Teaching Entrepreneurship in Civil Engineering and Architecture: Self-Diagnosis of Competencies in University Professors

The present study reflected on the role of teachers of architects and civil engineers in the promotion of entrepreneurship as an institutional axis of higher education centers with the aim of identifying the entrepreneurial competencies they possess through a self-diagnosis based on a mixed approach through a survey questionnaire established after a literature review of the subject and considering the opinion of experts. resulting in the profiles of teachers, their knowledge, skills, social roles, character traits, values and motivations that they possess in their classrooms, as well as the learning strategies they use, character traits, values and motivations that they have in their classrooms, as well as the learning strategies that they suggest they use, in contrast to the theory that, It generalizes teachers in their role as facilitators of learning, but there is an opportunity to improve those skills such as communication, and it is important to provide spaces and activities for both teachers and students to socialize with professionals and companies that are currently part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in their cities. The perceived limitations to achieve success in the entrepreneurial field were also made known and the interest of teachers in continuing to innovate and train to apply and master this knowledge was documented. It is suggested to venture into sustainable social entrepreneurship since it allows to address environmental and socioeconomic projects, promoting a strong ethic and responsible action in the face of various community problems.