THE IMPACT OF UNIVERSITY-BASED INCUBATORS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

The heightened significance of entrepreneurship education in higher education has led to an increase in the number of university-based incubators. Such incubators provide students with the necessary infrastructure for starting their own ventures, in addition to mentoring, access to funding, and networking, all of which are processes through which the student entrepreneurial learning experience can be expected to become significantly enriched with capability-building elements. This paper examines the impact of university-based incubators on entrepreneurship education. It is largely a quantitative study. Data were gathered by a structured questionnaire from students of university incubators across India. Regression analysis through SPSS software has been applied to study the relationships between incubation services and entrepreneurship education outcomes. The results indicate a strong positive effect of incubation support on students’ entrepreneurial mindset, venture creation intentions, and innovation competencies.