programmes

In addition to entrepreneurship education programmes in universities, there are a number of national programmes. These include: National Innovation Fund Business Planning Competition Brightest Young Minds student entrepreneurship initiative Technical and Business Education Initiative in South Africa (Tabeisa) The Big Idea business support programme Enablis Business Plan competition etc…

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Observations & conclusionsObservations & conclusions

There are a wide diversity of programmes, both in and outside of universities

Little formal institutional support is evident and most programmes are relatively small

There is little formal evaluation of course impacts and outcomes

There is an active research programme, fostered by the Academic Entrepreneurship Society of South Africa (AcES) … who are in fact holding their annual meeting in Cape Town this week