Программа обучения навыкам предпринимательской деятельности в университетах. Д-р Лассад Мезгани

An International Project for An International Project for Universities:Universities:

“Entrepreneurial LearningEntrepreneurial Learning”

Pr. Dr. Lassaâd MezghaniUniversity of Sfax, Tunisia

ETF [email protected]

Discussion ClubCooperation Between Labour Market and Education Market in Ukraine

8 December 2009 - Opera Hotel, Kiev

8 December 2009 - KievCooperation Between Labour Market and Education Market in Ukraine

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OutlineOutline

What has been going on at the University of Sfax since 2005?

How was the European Training Foundation (ETF) policy indicators methodology useful to us in 2009?


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EPUC creationEPUC creation

Context : "Entrepreneurship" for all LMD reform, student placement, research

results…

EPUC: Entrepreneurship and Placement University Center CUIES: Centre Universitaire d'Insertion et d'Essaimage de

Sfax Created since the end of 2005

Mission: Promote employment of the university graduates Promote entrepreneurship culture Promote the valorization of research efforts and

results


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EPUC:EPUC: The rationale The rationale

University entry

Graduation

Active life

Before the university

ActionsActionsAwareness Awareness TrainingTrainingAdvisingAdvising

Awareness Awareness Training Training

AccompanyingAccompanying

Awareness Awareness TrainingTraining

AccompanyingAccompanying

StudiesStudiesandand

surveyssurveys

EvaluationEvaluation




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The integrated project:The integrated project:Entrepreneurial Culture and Firm Entrepreneurial Culture and Firm CreationCreation

Core team: 2 coordinators and 6 teachers Work groups:

Training, Networking (university teachers – entrepreneurship professionals and experts)

Student Clubs et Associations Communication, Evaluation, Valorization and

Dissemination

First steps: Workshop: French and other international experiences Round Table: Training the trainers

Which strategy within the LMD reform? How to involve professionals?


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The integrated project:The integrated project:Main actionsMain actions

Curricula development Master degree in Entrepreneurship

(2007/08) Curricula (LMD reform): 3 modules

(2008/09)

Pedagogical materials development International Conference: Teaching

entrepreneurship at the university Teaching Toolkit development: 3 modules

Teachers/Trainers: Training the trainers


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Main actions:Main actions:Teaching Toolkit (May-Sept. 2008)Teaching Toolkit (May-Sept. 2008)

Awareness module: "Entrepreneurial Culture" Syllabus Pedagogical material

Training module: "Firm Creation (process)" Syllabus Pedagogical material

Accompaniment module: "Business Plan" Syllabus Auto-diagnostic Grid Firm creation file: BP model Business Plan development guide Annexes :

Example of Business Plan Completed Example of Business Plan Business Plan Software


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Main actions:Main actions:Entrepreneurship Village (2007, 2008, Entrepreneurship Village (2007, 2008, 2009)2009)

Teaching staff training (2007): 2 - 7 July 2007 – Mahdia 39 participants (36 from U. of Sfax) 2 trainers/4 project members/3 Businessmen

Students & graduates: (2007, 2008, 2009) July-August – Hammam Sousse Participants: ~100/week

Students, Graduates, Project holders Trainers (part of the training process) Coordination staff


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Main actions:Main actions:International ConferenceInternational Conference

Conference: 30 papers (Tunisia, France, UK, Canada, USA, Morocco,

Finland) 150 participants

Teaching staff training: The Business Plan pedagogy (Pr. S. Hagen, Bristol, UK) The case study method (Pr. A. Fayolle, EM Lyon, FR) 108 participants (45 from U. of Sfax)

1st International Conference "Entrepreneurial Culture & Firm Creation"

Teaching entrepreneurship at the university: pedagogical practices and

methods

March 27th – 30th, 2008, Monastir, Tunisia

www.bntus.rnu.tn/conference.html


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Impacts: University/RegionImpacts: University/RegionUniversity graduates entrepreneurial intentionUniversity graduates entrepreneurial intention

9,6% 9,6%

24,7%

3,8%

29,0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

% Intention Entrepreneuriale

Creation of EPUC and generalization of EL

modules32,0%


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Impacts: National Higher Impacts: National Higher EducationEducationStructure & National ProgramsStructure & National Programs

Generalization of EPUC Decree n° 2008-2716 - 4 August 2008

Generalization of Entrepreneurship Modules

Decree n° 2008-3123 - 22 September 2008 Ministerial note n°103 - 29 November 2008


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ETF’s Entrepreneurial Learning ETF’s Entrepreneurial Learning projectproject

The project forms part of wider EU support for promotion of the human capital dimensions of the European Charter for Small Enterprise (7-EU pre-accession

countries) Euro-Mediterranean Enterprise Charter (9 MEDA countries).

Entrepreneurial Learning (ETF, 2009):All forms of education and training, both formal and non-formal, which contribute to an entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurial behaviour with or without a commercial objective.


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ETF’s Entrepreneurial Learning ETF’s Entrepreneurial Learning projectproject

Project "Entrepreneurial Learning" Invitation to ETF GB: November 2008 Participation to the development of the

indicators (16 pays: PAR+MEDA) Pre-pilot : January-April 2009

Tunisia: University of Sfax FYR Macedonia: University of Bitola

Training the experts: May 2009 Pilot (6 countries): June-October 2009 Conference “Entrepreneurship in higher

education”: 20 November 2009 – Bitola 2010: Piloting 8 remaining countries + 5

other universities


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ETF’s EL indicatorsETF’s EL indicators

The 5 indicators: Indicator 1: National Higher Education Policy on

Entrepreneurial Learning Indicator 2: University Strategy Indicator 3: Staff Development Indicator 4: University/enterprise cooperation Indicator 5: Good Practice

How was the ETF indicators methodology useful to us in 2009?


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ETF’s EL indicatorsETF’s EL indicatorsTo support University of Sfax strategyTo support University of Sfax strategy

Tunisian Universities – Ministry of Higher education: new contractual relationship 2010-2013 Evaluation based on quantitative indicators

One of the main dimensions: entrepreneurial learning

EPUC responsible to develop the action plan for the university about entrepreneurial learning among others Actions concerning all 20 faculties and schools LFM methodology based on ETF policy indicators

New quantitative indicators were suggested and added (based on the policy indicators) to those proposed by the ministry… adopted


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ConclusionConclusion

The EL 5 policy indicators were very useful to help precise the policy and develop a strategy for 2010-2013

With some minor adaptations, some indicators were even useful for areas other than EL

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

Pr. Dr. Lassaâd Mezghani

University of Sfax

ETF Expert

[email protected]