Title: Leveraging university-industry collaborative entrepreneurship education in the digital era: a systematic review

Authors: Lurdes D. Patrício; Natália Figueiredo; João J. Ferreira

Addresses: Universidade da Beira Interior and NECE – Research Unit, Covilhã, Portugal; Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viseu and CISeD – Centre for Research in Digital Services, Viseu, Portugal ' Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viseu and CISeD – Centre for Research in Digital Services, Viseu, Portugal; NECE – Research Unit, Covilhã, Portugal ' Universidade da Beira Interior and NECE – Research Unit, Covilhã, Portugal; QUT Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Australia

Abstract: University-Industry (U-I) collaborative entrepreneurship education has emerged as a potential solution that enables the industry to access academic knowledge while providing university students with opportunities to supplement their classroom instruction with practical experience. This study aims to systematise the most relevant U-I collaborative entrepreneurship education literature, trends, and dynamics. Based on a sample of 67 articles extracted from the WoS database and through the application of bibliographic analyses, the results show six main thematic clusters: 1) entrepreneurship teaching and learning; 2) learning-by-doing curricula; 3) student entrepreneurial motivation, intention, and self-efficacy; 4) higher education institutions entrepreneurial cultivation; 5) entrepreneurship education and training pedagogy; 6) digital integration. Furthermore, an integrative framework illustrating different research paths and their interconnectedness was developed. Directions for future research to advance academic understanding of U-I collaborative entrepreneurship education were advanced.

Keywords: entrepreneurial education; digital transformation; collaborative entrepreneurship education; university-industry; UI.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2024.141839

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2024 Vol.16 No.4, pp.466 - 493

Received: 15 May 2023
Accepted: 05 Aug 2023
Published online: 02 Oct 2024 *

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