framework and action plan for an entrepreneurship ... · entrepreneur-ship development...

DrELVanStadenEDHE2017

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FRAMEWORKANDACTIONPLANFORANENTREPRENEURSHIPDEVELOPMENT

PLATFORMANDECOSYSTEMWITHINTHEHIGHEREDUCATIONSECTOR

StrategicApproach

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Objectives

1. Compile a widely accepted concept and execution plan positioned for funding

2. Position entrepreneurship development at a strategiclevel in universities

3. Optimise entrepreneurship development through best practice

4. Develop partnerships to advance entrepreneurship development

5. Facilitate and implement entrepreneurship-related initiatives primarily focused on the student market

6. Measure and track the success of entrepreneurship initiatives

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Keyactions

OBJECTIVESOFENTREPRENEURSHIPDEVELOPMENTPLATFORM

KEYACTIONSOFENTREPRENEURSHIPDEVELOPMENTPLATFORM

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Stakeholderengagement

Fact-findingmission

Conceptnote

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Positionentrepreneur-

shipdevelopmentstrategicallyin

HEIs

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Optimiseentrepreneur-

shipdevelopmentthroughbestpracticeand

policy

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Establishpartnershipstoadvance

entrepreneur-ship

development

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Implemententrepreneur-

shipdevelopmentinitiatives

focusedonthestudentmarket

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Measureandtrack

entrepreneur-ship

developmentinitiatives

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1. National entrepreneurship development (EDHE) platform

2. Communities of practice

3. Online knowledge sharing platform

4. Practitioner training events

5. Annual intra-university entrepreneurship development indabas / intervarsity

6. Student entrepreneurship competitions and awards

7. Supported by University based infrastructure

8. Participation in international forums for entrepreneurship development

Components

EDHE platform

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1. Facilitation and coordination structure

2. Provides support to all HEIs on a National level

3. Driven from within DHET

4. Spans across universities

5. Interface with support structures within each University and Government Departments

EDHE platform….

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6. Each HEI defines and implements own entrepreneurship development strategy

7. Strategy should be present in the University's strategic plan, reflected in defined KPIs and assigned responsibilities

8. Relationship between the EDHE platform and each University based on agreements with the University management regarding inputs, outputs and milestones.

9. System based on performance - resources provided against deliverables

INANUTSHELL:THESTAKEHOLDERS

University Entrepreneurship Development Stakeholder Framework

DHET

NationalEntrepreneurshipDevelopmentPlatform

UniversityMechanisms

Student/GraduateEnterprises

USAF

HEI1 HEI3

PrivateSector

PublicEntities

Suppliers

FundersBBBEE

Mentors

ServiceProviders

EDNPOs

EDInterestGroups

AcademicEntrepreneurship

StudentEntrepreneurship

UniversityEntrepreneurship

Infrastructure InfrastructureInfrastructure

HEI2

Commun

ities

ofPractice

UniversityStrategy

EDSupportInterface

StudentEntrepreneurVentures Community

UniversityManagement

EDSupport EDSupportEDSupport

DSBD SOE ProvGov

LocalGovDSTDTI

InitialimplementationHighimpactprojectsfor2017:

• Project1:NationalEntrepreneurshipDevelopmentConference16-17March

• Project2:NationalEntrepreneurshipDevelopmentWeek24-28July

• Project3: AnnualEntrepreneurshipDevelopmentAwardsandgalaeventWeek13– 18November

• Project4: Onlineentrepreneurshipdevelopmentknowledgesharingplatform

Keyaction3Optimiseentrepreneurshipeducationthroughbestpracticeandpolicy- 9projects:

Project1:AnnuallekgotlaandexpoProject2:NationalStudentEntrepreneurshipDevelopmentweekProject3:NationalentrepreneurshipawarenesscampaignatallHEIsProject4:Centralisedonlineknowledge-sharingplatformProject5:CommunitiesofPractice(CoPs)Project6:AnnualnationalmeetingsofCoPsProject7:AnnualawardsandgalaeventProject8:EntrepreneurshipdevelopmentpractitionertrainingProject9:lntra-universityentrepreneurshipdevelopmentindabas