We’re better at it but we don’t do as much of it as the Americans. This is the conclusion of a report into universities and their ability to produce entrepreneurial-minded graduates.
A survey by the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship has taken a look at 122 universities with a student population of around 1.75 million. And…
“The fact that just 11 per cent of students in our survey are engaged in enterprise and entrepreneurship related activities suggests there are still significant challenges in embedding a sustainable enterprise and entrepreneurship culture across the university campus. This compares unfavourably to the US where a majority of students are engaged in such activities.”
But the good news, according to the council, is that more spin-outs are made for per pound invested than in the US.
Comments (2)
Is there any comparrisson among other countries in regards to the same topic?
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M.N.
Posted by M. Nikolova | November 16, 2007 3:23 PM
Posted on November 16, 2007 15:23
I haven't heard of any other studies but I am setting up an interview with the director of the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship and I'll report back what he tells me about this. Also there was an article in the FT today which is sort of related to what you asked. It is about enthusiasm for the environment for business start-ups and looked at France, Spain, Italy, US and UK.
Posted by Alex-Mayhew-Smith | November 19, 2007 4:07 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 16:07