Enhancing University Students' Entrepreneurship in Biotechnological Product Development
In a changing world, entrepreneurship could be a key piece for the growth and development of a country. Therefore, we must foster an ecosystem in young people that inspires entrepreneurial spirit and innovation through education and the development of entrepreneurial skills. This study examines the impact of a company-based challenge and introductory entrepreneurship workshops on developing entrepreneurial skills in biotechnology engineering students. It focuses on changes in key attributes such as risk-taking, visualization, innovation, and proactivity. As a result, there is a trend towards an increase in the developing to advanced levels of the attributes. So, there is a need to strengthen and monitor this entrepreneurship ecosystem to develop students' motivations to undertake.
Authors
- Mariel Calderón‐Oliver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0826-6578)
- Anayansi Escalante‐Aburto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6781-5154)
- Maritza Peña-Becerril (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2825-5139)
Institutions
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ife63672.2025.11024860
- Primary Topic
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00