ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MALAYSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION : POLICY, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARDSYAHIRA HAMIDONMinistry of Education, MalaysiaSyahira.hamidon@moe.gov.my

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Where Malaysia Wants To Be?Quality Life

EntrepreneurialCharacterics of Malaysias Economy in 2020Introductory notes.2Initiatives To Promote Entrepreneurship

Relative vocabulary list. 3Emphasis on Education and TrainingA large sum of Malaysian budget has consistently been for education and training (about 21%)

Accountable to provide the country with quality and competitive human capital

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MALAYSIA (MOE)A list of procedures and steps, or a lecture slide with media.4Entrepreneurship in Education

Launch : 13 April 2010To promote and strengthen entrepreneurship development in a more organized and holistic manner among local institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) 3 MAIN OBJECTIVESENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNINGProduce graduates with entrepreneurial mindset and capabilitiesIncrease the number of Graduate EntrepreneursNurture entrepreneurial Academics and Researchers

Launch : 21 April 2013To strengthen the implementation of EE in Malaysian Higher EducationTo ensure the success of Entrepreneurship Development Policy for IHLs OBJECTIVES STRATEGIC PLAN ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATIONConclusion to course, lecture, et al. 5MAIN INITIATIVESEntrepreneurship Inculturation ProgrammeStructured Entrepreneurial Empowerment ProgrammeStrategic Collaboration with industry and entrepreneursTraining of Trainers ProgrammeDevelopment of Fully Integrated Student Entrepreneurial Mapping and Entrepreneurial Knowledge Management SystemSocial Entrepreneurship Programme Small Medium Enterprise Development Academy (SMEDA)Ministry of Education Entrepreneurial Awards (MEA)Credited Co-Curriculum ActivitiesPositive Outcomes of The PolicyExample graph/chart.

6Issues & ChallengesCompetency of academicsLack of strategic collaboration between academia-industryInhibitive policies & regulationsLack of concise guides for teaching and embedding of entrepreneurship across curriculumEntrepreneurship has yet to be considered as career of choiceSlow adoption and diffusion of EE in some IHLsExample graph/chart.

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HARNESSING ENTREPRENEURIAL GRADUATESHappy citizensSelf employedEmployedBusiness EntrepreneursKEY STRATEGYKEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORSIncrease graduate employability

Increase number of graduate entrepreneursKEY OBJECTIVESEnhancing entrepreneurial personal capacity of graduates Making entrepreneurship central to the way education operatesSocial Entrepreneurs

Way ForwardGeneric Student AttributesConclusionMalaysia believes that entrepreneurship and innovation are the catalysts of growth

Provision of supportive ecosystem is a crucial factor

Not everyone needs to become an entrepreneur, but all members of society need to be more entrepreneurial!

EE has become a policy and critical agenda in Malaysian higher educationAn opportunity for questions and discussions.9THANK YOU

TERIMA KASIH

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